Quote Originally Posted by koxka
Thank you for the link, interesting. Do you think Ripley is stressed or bored?
Definitely now it's stress. As he's aged he's become so easily stressed and sweaty paws is a sign he is stressing. It's amazing to see how bad his paws sweat at the vet. He leaves big wet paw prints all over the exam table. When he gets stressed here you can see his sweaty paw prints on the hardwood floor. Usually I find paw prints and wads of his hair where he starts pulling it out. He also tries to eat the broom when he stresses.

He did strange and quirky things when he was young and back then I believe most of it was boredom. He was an only kitty for the first 10 years of his life.