LOL... what a cutie!

I hate to tell you this, but Siamese cats talk.. they have always been
talkers, they always will be talkers.  You can train a cat, but that is a
bit of work, and you have to do it on their terms.. give them something to
do.  Look into clicker training for cats.  Make a point to get up about half
an hour earlier than you do for play time with the kitten, then make about
half an hour at night for it as well.  Once the kitty gets older, half an
hour at night is good as long as it is quality.. one on one..  Get a couple
of good interactive toys as well.  Change the toys on a regular basis.

Unless your kitty has a tendency to chew on wires, the tvs and computers
aren't much of an issue.  Although I did have one group of kittens that
loved "surfing the net" aka walking over the keyboard and doing strange
things to my computer if I left it on.  Observe what trouble your kitty gets
into when your not having play time.  Do what you can to minimize those
risks.  Do not let him walk on top of the fish tank... cause of now, he's
light, but if he gets used to it, the cover probably wont hold him once he's
nine+ pounds.

You get him to stop biting your hands by not using them to play.  If he is
biting your hands immediately meow in an 'ow" sort of way.. very whine-y,
like a kitten meow.... and stop moving.  he should immediately stop and look
at you quite puzzled.  Kittens scream at each other this way when play gets
too aggressive.  its how they learn limits.  if he gets right back into it,
do the ow again, and put the kitten down.   Do not scold the kitty for this,
as they don't understand that.  Praise him for stopping the biting.

There is nothing wrong with caging a kitten if he is destroying your house
when your not around.  Just make sure to work with him when you are home to
teach him what is right and wrong.  I personally - and I do break the
'rules" when it comes to this, do "hit" my cats to teach them when they are
doing something wrong.. HOWEVER.. they have lots of warnings that it is
coming, some very strong NO's or DOWN commands, using the kitten's name..
and then if they don't respond by stopping, I walk over very forcefully and
with purpose, still saying the no or down.. and if they don't respond, then
a slight tap on the rump or nose.. something they do not like but does not
hurt them.  I feel I should be able to shout at my kitty and have it
respond, on the off chance they get into something that could seriously harm
them, and walking across the room or finding a squirt bottle would take too
long.  I personally find a squirt bottle doesn't work.  However, all of my
cats HATE canned air.  Don't even need to shoot it in their direction after
the first initial..

as for kitten proofing.  Do not leave strings, tie wraps, elastics, small
shiny objects, or anything else a kitten might enjoy eating or playing with
that aren't appropriate around.  Nothing dangling off shelves.  Watch your
kitten to see what he is attracted to, and you can tailor appropriate toys,
and remove any dangers.

Pamela Johnson Bennett has some great books out there on cat/kitten
behavior.

I've rented lots of apartments over the years, never heard of a place
that allows no pets but lets you keep them after 3 months.
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"Jeffrey Len Street" wrote in message...

I don't know, sounds a bit hard to be locking your little scamp in a
bathroom, on his own, for 18 hours every day during the working week.  Are
you absolutely sure you can't give him access to any other rooms?  How about
finding him a playmate?
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Jeffrey,
While your intentions are admirable, it is apparent your home and
schedule are not appropriate for having a kitten. What I would suggest
you do is kittenproof your home, take a second kitten from your friend
to keep the other one company, and then work on finding them a
responsible, permanent home where they will be adopted together. I don't
think it will be diifficult since they are probably beautiful and this
is the time before kitten season hits and kittens are in short supply.
Make sure to check veterinary references, do a home visit, etc., to make
sure that the kittens will be properly taken care of and will have a
forever home. It would also be wise to make sure the kittens are up to
date on vaccinations and spayed/neutered before they are adopted. This
can be done as early as 8 weeks of age and there are many places that
will do early spay/neuter. This is a win-win solution as your friend
will know two of the kittens are in good hands, the kittens will have
each other to play with and won't be lonely, and you'll eventually have
done a really good thing when you find them a good home together.

Megan

                                   

If the kitten is going to be alone that long, you might consider
getting
two kittens.  They will keep each other company and won't be as likely
to get into things out of boredom or to "show you."

that's such a long time for a little one to be alone.

LT