Hi everyone,
So I bought a kitten about two weeks ago he is about 10 weeks old and I have a dog, and so far it hasn't been too bad but there are a few things I have questions about. I have never had a cat before but have been around many and have neved had issues and really enjoyed their company.
1. My kitten suddenly has started to go after my face after a play session. so I play with him on average twice a day or 3 times for 30 minutes- an hour depending on how long he is in a playful mood. After that when I go to lay on my bed or sit and rest he pounces and goes for the face. I have tried ignoring and rewarding when good behavior is show but he is a little rascal and doesn't care for either. I don't stare at him and I don't flinch or make noise when he does it and sometimes I'll try the moving toward him or loud noise but he doesn't seem to respond to any action that I repeativley try.
2. Chewing, I know he is teething but I can't seem to get him to chew on something acceptable. I tried sprays, sauces and removing it from the area when he does so. Should I spray cat nip on toys or is that a no no?
3. Scratching, the scratching doesn't really bother me however I have been trying to get him away from scratching my bed because we I obviously don't want it torn up too much. I have posts and mats he can scratch but he always comes back to the sides of the bed.
3. How do I know if I'm a cat person. I enjoy having him around but obviously he is not a dog and I understand that I am not use to the personality of a cat in my home. That being said sometimes I'm worrying I don't have an emotional attatchment like I have with all my past animal, and I want that bond. I don't expect him to cuddle me or anything he doesn't want to do so it isn't realated to that. I'm worried that maybe I wasn't really prepared for what a cat was really like. I read forums and asked around what it was like and did years of research before I made this decision but I'm worried maybe I don't really enjoy cats. I plan on keeping him but I'm worried this feeling won't go away, is that normal?
So I bought a kitten about two weeks ago he is about 10 weeks old and I have a dog, and so far it hasn't been too bad but there are a few things I have questions about. I have never had a cat before but have been around many and have neved had issues and really enjoyed their company.
1. My kitten suddenly has started to go after my face after a play session. so I play with him on average twice a day or 3 times for 30 minutes- an hour depending on how long he is in a playful mood. After that when I go to lay on my bed or sit and rest he pounces and goes for the face. I have tried ignoring and rewarding when good behavior is show but he is a little rascal and doesn't care for either. I don't stare at him and I don't flinch or make noise when he does it and sometimes I'll try the moving toward him or loud noise but he doesn't seem to respond to any action that I repeativley try.
2. Chewing, I know he is teething but I can't seem to get him to chew on something acceptable. I tried sprays, sauces and removing it from the area when he does so. Should I spray cat nip on toys or is that a no no?
3. Scratching, the scratching doesn't really bother me however I have been trying to get him away from scratching my bed because we I obviously don't want it torn up too much. I have posts and mats he can scratch but he always comes back to the sides of the bed.
3. How do I know if I'm a cat person. I enjoy having him around but obviously he is not a dog and I understand that I am not use to the personality of a cat in my home. That being said sometimes I'm worrying I don't have an emotional attatchment like I have with all my past animal, and I want that bond. I don't expect him to cuddle me or anything he doesn't want to do so it isn't realated to that. I'm worried that maybe I wasn't really prepared for what a cat was really like. I read forums and asked around what it was like and did years of research before I made this decision but I'm worried maybe I don't really enjoy cats. I plan on keeping him but I'm worried this feeling won't go away, is that normal?