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Cat Forum / Cat Anecdotes / August 2005Angel *Likes* the Spray Bottle--So Now What?
Can a 9-week-old kitten be incorrigible? What do I do now, buy a Super Soaker? NEVER seen anything like it. She thinks it's a game, runs full-force into the mist, runs around the room, then back up at the spray bottle. She is a curtain climber, a leg climber, a plant digger, and a toe biter. She isn't a counter-jumper, but that's just because she can't jump that high. She hasn't learned the art of Toilet Paper Shredding or Trash Digging yet. My legs, hands and neck look like I've been trying to prune cactus. And I don't let her do it, either. I quit wearing jewelry, which helps with the neck thing. She attacks the broom and isn't one bit afraid of the Big Sucky Monster. She runs to the door at the sound of the doorbell to see who's new she can terrorize. She already knows she can walk all over the other cats and they wo't hurt her, except Bootsie, who has become an excellent babysitter. All I have to do is let Bootsie in the room, and she is still and quiet as a little mouse. Then all of a sudden, she FALLS down and goes sound asleep, sometimes in the middle of the floor. We call it her "power nap", because in 10 minutes, she's at it again, and worse than before. I have *never* seen anything like her! Sherry > Can a 9-week-old kitten be incorrigible? > > What do I do now, buy a Super Soaker? Give her a bath?! LOL > NEVER seen anything like it. She thinks it's a game, runs full-force > into the mist, runs around the room, then back up at the spray bottle. [quoted text clipped - 24 lines] > > Sherry Um. I don't think she has the correct name. Can you change it to Little Devil? :-o) Jill > Can a 9-week-old kitten be incorrigible? > NEVER seen anything like it. She thinks it's a game, runs full-force [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > or > Trash Digging yet. "The female of the species is more deadly than the male" (R Kipling, 1911) There's a reason I've opted for another boy :-) But I'm not expecting the furniture or curtains to live long. The TP and other movables have been hidden and a big new Playcentre built. Once you've done what you can you batten down the hatches and prepare for a stormy ride. Purrs that little Angel soon grows into her name. Gordon & the TT (FF tomorrow!) > Can a 9-week-old kitten be incorrigible? > [quoted text clipped - 28 lines] > > Sherry I don't know. But she sounds WAY to cute to give up. I notice you named her ;) > Can a 9-week-old kitten be incorrigible? > > What do I do now, buy a Super Soaker? > > NEVER seen anything like it. She thinks it's a game, runs full-force > into the mist, runs around the room, then back up at the spray bottle. Yes, Tyche was also a water fan and required a Super Soaker. You might also want to try a jar full of stones--something to make a sudden, sharp noise (yes, you make a noise, NOT throw it at her! ;) Tyche at least had a sister to beat up....I'm glad Angel has a feline playmate to distract her. Good luck.. --Fil > Can a 9-week-old kitten be incorrigible? > [quoted text clipped - 28 lines] > > Sherry Sounds like Sammy - which is why one of her nicknames was Satan's Little Helper! Sammy's 15 months old now and the only thing that has changed so far is her size and the amount of destruction she can leave in her wake. I'll let you know when she stops being, well, "Sammy". ;> Hugs, CatNipped Sherry, sounds like she's ruling the roost! Would love to see some piccies of her running in the mist. It seems like she likes to be the center of attention so maybe try the time-out for 10 minutes bit? Christine > Can a 9-week-old kitten be incorrigible? > [quoted text clipped - 28 lines] > > Sherry > Sherry, sounds like she's ruling the roost! Would love to see some piccies > of her running in the mist. It seems like she likes to be the center of > attention so maybe try the time-out for 10 minutes bit? > Christine We tried that before the spray bottle. She was spending more time in the bathroom than she was out of it. It just makes her worse. Like she's got to make up for lost time. Seriously I wonder if it's because she was an orphan and didn't have the mother's "discipline" when she was tiny. Or if it's because she looks half-Siamese. She's not just normal kitten ornery, she is *frantically* ornery, and never slows down, ever, except when she plops down for a power nap. It's like kitty-ADHD or kitty-hyperactivity. (Not making light of those two things in children; but if there is a feline version, it really seems to fit her) Sherry I'm starting to think what you just said about Siamese might be it. They seem to have more of the devil in them. Rexie's a feral Siamese (amazingly, the vet says altho he's feral, both parents were Siamese!) But the cat we had years ago was a Siamese mix and could she get into trouble! But right when you'd want to get your gun and blow her away, she'd come and cuddle! She was a loving thing, tho kind of wild. Rexie had better start learning to be cuddly, for his own sake! SNIPPED > Or if it's because she looks half-Siamese. She's not just > normal kitten ornery, she is *frantically* ornery, and never slows [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > Sherry > > Sherry, sounds like she's ruling the roost! Would love to see some piccies > > of her running in the mist. It seems like she likes to be the center of [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > things in children; but if there is a feline version, it really seems > to fit her) Hmmm. How do you think she would feel sitting in a cage at the shelter..... >> Sherry, sounds like she's ruling the roost! Would love to see some piccies >> of her running in the mist. It seems like she likes to be the center of [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > >Sherry I don't know, Sherry, it sounds an *awful* lot like Stinky in his hoolikitten days-- he was either bouncing off the ceiling or fast asleep. And