How bad is normal? I have another cat, I've had other kittens, puppies, dogs, etc. and never had trouble like this.
Very frequent, unsolicited attacks that don't feel playful anymore. She sinks her claws and teeth in deeper if we react in pain. She attacks us while we're eating because she wants our food and we remove her from the table (she will try every single angle she can to evade ever submitting to any kind of training or discouragement of this behaviour). She doesn't ever stop coming back, swiping at your plate/face/hands. Haven't slept through a single night since we got her-she will sit outside the door (which has to be closed now that her playful nighttime energy is being used to sink all of her claws into my back and then leap away, ripping chunks out of me) and scream, throw herself at it, claw it, etc., for five, six hours at a time. Ignoring her seems to have no effect on her determination. Can't close doors or she screams (going to the washroom is rly fun when she's reaching under the door and cutting open your feet). Has shredded the shower curtain and attacks you while you're showering from the edge of the tub. Breaks everything. Won't stay off surfaces no matter what kind of method we try. She's now sitting on the top of doors (like, the 2 inch thick rim at the top) so keeping her down from things is basically impossible. Drinks dirty dish water, eats old food and garbage, rips cupboard doors open, throws things all over the floor. Has "bursts" of energy at least three times a day that last 2-3 hours where she's just running, without ever taking a break, through the house like lightning ruining and attacking everything in her path (which is often us). Is ruining our floors bc no matter what vessel we put her water in, her favourite game is to push it around violently making a ton of noise until all of the water is on the floor, which she seems to love, bc she couldn't possibly hate water like every other cat out there, lol. It's worrisome bc we have another cat and if we aren't home we can't figure out a way to make sure everyone is hydrated when she's spilled every drop onto the floor. I think it's her determination and stubbornness that worries me most. If we do negative
Very frequent, unsolicited attacks that don't feel playful anymore. She sinks her claws and teeth in deeper if we react in pain. She attacks us while we're eating because she wants our food and we remove her from the table (she will try every single angle she can to evade ever submitting to any kind of training or discouragement of this behaviour). She doesn't ever stop coming back, swiping at your plate/face/hands. Haven't slept through a single night since we got her-she will sit outside the door (which has to be closed now that her playful nighttime energy is being used to sink all of her claws into my back and then leap away, ripping chunks out of me) and scream, throw herself at it, claw it, etc., for five, six hours at a time. Ignoring her seems to have no effect on her determination. Can't close doors or she screams (going to the washroom is rly fun when she's reaching under the door and cutting open your feet). Has shredded the shower curtain and attacks you while you're showering from the edge of the tub. Breaks everything. Won't stay off surfaces no matter what kind of method we try. She's now sitting on the top of doors (like, the 2 inch thick rim at the top) so keeping her down from things is basically impossible. Drinks dirty dish water, eats old food and garbage, rips cupboard doors open, throws things all over the floor. Has "bursts" of energy at least three times a day that last 2-3 hours where she's just running, without ever taking a break, through the house like lightning ruining and attacking everything in her path (which is often us). Is ruining our floors bc no matter what vessel we put her water in, her favourite game is to push it around violently making a ton of noise until all of the water is on the floor, which she seems to love, bc she couldn't possibly hate water like every other cat out there, lol. It's worrisome bc we have another cat and if we aren't home we can't figure out a way to make sure everyone is hydrated when she's spilled every drop onto the floor. I think it's her determination and stubbornness that worries me most. If we do negative
