Cat Forum / Health and Behavior / July 2004
attack of a crazy kitten
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MadHatter - 30 Jun 2004 19:32 GMT Shaina is in full hunting mode. it's cute when she attacks all sorts of inanimate objects that make noise, like paper and bags, even though she is determined to destroy ALL paper and books in the house. my boyfriend has neat piles of important papers for school and research and several times i saw them spread out all over the floor. he said that she did it. the i saw her do it. she jumps on them and the pile slides all over. she proceeds to the next pile. then she gnaws on them and tries to shred. unfortunately, she does the same thing to my arms and hands and no amount of screaming and hissing helps. i mean not at all. i have to put her else where, or to another room so that she can rape and pillage there. she pats me nicely in the morning so that i give her food, but if i don't go soon enough, she begins to pounce, bite HARD and hold with her claws extended. she does retract them once i scream REALLY loud and hiss, but then she does the same thing. of course, my earrings, necklaces, straps and hair are all potential victims of her furry wrath. HELP! she is a paper and arm shredder! perhaps i should convince my boyfriend to bring a couple of small-medium sized rats for her to kill. ;(
-L
Karen - 30 Jun 2004 20:30 GMT > Shaina is in full hunting mode. it's cute when she attacks all sorts > of inanimate objects that make noise, like paper and bags, even though [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] > > -L Shaina is a baby and just like with a human baby you must baby proof (kitten proof). Get your BF some inexpensive plastic storage bins with lids from Walgreens and have him keep his papers in there. Stacks of papers are highly attractive to kittens and young cats....even some olderones. The biting will stop if you just are consistent about keeping her from doing it. If it happens ALL attention stops. Time out. Kitten goes into a little time out (well kitten proofed) room for a few minutes. This WILL get associated after a while and the behaviour will change. She is just a baby.
Mary - 30 Jun 2004 22:21 GMT > Shaina is in full hunting mode. it's cute when she attacks all sorts of inanimate objects that make noise, like paper and bags, even though she is determined to destroy ALL paper and books in the house.
Paper on the floor is fair game. That's Buddha's favorite. She must lie on anything that hits the floor for a while, as if to check it out.
Laura R. - 30 Jun 2004 23:05 GMT circa Wed, 30 Jun 2004 21:21:53 GMT, in rec.pets.cats.health+behav, Mary (rosefan@email.com) said,
> > Shaina is in full hunting mode. it's cute when she attacks all sorts of > inanimate objects that make noise, like paper and bags, even though she is > determined to destroy ALL paper and books in the house. > > Paper on the floor is fair game. That's Buddha's favorite. She must lie on > anything that hits the floor for a while, as if to check it out. Or anything that occupies the human(s) attention. I made the mistake of trying to put some contact paper on a utility shelf yesterday. Now it's the "Natasha enhanced contact-paper-covered utility shelf". It's quite, erm, fuzzy.
Laura
 Signature Experience is the name every one gives to their mistakes. -Oscar Wilde
MadHatter - 01 Jul 2004 17:29 GMT >circa Wed, 30 Jun 2004 21:21:53 GMT, in rec.pets.cats.health+behav, >Mary (rosefan@email.com) said, [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > >Laura heh
we played "catch your own human" game today. i put out my arm and she jumps. i move my arm quickly enough so that she doesn't touch it. she makes the most beautiful jumps! after 5 min, or so, Shaina gave up and just sat there and looked at me with her large, innocent, green eyes.
-L
Laura R. - 01 Jul 2004 21:33 GMT circa Thu, 01 Jul 2004 12:29:36 -0400, in rec.pets.cats.health+behav, MadHatter (devil_m@y_care.lost) said,
> >Or anything that occupies the human(s) attention. I made the mistake > >of trying to put some contact paper on a utility shelf yesterday. Now [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > up and just sat there and looked at me with her large, innocent, green > eyes. I truly enjoy reading about how much better she's doing. Are you enjoying having a kitten who *really* acts like a kitten? :-)
Laura
 Signature Experience is the name every one gives to their mistakes. -Oscar Wilde
MadHatter - 01 Jul 2004 17:24 GMT >> Shaina is in full hunting mode. it's cute when she attacks all sorts of >inanimate objects that make noise, like paper and bags, even though she is >determined to destroy ALL paper and books in the house. > >Paper on the floor is fair game. That's Buddha's favorite. She must lie on >anything that hits the floor for a while, as if to check it out. if humans were careless enough to leave anything on the floor it's their problem. :) the clothes are generally for lying down. the paper is for hunting and scattering. i covered some of my BF's piles of paper with a dinner tray for now. we are lazy.
