Hi all!
This is the first time I've had a kitten, and kitten behaviour is rather new to me. So please bear with this beginner!
My kitten is 11 weeks old (female) and I've had her for 3 weeks. I know cats are nocturnal, and my kitten does only like to play at night, but what is their 'playing' supposed to be like? My kitten has toys she likes wrestling with, which is normal, but sometimes she randomly gives us family members the arched back thing that says she's frightened. We never do anything to frighten her, if anything, the arch back pose frightens some of my friends! Is this normal? Does such behaviour continue on for a period? How long?
I enjoy playing with my kitten at night (the only time she plays), but due to my busy schedule I'm quite knackered as I hold down a job and attend university. Is there anyway I could alter the playing time, so she plays during the morning/afternoon and sleep during the night? Or is that asking for the impossible?
One last and main thing I would like to know is, apparantly kittens become 'calmer' after getting spayed. Is this true? And to what extent do they become calmer? What I mean is, do they reduce the amount playing they do? I plan to keep my kitty indoors, and at the moment my kitty plays like mad. After spaying, will she still play as aggressively-keeping in mind that the only place she will be playing is indoors?
Thanks for any help you all can give!
This is the first time I've had a kitten, and kitten behaviour is rather new to me. So please bear with this beginner!
My kitten is 11 weeks old (female) and I've had her for 3 weeks. I know cats are nocturnal, and my kitten does only like to play at night, but what is their 'playing' supposed to be like? My kitten has toys she likes wrestling with, which is normal, but sometimes she randomly gives us family members the arched back thing that says she's frightened. We never do anything to frighten her, if anything, the arch back pose frightens some of my friends! Is this normal? Does such behaviour continue on for a period? How long?
I enjoy playing with my kitten at night (the only time she plays), but due to my busy schedule I'm quite knackered as I hold down a job and attend university. Is there anyway I could alter the playing time, so she plays during the morning/afternoon and sleep during the night? Or is that asking for the impossible?
One last and main thing I would like to know is, apparantly kittens become 'calmer' after getting spayed. Is this true? And to what extent do they become calmer? What I mean is, do they reduce the amount playing they do? I plan to keep my kitty indoors, and at the moment my kitty plays like mad. After spaying, will she still play as aggressively-keeping in mind that the only place she will be playing is indoors?
Thanks for any help you all can give!