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Hello everyone
So about three months ago I rescued a street kitten. He is your regular East European Street tabby, quite athletic, pretty advanced for his age , and bursting with energy, literally. He is now roughly 5 months, 3 kg, he has not been castrated yet, since I had to get his ringworm completely healed first, that's all good now. I have a feeling he could be chasing something all day long, at first I followed the advice of 20 min of playtime i the morning and 20 minutes in the evening, but that's not nearly enough for him. Now we do around 30 min in the morning, about 30 during lunch hour( possible due to quarantine), and maybe 45 min before I go to bed. Still he never seems to get exhausted, even though I am. And after all that he still has the energy to run around the house, and hunt for my feet ,wrists, and phone. He is not afraid of me or aggressive ,he just loves to hunt, and doesn't really understand how strong his bite is.
Now I should be moving into a lot smaller apartment soon (probably a studio) and I need to find a way to spend days alone with him i the same room without it turning into a mayhem. And how to prevent him from sprinting out the front door the moment I open them. And eventually he will be staying in during the day, and have to entertain himself.
Will castration help calm him down a bit?
Also he doesn't react to catnip at all, I was wandering if I should try valerian root tincture, but couldn't find exact dosage anywhere.
He spent the first month with me in a hallway and bathroom, since I had to keep him from spreading ringworm spores around the house, could this be the reason he always wants to go somewhere and explore? He would always try to run past me back then, so maybe he sees it as a form of play now.
Let me know if you have any advice.
So about three months ago I rescued a street kitten. He is your regular East European Street tabby, quite athletic, pretty advanced for his age , and bursting with energy, literally. He is now roughly 5 months, 3 kg, he has not been castrated yet, since I had to get his ringworm completely healed first, that's all good now. I have a feeling he could be chasing something all day long, at first I followed the advice of 20 min of playtime i the morning and 20 minutes in the evening, but that's not nearly enough for him. Now we do around 30 min in the morning, about 30 during lunch hour( possible due to quarantine), and maybe 45 min before I go to bed. Still he never seems to get exhausted, even though I am. And after all that he still has the energy to run around the house, and hunt for my feet ,wrists, and phone. He is not afraid of me or aggressive ,he just loves to hunt, and doesn't really understand how strong his bite is.
Now I should be moving into a lot smaller apartment soon (probably a studio) and I need to find a way to spend days alone with him i the same room without it turning into a mayhem. And how to prevent him from sprinting out the front door the moment I open them. And eventually he will be staying in during the day, and have to entertain himself.
Will castration help calm him down a bit?
Also he doesn't react to catnip at all, I was wandering if I should try valerian root tincture, but couldn't find exact dosage anywhere.
He spent the first month with me in a hallway and bathroom, since I had to keep him from spreading ringworm spores around the house, could this be the reason he always wants to go somewhere and explore? He would always try to run past me back then, so maybe he sees it as a form of play now.
Let me know if you have any advice.