My kitten is a 5-month old male. he is very aggressive, does not enjoy petting most of the time, gets into everything, and meows a LOT, especially in the mornings. we have tried spraying him with water, we have tried swatting him (not hard) with a rolled up piece of paper, nothing works. he likes to chew on my very expensive college textbooks! he keeps us up at night playing and meowing very loudly. he bites hard and scratches and attacks us out of nowhere. i don't know what to do.
2007-09-26 18:21:12 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Cats
I would say this little guy needs to be neutered as soon as possible. It will calm him down and make him more mellow as times goes bye. For now, get a squirt gun and squirt him in the face. Cats hate water in their faces and will back down real fast. Yell at him too while you are squirting him. Let him know that he is doing wrong and that you are not happy with him. He will get to the point where all you will have to do is show him the squirt gun and he will stop what ever it is he is doing.
As far as raising cane all night. Well cats are nocturnal. They sleep most of the day away and like to party hearty at night. I'd suggest that you keep the door to your bedroom shut at night. So if he plays and meows you won't hear him as much. There really isn't much you can do in this situation.
Keep your books out of his reach. Put them in your bedroom and keep the door shut so he can't get in there. Or, put them up real high so he can't get to them.
I hope this helps!
2007-09-26 18:34:26 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you don't let him have the run of the house, he will have less opportunity to get into trouble. Punishment usually doesn't work with cats the same way it does with dogs. Cats usually have the "what's in it for me" philosophy. Spraying with water is about the only thing that works for me, and then it only works when I'm in the room. Our kitten chewed my husband's expensive engineering textbooks, so we had to put the books away when he wasn't using them -- in a closet or a cupboard or a box. Then the kitten chewed the box. It seemed that he liked to chew, so we gave him his own box and he was happy. However, he'd still chew on any paper he could find.
If the kitten bites you, push your finger back into his mouth until he makes a gagging noise. I know this sounds cruel, but it won't hurt him and makes him think twice about what he's doing. After a couple of times the problem is solved. It's important to do this while their teeth are still small. You can get a special notched scissors to clip his claws. If you do this every two weeks (cut only the hook off the end) he won't be able to hurt you. Just don't play with him using your hands because that will be a huge problem when the cat is older (bigger teeth, bigger claws).
At night, put him in another room with plenty of cat toys. Put a small light on and he can amuse himself. That way you can get some sleep and it solves the problem of his mischief. You'll still hear him jumping around and playing, though.
2007-09-26 19:06:32 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Is this new behavior or has he always been aggressive? Is he neutered? If not, he should be. After that, he needs retraining. He might benefit having a companion to keep him from bad behavior caused by boredom (getting into things, meowing). Morning meowing gets him attention, even if it is negative. Try playing with him before you go to bed, which should slow down the night time disturbances. The biting and scratching are more difficult because he has learned to do them. Keep his claws trimmed and when he acts like he might bite, distract him. If (when) he bites, tell him "no" sharply and disengage. Leave him or put him in another room. Unfortunately, it is easier to teach a kitten not to bite and scratch when they are young than it is once they have learned the behavior. Contact your vet to see if there are people available to help you with retraining. The trouble is that without intervention he is likely to get worse as he ages. Don't wait to get help. Good luck.
2007-09-26 18:43:53 · answer #3 · answered by Sue C 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Isolate the kitten for as many of the day as you may, making helpful it has sparkling water, nutrition and a muddle container of direction. I experienced an aggressive kitten that we rescued various years in the past. It freaked whilst my different 3 older cats approached it. for 3 days I feed it with a steel spoon on an identical time because it growled at me now it curls up on my lap and is going to sleep each and every nighttime. to no longer point out that the little stinker would not take any crap from the different 3 who're two times her length! in any case in the process the isolation era bypass to the cat various circumstances an afternoon yet do no longer physique of techniques it, merely sit down on the floor or a chair close by. Cats are extremely social creatures and after a on an identical time because it is going to cool down merely so it is around each and every thing that is going on. do no longer supply up, I continuously enjoyed the project of a demanding kitty!
2016-10-09 21:57:44 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
We have a male kitten who is extremely active and used to be quite aggressive. If your kitten is like our little man and is neutered he may be doing it for attention or just having a game. Punishing cats doesn't really work (in my experience anyway, they just wait until your not looking) so rather than playing fighting type games we tried balls of scrunched up paper, laser pointers, those feather stick things, hanging mobiles, basically anything that didn't involve touching us. He enjoys these games more than stalking us and attacking us but I still get the odd scratch now and then, it's nowhere near as bad as it was. He didn't like cuddles at first but has warmed up to them now. Your kitten will settle down in time, remember that having a small animal is like having a child in your house, put up/ away anything you don't want them to have. As for the things that go bump in the night, if you have a spare room/ laundry why don't you put him in there for the night? When it hits 10 pm our cat heads for his room because he knows that's were the fun is! Also makes them feel safe and happy to have a space of their own.
2007-09-26 19:05:15 · answer #5 · answered by Anna 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Consider neutering him in a month or more,.. his hormones are developing and he seems restless.
Fixining may settle the roughneck down some.
Wait till he's a bit older though, when all his male parts are fully developed.
I myself, from experience (I believe it causes some health probs.if done too soon), won't neuter a male cat before 8 mths. old.
Some are fine with fixing at 6 mths. though. But not me.
2007-09-26 18:30:04 · answer #6 · answered by deltadawn 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Hi,make sure to give him lots of love and attention because he's still a baby. Kittens have lots and lots of energy,play with him as much as you can to help to tire him out.A good toy for them to chase is a laser light,all of his behavior is normal for a kitten.
2007-09-26 18:33:10 · answer #7 · answered by Kerry 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Have you had him neutered??If not then do so.Buy him lots of toys to play with.And if you have time play with him ASAP.That way he will get tired.And sleep at night.And cats loves to sleep so massage him when you can and be careful cat bites get infected very easily.
2007-09-27 11:27:27 · answer #8 · answered by yukaking531 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Typical kitten behavior, he's just playing and doesn't realize that your skin isn't as tough as his. Get him neutered if he already isn't. And if you must-- carry around a spray bottle and spray him if he does something unacceptable.
2007-09-26 18:30:57 · answer #9 · answered by mathaowny 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
the poor kittens only trying to protect itself!
2007-09-26 18:40:02 · answer #10 · answered by Bee 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