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Kitten bored what to do

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SuperFlyHigh · 18/10/2014 21:32

I've got a 6 month old kitten got him a month ago. He's half Siamese and very bored and lively.

I play wth his laser toy with him, with his toy stuffed penguin and various other toys but he still seems to want to play. And it's only me here!

He is VERY talkative and from when I get up he doesn't want food just to play!

I am seriously thinking of another kitten for him. My mum being retired and more time on her hands comes in once a day to feed lunch as she lives nearby and she plays with him too.

He came to me as his previous owners had proper owners who dropped out so was with his mum quite late. He was with teenagers (maybe at home more than me and a SAHM) and another cat and his mum and a dog (Rottie!).

Any ideas?!

thanks!

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OddFodd · 18/10/2014 21:36

Many cat rescue places don't let you get kittens unless you get two for this very reason. My two (who are over a year now) still chase one another up and down stairs and in and out of the cat flap several times a day (they sleep curled up together so there's really no malice).

It's hard work entertaining a kitten! If not another cat, have you got a kitty dancer (feathers dangling off a stick)? At least there's little human effort involved in that :o

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SuperFlyHigh · 18/10/2014 21:43

But when I had a brother and sister the sister HATED her brother, like really detested him though they got on on HER terms. LOL

There were no other kittens as they'd all gone... I think I may get another kitten but same age as him or younger?

it's sweet next doors cat comes round to my French window for treats and my cat at first wanted to play (but submissive behaviour) and Handsome (neighbours cat) isn't interested but the other day they saw each other through the open gap and mine Felix hissed at Handsome. Bless. or not.

Not got kitty dancer yet, I thought the laser would be enough

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cozietoesie · 18/10/2014 21:51

Where does he sleep? And how much of the day is he on his own?

cozietoesie · 18/10/2014 21:55

PS - has he been neutered yet? He may well habe some hormones coursing through him if not.

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SuperFlyHigh · 18/10/2014 21:55

he sleeps where he likes.

He's not by himself all the time. In the morning I'm there, in the evening too. I had last week off work (other things) partly to be with him.

The lady who sold him to me thought he would be ok by himself. I really don't think so though.

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SuperFlyHigh · 18/10/2014 21:56

and like I said my mum comes in for an hour every day to give lunch and play. she's quite happy and said she may stay longer as she can write on her laptop/ipad whereas she can't at home much.

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SuperFlyHigh · 18/10/2014 21:57

No not neutered! That's probably next week. He has got excited and I think he may have been getting interested in the mum so the owner was keen to rehome him as his mum wasn't spayed.

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cozietoesie · 18/10/2014 22:00

See if you can get him to sleep with you now that the worse weather is coming. It seems to fill up their 'love tank' more than anything else.

I've tried to integrate singleton male Siamese and new cats before and I still carry the mental scars. I know he's only half Siamese but ...... that hiss at Handsome? It sounds to me as if you're his territory now so I'd think real carefully about getting another cat.

cozietoesie · 18/10/2014 22:02

Ah - you're lucky he hasn't started spraying!

Have him neutered ASAP and see what his behaviour is like afterwards. (If he's already got hormones coursing, it could take a week or two to calm down.) I don't think you can necessarily judge his behavious properly right now.

timtam23 · 18/10/2014 22:09

I have no experience of Siamese/part-Siamese but my young male moggy was a bit of a nightmare in the weeks before he was neutered (aged 5 months) - very lively. My DH is at home all the time so he did have constant company. He was calmer after neutering, definitely. If Dh had not been at home we would probably have had to get another kitten to keep him company but it would have been at a much younger age (we took him in as a stray aged 7 wks so would have tried to find another young kitten so they could grow up together). At 6 months it would be a bit more complicated I suspect, especially if he isn't that keen on other cats.

Do you have room for one of those big activity centres for cats?

Fluffycloudland77 · 18/10/2014 22:09

Have you got a laser pointer?. It's hours of fun unless they realise where the dot comes from.

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SuperFlyHigh · 19/10/2014 11:26

Fluffy yes have got a laser pointer.