because he was so temperamentally easy-going and accepting-- well, there was nothing I could have done, short of throwing him through a plate glass window that could have dissuaded him from doing whatever he wanted to do. His first Thanksgiving here, he leaped on the dining room table (while we were having dinner), grabbed a drumstick-- a *turkey * drumstick mind you, almost as big as he was, and tried to drag it off, leopard style. My mother was absolutely mortified. When we scolded him, he loved it because we were talking to him. Like your little devil, he thought the squirt bottle was a game-- he thought *everything* was a game, and whatever you did to him was just part of the game. I really was afraid he was not normal, and would not settle down-- but I was wrong. He did in his own time. All I can tell you is try to hang on through this, and try to find the humor in it. Theresa Stinky Pictures: http://community.webshots.com/album/125591586JWEFwh My Blog: http://www.humanitas.blogspot.com > We tried that before the spray bottle. She was spending more time in > the bathroom than she was out of it. It just makes her worse. Like > she's got to make up for lost time. That's like Miranda too. Sometimes, when she would not leave Frank alone and he wanted to take a nap, I shut her in the bathroom. Only way for me and Frank to get some sleep at night sometimes. But she was even worse when she was let out. Ooh, I really, really hope getting a little brother for her to play with will lessen the aggravation, not increase it. What am I letting myself in for? :oP  SignatureMarina, Frank and Miranda. In loving memory of Nikki. marina (dot) kurten (at) iki (dot) fi Pics at http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/frankiennikki/ and http://community.webshots.com/user/frankiennikki > Can a 9-week-old kitten be incorrigible? > > What do I do now, buy a Super Soaker? > > NEVER seen anything like it. She thinks it's a game, runs full-force > into the mist, runs around the room, then back up at the spray bottle. If she's like my Miu, a Super Soaker wouldn't do any good! If he was doing something he WANTED to do, I could squirt him until he was literally dripping wet, and it did no good. Is Angel Siamese? (Miu was part Siamese, and inherited all the temperament, which certainly made him incorrigible, although I'm not sure whether that accounted for the indifference to getting wet.) > Can a 9-week-old kitten be incorrigible? > [quoted text clipped - 26 lines] > > I have *never* seen anything like her! LOL! She sounds exactly like Miranda, curtain-climbing, flowerpot-digging and all. hehehe. Just wait, soon she will discover the TP greeblings. SignatureMarina, Frank and Miranda. In loving memory of Nikki. marina (dot) kurten (at) iki (dot) fi Pics at http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/frankiennikki/ and http://community.webshots.com/user/frankiennikki > Can a 9-week-old kitten be incorrigible? > > What do I do now, buy a Super Soaker? Now you sit back and enjoy it. One of the best shows available on the planet. While I really do understand and sympathize with your "problem" I'd sure like to have another little problem running around here. But with limited time and resources and healthy cats who live a good while, I only get to love a kitten once in a great while. Jo Then all of a sudden, she FALLS down and goes sound asleep, sometimes in the middle of the floor. You might have to nickname her "Fallen Angel." =o) Sounds like you've got a prime Hoolikitten there. Once she discovers the Toilet Paper Greeblings, be prepared for long festoons of slightly shredded TP all over the place. I will say that Nina rarely attacks the TP, anymore, so there's hope that Angel will grow out of this phase. =o) Melissa > Can a 9-week-old kitten be incorrigible? > > What do I do now, buy a Super Soaker? > > NEVER seen anything like it. She thinks it's a game, runs full-force > into the mist........ There's your problem, the mist. You need to fiddle with the nozzle until you get a nice narrow stream. She won't like that nearly as much :) Kristy Then all of a sudden, she FALLS down and goes sound asleep, sometimes in the middle of the floor. We call it her "power nap", because in 10 minutes, she's at it again, and worse than before. I have *never* seen anything like her! Sherry ============================================ Poor Sherry, sounds like you've got a Homicidal Muffin on your hands. Do you have any pictures of the Wee Beastie. Suz I had the same problem with Sundance. Someone suggested using a can of compressed air -- just for the sound, not to blow on them. It does seem to work. Sandy > I had the same problem with Sundance. Someone suggested using a can of > compressed air -- just for the sound, not to blow on them. It does seem to > work. I've tried simply hissing at the cat myself, which works for some of them. (Not Melisande, unfortunately - she waits until I'm occupied with something uninterruptable, then gets into mischief, and hissing doesn't do the least good!) >I've tried simply hissing at the cat myself, which works for >some of them. (Not Melisande, unfortunately - she waits >until I'm occupied with something uninterruptable, then gets >into mischief, and hissing doesn't do the least good!) BTDT Seems like Sammy waits until I'm on the computer, no where near the water bottle, to get into things. Telling her to stop doing whatever just gets me the ear, but I've found that a short blast from the can of compressed air (doesn't have to be anywhere near her, I think the sound is what does the trick) that is on the shelf about the computer usually causes her to stop unwanted behaivor. SignatureSteve Touchstone, faithful servant of Sammy, Little Bit and Spot with loving memories of Rocky (RB) stouchst@JUNKsirinet.net [remove Junk for email] Home Page: http://www.sirinet.net/~stouchst/index.html Cat Pix: http://www.sirinet.net/~stouchst/animals.html |
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