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Hello! Wanted to start this of by saying that I love my kitty very much, but my boyfriend and I are very frustrated with her and have tried everything we could find on the internet. Now I'm on my next attempt to find a solution before it gets too bad. So, about two months ago I got an adorable little kitten (4 months old) named Aurora. My bf helped me pick her out because while I adore cats, I don't know much about them (he does). At the adoption center she was very curious and explorative, as well as very loving. She wasn't our first pick, but she grew on us fast. We took her home and everything was great! She ended up staying mainly at my bf's apartment (we live in the same complex) and all of her many toys, scratching posts, and her tree are located there. We were able to find ways to correct scratching (kitty caps and redirection as well as special sprays to put on the things she bit and scratched), and for the most part that stopped. She also started jumping up the blinds, but we figured out that was for attention once we were able to get her to stop biting at the blinds. We ignore her or redirect her when she does this. Recently, she's been attempting to drink out of my bf's water glass on his desk. He or I will clap loudly to divert her, tell her no sternly, move her to direct her, and even ignored her Still didn't stop her. And she knocked the glass over, spilling half a cup of water all over his desk ruining his keyboard. Thankfully it didn't get into his very expensive computer. She's also torn up toilet paper (not on the roll, but just sitting in storage) and likes to chew on every piece of plastic she can possibly find. She neglects her multiple scratching posts and has started scratching furniture again. She does none of this when we are not around her as far as we can tell, and we make sure to reserve at LEAST an hour or more for play time both in the morning before school/work and in the evening during her nightly zoomies. She's now almost 6 months old and I don't know what to do. I don't want to take her back, I love her lots! And she can be such a sweetheart. We've tried isolation (putting her in the bathroom for 10 minutes directly after her doing something bad to show that we are not going to give attention) and she gets very cuddly and snug after that, but It doesn't seem to deter her actions once she's back out. She never meows for attention and we've seen her try to do things slyly, poised to run away in case we clap at her. She KNOWS she shouldn't be doing those things.
What do I even try next? Could her food be causing this? When we got her we switched her to a different food after a week and while she loves it, that's when this started happening. We both love her and have scoured the internet to try and find what to do, but we're getting fed up. Just an hour ago she tried to knock his water over AGAIN while he was giving her scritches and playing with her. She wanted no part in the playing, just went and knocked the glass. She does stuff like that a lot too. She doesn't want to play and she has plenty of food and water.
*My bf wants me to specify that she's not knocking the glass over, she's sticking her head in it and pulling down instead of trying to pull back up.
Any help would much appreciated! Thanks so much!
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