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Hi everyone!
Our Fletcher is an 8 month old neutered male, and we had him since he was a tiny thing of 6 weeks old. He is our only cat and our first yet. He's always been one of those super-attached and affectionate kittens, never more than a few meters away from us and almost always in the same room (only exception: when we are on the sofa in the living room, watching a movie, he sometimes claims ownership of the bed and passes out on it for hours). Thing is: whenever there is a door separating us from him, he goes crazy scratching on it and meowing until we let him in. I understand that cat owners rarely can have moments of privacy
but I don't know if it's normal that he never seems to tire himself out. He can go on for hours, talk about stamina! And the scratching is… intense. This happened a lot when we were trying to get him used to sleeping outside our bedroom, and we eventually gave up since it was impossible to sleep. Now we try to close him out of the kitchen when we are cooking big meals (say: whenever we are awaiting guests) or when we eat if he is not behaving well (he usually does), and he would tear the door apart if he could.
I wonder if this is normal spoiled-kitten behavior or if it's a sign of a deeper issue.
More info you could find useful:
here's some picture of the little terror
Our Fletcher is an 8 month old neutered male, and we had him since he was a tiny thing of 6 weeks old. He is our only cat and our first yet. He's always been one of those super-attached and affectionate kittens, never more than a few meters away from us and almost always in the same room (only exception: when we are on the sofa in the living room, watching a movie, he sometimes claims ownership of the bed and passes out on it for hours). Thing is: whenever there is a door separating us from him, he goes crazy scratching on it and meowing until we let him in. I understand that cat owners rarely can have moments of privacy
but I don't know if it's normal that he never seems to tire himself out. He can go on for hours, talk about stamina! And the scratching is… intense. This happened a lot when we were trying to get him used to sleeping outside our bedroom, and we eventually gave up since it was impossible to sleep. Now we try to close him out of the kitchen when we are cooking big meals (say: whenever we are awaiting guests) or when we eat if he is not behaving well (he usually does), and he would tear the door apart if he could.I wonder if this is normal spoiled-kitten behavior or if it's a sign of a deeper issue.
More info you could find useful:
- For his first month with us he was, I'm afraid, often alone (we weren't prepared for such a small kitten) while we were at work. We often went back home for lunch just to check on him and we cared for him in all possible ways but yeah, it wasn't ideal for such a small kitten. Now things are much much better because my boyfriend works from home most of the time.
- He never makes a scene when we leave, he barely acknowledges it.
- When we come back home he bolts for the door to welcome us and be picked up, but he's clearly just woken up from sweet sweet kitten dreams, so not really in distress.
- When he's been closed in a room he does not make an effort to resist. He stays still until we close the door behind us and then he starts scratching.
- When we open the door he does not rush out, but he waits a little and then comes out with no sign of rush or distress.
- He's, otherwise, an extremely sweet-tempered kitten.
here's some picture of the little terror
It just breaks my heart when I have to close him somewhere (it happens!) and he seems in such strain! You have more than one cat... Do they keep each other company behind closed doors? 
