Well Clyde didn't do very well this evening while we were gone. He did poop in his box a regular link of poop but he also had a loose stool on his blanket and one on the couch. He has never pooped on furniture before so I didn't like that at all!

It seems like he's been having good normal poop lately so I'm not sure what the deal is with the loose stools. Anyhow, I think that he's acting out because he's a little stressed. We moved in with my bf in mid-Feb so he's been getting adjusted to that. He usually sleeps in bed with us but my bf has been having some kind of allergy on his neck and though it could have something to do with Clyde so he isn't sleeping with us right now. Last night was his first night sleeping downstairs without us. I feel terrible doing it but we are trying to rule Clyde out as the cause of irritation. I'm afraid that this change is causing some very negative behavior. I was thinking about sleeping downstairs with him but I'm not sure if that will make him worse.

I love him and I'm just going to give him time to adjust but I'm not sure what else i can do to make things easier for him. Thanks for the suggestions. Luckily his IBD isn't bad enough to warrant any medication. Interestingly enough Clyde looks very similar to Storm...he's a Russian Blue too.

Oh yeah, anyone have suggestions on how to keep him off the counters. I've been trying to use a water bottle but once he sees me he jumps down. I'm so glad that I've found this site and am glad to have any and all advice.