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Hi y’all,
So I’m not sure how clingy kittens are supposed to be, I had a kitten when I was 15 which was way younger – like around a month old – then Hei Wong – who is around 5-6 months old – and tbh I don’t remember my old kitten being this attached. It’s been around three weeks since I got Hei Wong from the shelter and he’s following me around the house, meowing a lot when I “return”/show up, when I enter my bedroom – I have a no pets allowed in the bedroom policy – he’ll sit outside my room for a half hour (and the same goes for when I use the bathroom or go to the basement, which is not kitty proof). When I’m cooking in the kitchen he’ll “hover” nearby around me, and the same thing goes for when I watch TV or do anything else. He’ll meow until he gets my attention then he “hovers”. Iirc my first kitten used to explore the house, like after the first clingy few days she started exploring the house and was generally occupied with doing her own thing, which is not the case for Hei Wong.
At first I was a bit touched, but after a few weeks of this I’m starting to get a bit exhausted because I’m constantly feeling pressure to play with him and keep him entertained. I want to provide him with a happy and healthy environment but when he follows me around like this I feel like he is bored with all the toys and stuff I brought him. Plus I feel like I have no time left for myself anymore (thankfully for the cat I’ve been furloughed and spend all my time at home). Anyways, is it just me or is my kitten too clingy? I’m a big softy for cute things so maybe it’s all just in my head. What should I do?
Thanks in advance.
So I’m not sure how clingy kittens are supposed to be, I had a kitten when I was 15 which was way younger – like around a month old – then Hei Wong – who is around 5-6 months old – and tbh I don’t remember my old kitten being this attached. It’s been around three weeks since I got Hei Wong from the shelter and he’s following me around the house, meowing a lot when I “return”/show up, when I enter my bedroom – I have a no pets allowed in the bedroom policy – he’ll sit outside my room for a half hour (and the same goes for when I use the bathroom or go to the basement, which is not kitty proof). When I’m cooking in the kitchen he’ll “hover” nearby around me, and the same thing goes for when I watch TV or do anything else. He’ll meow until he gets my attention then he “hovers”. Iirc my first kitten used to explore the house, like after the first clingy few days she started exploring the house and was generally occupied with doing her own thing, which is not the case for Hei Wong.
At first I was a bit touched, but after a few weeks of this I’m starting to get a bit exhausted because I’m constantly feeling pressure to play with him and keep him entertained. I want to provide him with a happy and healthy environment but when he follows me around like this I feel like he is bored with all the toys and stuff I brought him. Plus I feel like I have no time left for myself anymore (thankfully for the cat I’ve been furloughed and spend all my time at home). Anyways, is it just me or is my kitten too clingy? I’m a big softy for cute things so maybe it’s all just in my head. What should I do?
Thanks in advance.