Back in April, I adopted a male kitten. I already have a female cat I've had since Nov 2017. Both have already been neutered and spayed.
The male kitten of course, has a lot of energy, being young and all. I adopted him because I thought my female cat was lonely while I'm away at work. For the most part they do get along, the female would groom him, they'd nap together and play together. But sometimes the male wants to play more and the female gets tired and annoyed and starts hissing and yowling.
I've tried training the male the same way I trained the female when I got her but nothing seems to stick. He goes to areas that are off limits, trips on wires and steps on switches (particularly my desktop while I'm doing work). He's torn up clothes, he bites me whenever he gets cuddles and scratches, he fights with the female in the middle of the night and wakes me up and today, he left me 2 mounds of poop and was in the midst of dropping the 3rd load when I came home this evening. The litter box was changed last night before I went to sleep.
I've given him so much attention at the expense of my own peace of mind and sleep and I don't know if my female is as stressed out as me. I love him with all my heart but while cleaning up the mounds of poop today I cried because I was just so exhausted trying to keep up these past few months.
Am I a terrible person for thinking about rehoming this kitten? And should I rehome this kitten? I really need advice and I can't help but feel terrible about this.
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