(9 month old male domestic shorthair, neutered and fully vaccinated when fully adopted. Adopted at 4 months from an adoption/vet center)
Is it possible for a cat to have some sort of compulsive disorder? My cat has issues when things are on the floor (ex. furniture, power/cable cords, purse and backpack). If there is something touching the ground he will scratch up the carpet until we move it. But we can’t move our furniture since the whole apartment is covered in carpet. He gets plenty of entertainment and playtime. Plus he has multiple scratching posts and boards of various types. (but since they’re touching the ground he tears up the carpet next to them rather than use them) He also has very bad back twitching before scratching and after scratching, I wasn’t sure if he is getting too overwhelmed but everything has stayed the same in our house since we have gotten him.
I’ve tried every method imaginable of getting him to stop scratching the carpet but I worry that if it’s a neurological disorder then there’s nothing I can do to stop him.
Any feedback would really be great.
Is it possible for a cat to have some sort of compulsive disorder? My cat has issues when things are on the floor (ex. furniture, power/cable cords, purse and backpack). If there is something touching the ground he will scratch up the carpet until we move it. But we can’t move our furniture since the whole apartment is covered in carpet. He gets plenty of entertainment and playtime. Plus he has multiple scratching posts and boards of various types. (but since they’re touching the ground he tears up the carpet next to them rather than use them) He also has very bad back twitching before scratching and after scratching, I wasn’t sure if he is getting too overwhelmed but everything has stayed the same in our house since we have gotten him.
I’ve tried every method imaginable of getting him to stop scratching the carpet but I worry that if it’s a neurological disorder then there’s nothing I can do to stop him.
Any feedback would really be great.