Do you ever have a smidge of regret?

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Dcat has been here 3 weeks this week. She’s gone from kind and loving to an absolute beast. We play with her for a good 2-3 hours a day when she’s awake. We had da bird, scratching posts, mice etc yet she runs around constantly, biting our feet, and just being extremely hyper. Especially in the evening/before bed. I feel like I’m constantly playing with her.

She’s lovely and I love her but I think I rushed into it without really thinking about it.

She’s not going anywhere but I want to know I’m not alone 😩

It’s the running from room to room climbing and jumping on everything and anything at mega speeds while biting whatever gets in the way that’s driving me insane. She can’t seem to relax 😩🙈

How old is she? Has she been neutered? Is she used to the companionship of other cats?

She’s 13 weeks so still reallly Young. She’s being neutered as Soon as possible I think

Mine have always been bitey til they're about 4 or 5 months. It's just baby teeth and muppeting - but yes it did get tedious sometimes. Has she been wormed and flead?

Mine are 14 weeks. The difference I think is we got 2 so they really tire each other out. We've barely had to play with them because they entertain each other. They have a real mad 30 mins or so a few times a day (who knows what they get up to when we're at work!) And then just snuggle on us. I reckon it would have been much harder work with just the one.
Could you get her a little companion?

Havelock is almost 8 months and neutered.
He still has his “devil hour” a couple of times a day. His ears go back and he tears around bouncing off the furniture and crashing into everything in his way. Feet have to be covered with a blanket as they are obviously some kind of creature which must be subdued and slaughtered .
The rest of the time he’s an adorable fluffy lump who we totally dote on and brings so much joy into our lives.

Another vote for 2, mine had their mad moments but because they had each other i was left alone. Love them to bits and now at 5 years old all they want is a little love and cuddles

She’s just scratched dd3 on her face. Dd was laid on the sofa and dcat jumped up and scratched her so fast. 😩

This is why I always get adult cats from rescue. Kittens are adorable but are too much work for me these days.
I prefer lazy adult or feral cats.
Ferals normally turn out very nicely when tamed.
Mind you my 18 year old ex feral had a spurt of silliness today, I saw her chasing a load of ducks across a field.
She wouldn't know what to do with a duck if she caught it at her age and they were all very cross indeed

Our old girl was one of the calmest cats ever so I forgot what some cats could be like.... Three months after she was PTS we adopted a hooligan! DD and I met him at Cats Protection while she was testing cats for child friendliness and he was on his best behaviour so we reserved him. He was good for the first week at home but then everything was fair game to be attacked, chewed, nibbled etc and was such hard work at about 9 months old. We got him worked out but I was used to a strict routine of an elderly diabetic cat who loved a lap. I did have some moments of regret generally around 4am! The hooligan behaviour has reduced but he is a drama queen at times and I do think should I have stood my ground to adopt an older cat but no I do love the cheeky bugger.

We got two at once and never had a bit of bother with them. Absolutely perfect wee angels! Get her a friend.

Kittens are mental but it passes.

We had 3 together. Plan was to have 2 to keep each other company but we ended up with 3.

They chase and bite and scratch each other not us 😂😂😂 they also love to snuggle on laps 💕

Ours are a Bro/Sis pair from CPL.
When they went to rescue they'd been living in a garden so the CPL fosterers did a fantastic job of transforming them into proper (mainly sensible) sociable little pet cats .
We knew the male was painfully shy and he has come on in leaps and bounds . In the early days when he crept out from under the sofa we all held our breath as he walked across the floor .

Male adores my DD and willl sit happily being fussed by her ( he drools after a few minutes )
Female treats us all with equal contempt but chooses a Serf (or their bed) to crash out on.

Even though I did the searching through the Rescue sites , narrowed it down to these two cats , picked up all their equipment and searched a glazing company to have their door fitted ........they tolerate me

No regrets though. They occasional attack feet if they're under the sofa and feeling wicked .
They are identical apart from a few subtle body shape differences and he moves more cautiously .

And it means I cannot have any more guinea-pigs because it wouldn't be fair on either .

Do you ever have a smidge of regret?
In terms of cat & kitten ownership I can honestly answer 'No, never.' .

I have never found kittens hard work. They may bite and scratch a bit - but that's all part of having a cat.

