I got a kitten about six months ago and I think he's about 8 or 9 months old by now. My problem is if he doesn't get constant attention he whines and whines. Not cute meows either, but pathetic long winded obnoxious whines. He wants to be in my lap every minute he's not sleeping and it's getting to the point I'm starting to genuinely dislike him. I work at home on a computer a lot and he thinks that every minute I'm sitting it's his lap to own and that is just not the case. I buy him toys and he'll play with them for like 2 minutes very excitedly then leaves them and immediately looks at me like "mmmeeeoooouuuuwwwwww!" I've had many cats my whole life and have never had such a needy creature. He's an indoor cat because I live in the desert with coyotes and huge owls that are able to snatch up a small dog, so going outside is not gonna happen. I used to give him as much attention as I could, letting him stay on my lap till my legs fell asleep, but lately I'm so annoyed with his behavior I don't even want him near me.
I'm thinking about getting him another cat to play with but when we got him we also got his brother who unfortunately had to be put down after a few months due to Feline infectious peritonitis but he was the same way when he had his bro around.....in fact his bro was like that too, only less so. He's acted spoiled since the day we brought them home. I have a fishing rod style toy he loves but I could play with him for an hour and as soon as I stop he's back to whining again. He always has food and a clean litterbox. He's been to the vet and he's healthy. Plus when I work around the house he follows me from room to room like a lost puppy. He's also rarely home alone because between me and my roommate, someone's always here.
I'n not really expecting any magic answers and I've thought of the obvious ones:
Get him a buddy......that probably won't work because he was like this when he had his bro to play with, and they did play.
Give him away.......I'd feel like kind of a jerk because I believe animals are a commitment and people just throw them away when they're not perfect and that makes me sick. But I'm starting to think I might not be able to give him the life he desires, but seriously, who can devote all their time to a cat?
Anybody else dealing with this?
I'm thinking about getting him another cat to play with but when we got him we also got his brother who unfortunately had to be put down after a few months due to Feline infectious peritonitis but he was the same way when he had his bro around.....in fact his bro was like that too, only less so. He's acted spoiled since the day we brought them home. I have a fishing rod style toy he loves but I could play with him for an hour and as soon as I stop he's back to whining again. He always has food and a clean litterbox. He's been to the vet and he's healthy. Plus when I work around the house he follows me from room to room like a lost puppy. He's also rarely home alone because between me and my roommate, someone's always here.
I'n not really expecting any magic answers and I've thought of the obvious ones:
Get him a buddy......that probably won't work because he was like this when he had his bro to play with, and they did play.
Give him away.......I'd feel like kind of a jerk because I believe animals are a commitment and people just throw them away when they're not perfect and that makes me sick. But I'm starting to think I might not be able to give him the life he desires, but seriously, who can devote all their time to a cat?
Anybody else dealing with this?