Behavior HELP Needed ASAP

**Anikaca77** · 01-20-2010, 08:21 AM

Originally Posted by Medusa

Are you closing the door to the bedroom so that he can't get in there? It rather does sound like separation anxiety to me. Aluminum foil, coins in a can, squirt bottles, none of that worked for me. I finally decided to just remove everything that wasn't necessary until they outgrew that behavior.

Yes I have to close the bedroom door because Ashley doesn't like him and he chases her and we correct him but he just wants to play and be an a**. This morning is a perfect example.

I was up around 5:30 a.m. dropped my husband off at work and came home and and came back and wanted to go back to bed for an hour or so and he started crying and scratching at the door at 6:20 a.m.

So I had to get up, he wouldn't stop and when I went out there he calmed down and stopped scratching at the door.

**Medusa** · 01-20-2010, 09:02 AM

Originally Posted by Anikaca77

Yes I have to close the bedroom door because Ashley doesn't like him and he chases her and we correct him but he just wants to play and be an a**. This morning is a perfect example.

I was up around 5:30 a.m. dropped my husband off at work and came home and and came back and wanted to go back to bed for an hour or so and he started crying and scratching at the door at 6:20 a.m.

So I had to get up, he wouldn't stop and when I went out there he calmed down and stopped scratching at the door.

Is there a cat that Apollo is especially buddies with? My Specs will carry on like that if he's separated from Boo but as long as they get to sleep together at night, he doesn't cry and pester me. Just a thought.

**Laura's Babies** · 01-20-2010, 09:20 AM

It does sound like separation anxiety. He really needs a "buddy"!

He also sounds like Giz, always looking for something to get into and to play with. I'd say clean off hubbys desk where it is boring to him but provide a more acceptable place for him to go "get into things", things that YOU have just for him.. (like Giz's purse?).

**Anikaca77** · 01-20-2010, 10:38 AM

He seems to play with everyone. There really doesn't seem to be one he hangs with. When he was a few months younger he snuggled with Ozzy so maybe I need to put Ozzy out in the living room area for now and see if that helps at all. We left the TV onto too to see if that might help. I am going to stop by during my lunch hour to see how things are going there and it occured to me too that we took Apollo in around Aug. and then in Nov. my husband was off work for about 2 months and now since last week he started working at 6 a.m. and so Apollo's been alone from 7:30 am-3 p.m.

Before my husband worked a night shift so Apollo wouldn't be alone for more than 1/2 hour usually till I got home.

Separation anixety maybe..

Melissa

**katladyd** · 01-20-2010, 02:44 PM

Some boy kitties take a while to mature. My boyfriend's tuxie, Buddy, is going on 2, yet he sounds a lot like Apollo. He's always into something and he has his favorite sis cat, Mau Mau, with him all the time (she is an absolute angel, by the way). I just think some young male cats are like adoloescent boys, loveable, but always looking to get into trouble. Good luck with Apollo, I hope he outgrows this. They all do...eventually.