Behavior HELP Needed ASAP

[Anikaca77]

Ok everyone knows that we got a kitten back in Aug. 09.

Here is a link to the thread incase you don't remember him:

http://www.petoftheday.com/talk/showthread.php?t=154877

Apollo is currently 7 months old and he is just being bad beyond words. I've never had a kitten this bad. We've taken in plenty of kittens that were 4-6 months old and they were angels and I mean angels.

Apollo has decided that everyday while we are gone he gets up on my husband's desk and takes everything off the desk.

I've tried putting duck tape down and it worked for a little while but not too long.

We've used the squirt bottle. My husband is telling me that unless he stops this I will need to find another home for him.

Please I need some ideas here. I'm going to look into those pet safe electric mats that you can put down and it will give them a light shock, I don't want to do this but he won't stop getting up on my husband's desk and we only have a small one bedroom apartment so maybe he needs more space but he's not allowed in the bedroom/bathroom area because Ashley can't stand the boy cats so we only let girl cats in her room.

Today Apollo broke my husband glass that he's had for 10+ years and glass was everywhere. One of our other cats could of hurt themselves with glass all over the place but I don't know what more I can do.

That is really the only place he goes that we don't want him too but I'm not sure if we are going to be able to keep him if he keeps disobeying. Believe me I dont' want to get rid of him but he's being so bad.

I hope you all won't judge me too hard for looking at those scat mats but nothing seems to work with him.

Melissa

[lvpets2002]

Oh no not the Sweet Apollo.. Ok here is two options.. Try spraying your hubby desk with purfume or a flower spray of somewhat.. Try to deture Apollo with smells he dont want to deal with.. Second option is (dont think bad of me) but try putting on a nampkin/throw away plate a kitty potty poop poop.. Like a couple of his turds.. Cat or dogs will not stay where they poop or pee area.. If you will notice they will go to the litter box & jump right out.. Good Luck & post ok..

[Anikaca77]

Separation Anxiety maybe??

I'm starting to wonder about this but why would he only attack my husband's desk if this was the fact.

Maybe I'm just looking for answers but I maybe started something bad too though because when he was a baby baby he would cry at our bedroom and I would come out and sleep on the couch and last night I did the same thing, I don't know what time it was but I heard him and I got up and this morning I had to try to think why was I on the couch again.

He was so loving last night when I got up though all he wanted was someone to sleep with but Ashley hates him, which is why he's not allowed in the bedroom.

So now I'm starting to wonder does this guy have separation anixety at only 7 months old??

When I took Apollo in he was only 6-8 weeks old so he was very young too young to be away from his mom I though because he's so little.

[carole]

I cannot be of any help as i don't have kittens or much kitten experience, but please give the little guy another chance, i am sure he will grow out of it, keep this post going and hopefully you will get some good ideas to help you out, best of luck.

[Prairie Purrs]

Frankly, my advice would be to kitten-proof the desk. Put away the breakables until the little guy is a bit older, because he'll most likely mellow out soon.

[moosmom]

Try putting down aluminum foil. Also, put a couple of pennies in a can and put them on top of the aluminum foil. The noise of both the foil and the pennies clinking in the can should scare him off.

Poor little guy. Bad A$$ Buddy was just like Apollo. He was full of piss and vinegar. Once I adopted Lucie Lu, he's been directing his energy her way, which she loves.

Could possibly be separation anxiety.