Miles is 9 months old and we have had him for 2+ months. He has had no problems adjusting to our house.
We tried letting him sleep with us at night- but he's a "rude" sleeper (in our eyes!). He wants to meow and play and climb and won't settle.
So we tried locking him out of the bedroom (the dog does sleep with us - and has forever- that won't change). However, he body-slams the door hard enough and repeatedly enough that he pops it open even if we pile shoes etc on our side of the door. He also screams.
So, we have been locking him into the office where his litterbox, food and water are. He typically gets locked in around one am and let out around five or six am- he is put in there when the last one of us goes to be and let out when the first one gets up.
However, this morning, I noticed that he ripped out corners of the carpet in the office- new carpet! He typically knocks over stuff in there- but thats okay, we "Miles=proofed" the room. He really can't stay in there at night if he is going to destroy the carpet- that is expensive- and we have to be able to sleep.
We really don't know what to do now. We do exercise him before bed and through out the day. He's only by himself for two- three hours a day. He plays with us and the dog.
Any suggestions would be appreciated.
We tried letting him sleep with us at night- but he's a "rude" sleeper (in our eyes!). He wants to meow and play and climb and won't settle.
So we tried locking him out of the bedroom (the dog does sleep with us - and has forever- that won't change). However, he body-slams the door hard enough and repeatedly enough that he pops it open even if we pile shoes etc on our side of the door. He also screams.
So, we have been locking him into the office where his litterbox, food and water are. He typically gets locked in around one am and let out around five or six am- he is put in there when the last one of us goes to be and let out when the first one gets up.
However, this morning, I noticed that he ripped out corners of the carpet in the office- new carpet! He typically knocks over stuff in there- but thats okay, we "Miles=proofed" the room. He really can't stay in there at night if he is going to destroy the carpet- that is expensive- and we have to be able to sleep.
We really don't know what to do now. We do exercise him before bed and through out the day. He's only by himself for two- three hours a day. He plays with us and the dog.
Any suggestions would be appreciated.