Milli up to her tricks again.?

Question

Milli is a rescue kitty, we found her in a wall in January this year. She has plenty to keep her busy during the day at night she is a monster and tears up papers and anything she gets hold of.
I got her toys to play with but they not helping.
Is it her diet maybe making her over active, how often should I feed her.
Milli has a bowl of dry food out 24/7 and two wet meals a day.
thank you in advance.

Answer 1

First, you feed Milli way too much. Keeping food down constantly leads to obesity in most cats. Try feeding just twice a day, offering 1/2 cup dry and a tablespoon of wet. Next, I'll tell you what I had to do with my llittle hyper cat Jax. We actually had to crate train our cat! He tore up so many things when we weren't home we bought a big dog crate to keep him in during the day. There are toys and a litter box and a bed. When we are at home, we make sure we have at least thirty to forty fiveminutes to dedicate to exercise: we use a laser pointer and he chases that thing everywhere! It helps wear out his pent up energy. We also have a water bottle with a sprayer so when we catch him doing something undesirable, we spray him in the face. Its just water, its harmless, but he understands that the water squirt means that we don't like what he is doing. I hope this works for you!

Answer 2

one thing you have to remember is that cats, by nature, are nocurnal, which means their bodies are programmed to go into overdrive at night. You don't say how old Milli is, but if she's younger than a year old, she's still pretty much a kitten. That, plus, she's been thru a tramautic event, and hasn't really lived with you all that long. She'll settle down eventually- confine her to a room at night where she has little access to things to shred, but with a nice cozy place to snuggle. Time will be the best thing for her and lots of love.

Answer 3

I know it is not a conventional solution--but my grandmother used to put a little soft butter on kitty's face (or if you are worried about kitty's cholesterol, you should use margarine!) and kitty will stop her wild behavior and immediately clean her face. She will groom herself right out of a bold, mischievous mood! It really works--kitty is soon sleeping! If only grandma had such a simple solution for children!