Right, well I joined up here quite a few months ago, and then unfortunately lost my internet connection until now. So I'm back with 2 more questions haha.
Behavior Number 1:
Well, I've got 1 kitten (about 10 months) that has one of the most annoying behaviors ever, I swear lol. Every time she goes to drink water out of whatever dish she is at (since we have 5 cats, we keep 4-6 bowls/containers of water all around the house to make sure there's enough for everyone) she moves the bowl/container around with her paws (taps at the bottom with her paw, pushes with her nose, pushes with her paws) and spills the water everywhere. You can't walk around the house with socks on for longer than 15 minutes without getting them soaked
She does this will small bowls, weighted water dishes (the ones that are supposed to keep them from moving them around lol) and we've got 2 containers similar to this: http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b3...er_235x234.jpg (but much smaller) that we bought in the hopes that this would stop her habit, but nope. She still manages to make a huge mess. Other than this being a huge inconvenience, it also worries me on days when I'm gone (at work) for up to 14 hours a day that she'll spill all the waters and the other cats won't get enough. So any suggestions/ideas why she does this, and any ways to get her to stop? I've considered getting a couple large water fountain type gismos to see if that does anything, since she sticks her paw right in the water a lot to push it around. Maybe if it was moving water she'd be more likely to drink without pawing it?
Behavior Number 2:
This involves my sister kittens which are 10 months old. We got them last May when they were approx. 7 and a half weeks old and have had this problem ever since. A few days after we got them they began sucking their tails. And they did it a lot
The smack-smack-smack-suck noise (to me) is just like nails on a chalk board. It makes me cringe just thinking about it. -shudder- We bought 3 or 4 different brands of the bitter tasting stuff (2 from the vet's office) and nearly soaked their tails with it, and it made no difference. It just got all over us 2 legged folk and made everything taste nasty lol. When they suck their tails they knead whatever they're lying on and purr like they're an engine that belongs in a jet lol. We just recently (2 weeks ago) began being able to let them sleep in the bedroom at night because they've stopped sucking their tails quite a bit. But they still do it, and I can't seem to understand why. In certain situations, I can guarantee with 100% accurancy that they will suck their tails. If I'm lying in bed, and one of the kittens jumps up and lies down near my upper body, they'll start sucking their tails. If they sleep at the end of the bed, they normally won't. If I lie there and pet them (even just once) they'll start sucking away
I'm at a loss with this one. I just can't figure out what to do. So any insight here would be greatly appreciated
Behavior Number 1:
Well, I've got 1 kitten (about 10 months) that has one of the most annoying behaviors ever, I swear lol. Every time she goes to drink water out of whatever dish she is at (since we have 5 cats, we keep 4-6 bowls/containers of water all around the house to make sure there's enough for everyone) she moves the bowl/container around with her paws (taps at the bottom with her paw, pushes with her nose, pushes with her paws) and spills the water everywhere. You can't walk around the house with socks on for longer than 15 minutes without getting them soaked
Behavior Number 2:
This involves my sister kittens which are 10 months old. We got them last May when they were approx. 7 and a half weeks old and have had this problem ever since. A few days after we got them they began sucking their tails. And they did it a lot