I guess I got too wordy because a lot is being missed in translation I think.
Regardless, nothing has changed in their environment since we moved to the house, and Zel has not been like this since the move. I guess it could be some kind of trauma I'll never know about, but I don't know what it would be as he's an indoor cat and only the husband and I have access to the house.
Basically Zel was fine with the move. He and Eva seemed to love the house, probably because they had more space. At time we moved he was 2-ish and not that lovable to anyone outside the two of us. Not a big deal. I lived with a family cat for years that wouldn't even come out of hiding when company was over.
His different behavior didn't start until fall (sept/oct '05) but even then it wasn't anything too odd. Just more jumpy in general and we attributed it to the neighbor's dog barking. We didn't have a barking dog at the apartment, and when he seemed most skittish was when the dog was carrying on. He was also pretty much just my cat at this point too, which is fine with me as the other cat prefers my husband.
He didn't start with the peeing on clothes baskets until end of Jan '06 and has since stopped. I still can’t figure this one out.
The biting (we're talking the serious draw blood type) happened for the first time soon before I posted here. He got my husband really good, and got me the next day though not as badly.
One thing I've noticed over the past week or so (now that I'm watching him like a hawk) is that our other cat is shunning him. This makes the most sense as far as timing to be at the root of the issue. I can't figure out what happened, but the older cat refuses to have anything to do with him. That, I’m not sure how to fix either.
I'm going to get a second litter box and see if that helps at all. At the least I'm hoping it will keep him from spazzing every time we change the box. Knowing his history, I don't have high hopes.
I've also been leaving food out more often for them. I don't know if it's helping or not, but it doesn't seem to be hurting.
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