My big boy cat (he's a moggy but quite likely part Maine coon) is 6, he has always been an indoor cat. He was really really aggressive up until a few years ago when we got a female cat and she calmed him down a bit. But he has always been high maintenance, he howls for hours at night, not for any particular reason I can work out?! Scratches carpets/sofa and tries to get out the front door constantly. His behaviour has got worse in the last year or so.
We have a toddler who does like to "play" with him ie chase him round the house. But he does get peace most of the time. He absolutely loves my DH and is permanently attached to him if he is home, he's never been a big fan of me!
I am just worried he is unhappy overall, we can't let him out just now(we live him a flat near a main road) and won't be able to move somewhere bigger for at least a year. We are also having another baby and I'm worried that will stress him out too. Part of me thinks we should rehome him to somewhere he can go outside but DH doesn't want to.
We have tried feliway/stress drops/ calming food stuff but none of those have helped. What would you do with him?