So, Puck was neutered yesterday, and since then we’ve had a few abrupt changes in his behaviour, so I have questions.

Puck has been a major chewer of cardboard since day 1, but he’s never really been much of an eater. But today he seems to have decided that eating the cardboard is the way forward – is this something I need to worry about? He’s not remodelling quite as much, but he’s eating a lot of the card he’s ripping off :/ He’s still eating his hay, he’s perked up a lot form yesterday, bouncing around, coming for cuddles etc so I don’t think it’s affecting his appetite.

He’s also taken to lying in his litterbox – is this normal? Is it because the hay is cushion-y? I tried putting a blanket in his cage about a week ago but he stopped using that part of his cage, so I took it out :/ Should I try him with a small towel/piece of fleece or something?

On a slightly divergent note, a few days before we got him neutered, Puck’s litter habits improved significantly while he was out of his cage – normally I’d have to clean up 3 or 4 puddles in the morning/afternoon and then again (if not more) in the afternoon/evening. But the 3 or 4 days before he was neutered I had to clean up a grand total of two tiny puddles over the 4 days, the rest of the time he used the litter tray. Am I horribly naive to hope he might keep this up now that he’s been neutered??

Sorry if this is unnecessarily convoluted and makes no sense, I keep being distracted by the little monster wanting attention lol It’s a hard life