Five weeks ago, my boyfriend and I adopted an adorable kitten from a local shelter. We named him Alex (Allie) and he's now five months old. He's a wonderful, very sweet cat. He LOVES people and is particularly attached to me. Basically, when I'm in the apartment, he has to be near me most of the time. Now, of course I love having a sweet kitten follow me around, but he does sometimes get in the way. In particular, he tends to wander around on my labtop when I'm using it. I think it has to do with my hands, because he likes to play with people's hands and has little interest in the laptob when I'm not using it. I generally encourage him to play on his own, but he eventually comes back to me, often when I'm in the middle of work. (I'm a college student. He sometimes even turns off the computer, causing me to lose work I'm doing.) I feel bad about closing the door on him because he often meows and claws at the door trying to get in.
I would have liked to adopt one of his litter-mates as well, but that wasn't financially possible because our apartment complex requires a $500 security deposit per pet. Does anyone have ideas about how I can keep him occupied, rather than pining for me, during times when I cannot give him very much attention? This would also be useful for when we're out of the apartment--which we don't do for long periods of time, but I can tell he misses us.
I would have liked to adopt one of his litter-mates as well, but that wasn't financially possible because our apartment complex requires a $500 security deposit per pet. Does anyone have ideas about how I can keep him occupied, rather than pining for me, during times when I cannot give him very much attention? This would also be useful for when we're out of the apartment--which we don't do for long periods of time, but I can tell he misses us.