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Cat Forum / General Topics / December 2004kitten moods
Hi I just got my first kitten last week. He has been very fun so far, with one minor exception. Every night, about an hour before I am ready for bed, he gets in a real weird mood. He starts prowling around and attacking everything. Is this normal? It is different than his normal playfulness. I play with him when I get home from work, and all is well. He eats, seems relaxed, and then the mood hits! I can see it in his eyes. I am not really sure how to describe it. If I didn't know better, I would say he is possessed or something. I try playing with him more, hoping to tire him out, but that hasn't worked out so well. What should I do? Ignore him? He keeps getting into things, and trying to go places he shouldn't though, and I am worried he will get stuck somewhere or hurt when I am asleep. Any advice appreciated. Justin > Hi > [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > I can see it in his eyes. I am not really sure how to describe it. If I > didn't know better, I would say he is possessed or something. Cats generally hunt at night - the instinct is kicking in and he wants to hunt. Get him something to hunt - something on a long string you can walk round with and he can stalk. <> > Cats generally hunt at night - the instinct is kicking in and he wants to > hunt. Get him something to hunt - something on a long string you can walk > round with and he can stalk. Thanks, I have a few of those types of toys already though. He really does enjoy them too :) I have to bring him to the vet in a little while, hopefully everything checks out ok. Justin | <> | > [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] | | Justin This behavior is sometimes called "the evening crazies." Luckily two of our guys have each other to go after when we've gone to bed and can be heard galloping like elephants through the upstairs rooms for about 20 minutes every night. You'd think the younger one was tormenting the older because he goes after her so hard, but if he wanders off, she goes looking for him. > | "Ashley" <ashleyjaneNOSPAM@xtra.co.nz> wrote in > message [quoted text clipped - 25 lines] > so hard, but if he wanders off, she goes looking for > him. I was thinking about getting another one... I don't know if I could handle two little terrors though. I will have to think about it some more. Justin > I was thinking about getting another one... > > I don't know if I could handle two little terrors though. It's actually easier. They amuse themselves and don't need you to provide quite so much entertainment. > I will have to think about it some more. One of mine used to get that manic look in his eyes whenever there was a full moon. It usually meant I was going to find something dead on the kitchen floor the next morning. > I was thinking about getting another one... > > I don't know if I could handle two little terrors though. > > I will have to think about it some more. I would recommend you get one sooner rather than later. I had a single kit 13 years ago and left it too long before I got him a companion. By then he had 'bonded' to me and 12.5 years down the line the original cat does not tolerate his friend at all.  SignatureI.P.Freely >> I was thinking about getting another one... >> [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] >had 'bonded' to me and 12.5 years down the line the original cat does not >tolerate his friend at all. My two year old is the same. Growls, grumps and hisses everytime he gets the slightest whiff of them. Signaturewww.katie-walker.co.uk > > | "Ashley" <ashleyjaneNOSPAM@xtra.co.nz> wrote in > > message [quoted text clipped - 33 lines] > > Justin Do it. Get another. Then, bring home puppies every so often and rub catnip into their fur. ROFL! Maybe tie a toy catnip mouse to the puppy's tail. >> > | "Ashley" <ashleyjaneNOSPAM@xtra.co.nz> wrote in >> > message [quoted text clipped - 36 lines] > Do it. Get another. Then, bring home puppies every so often and rub catnip > into their fur. ROFL! Maybe tie a toy catnip mouse to the puppy's tail. I think I will get another after the holidays. A little too short on cash right now though. I take it you are not very fond of puppies :P Justin > >> > | "Ashley" <ashleyjaneNOSPAM@xtra.co.nz> wrote in > >> > message [quoted text clipped - 43 lines] > > Justin Dogs are pistol targets with hair. Heh heh heh......I despise dogs, and many of their owners, too. I have lots of reasons, all of them indisputable, but just for starters, when's the last time you were awakened at 2:00 AM by your neighbor's cat? > <> >> [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > Thanks, I have a few of those types of toys already though. He really does > enjoy them too :) But if you have those toys already, do you make a point of playing with them at the time he wants to go hunting? >> <> >>> [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > But if you have those toys already, do you make a point of playing with > them at the time he wants to go hunting? Yea, I do, but I am pretty tuckered out when this mood hits him. Maybe I will try to play with him later in the evening instead of when I get home from work Justin > >> <> > >>> [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > > Justin Maybe play a little rougher. My previous cat used to take a real beating from my son when he (my son) was 2 or 3. Now, the cat loves him, and she can beat the bejeezus out of anything that enters the backyard. She once removed about a third of a great dane's eyelid. Priceless. Rock & roll that kitten of yours! >> >> <> >> >>> [quoted text clipped - 23 lines] > removed > about a third of a great dane's eyelid. Priceless. Sounds like my kitty when I was growing up, Mama-cat. All the neighborhood dogs knew to stay away! Justin > Rock & roll that kitten of yours! > <> > > [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > I have to bring him to the vet in a little while, hopefully everything > checks out ok. Justin, if the kitten keeps doing this, it'll be healthier for the exercise. But, if you feel you need to help it get this energy out of its system, get it something it can kill. A puppy comes to mind. Do the world a favor, in other words. I had to contain my 2 kittens in the laundry room to prevent problems at night. I also had weird moods about bedtime. I ended up putting some toys and all their needed supplies in there with them. About the age of 6 months, I let them back in the house during the night and we have been pretty good since. J~ > Hi > [quoted text clipped - 22 lines] > > Justin >I had to contain my 2 kittens in the laundry room to prevent problems at >night. I also had weird moods about bedtime. I ended up putting some toys [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > J~ Thanks, but I don't really have anywhere like that to lock him up. I tried to put him in a cage last night, but I couldn't leave him in there. Seemed to calm him down for a few minutes at least though. Justin < can you create an area in the kitchen or bathroom ? any room with a door and a floor that will be easy to clean up if there is a mess made ? J~ >>I had to contain my 2 kittens in the laundry room to prevent problems at >>night. I also had weird moods about bedtime. I ended up putting some toys [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > > < > >I had to contain my 2 kittens in the laundry room to prevent problems at > >night. I also had weird moods about bedtime. I ended up putting some toys [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > > Justin Cages are for trash animals. Evolutionary mistakes. Mutants. Dogs, in other words. And their owners. Never put your cat in a cage unless you're having your carpets cleaned. Ha! It's a cat! If you want a pet that's dumb as a bag of hammers and lays around like a pile of sh.t at night (and smelling like it, too), get a dog. :-) But seriously, the kitten will mellow a bit as time goes by. Hopefully not TOO mellow, but it'll probably appreciate getting comfy with you late at night. Wait till it discovers that sleeping on your neck is interesting. ROFL! > Hi > [quoted text clipped - 22 lines] > > Justin |
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