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Hey guys, I have posted about Houdini before but I will quickly review some of his behavior. He is a neutered, almost 2 yrs old male. He is not very "friendly", as he will sometimes attack (usually no skin is broken), and seems to be territorial. He will sleep in bed with me, and head butt for food.
Now that we have settled in since adoption in late November, I have noticed some possibly odd behavior.
He seems to meow at me often, and even meows before he is about to bite/attack. He just sits there looking at me, meowing, and then pounces. Houdini and I stay in the basement, but he is allowed upstairs often/everyday. (House is not set up that he could roam the whole house). He often yowls at the ceiling, and door and this makes me feel quite sad. I'd love to allow him the whole house, but it is nearly impossible. I have made the basement as comfortable as possible for him. Cat tree, toys, heater, more scratchers, etc.
Lastly, a more cute behavior, is that he will place his wand toy (The kind with a stuffed toy and feathers on the end) on my bed. He places it there everyday, if not multiple times a day. I've never seen him do this, as he does it when I am not there. Just this morning he carried the wand toy to the end of my bed and was persistently meowing while he was holding it in his mouth. I was on the bed, so I feel this is some type of dominance/territory marking? He also loves to lick and bathe feathers. That seems motherly to me?
I believe the shelter we got him from mentioned that he was indoor/outdoor, and we told them he would be strictly indoor. Shouldn't they have mentioned that this might cause behavior issues?
Thanks in advance!
Now that we have settled in since adoption in late November, I have noticed some possibly odd behavior.
He seems to meow at me often, and even meows before he is about to bite/attack. He just sits there looking at me, meowing, and then pounces. Houdini and I stay in the basement, but he is allowed upstairs often/everyday. (House is not set up that he could roam the whole house). He often yowls at the ceiling, and door and this makes me feel quite sad. I'd love to allow him the whole house, but it is nearly impossible. I have made the basement as comfortable as possible for him. Cat tree, toys, heater, more scratchers, etc.
Lastly, a more cute behavior, is that he will place his wand toy (The kind with a stuffed toy and feathers on the end) on my bed. He places it there everyday, if not multiple times a day. I've never seen him do this, as he does it when I am not there. Just this morning he carried the wand toy to the end of my bed and was persistently meowing while he was holding it in his mouth. I was on the bed, so I feel this is some type of dominance/territory marking? He also loves to lick and bathe feathers. That seems motherly to me?
I believe the shelter we got him from mentioned that he was indoor/outdoor, and we told them he would be strictly indoor. Shouldn't they have mentioned that this might cause behavior issues?
Thanks in advance!