-L
Mary - 01 Jul 2004 23:23 GMT > if humans were careless enough to leave anything on the floor it's their problem. :) the clothes are generally for lying down. the paper is for hunting and scattering. i covered some of my BF's piles of paper with a dinner tray for now. we are lazy.
Better to cover them with a dinner tray than to move them, I've found. Buddha gets such joy from lying on any paper she can find, it's hard to deprive her. One thing that's funny about this cat (among many) is that she takes such great satisfaction in the things she loves to do, it shows on her face. Then when one tries to, say, move her from the piece of paper, she "bitches" at one. It's a variation on the "MEH meh" sound but with a really mean look on her face. She then stalks off throwing a hiss over her shoulder. This cat has a real sense of entitlement. ;)
Laura R. - 30 Jun 2004 23:04 GMT circa Wed, 30 Jun 2004 14:32:39 -0400, in rec.pets.cats.health+behav, MadHatter (devil_m@y_care.lost) said,
> Shaina is in full hunting mode. it's cute when she attacks all sorts > of inanimate objects that make noise, like paper and bags, even though [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] > perhaps i should convince my boyfriend to bring a couple of > small-medium sized rats for her to kill. ;( You may want to try the kitten-sized SoftPaws while she's going through this stage.
http://www.softpaws.com
Laura
 Signature Experience is the name every one gives to their mistakes. -Oscar Wilde
Laura R. - 01 Jul 2004 21:32 GMT circa Wed, 30 Jun 2004 14:32:39 -0400, in rec.pets.cats.health+behav, MadHatter (devil_m@y_care.lost) said,
> perhaps i should convince my boyfriend to bring a couple of > small-medium sized rats for her to kill. ;( Well, that puny kitten your roommate is taking will be about the same size. ;-\
Laura
 Signature Experience is the name every one gives to their mistakes. -Oscar Wilde
MadHatter - 01 Jul 2004 23:00 GMT >circa Wed, 30 Jun 2004 14:32:39 -0400, in rec.pets.cats.health+behav, >MadHatter (devil_m@y_care.lost) said, [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > >Laura oh god, i hope she gets along with the baby! she is not aggressive at all. she just gets carried away when playing. in the beginning of play, she doesn't even extend her claws! it's kinda hard to train her to play nice when my sister, who's visiting, just loves an insane kitty and tells me "well, maybe you should learn to take it, or put a sock on your hand". now, i can stand her claws and teeth for a while, but my limit is at the point when she will draw blood, or elicit a genuine scream of pain.
-L
Laura R. - 02 Jul 2004 00:25 GMT circa Thu, 01 Jul 2004 18:00:44 -0400, in rec.pets.cats.health+behav, MadHatter (devil_m@y_care.lost) said,
> oh god, i hope she gets along with the baby! she is not aggressive at > all. she just gets carried away when playing. in the beginning of > play, she doesn't even extend her claws! Fear not, I'm sure she'll be fine with the still-to-young-to-be- separated-from-its-mother kitten. :-)
> it's kinda hard to train her to play nice when my sister, who's > visiting, just loves an insane kitty and tells me "well, maybe you > should learn to take it, or put a sock on your hand". Geez, you have all kinds of crazy people around you!
> now, i can > stand her claws and teeth for a while, but my limit is at the point > when she will draw blood, or elicit a genuine scream of pain. Tell your sister it's your cat, so your rules. No hand play.
Laura
 Signature Experience is the name every one gives to their mistakes. -Oscar Wilde
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