anyone got any experience with kittens??
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The kitten is treating you as its mother, which is perfectly natural. However, it needs to be back with its own mother for at least a few weeks, maybe longer. Although I haven't seen it since I'm at university, my family recently accquired a kitten. I saw it once when we went to visit the family who had it first, since we have a dog and we had to take the dog to see the cat under a controlled environment so that we could make sure they'd get along alright (fortunately, they doSsilverR said:
). The kitten was one of several born to a cat owned by some friends of ours, so they said we could have one of the kittens because they couldn't keep them all, I think. Anyway, we couldn't take the kitten home straight away because it had to stay with it's mother for several weeks, until it was ready to leave. It seems to me that your uncle failed to realise this, so you were given the kitten straight away without letting it adjust. As a result, it now sees you as it's mother. You should probably try talking to a vet, and also give the kitten back to your uncle for a while so that it can grow with it's mother. Then have it back after a few weeks, and the problems should end by then.Generally though, kittens do tend to be pretty clingy. I've just been on the phone to my mom and she was telling me that she was sitting on the sofa with our dog by her, talking to me, with our kitten lying across her lap. Apparently our kitten is also slightly clingy. On the whole, it's nothing to worry about, just make sure it spends some more time with it's mother and everything should be fine
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I never got that option. I utterly adore cats, and would love to play with a kitten, but I have an unfortunate allergy to them that stops me being able to go near them for more then half an hour at a time. It makes me sad to hear that people get too much attention from kittens...
Still, I suppose I get what you mean. I don't think there's really a lot you can do about it. You could go into another room and close the door I guess, but that's only a temporary solution.
I never got that option. I utterly adore cats, and would love to play with a kitten, but I have an unfortunate allergy to them that stops me being able to go near them for more then half an hour at a time. It makes me sad to hear that people get too much attention from kittens...
Still, I suppose I get what you mean. I don't think there's really a lot you can do about it. You could go into another room and close the door I guess, but that's only a temporary solution.
The honest answer is that you should think about getting a second active kitten or an older cat. Preferably female. They will wear each other out. If you get an older cat, it will put the kitten in his place and show the kitten boundaries.
If you don't go this route, you would have to take the boundary approach all on your own. Basically if the kitten becomes too rowdy, if it starts gnawing on you or attacks you or anything you work with, put it on the ground and hold it down for ten seconds. Repeat when necessary. Don't hold the kitten by the neck scruff or lift it by the neck scruff as that will have an opposite effect; holding a kitten's neck releases endorphins that will not only calm the cat down, but put it in a happy place at the same time. While calming it down is what you want, you don't want to make the kitten happy every time it attacks you.
As for the kitten being cute and sleeping on you, don't do anything about that. You want a kitten that does that. Once he becomes a cat, he will settle down and be a very nice companion around the house. Deterring play and bonding can have unwanted effects; the kitten may find other ways to get your attention such as scratching things directly in view of you, jumping on the keyboard, grabbing small random objects and yowling all through the night, or something all out severe like pissing on your bed.
Get the male cat fixed as well if you haven't because once he gets the idea that he can write his name on the walls to ward off enemies, it will be hard to stop. I also recommend a lidded litter box somewhere down the line when he becomes an adult and might do it off reflex.
If you don't go this route, you would have to take the boundary approach all on your own. Basically if the kitten becomes too rowdy, if it starts gnawing on you or attacks you or anything you work with, put it on the ground and hold it down for ten seconds. Repeat when necessary. Don't hold the kitten by the neck scruff or lift it by the neck scruff as that will have an opposite effect; holding a kitten's neck releases endorphins that will not only calm the cat down, but put it in a happy place at the same time. While calming it down is what you want, you don't want to make the kitten happy every time it attacks you.
As for the kitten being cute and sleeping on you, don't do anything about that. You want a kitten that does that. Once he becomes a cat, he will settle down and be a very nice companion around the house. Deterring play and bonding can have unwanted effects; the kitten may find other ways to get your attention such as scratching things directly in view of you, jumping on the keyboard, grabbing small random objects and yowling all through the night, or something all out severe like pissing on your bed.
Get the male cat fixed as well if you haven't because once he gets the idea that he can write his name on the walls to ward off enemies, it will be hard to stop. I also recommend a lidded litter box somewhere down the line when he becomes an adult and might do it off reflex.
[HEADING=1]DO IT![/HEADING]Ciarang said:
[HEADING=1]DO IT![/HEADING]
NAME HIM BINKY
We will hunt you down
Cats are very, very clingy. Name him Binky, then get a puppy and call him Doctor Hip-Hop von Snugglesworth, they'll sort out each other's species-based psychological defects
How evil and twisted can that sound? Many cats and kittens have died because of stupid and sick ideas such as that. Yes you were probably just messing, but Jesus you didn't have to say that. Some demented twit might just do that! Next time keep your idiotic jokes to yourself!Nmil-ek said:
OT: I have 4 cats, and the youngest is still clingy to my mum even though he is now 4ys old. Just be patient and love the kitten lots
Good luck.
Put him on your lap or over your shoulder, that's what I do with my brother's kittens whenever they get in the way. Or whenever I just feel like cuddling. They're so cute!
If you're really annoyed, cuddle with him so much that he doesn't want to anymore.
If you're really annoyed, cuddle with him so much that he doesn't want to anymore.
that is what cats do. they will always find away to get confortable on u if it means u cannot do what you want to do. If you dont want the cat to do that then push it off or shut it in another room, or alternitivly work arround it. when you want to play with your cat he will not want you.
I have been posting here and in that style for a long while now I like to make lighthearted jokes now and then I truly dont care if some oversensative users are easily offended, and if anyone is quite that stupid they should not be allowed to breathe nevermind use the internet.DemonicKitten said:How evil and twisted can that sound? Many cats and kittens have died because of stupid and sick ideas such as that. Yes you were probably just messing, but Jesus you didn't have to say that. Some demented twit might just do that! Next time keep your idiotic jokes to yourself!Nmil-ek said:
OT: I have 4 cats, and the youngest is still clingy to my mum even though he is now 4ys old. Just be patient and love the kitten lots
