Thanks for the advise!
I've probed my boyfriend a bit more to find out how long Scooby has been acting this way and it turns out that he wasn't like this until after he was de-clawed. He was fairly young, still biting but in a kittenish way until he came back from the vet.. Then he became as he is now. Hates having his paws touched especially. He's a terror at the vet's, they have get 2 people to hold him down, wearing thick leather gloves.
We'll take him back to a different vet and see what he or she suggests. I'll keep you up to date and thanks again for the advice!
I'll be sure to buy some feather toys, with that and the paper balls he fetches, yes, he fetches, perhaps he can channel his energy in more positive directions.