u/ChuchayMonchan

My baby girl is giving me such a hard time recently. She is about a year old, is spayed, and has been to the vet multiple times. I’ve cycled out her toys, taken her on outdoor walks, bought pheromone wall plug-ins, give her daily dedicated playtime, it feels like I’ve done everything. Some of the things she has been doing:

1. Tries to escape - She often sits by the front door and meows loudly. When we open the door, she’ll try to run out. She has actually been able to run out multiple times. She is completely an indoor cat and I don’t have any plans of making her an outdoor one.
2. Very jealous of our other cat - If she’s purring on my lap and our other cat walks into the room, her mood instantly changes and she immediately runs away.
3. Aggressive play - When playing with our other cat, she will put him in a headlock and bite him and he will end up screaming every time. Just an FYI, they’re the same age, I got them at the same time and they’re bonded now, but she will occasionally bully him.
4. Kitchen Counters - This is such a hard spot for my husband and I. It seems like she only understands to not go on our counters when I’m looking. If I’m turned around or if my husband is the one in the kitchen, she will jump on the counters!! 😩 We’ve done redirection to a high cat tree nearby, rewarded her for not jumping, put foil on the counters, but omg!!! She’s too smart. She likes to knock things over, try to open our rice cooker, turn on the faucet, etc.
5. Doesn’t like being brushed - She will scream and kick me if I try to brush her at all, and she is shedding a lot now that it’s Spring 😩
6. Drools - She will drool all over us if she’s happy. Not so crazy, but recently found out a friend’s LPS does this too!

⁠Only likes men??? - I thought I was crazy but she has proven this multiple times. At the vet, she’ll try to jump out of the female vet tech’s armsbut will be STUCK to the male vets. At home, she immediately warms up to any male guests (purrs and cuddles them) but will run away from women.

Is this normal? Has anyone else faced these types of behaviors from their LPS? Would love some tips or advice!!!