I have a little boy about 11 weeks old now. He's very sweet, but has more energy than I have ever seen in a kitten in 3 years of fostering. He seems to have so much even he doesn't know what to do with it all.
I have never seen him lay down for more than a minute straight. When he snuggles, he moves spots at least every 15 seconds. Even at night, he'll jump up and down from the bed 6+ times before I fall asleep (I'm sure he continues throughout at least some of the night- he is always in a different spot when I wake up.) He is EXTREMELY interactive. Constantly all over me, purrs 24/7 almost and you don't even need to do anything- he practically pets himself by moving around so much.
Now I don't mind it, in fact I think it's fun being his jungle gym- he's very gentle and purrs even when climbing me. However, at adoptions....it has been very hard to adopt him out. You can't hold him for more than a minute, because after that amount of time he NEEDS to move. SO he struggles and whines and people give him back saying he just isn't social or snuggly enough. The rescue keeps saying he needs to calm down and get more one-on-one time to help socialize him because he is acting 'freaky' (ie: the struggling.)
I have emailed them saying that he is the most wonderful, cuddly little thing, he just needs to move about more than most kittens...much more. I know that once he gets adopted, his family will realize this and that he is not unsocial.
Is there anything I can do to help him calm down a little bit at adoptions? He is definitely much worse there because of all the craziness at the pet store. I don't want to drug him or trick anyone into thinking he's just a lazy lap kitty. I always am there to explain his temperament and to make sure that the family understands that he will need plenty of room and patience. I have just been asked that he be able to sit in someone's arms for longer than 30 seconds.
I have never seen him lay down for more than a minute straight. When he snuggles, he moves spots at least every 15 seconds. Even at night, he'll jump up and down from the bed 6+ times before I fall asleep (I'm sure he continues throughout at least some of the night- he is always in a different spot when I wake up.) He is EXTREMELY interactive. Constantly all over me, purrs 24/7 almost and you don't even need to do anything- he practically pets himself by moving around so much.
Now I don't mind it, in fact I think it's fun being his jungle gym- he's very gentle and purrs even when climbing me. However, at adoptions....it has been very hard to adopt him out. You can't hold him for more than a minute, because after that amount of time he NEEDS to move. SO he struggles and whines and people give him back saying he just isn't social or snuggly enough. The rescue keeps saying he needs to calm down and get more one-on-one time to help socialize him because he is acting 'freaky' (ie: the struggling.)
I have emailed them saying that he is the most wonderful, cuddly little thing, he just needs to move about more than most kittens...much more. I know that once he gets adopted, his family will realize this and that he is not unsocial.
Is there anything I can do to help him calm down a little bit at adoptions? He is definitely much worse there because of all the craziness at the pet store. I don't want to drug him or trick anyone into thinking he's just a lazy lap kitty. I always am there to explain his temperament and to make sure that the family understands that he will need plenty of room and patience. I have just been asked that he be able to sit in someone's arms for longer than 30 seconds.