I am pretty new to this site and have never posted anything..About 2 1/2 months ago, I unexpectedly became a mom to the best darn kitten ever born..His name is Benjamin..He is a Siamese mix and he is beautiful..But he didn't start out that way..When he was found he was about a month old, weighed less than a pound and was covered in fleas..As tiny as he was he had managed to find a house in the middle of nowhere and refused to be ignored..This was my in laws' house..I had never owned a cat before and never really wanted to but when I saw him I knew he needed me..I managed to talk my husband into letting me bring him home..We have a large dog and we were not sure how they would get along but once again Benjamin surprised me..He is fearless..There were some issues with parasites (roundworms and coccidia) and he had to take quite a few rounds of medicine to clear this up but he has since blossomed and is bursting with personality..We just love this little boy..Sounds like a perfect happy ending, doesn't it?? Well...Mr Fearless Benjamin has ripped all of us to shreds..Especially me..I guess since he was so young when we found him that he never learned the correct way to play or never learned boundaries..It's pretty bad..I am the main person of attack. Along with the rough play, he has become my furry alarm clock..He wakes me up at 4:15 every morning with a nice hard bite on the nose..In his defense, he is starving to death! It has gotten so bad that i have started to consider adopting another kitten so he can have a playmate..Will this help?? And if it will help, what kind of kitten do i get?? One with a laid back personality?? I don't know if I could handle another big personality like Benhamin..I mean you cant have two kings in one castle..By the way, Ben was just neutered last week so i dont know if that will calm him down..It certainly hasnt yet..Any opinions would be appreciated..I have been looking at kittens at different shelters and want to make the right decision..
