My cat is a year old neutered male. I've had him since he was 3 months old and it's just me and him.
Recently he's started being very demanding in the morning while I'm still in bed. He's never been one to wake me up when ImI sleeping unless there was a legitimate problem he needed help woth.
This morning was the worst. He ran around meowing loudly, sat, switching his tail and 'glaring' at me, did lots of rustling around, etc.
I got up, checked he had food and water and that the litter box was clean, and that there weren't any stinky messes (there weren't and everything else was also as it should be.)
I pet him a few times and went back to bed - and he attacked me, clawing and biting my arm - very aggressive, but not drawing blood.
Once I got up (waaayyy too early,) he gradually went back to normal behaviour within about 15 minutes.
About half a week ago I took him to the vet because he was acting like his glands needed expressed. He was very upset at the vet, but behaved normally once home. Vet said glands were fine, hesh just too fluffy and wasn't clean down there, and he seemed healthy to her.
I was gone over the weekend, something he's been fine with (if slightly grumpy about) previously.
I changed his cat food to an adult food with *much* larger pieces. He doesn't seem to be eating as much as he did with the kitten food, but he's using the litterbox, so he's eating some, at least.
Last week I took him on a walk on his harness. He met another cat (very friendly healthy neighbour cat) but was very upset and not friendly to the other cat and begged to go back out when we went in.
I did significant picking up around the apartment yesterday. He seemed displeased.
Is this waking me up behaviora reaction to stress from all/some combination of the above? Is it a reaction to the food? Seperation anxiety with a delayed response? Something else?
Recently he's started being very demanding in the morning while I'm still in bed. He's never been one to wake me up when ImI sleeping unless there was a legitimate problem he needed help woth.
This morning was the worst. He ran around meowing loudly, sat, switching his tail and 'glaring' at me, did lots of rustling around, etc.
I got up, checked he had food and water and that the litter box was clean, and that there weren't any stinky messes (there weren't and everything else was also as it should be.)
I pet him a few times and went back to bed - and he attacked me, clawing and biting my arm - very aggressive, but not drawing blood.
Once I got up (waaayyy too early,) he gradually went back to normal behaviour within about 15 minutes.
About half a week ago I took him to the vet because he was acting like his glands needed expressed. He was very upset at the vet, but behaved normally once home. Vet said glands were fine, hesh just too fluffy and wasn't clean down there, and he seemed healthy to her.
I was gone over the weekend, something he's been fine with (if slightly grumpy about) previously.
I changed his cat food to an adult food with *much* larger pieces. He doesn't seem to be eating as much as he did with the kitten food, but he's using the litterbox, so he's eating some, at least.
Last week I took him on a walk on his harness. He met another cat (very friendly healthy neighbour cat) but was very upset and not friendly to the other cat and begged to go back out when we went in.
I did significant picking up around the apartment yesterday. He seemed displeased.
Is this waking me up behaviora reaction to stress from all/some combination of the above? Is it a reaction to the food? Seperation anxiety with a delayed response? Something else?
just joking.... but you will let me sleep or you will not be in my room while I sleep.)
