Hi All!
I recently adopted a white kitten with tawny ears and tail and paws, as well as some coloring on her back. Our family cat of 17 years who I had grown up with passed recently and we wanted a kitten who felt very different from our beloved Tabby. Our new furry family member is sweet and not aggressive, but man is she a tornado. She is around 4 months I believe, her mom was a rescue/spay/return. She has some behaviors that seem a little odd--I've been reading through the forum to get some hints but I also haven't slept very much since we've gotten her so bear with me if I am missing some obvious answers. Originally we thought she was a white kitty with orange tabby calicowith sparse coloring, but a couple of friends have said she lookslike a "colorpoint" as her coloring on her extremities has darkened to more of a brown while her back has stayed a pale beige.
We've been trying to implement a play/cool down/eat routine but she absolutely won't cool down, even if we slow down and put her toys in another room. Even after she eats, she will be wired. We are keeping dry food available, although some have said "free-eating" can lead to sporadic bursts of energy, but she's a kitten and I want her to have all the nutrition she needs! The 2nd and 3rd night we had her she slept at my feet all night, but for some reason the bed is now an activity zone even though I have never played with her there. She will just run and run and run until she's running up the walls, LITERALLY. I know she isa kitten, and I expect her to have bursts of energy, but I've never had a cat with THIS much energy and total lack of fear. She even puts her tail in her water bowl and leaves it there, so I doubt water spray bottles would faze her. Don't get me wrong, she is a sweetheart, but I haven't slept since she's been here and I need my bed back. Haaaaalp please!
This is my baby cat
This was her in her short lived sleepy faze
I recently adopted a white kitten with tawny ears and tail and paws, as well as some coloring on her back. Our family cat of 17 years who I had grown up with passed recently and we wanted a kitten who felt very different from our beloved Tabby. Our new furry family member is sweet and not aggressive, but man is she a tornado. She is around 4 months I believe, her mom was a rescue/spay/return. She has some behaviors that seem a little odd--I've been reading through the forum to get some hints but I also haven't slept very much since we've gotten her so bear with me if I am missing some obvious answers. Originally we thought she was a white kitty with orange tabby calicowith sparse coloring, but a couple of friends have said she lookslike a "colorpoint" as her coloring on her extremities has darkened to more of a brown while her back has stayed a pale beige.
We've been trying to implement a play/cool down/eat routine but she absolutely won't cool down, even if we slow down and put her toys in another room. Even after she eats, she will be wired. We are keeping dry food available, although some have said "free-eating" can lead to sporadic bursts of energy, but she's a kitten and I want her to have all the nutrition she needs! The 2nd and 3rd night we had her she slept at my feet all night, but for some reason the bed is now an activity zone even though I have never played with her there. She will just run and run and run until she's running up the walls, LITERALLY. I know she isa kitten, and I expect her to have bursts of energy, but I've never had a cat with THIS much energy and total lack of fear. She even puts her tail in her water bowl and leaves it there, so I doubt water spray bottles would faze her. Don't get me wrong, she is a sweetheart, but I haven't slept since she's been here and I need my bed back. Haaaaalp please!
This is my baby cat
This was her in her short lived sleepy faze