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Hi all!
I have a 2 year old named Juneau and a new kitten we think is about 8-10 weeks old, named Sitka. A coworker had a stray mama cat have her litter under her house, my kitten was left behind when the mama moved on. I got her about a month ago.
Juneau adjusted pretty well to the kitten, within a week she was grooming her and they were playing. Juneau had previously been exhibiting attention seeking behaviors, mainly inappropriate scratching, regardless of how long I played with her. This stopped as soon as they started playing with each other.
At first I was keeping the kitten in a play-pen at night, but now that she can climb on and off the bed I’ve given her free reign. This has caused Juneau to revert back to some of the behaviors that I was looking to get a kitten for in the first place. Specifically, scratching the walls after I’ve gone to sleep to wake me up for attention.
It’s a “nails on a chalkboard” type sound and I’m scared at some point she’s actually going to damage the wall. I’m assuming it’s because she’s now not getting enough attention from me, but she won’t accept any of the kind/loving attention I try to give her before bed. She’s never been one to cuddle for very long but we used to have long petting/ear scratching sessions- she barely lets me touch her for more than a few seconds now.
I make sure to feed her first, I try to talk sweet to her and show her attention, but I don’t want to ignore the kitten because she’s being a brat. I also don’t want to force the kitten out of the bed just because Juneau can’t share. I currently have both of them locked out of my room and Juneau is trying to scratch down the door... ignoring the behavior is not really an option and I’m looking for anything other than keeping them both out at night. I work 8+ hours a day, I want them to be able to see/feel me. I’ve tried squirt bottles. I’ve covered parts of the wall with blankets (she just moves to another part). I’ve gotten up and brought her back to bed -which works for about an hour or so. I’m just out of ideas. Thanks in advance for any help you can give!
I have a 2 year old named Juneau and a new kitten we think is about 8-10 weeks old, named Sitka. A coworker had a stray mama cat have her litter under her house, my kitten was left behind when the mama moved on. I got her about a month ago.
Juneau adjusted pretty well to the kitten, within a week she was grooming her and they were playing. Juneau had previously been exhibiting attention seeking behaviors, mainly inappropriate scratching, regardless of how long I played with her. This stopped as soon as they started playing with each other.
At first I was keeping the kitten in a play-pen at night, but now that she can climb on and off the bed I’ve given her free reign. This has caused Juneau to revert back to some of the behaviors that I was looking to get a kitten for in the first place. Specifically, scratching the walls after I’ve gone to sleep to wake me up for attention.
It’s a “nails on a chalkboard” type sound and I’m scared at some point she’s actually going to damage the wall. I’m assuming it’s because she’s now not getting enough attention from me, but she won’t accept any of the kind/loving attention I try to give her before bed. She’s never been one to cuddle for very long but we used to have long petting/ear scratching sessions- she barely lets me touch her for more than a few seconds now.
I make sure to feed her first, I try to talk sweet to her and show her attention, but I don’t want to ignore the kitten because she’s being a brat. I also don’t want to force the kitten out of the bed just because Juneau can’t share. I currently have both of them locked out of my room and Juneau is trying to scratch down the door... ignoring the behavior is not really an option and I’m looking for anything other than keeping them both out at night. I work 8+ hours a day, I want them to be able to see/feel me. I’ve tried squirt bottles. I’ve covered parts of the wall with blankets (she just moves to another part). I’ve gotten up and brought her back to bed -which works for about an hour or so. I’m just out of ideas. Thanks in advance for any help you can give!