I personally find people who think this is a proper solution to be either completely separated from the financial reality of most human beings, soap-box-braying self-important ignoramuses, or just dim witted morons. I would honestly say that if it’s making your anxiety that bad to have heart to heart with your boyfriend and see if you can find a home for the cats. On Catsite, another user describes , "every time I start singing, just about anything, loudly, my cat gets really excited. SERIOUSLY!??! She has the sharpest teeth and claws of any cat I have ever had. Did you take steps to change it? If I pushed her off my lap…or showed affection to another cat…she’d poop on the floor. He seems to need 3-4 sessions a day. Quite frankly, it sounds to me like the vast majority of the issues you have with him are because he desperately wants your attention always. Do you have any more suggestions to help? My new cat tried eating soap before (= diarrhea), and since this feeder, he doesn’t try eating random things anymore (crossing fingers this continues). Once she’s settled down, quiet and calm, then give her attention and play with her. Yet my boyfriend at the time surprised me with a cat one night. He may just be trying to get your attention, however, and if that’s the case, try placing a chair right by you and putting a nice cozy blanket right on top, so if he wants to be right by you to still feel like he’s getting attention, but be in a place that won’t distract you from your work, it’s safe. Stick to “No!” for everything so she understands the word and will eventually register what part of her behaviour is to your disliking. She hisses at me less. I know it seems callous to say but aren’t cats supposed to be independent. Have two pet cats, Avery & Bjorn, whom I love to bits. My nice cat is genuinely confused by his behavior. Sometimes negative emotions just bubble and build out of frustration and hurt. For a long time I felt like I wasn’t close to her but that I would keep her for his sake, and now her quirky-cute behvaviours have grown on me to the point where I quite like her, albeit her lack of interest in being loved by me. Pretty much word for word. He whines or paws and scratches at something to make noise or even my legs but not in bad way, and tries to knock things over on purpose all the time looking at me to see if he got my attention. If you need advice let me know, but absolutely keep all the cats out of their carriers throughout the day, but your two safe in your room, and theirs in the rest of the house. Got her first shots. She brought her back. My neutered male died and I got a female kitten. Let me know how things go and if any of this was useful, and feel free to give me more details/frustrations if you think of any more. And yes, even something we may think is slight, like a lack of stimulation, can become an enormous problem for a cat over time. We get the cat (Jeffrey). My husband says the only way he’d rehome the cat is if it is a family member who takes it so he can visit the cat on occasion. Penny, we adopted shortly before my first cat I found while in college (who developed hyperthyroid) started losing weight. My cat stays as far away from me as possible! I hate how most people have the mindset that pets can do no wrong and that everything they do that annoys you is somehow your fault. Enter your email address and hit "Go" to be notified each time a new post is published on KittyClysm. Figured I might as well blog about 'em. And then everyone who comes over says “jeez your cat is so fat”. Step 1: Figure out the reason behind the behaviour (examples include: wanting food, wanting to scratch, being afraid of interactions with you, wanting access to food left out, or wanting to feel secure, etc. It makes me hate the orange one. I’ve had him since he was 3 weeks old. I don’t like her smell. I really hate my cat, though I still take average care of him. She just like to cry cuz she thinks it will get her what she wants even though i just try to ignore it. I can relate to this!