Thank you for all your wisdom guys! Luca definitely does not appreciate change.
An update on how things have been: we took the curtains down in the bedroom and replaced them with microfiber curtains instead and moved the bedroom around so that the bed was no longer against the window.
Luca has still tried to climb them but clearly does not like the new feel and it looks a lot more difficult for him to do so hopefully he will just move on to other things
As for how things have been between Luca and Avi, as I mentioned before I've noticed some changes between their dynamic. They still play but not as often and when they do, Avi gets way to rough with Luca. Avi sometimes pins Luca down with his body weight and scruffs him with his mouth. He doesn't even stop if Luca cries out. I have to separate them sometimes. Another concerning thing I have seen is that sometimes when Avi pins Luca down he drags Luca across the floor by the scruff. It is very weird. And when it happens, Luca looks like he doesn't know what to do and just lets it happen. It sad to watch
Of course when I'm there and I see it I break it off right away but I'm worried about what goes on when I'm not around to save the day!!the other day Luca was lying down with me and I was scratching the back of his neck whilehe was napping(which he loves!!!) and noticed a small scab there. I'm assuming it's from Avi. I know it's not play either because when I separate them, I pick Luca up and pet him-and he lets me. Luca is an animal you just do not pick up unless you want scratches all over your chest lol. From day one he has never liked being handled no matter how much I've tried. He gets that from the ALC I think.
I'm taking Luca to the vet this Sunday because he needs to get his one year shots (his birthday is Friday) so I'm going to talk to the vet about the situation between the two kitties. I'm not sure if it is because Luca is older now that Avi is trying to reassert his alpha? Or maybe Luca is just too annoying for him and that's his way of saying "stop it".
On a side note: we got a water fountain!!! Luca was expectedly scared of it at first. Within the first few days of having it, he had figured out how to take apart the top that covers the filter, take the filter out and unplug the fountain. Lol geez.
He is fine with it now and even plays on it a bit.
I have updated the photobucket this morning and there are a few new you tube videos as well.
http://youtu.be/IDPO9_qA8uI