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Hey guys! I could really use your help! We recently adopted an older male cat that was neutered right before we brought him home. He came from a bad hoarding situation so I assume he’s still getting adjusted to normal every day life. We have a female cat at home who is three years old and spayed as well. We love our boy, but he has no boundaries!! Our female cat gets easily stressed and has hyperesthia (twitchy back syndrome) and the stress makes her take off running. I assume he thinks she’s trying to play, so he chases her and backs her up into corners. He doesn’t react to her signs of ‘back off’ and he will keep coming closer. He doesn’t have boundaries with food either and he will dive straight into her food bowl after finishing his. He wakes us up during the night and attacks our heads to play. All night I hear growling coming from our female and the two of them running across the apartment. I constantly feel on edge while sleeping just Incase I need to break them up. Neither cat is aggressive- he is a sweet boy and our female is great, but she’s sensitive and needs her space to approach him, but because he is so abrasive he doesn’t back off and it doesn’t go well. He is also constantly talking which is super cute at times, but not when you’re trying to sleep. He will walk all over us while we’re in bed and talk to get us to get up. I’ve tried keeping him out of the bedroom but he will stand by the door and meow nonstop and shake the door with his paws. He also jumps on the counter nonstop while I’m prepping their food and no matter how many times I take him down or reward his good behavior he does it again. He is constantly climbing into the fridge anytime it opens, climbing into the shower anytime the bathroom opens, climbing into any drawer that we open while cooking. It can be scary because I’m constantly worried he will jump on our stove while cooking. Please help with any advice! We love them both so much but are always on edge! Thank you!!