It’s the running from room to room climbing and jumping on everything and anything at mega speeds while biting whatever gets in the way that’s driving me insane. She can’t seem to relax

That's the really fun part - and if you had two kittens they would play together.

I suspect some people have an pre-planned image of how they expect a cat to behave - unfortunately cats are all individuals, all have their own character and quirks. Live with it and enjoy it.

The answer is get another one whilst she is still young.

Honestly, I have regret pretty much every day since getting my rescue cat. She's an absolute terror and thrives off being in trouble.

I'm fed up of being bitten every day - she just walks past and sinks the teeth in for no reason. She plays really rough, she's destructive and has torn wallpaper repeatedly - she goes to the stair wallpaper several times an hour to get attention as I tell her off for damaging it. She loves it even more if she gets a small smack.

She's a Ragdoll and isn't the nice calm cat I was expecting. She has to be kept indoors but has a million toys, lasers etc to keep her busy.

I've never had a cat as awful as her - I think they saw me coming when I walked in to see her and they guilt tripped me into taking her. My then-partner guilt tripped me into keeping her and now I've had her about two years (she's 5) and it's been hell.

I think it's likely yours will calm down as it's still young, but a second cat may make things better.

We had our first ever kitten about 18 months ago . Honestly I regretted it massively. He was v bitey and hyper and was wrecking carpets and scratching doorframes and window sills constantly even after he was done. He is not a cuddly cat either so nice snuggles to compensate even !
But the last few months he has really calmed down and now he is lovely. He is so much calmer and even settled down for the odd fuss now.
We have firmly decided to stick to adult cats from now on!

Sorry NO nice snuggles !

I felt the same.
Cat is now 4 months and less bity but still does bite when having crazy moments.

Also has chewed our nice white Venetian blinds 😱

He also tries to escape daily. But I won’t let him out until he’s been neutered.

He is terribly messy with the litter tray and sometimes stands in his poo and walks it everywhere.

I told DH we should get an adult cat (having had kittens before) but he wanted kitten so it’s his fault.

He has forgotten that part though

When are you getting him done?

Currently reliving the kitten days with one close to double figures. Combination of being extremely playful and active anyway, and the early curfew imposed for fireworks. Only difference is she's able to jump and climb higher and weighs more. Also knows the exact way to access a humans face with her paw at 3am, even if said human has the duvet over their head. Thus more carnage.

madcat my ex feral is the only one allowed back out with me late on after the fireworks end. The other two would bugger off for hours and blatantly ignore any calls to come in. And as I won't leave them out all night I'd be sat up waiting. But she'll come for a walk to check the horses, perhaps a spot of hunting and immediately come to call when I go back in. She's no trouble at all. Even taming wasn't, she came as a feral and gradually tamed herself when she was ready.

I’ve got a ragdoll kitten, he’s 6 months now and the feet chasing/biting rarely happens anymore. He still sometimes tries to bite our hands when we’re playing with him. He has a mad couple of hours in the morning, running around the house and up his cat tree! Then sleeps on and off the rest of the day then another mad hour just before bed. But then he lies on my chest and snuggles his little head into my neck and all is forgiven! But I can see he is, slowly, becoming calmer with time.

I have no regrets whatsoever about getting our cute kitten. Yes, she is very playful, destructive, & enjoys biting us (only 15 weeks) but between psychotic episodes she is the loveliest thing in the world & DH, the kids & I adore her. We were petrified today when she had half a worming tablet in her food & suffered side effects. We would be devastated if we lost her.

Our previous cats have always been rescue cats. The last one was 2 when we got her & had 2 previous homes. We got her with her kitten, who she was awful to. She was a total arsehole until about a year before she died, when she became lovely. She almost put me off having a cat ever again. After that experience I personally wouldn't risk having a rescue pet again as you never know how they have been treated. With a kitten it is within your power more to train them. Have you watched any of the Jackson Galaxy videos on You Tube? Or My cat from hell on TV? I highly recommend them!

We've got a one year old, we've had her for about 4 months. She doesn't like being stroked, she bites feet, she runs away when we try to approach her. She has just scratched my youngest daughter as narrowly missed her eye. I'd like to say I love her but she has been so tricky.

So I'd say yes I do really regret it.