Manny is turning out to be unlike any other kitten I've ever had. He is a handful! He is almost 5 months old.
Last night I bought him a new mousie toy. He ran and got it when I threw it for him, but then he started growling and hissing. He ran around with it in his mouth for about 15 minutes. I was worried it was hurting him or something because of the growling/hissing he was doing, but he would drop it and attack it again and again. The I thought maybe he was worried one of the other cats would take it away from him and that was why he was so growly, but no other cats were around him at the time, and he let Isabel take it and play with it, no problem, after a short time.
What is the reasoning there? Is he just playing tough guy? Anyone else's kitten do this?
Then, he is still very greedy about food. If I give out treats he will start to eat his, then see that the other cats have treats too, so he will leave his, run over and snatch the other cats' treats (he eats really fast) and then run back to eat his, so he gets all the treats! He moves so fast that the other cats don't even have time to react. I've been trying to remember to feed his treats separately form the other cats, but sometimes I'll forget.
I noticed he's been doing something similar wih the canned food I feed 2x daily...I feed him in a separate room, and he will start meowing like he is done, but when I open the door he still has food left. What he does is run in to the room where I feed the girls, eat their food, and then run back and finish his. I leave dry down all the time (Wellness Core) and feed him canned 2x day so he isn't starving. He just seems like he has an insatiable appetite.
Please tell me he will outgrow this.
Mr. Manny:
Last night I bought him a new mousie toy. He ran and got it when I threw it for him, but then he started growling and hissing. He ran around with it in his mouth for about 15 minutes. I was worried it was hurting him or something because of the growling/hissing he was doing, but he would drop it and attack it again and again. The I thought maybe he was worried one of the other cats would take it away from him and that was why he was so growly, but no other cats were around him at the time, and he let Isabel take it and play with it, no problem, after a short time.
What is the reasoning there? Is he just playing tough guy? Anyone else's kitten do this?
Then, he is still very greedy about food. If I give out treats he will start to eat his, then see that the other cats have treats too, so he will leave his, run over and snatch the other cats' treats (he eats really fast) and then run back to eat his, so he gets all the treats! He moves so fast that the other cats don't even have time to react. I've been trying to remember to feed his treats separately form the other cats, but sometimes I'll forget.
I noticed he's been doing something similar wih the canned food I feed 2x daily...I feed him in a separate room, and he will start meowing like he is done, but when I open the door he still has food left. What he does is run in to the room where I feed the girls, eat their food, and then run back and finish his. I leave dry down all the time (Wellness Core) and feed him canned 2x day so he isn't starving. He just seems like he has an insatiable appetite.
Please tell me he will outgrow this.
Mr. Manny: