I moved two months ago from a large house that I shared with my then-boyfriend and another cat, into a small apartment. It's a one-bedroom but I never shut any doors because the litterbox is in the bathroom, off the bedroom.
At first my one-year-old furball seemed fine with it, but his behavior has gradually gone downhill. He started howling when I would leave (I can hear him down the hallway - poor baby!), then he started howling when I was home and not paying attention to him. I have to take a shower with the curtain partially open because he howls if he can't see me in there. Then he started peeing on my dirty clothes in the laundry basket when I wasn't home. Now he'll get ready to do it in front of me. (If I yell NO!, he'll get out of the laundry basket and run away.) Now it's escalated to peeing on my bed when I'm in the room and had my head turned.
I've gone through so much enzyme cleaner it's ridiculous. The vet said he's perfectly healthy and recommended getting another cat - but I'm not sure that I have the time or money, and I'm not convinced that another cat would make the situation better and not worse. (And TWO 6 am wake up meows? LOL!)
I should mention that I work full time and I'm a student, so I'm gone a lot - sometimes 12 hours at a time or more. I'm sure he thinks I'm abandoning him - poor guy. At the same time, I always thought cats were independent. What can I do???
(He is a VERY friendly and affectionate cat, and I don't think he would have a problem with another cat.)
At first my one-year-old furball seemed fine with it, but his behavior has gradually gone downhill. He started howling when I would leave (I can hear him down the hallway - poor baby!), then he started howling when I was home and not paying attention to him. I have to take a shower with the curtain partially open because he howls if he can't see me in there. Then he started peeing on my dirty clothes in the laundry basket when I wasn't home. Now he'll get ready to do it in front of me. (If I yell NO!, he'll get out of the laundry basket and run away.) Now it's escalated to peeing on my bed when I'm in the room and had my head turned.
I've gone through so much enzyme cleaner it's ridiculous. The vet said he's perfectly healthy and recommended getting another cat - but I'm not sure that I have the time or money, and I'm not convinced that another cat would make the situation better and not worse. (And TWO 6 am wake up meows? LOL!)
I should mention that I work full time and I'm a student, so I'm gone a lot - sometimes 12 hours at a time or more. I'm sure he thinks I'm abandoning him - poor guy. At the same time, I always thought cats were independent. What can I do???
(He is a VERY friendly and affectionate cat, and I don't think he would have a problem with another cat.)