HELP HELP HELP!!!! How Long till I really KNOW my Cat??

[catland]

My little Jan girl, who is five, still has bouts of kitten like energy when she is bored. Her claws are very sharp.

Things that really help include feather sticks (so she can attack the feather and not me ) and cardboard boxes and paper bags. Another fun game is to get a towel or piece of paper or newspaper and get the feather end of the feather stick under the paper. She loves to pounce on it and attack it.

I've also taken a cardboard box and flipped it upside down and cut open a hole in the side to create a cave for her.

[paul_brum2003]

Snowball is only around 6 mos old & she sure is a handfull. She is always into things & esp if I am here to tell her "no' which she hears a lot. I carry a fly swatter to use on her because she loves the water & the spray bottle did not bother her at all she thought it was a game.
I wanted a "Lap Cat ' & I got a little spit fire with an attitude. She at times runs in circles or even tries to climb the walls but my husband sayes she is just a kitten so she well out grow a lot of it BUT WHEN.???
I well keep her no matter what because she is my baby but I am beginning to wonder who well win in the long run me or her?

She is all white except for a black spot on her head between her ears & we got her at about 3 to 4 weeks old under our bedroom floor .She cried all one night & the next day [ I was expecting her mommy to come get her but it did not happen ] & she was bearly a handfull when she was brought upstairs /now she is about 4 pounds of attitude. My husband said "Maybe mom left her there because she could not keep track of her eather " & she is a baby doll when she wants to be .
My husband likes to tickle her tummy so she well make squeeking sounds but it also makes her get to biteing & so it is "Fly swatter "time again.
Can you help or give me some ideas on how to quiet her down some?

pauline from Indiana

[cruisetime]

I tried the toy under paper thing when I went home early and it worked great - except as soon as she was bored she was eyeing my feet! I thought only kittens did this... Anyway I stopped play and she calmed down. Then play time again and very hyper. One day I will learn. We checked into the laser thing and will deffinately get one and try it so the play toy is very far from us!!! Oh Meka is NOT boring!!! Debbie

[paul_brum2003]

Originally posted by Jods
By the sounds of this I don't really know if a second cat would be a good idea... Your already having trouble with the first and if it doesn't work out you have 2 cats to find homes for. Honestly your cat is acting like a CAT!! lol sorry to put it this way, it seems to me as if she's enjoying the attention right now being naughty.... If you ignore her it may help. I hope it ends up working out for you every cat is different not all cats are lap cats and maybe she's npt she just acted that way at first cuz she was in a shelter. Good luck anyways and really think before you get another cat.

I thank it well be ok in time & she well be ok . I do not want to get another cat to put with her because I was lucky to get her & at times she is so sweet .Right now [since I am up ]she is in sleeping on my bed & I think part of it is that we did get her so young so we well both have to learn together.She just has a lot of energy & does not know where to put it all right now plus this is the first kitten I have ever had [ I had one a lot older years ago plus got him when he was like 4 years old so this is a new ball game for me ] so we are both learning together.

[paul_brum2003]

Originally posted by cruisetime
I tried the toy under paper thing when I went home early and it worked great - except as soon as she was bored she was eyeing my feet! I thought only kittens did this... Anyway I stopped play and she calmed down. Then play time again and very hyper. One day I will learn. We checked into the laser thing and will deffinately get one and try it so the play toy is very far from us!!! Oh Meka is NOT boring!!! Debbie

My husband lets Snowball bite on his toes & she loves to play in a paper bag.We leave a radio or the TV on for her if we are going to be gone because it makes her even more hyper to be alone .She was meeting us at the door grabing our legs etc & now she lays down to be petted . Do cats go through menapause after surgery because maybe the mood swings are her problem also?

[paul_brum2003]

Originally posted by catland
My little Jan girl, who is five, still has bouts of kitten like energy when she is bored. Her claws are very sharp.

Things that really help include feather sticks (so she can attack the feather and not me ) and cardboard boxes and paper bags. Another fun game is to get a towel or piece of paper or newspaper and get the feather end of the feather stick under the paper. She loves to pounce on it and attack it.

I've also taken a cardboard box and flipped it upside down and cut open a hole in the side to create a cave for her.

I play under the covers with Snowball so my hand is covered & the teeth do not hurt me . Snowball has learned how not to use her claws when she gets up on us etc & so my legs have a few less scratches on them now. She has a cardboard box she plays in plus a basket she loves & at times she rades the kids toy box if she sees a toy of theirs she likes. We do the towel play & I got a toy from the store with a stick /a feathers snake on it etc she likes to chase around a lot.