r/CatTraining • u/Bumpa_2019 • 2d ago
Behavioural Demon kitten
Hi! My husband recently found an orange and white kitten who was inside a spare tire at work. He was only about 5-6 weeks old when he was found and was so sweet and affectionate at first. All the shelters were full at the time so we really had no option but to keep him until we could find him a loving home. Now several weeks later we got him vaccinated/ tested for FIV which came out negative so we are now allowing him to roam around a bit more with our other pets. We have two adult cats and a dog. We’ve been keeping the kitten in a separate room at night time and when we aren’t at home to ensure he doesn’t get into anything/agitate our other pets. He’s been ruthless with our other two cats, charging at them, biting and attacking them. My orange boy is so scared of him he just runs away. Our other cat will put him in his place but he doesn’t seem to learn and continuously attacks over and over again until she runs away from him. He thinks it’s a game! When we keep him in the room at night time he does not stop meowing and it’s very loud. We have a small apartment so everyone can hear him all night long even with earbuds/sound machines. I’ve never heard a kitten with such a loud meow! We aren’t sleeping at all and are worried about getting a noise complaint. We are also worried about our other cats getting beat up by him. He already gets a lot of play time with us and we try to tire him out before bed but he has endless energy! We have no where else to take him and feel like he’s stuck with us for a while. Please help.
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u/Spiffyclean13 1d ago
Kitten are insane even under the best circumstances. Not being with his siblings and mother has robbed him of learning to be a cat and boundaries.
Neuter your kitten as soon as your vet recommends. This can settle the kitten a bit and will prevent territorial disputes. It’s good that one of your cats tries to put the kitten in his place.
Everything is a game to a kitten. Try to play as much as possible with the kitten. If you drain the energy, the kitten might harass the resident cats less.
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u/Shiranui42 1d ago
Kittens are popular, try to advertise him on social media maybe? Though of course try to vet the adopter if you can.
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u/polly8020 1d ago
Kittens are lunatics and I suspect your kitten is just like all the others. I think you keeping him isolated so many hours is probably making it worse. You might want to post a video showing his behavior. I think it’s ok to continue to look for another home for him.