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so i’ve adopted a new kitten, the vet guesses he’s about 4 to 5 months old. Hes a very sweet kitten but like all kittens he gets into hyper active moments, and during them i dont mind him running around or being loud but theres two things that need to stop immediately.
He loves to jump and play on my very expensive laptop when im using it or watching videos on it, its very frustrating when he’s stepping all over the keyboard and disrupting what im in the middle of.
The other thing is he tries to get into my food, i feed him well, so i know hes not hungry. As much as i love this kitty already, i dont want his paws and teeth on my food.
Ive had him less than a week but i want opinions on ways to help him phase out of these behaviors.
I have been just picking him up and moving him away and ignoring him but that only results in me doing it over and over again for a long time, he doesnt seem to be getting the picture. Just now i was attempting to use a time out method by putting him in his kennel for 5 minuets everytime he jumped on my laptop but when i let him out hed do it again within 3 minuets.
Before i commit to the time out or extend the minutes hes imprisioned for let me know if this an effective method that will work over time ,is it seen as cruel, is the kennel (where hes subject to timeout) too small for this? Hes recovering from a upper respiratory infection and his meow is a little hoarse so im worried contining to put him in time out will cause him to strain his throat (cause he continues to meow to be let out during it)..... let me know what you think.
Also i saw someone suggest clapping loudly when bad and ignoring will work but i think it may make him scared of me if i continue it. Id rather not be rough with him.
(And to clarify ive had many cats before this one, he has many toys and room to play, and is getting a lot of attention and love)
He loves to jump and play on my very expensive laptop when im using it or watching videos on it, its very frustrating when he’s stepping all over the keyboard and disrupting what im in the middle of.
The other thing is he tries to get into my food, i feed him well, so i know hes not hungry. As much as i love this kitty already, i dont want his paws and teeth on my food.
Ive had him less than a week but i want opinions on ways to help him phase out of these behaviors.
I have been just picking him up and moving him away and ignoring him but that only results in me doing it over and over again for a long time, he doesnt seem to be getting the picture. Just now i was attempting to use a time out method by putting him in his kennel for 5 minuets everytime he jumped on my laptop but when i let him out hed do it again within 3 minuets.
Before i commit to the time out or extend the minutes hes imprisioned for let me know if this an effective method that will work over time ,is it seen as cruel, is the kennel (where hes subject to timeout) too small for this? Hes recovering from a upper respiratory infection and his meow is a little hoarse so im worried contining to put him in time out will cause him to strain his throat (cause he continues to meow to be let out during it)..... let me know what you think.
Also i saw someone suggest clapping loudly when bad and ignoring will work but i think it may make him scared of me if i continue it. Id rather not be rough with him.
(And to clarify ive had many cats before this one, he has many toys and room to play, and is getting a lot of attention and love)