Hi Guys, new to the forum and need a bit of advice.
My Bengal boy, Rafiki.is about 7 months old and I've had him since 13 weeks. I have a 10 month moggy and he gets on with him no problem. When I brought Rafiki home he settled in and got on with my mog perfectly. They play, they clean and they both run round like nutters.
Recently though Rafiki has 'gone into a shell' and doesn't seem to want to come out of his bed area unless it's feeding time. He's not even fussed to play with my mog. I've tried all sorts of playing and encouraging techniques with treats etc, but he just doesn't seem interested .
I've taken him to the vets, nothing medically wrong. The only thing that's changed is that I've been trying to discourage him from scratching at my leather sofas! By that I mean picking him up, giving him a firm 'no!' and then placing him on or near one of his umpteen scratching posts. He seems to have gone very timid and shy which I'm now devastated at because I loved the way he was before. What worries me more is that I may have caused this change in behaviour.
Does anyone have any idea what might have caused/be causing this and have any ideas on how to get the fun, noisy Rafiki back? Any tips would be appreciated as my feeling of guilt is only getting worse!
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