I think he needs to be out soon (after jabs) but he didn't want to go when I tested him last week but then it had been raining...

Cozie - strange that for the few nights I've tried to sleep with him he's been bored and more interested in what's in my room, clothes not put away, lotions and potions (out of his reach) etc.

But this morning I tested him calmly on my bed, sleeping and he was actually chilled and did that, for oooh 10 minutes!

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SuperFlyHigh · 19/10/2014 11:27

The one reason why I've thought of another cat is apparently Siamese are social and like other cats.

And I'm out all day. I think it could be Handsome (huge male Tabby who'd love to own me!) he doesn't like, not necessarily other cats.

We have 2 young kittens about my cat's age and he seems friendly with them, and he did want to play with Handsome but Handsome is totally "what, you, young kitten?! no thanks, no play or other interaction!"

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cozietoesie · 19/10/2014 12:55

....apparently Siamese are social and like other cats....

Now who told you that?

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SuperFlyHigh · 19/10/2014 13:03

I read that cozie on a website, don't ask where but his ex owner told me... it is not true then?!

actually as a child one of my brother's friends, his mother had about 7 siamese she bred them. no idea if they got on!

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NameChange30 · 19/10/2014 13:04

Get him neutered
Let him go outside

He'll be much happier and calmer then. In the meantime make sure he has lots of toys! He might like the laser pointer but he needs others two. Our kittens like chasing the cardboard from toilet rolls. Scrunched up tin foil is a classic. And if you can buy another try this, it's gone down well with ours:
www.petsathome.com/shop/en/pets/cat-toys/willows-fantastical-feather-teaser?i=54#

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SuperFlyHigh · 19/10/2014 13:04

social I mean with people. they like dogs too, not that I'm planning on getting one of those!

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NameChange30 · 19/10/2014 13:04

*needs others TOO (not two)! Gah!

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SuperFlyHigh · 19/10/2014 13:06

AnotherEmma - next week is D Day - he will be neutered and then get his final jabs so can go outside.

However my mum who visits him once a day thinks he is still a baby and should be kept in longer. I think personally he should go out!

I'm off to Pets at Home later (yeah Purley Way on a Sunday such fun not!) to get a feather teaser.

I did try the cardboard roll but only whole not unwrapped but maybe foil is good. Someone else suggested a climbing tree thing.

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SuperFlyHigh · 19/10/2014 13:08

Another Emma Yeah he's got so far:-

clockwork mouse
catnip kitten toy
2 balls with bells
big shiny ball with bells
another ball
toy Penguin from H&M
scratching posts x 2 (1 the newer one he ignores)
laser toy

He LOVES chasing scrunched up receipts too.

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SuperFlyHigh · 19/10/2014 13:11

Cozie here's one of the articles which says Siamese can get on with other cats, however I have no idea. I just know my old 2 (brother and sister non Siamese) well the sister hated her brother but he loved her! They adored each other as baby kittens though.

www.pets4homes.co.uk/pet-advice/is-a-siamese-cat-the-right-pet-for-you.html

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NameChange30 · 19/10/2014 13:12

All sounds good. I think the advice is that kittens can go out from 6 months, as long as they're vaccinated and neutered. Do you could probably override your mum on that one ;)
If I were you I'd wait and see before buying a climbing tree, he might be ok after "D Day" and he might not use it.
Good luck! :)

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SuperFlyHigh · 19/10/2014 13:35

AnotherEmma

yes my 2 old cats I swear I let them out at 5 months...

My mum's just scared he'll get attacked, I've got him covered via Sainsbos pet insurance though. I think she thinks because I see them out and about that there are lots of other cats in the street, not all of them friendly.

I was toying with the idea of a half Bengal kitten as a friend has some which will be born soon and will be freebies.

Yep climbing tree on hold for now! thanks!

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Fluffycloudland77 · 19/10/2014 13:38

You want a bengal cross? You're not one for a quiet life are you?

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SuperFlyHigh · 19/10/2014 13:39

Are Bengals really lively?? Just a friend option for my little one...

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