Hello.
So earlier this month my brothers and I adopted an 8 week old kitten. He’s about 10 weeks old now, and while I was so excited about bringing this little guy into our lives at the time, I’ve noticed I’m becoming more and more bitter toward him as time goes on.
In my household I probably take care of our kitten the third most behind my two brothers.
The kitten thus far has peed on the floor of our basement three times, prompting us to gate off the basement from him until we think he’s matured enough.
I often hear each of my brothers shouting “No!” at him, trying to get him to stop doing certain things like climbing on furniture and biting us, and it just puts me in a sour mood.
Whenever I eat food around him he tries to climb up onto the table to get some, and it frustrates me.
I’m not sure how common this kind of frustration is among cat owners or just pet owners in general. I’ve grown up a dog person my whole life, having owned a dog in the past, and being close with my sister’s dog and certain neighbor’s dogs. So I don’t know if this frustration with my kitten stems from me being an innate dog person, me just having a lack of experience with baby animals (having only being four years old during our late dog’s infancy), or me just being a naturally impatient person, especially with a baby pet.
I don’t want to be bitter toward an animal that I want to care for, but I consistently see him as a burden, where I’d normally be very supportive and loving of all animals. I just need advice on how to handle my frustration with our cat, because I know my family loves him and I don’t want to be an outlier with my feelings toward him.
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