I adopted a new cat right about when the quarantine started after my old cat passed away. He aclimated to the house right away, and is also very attached to me, so that's a good thing. But, he is really hyper. I think he is less than a year old.
I try to play with him as much as possible, and he really loves some of the toys, like Da Bird. Tried to give him as many toys scattered throughout the house as possible, cat towers, windows that he can look out of, but he just gets super hyper and needs attention all the time. Since I've been working from home, it means I need to play with him throughout the day or he will start knocking things over, climbing over the monitors, etc. Of course that's not very conducive to working from home. In fact, what convinced me to post right now is that I was in the living room and he was going on the kitchen counters and knocking things over. Even when trying to play with him for a while and he seems like he is wearing out, he still remains hyper. He finally settled down and is sleeping on the couch right now next to me, but that was after a lot of frustration. Plus he wakes me up early in the morning, but that's another story.
My previous two cats were very mellow, so this is new to me. And I was looking for a mellow cat, knowing that I will be eventually going back to work and will be gone for many hours in the day with no other stimulation.
Should I get another cat? I just worry that I'll end up doubling my problems. How else can I stimulate him?
I try to play with him as much as possible, and he really loves some of the toys, like Da Bird. Tried to give him as many toys scattered throughout the house as possible, cat towers, windows that he can look out of, but he just gets super hyper and needs attention all the time. Since I've been working from home, it means I need to play with him throughout the day or he will start knocking things over, climbing over the monitors, etc. Of course that's not very conducive to working from home. In fact, what convinced me to post right now is that I was in the living room and he was going on the kitchen counters and knocking things over. Even when trying to play with him for a while and he seems like he is wearing out, he still remains hyper. He finally settled down and is sleeping on the couch right now next to me, but that was after a lot of frustration. Plus he wakes me up early in the morning, but that's another story.
My previous two cats were very mellow, so this is new to me. And I was looking for a mellow cat, knowing that I will be eventually going back to work and will be gone for many hours in the day with no other stimulation.
Should I get another cat? I just worry that I'll end up doubling my problems. How else can I stimulate him?