as the title suggests, I have a recently adopted 2 year old male of unknown origins, other than he was a friendly community stray. We have had him for about a month now, and as he emerges from his shell, we have found he is a bit of an aggressive player. In the mornings he likes to nip at calves and hands first upon meeting first thing in the morning (he's in a bedroom with toys and cat tower/gym thing, we have another cat, a 10 year old that hisses when he comes close). He wants to chase da-bird and jump very high and doesn't care how he lands as long as he's playing. I don't allow the small humans to go into his room in the mornings due to this high energy, and I don't want them to have any fear towards him. I've started to go in directly with da-bird so he's distracted by it and doesn't try to nip us to initiate play.
I guess the question is: Is this normal 2-year old behavior? or male behavior? I'm hoping over time he'll calm down enough for me to trust him with the children, since they are 3 and 1 year olds. our 10 year old cat is so chill she and they coexist fine. (small humans are always supervised very closely with new cat, just curious how long until I can relax a tiny bit when they go near each other)
I guess the question is: Is this normal 2-year old behavior? or male behavior? I'm hoping over time he'll calm down enough for me to trust him with the children, since they are 3 and 1 year olds. our 10 year old cat is so chill she and they coexist fine. (small humans are always supervised very closely with new cat, just curious how long until I can relax a tiny bit when they go near each other)