My kitten I adopted is around 8-9 months old and she is just a ball of energy for about 70% of the day, I think its hilarious but often times it can be frustrating when she wont let me do anything because she wants to play with me every 15 minutes or so. I know most cats seem to slow down, chill out and sleep more sometime when they are older but how much older until she will be more of an adult behaved cat?
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when will my kitten chill out?
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I think it varies on each cat. You could always get her a buddy to take out some of the energy on. If she is the only cat, she only has you.
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What sort of playing do you do with her.. she must really but a high energy girl.
It can depend a bit on which breed. My supposedly laid back Ragdoll is still a terrorist a lot of the time at almost 2 years.
Well my boys are almost 10 months old and have slowed down significantly in the past couple of months. YES, they do get their "bursts" of energy throughout the day and night (like right now), but they have chilled out considerably. I'm sure it makes a big difference having two cats. However it is SO ANNOYING when one of their "bursts" comes when I'm ready to go to bed.
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Yeah, I wish I could get her a playmate but my parents wont allow it. She is a tortie if that makes a difference.
A couple of suggestions that really do make a huge difference, talk to her when your home, whatever your doing, just include her. Of course giving her some serious play time is best as well. Another is do you have a kitty condo? This often gives a sense of personal space. Best thing is a window perch. Maia has a carpeted window perch with a ramp access, she adores it!
My 1.5 Year old Russian Blue Mix is that way. My 5 Month old Kitten isnt bad at all. It really depends on the Cat.
8-9 months old is the start of the "teenager" time. It varys from cat to cat, but you are probably looking at another year of a lot of energy. Is she spayed? If not, get her in now and that will help settle her down.
My nine month old kitten is definitely in his teenage time. I remarked to my husband the other day that he must be 13 in people years because he's hit full tilt obnoxious. I have 3 other cats for him to play with and it does help some but I still spend the better part of my day tossing toy mice.
It may sound strange but enjoy your kitten's busyness while it lasts. Soon, she'll be more interested in other aspects of her surroundings and won't require as much time from you. Next thing you know you'll want to play and she'll be sleeping!
It may sound strange but enjoy your kitten's busyness while it lasts. Soon, she'll be more interested in other aspects of her surroundings and won't require as much time from you. Next thing you know you'll want to play and she'll be sleeping!
yeh, i agree with the spaying. i got two of my girl's done, & now they are so lazy! well, they do still play, but not as much as before they were spayed
& it does all depend on the cat, not even the breed make's all the difference i don't think, because all cat's have different personality's!
My Jacks 9 months and he's still a ball of energy, but at least i get some sleep now because i didn't when he was a tiny kitten
