Yes, another pet question: I want to exercise my kitty more.

Looking at your post history, Mister's had a lot of adjusting to do in a short amount of time. Friend's place, your place, new dog, new place. And he was sick in between. So my vote is to leave him alone for a bit. Not literally, but I think he's had a heck of a summer for a cat. So let him be chill and perhaps he'll come around.

Laser pointer? At least until the novelty wears off, I've seen very few be able to resist the glowing red dot.... How long has he been back to your house though? It can easily take a couple weeks for cats to get back to normal after a major change. Feliway can be great to help with kitty adjustment periods.

He sounds depressed. Maybe he is stressed out or sad after moving from place to place (first from your old place, than to your friends and then to your new place). How long was Mister at your friends house? Did they have other pets? Maybe he misses the other animals or people? I would say just give it time for him to adjust to the new living arrangements. Give him lots of scratches and cuddles and he should come around in a few months.

He does sound a bit apathetic and possibly bored and out of sorts. In addition to the question about how long he's been home and how long he was away, how has he adjusted to the dog in your house? Any diet changes? When you play with him, do you reward his attention activity? How old is he? I will say that it's darn near impossible to get a cat moving if he doesn't want to. You may have to find the right toy for him which can be really frustrating -- mine is particularly found of "bird" toys and laser pointers; basically he can only be roused for interactive play.

Mister might need a kitten. I know. It sounds ridiculous, but Schmuely and Pies are best friends now. He was tied for third laziest cat I'd ever met, since the kitten arrived he's lost a few pounds and he greets us at the door when we come home. also? So much fun to watch them play/tussle/bathe each other. He now spends lots of time at the back window chattering about whatever he sees out there, and even pounces toy mice sometimes. (He still doesn't give a shit about the laser pointer though, which is the thing I tried when I met him.) I just asked my boyfriend how he thinks Sammy has changed since we got the kitten. He said "He's lost weight. He's definitely more active. Otherwise he's the same."

Nthing the above. He's probably just stressed and worn down. It could also be a spot of seasonal malaise, One thing I have noticed, anecdotally, cats can have some pretty distinct personality shifts in moving house. He may now just be a lazy cat these days. Then, one day, it could all change.

I forgot to mention that he doesn't even acknowledge the laser pointer. I did think of getting a kitten, but when we lived with my daughter (and her kitten) he did not get along well with said kitten. Actually, I think the kitten bullied him, ate his food, stole his toys, etc... Also, my guy is allergic to cats. He doesn't seem to react to Mister, but he says this is unusual. Mister was at my friend's for about four months (Jan through April), and has been back with me since the beginning of May. We had the new dog since end of June, and we just moved into the new house. So yeah, he's been through a lot. I guess I'm just used to him being a chill cat and going with the flow (he used to live in my trailer with me and moving never stressed him then). But I guess maybe it's all been too much too soon.

I'd give him a bit of time just to get accustomed to all the changes, but you might try some Feliway to help him mellow. The weight is problematic, though. How are you feeding him? If free choice, maybe you should cut back to twice a day to control how much he eats. If you don't free choice, you could play what we call the starving cat game. Have one hungry cat, and most of the kibble you'd give for dinner. Toss kibble in front of the cat. Once the cat realizes what the game is, you can toss the kibble further and further away. Make Mister work for his dins. Our fat cat got into the game enthusiastically enough that he would leap to catch food out of the air. Once he'd eaten a handful of kibble, we fed him a bit of wet food--so it all evened out to a meal. If he was lackadaisical in playing catch, no wet food. Zonkers figured it out pretty fast that way. He slimmed down nicely, became more playful (bags were his thing) and had a long, happy life.

You realise that a cat typically sleeps 20 hours a day, yes?