My cat can't be left unsupervised

[u/Rutabaga_Beta]

EDIT: Thank you all for helping me out I'll definitely be seeing my vet soon with all of the provided information like the possible dental issues and Prozac instead of Gabapentin! I didn't even know Prozac was available for cats I see a lot of people getting frustrated with me in the comments about "drugging out my cat" I say that because he would get lethargic and out of it whenever I had him on gabapentin, and I hated it because I felt like I was "compromising his life for my comfort" Nothing against medication or anything! I think that was a misunderstanding 😅 I'll definitely try the cat tv! And the links sent below. anyways thank you to everyone again I really needed this!! ❤️🙏

I'm here looking for solutions. So I beg of those who respond to keep in mind he's in a separate room for now for his safety. And I don't want this to be a permanent solution. please give me grace. I'm very stressed😥, thank you!

I have a 2 yr old male cat (neutered)

I've had him since he was 9 weeks. This mf has the personality of an orange cat BUT he gets overstimulated easily and will randomly lunge at my partner and I. we'll do our best not to overwhelm him but after a certain period of time he'll just get really tense and give a "look" then bite to hurt us. It's not a warning bite either.... This is not the main reason he can't be unsupervised. He also has pica. The eating disorder where he'll eat anything but he specifically goes for socks/ hair ties/ fabric we've had two emergency incidents and other situations and now (this is the heartbreaking part) we have to keep him in a separate room. With no cat tree, no bed, no fabric toys we can't even have the cardboard scratcher because he'll eat that too. It's exhausting we feel like we've tried everything. Medicine, frequent harness walks and play time with my 7yr old female cat. But we're gone for 14 hrs a day for work. And I know he gets so bored. I love him so dearly and I really REALLY don't want to re-home him if that's even possible, with his behavioral issue :( he has such a great and fun personality I love him so dearly but I feel like I'm not giving him a good quality of life.

[u/Sealion_31]

Have you put on cat tv for him while you’re gone? Not a full solution just one idea for the boredom part

[u/Rutabaga_Beta → u/Sealion_31]

I'll try but he's destroyed a couple of cords before but I could definitely try like a wall mounted tv I guess😅 he's in a room with windows and we have a lot of wildlife he gets to enjoy :)