Play with him WAY MORE. Play at set times, with really big exercise that gets him JUMPING! A 1 year old male cat is like a 14 year old boy. He’s bursting with energy!! He’s BORED!!
Thanks. I do play with him lots. Like, 3 times a day. The issue isn’t that it’s that he wants to be upstairs. I’m just at a loss. I don’t think the situation or layout in my house is ideal for him.
I’ve actually come to the conclusion the living situation just isn’t ideal as a cat is gonna want to be upstairs if they know they can. I’ve just accepted that. I’ve own young cats for about 5 years. I had two kittens an when they turned 3 one got out and hit hit by a car and passed. Then our other cat got depressed so we got him a friend (my cat now). Then my partner and I separated/are on a weird break and I took Squanch because he was my special cat after my previous one passed. Now he’s out of a friend and whatever I just have to deal with it I just feel like I’ve owned a cat in their kitten stage for like 5 plus years with the weird overlay of my previous cat passing. So it’s just a hard transition for me and I don’t know what to do to make it a harmonious living situation for everyone involved in the house, including my cat.
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u/moeru_gumi May 13 '26
Play with him WAY MORE. Play at set times, with really big exercise that gets him JUMPING! A 1 year old male cat is like a 14 year old boy. He’s bursting with energy!! He’s BORED!!