Behavorial problems with my boys.
I really wasn't going to post anything about this, but it is getting to a point where I just don't know what to do anymore and it is really starting to get me down. There are days that I just want to cry.
I really don't understand these guys lately. Maybe it's cabin fever. I just don't know. My quiet, lovey eyed Chipper has become a hissy boy, with Poppy, Willy & Nugget. Whenever they just approach him to play or just to smell him, he takes a hissy fit. Just this morning he was confronting Nugget who just walked by him a little too close. Then my not so much of a peacekeeper now, turned around to confront Chipper. There was the walking around each other with ears back, hunched backs, some growling, on Chippers part, and in that defense mode. Then Nuggy got in his face and Chipper hissed and swatted at him and then Nuggy went into attack mode. Chipper took off with Nuggy right behind him and then me right behind them. Chipper had an escape root though. He ducked into the hooded top from a litter box that I have on the floor. Poppy has also become somewhat hissy and goes into attack mode with some of the boys. Nuggy has been going around crying since PeaPod left and has started to poo on the floor in front of the litter boxes. Remember that's why he came to me in the first place. He hadn't done anything like that for 6 months. I thought at first it was because I had changed the litter, so I went back to the same old litter, but he still did it. Not on a daily basis mind you, but about every 2-3 days. Why he is doing this, I haven't a clue. I know he doesn't like the hooded boxes, I have two of them, so I took one of the hoods off and kept just one on. But he still does it. The longest he has gone without doing it was for about 2 weeks. I have a hunch though why he started back. We had a floating floor put down in the kitchen about 3 weekends ago and I put their food and water in my room for the time being. I also went from 4 litter boxes down to 3, as I took the box out of my room to make room to put some of the stuff from the kitchen. Also, I put a small board across the doorway to the kitchen to keep Buddy out because he slips on the floor and I'm afraid that he might put his back out with it being in a weakened state with his arthritis. The cats are able to jump it with no problem. Last weekend I started putting everything back into the kitchen, including their food and water. Put the litter box back into my room and took the board away. I thought this would put things back to normal. NOPE!!!! Just this morning I caught him pooing on the floor and before he could finish, I told him "NO", picked him up and put him in the litter box where he finished going. I think that Nuggy just does not like change. Mooky and Sades still ignore each other like the plague. Mooky though will now and then all of a sudden just bite whoever is close to him. What goes on during the day when I am not here, God knows.
Anyhoo, that's whats' been going on with my boys. As frustrating as it is too me, I still love the little buggers, even though I threaten to get rid of them if
they don't start behaving. ;)
I'm sorry this is long, but I just needed to vent to the people who understand how I feel and what I am going through.
Some of my friends tell me to just get rid of them and then I will have no problems. :mad:
