I got my kitten Misty when she was just a couple weeks old. Someone found her on the side of a highway with one other kitten. She is spayed and is up to date on all vaccines and is healthy according to my vet. She is now a little over 6 months old and her playing is at an all time extreme. I know that kittens are supposed to be very energetic, but she has gotten to the point where I am afraid to leave anything in the house that she can get to.
She has lots of toy mice and other random cat toys, but along with destroying them, she has managed to destroy lots of other things. Shoes, clothes, papers, bags, toilet paper rolls, cardboard boxes, books, plants, umbrellas, and many more odd things are among her favorites.
I have tried creating a safe spot in my closet for things that I don't want her to get, and I have made it very clear to her that she isn't allowed in there, but everytime the closet door opens, she dashes in. I can't leave cups around the house because she tries to drink out of them or knock them over. (Even got her head stuck on one once but still didn't learn!) I am to the point of going insane. I try to give her alot of attention, but she will just go after my hands or feet (or even my face) and bite. I will either stop playing with her or distract her, but it doesn't work.
She seems very needy, constantly meowing for attention, but runs away when I go to her. She will meow and nothing, and I have no idea what she wants. One evening, she sat on my bed for over an hour meowing at the ceiling....
Please help me get her on the right track. I am afraid that she is not going to grow out of this. I have had many other cats and none have been like this before. Is there anything that I can do to curb her behavior? Or is this something that I just have to deal with till she grows out of it?
She has lots of toy mice and other random cat toys, but along with destroying them, she has managed to destroy lots of other things. Shoes, clothes, papers, bags, toilet paper rolls, cardboard boxes, books, plants, umbrellas, and many more odd things are among her favorites.
I have tried creating a safe spot in my closet for things that I don't want her to get, and I have made it very clear to her that she isn't allowed in there, but everytime the closet door opens, she dashes in. I can't leave cups around the house because she tries to drink out of them or knock them over. (Even got her head stuck on one once but still didn't learn!) I am to the point of going insane. I try to give her alot of attention, but she will just go after my hands or feet (or even my face) and bite. I will either stop playing with her or distract her, but it doesn't work.
She seems very needy, constantly meowing for attention, but runs away when I go to her. She will meow and nothing, and I have no idea what she wants. One evening, she sat on my bed for over an hour meowing at the ceiling....
Please help me get her on the right track. I am afraid that she is not going to grow out of this. I have had many other cats and none have been like this before. Is there anything that I can do to curb her behavior? Or is this something that I just have to deal with till she grows out of it?