Percival. He's an oddball. He's been an oddball since the day we got him and we've been tirelessly trying to figure out what is up with him, or if we've done something wrong somewhere.
He is a year and a half, neutered male tabby, in a household with a 4 year old female who he gets on with like a charm.
However, he seems constantly anxious. Every little noise spooks him, even as little as putting on a russley coat. He's absolutely fine seconds after he's spooked and he's not scared of us, though he prefers not to be picked up or approached quickly a lot of the time. He plays gently with us without teeth and claws and will rub his head against our hands and give us head butts so long it's entirely his choice to do so, which is fine. He also sleeps with us and the lady cat, so he's definitely not afraid of us specifically.
It sounds completely crazy but he also appears to hallucinate, chasing things in the air which arnt there until he spooks himself to the point where his tail poofs up and he charges off.
He's incredibly vocal, almost seeming to sing with how much he chirps when he gets going, it's never pained or distressed vocalisation but just repeated singy chirps whenever he's over stimulated.
He eats and sleeps and drinks and poops like a champ, and we've checked him for fleas and ticks.
We're mostly concerned about his stress levels, because it really doesn't seem healthy for him to be so easily sensitive to his surroundings.
Does anyone have any idea what might be causing this, or what we can do different to try and calm him down a bit, or is he just simply an oddball?
Also not sure if it's relevant but he seems to have pika too, obsessively chewing on faux plants (never real ones, and never enough that they break, he just seems to need to put the plastic in his mouth and chew) this is usually after an episode of craziness.
He is a year and a half, neutered male tabby, in a household with a 4 year old female who he gets on with like a charm.
However, he seems constantly anxious. Every little noise spooks him, even as little as putting on a russley coat. He's absolutely fine seconds after he's spooked and he's not scared of us, though he prefers not to be picked up or approached quickly a lot of the time. He plays gently with us without teeth and claws and will rub his head against our hands and give us head butts so long it's entirely his choice to do so, which is fine. He also sleeps with us and the lady cat, so he's definitely not afraid of us specifically.
It sounds completely crazy but he also appears to hallucinate, chasing things in the air which arnt there until he spooks himself to the point where his tail poofs up and he charges off.
He's incredibly vocal, almost seeming to sing with how much he chirps when he gets going, it's never pained or distressed vocalisation but just repeated singy chirps whenever he's over stimulated.
He eats and sleeps and drinks and poops like a champ, and we've checked him for fleas and ticks.
We're mostly concerned about his stress levels, because it really doesn't seem healthy for him to be so easily sensitive to his surroundings.
Does anyone have any idea what might be causing this, or what we can do different to try and calm him down a bit, or is he just simply an oddball?
Also not sure if it's relevant but he seems to have pika too, obsessively chewing on faux plants (never real ones, and never enough that they break, he just seems to need to put the plastic in his mouth and chew) this is usually after an episode of craziness.
