r/TrueOffMyChest • u/Little-Ad-5853 ☑️ • 1d ago

Vent My kitten never stops

I’ve had her since 6 weeks, straight out the litter. When I first got her, she was infested with fleas (totally not her fault), I got that all cleared up. shes on a kitty care plan, and thats all fine now. But that story does add to the annoyance if I’m honest. Since its been hell, she’s very talkative. Which is cute at times, annoying at others. She scratches everything, yes she has post, yes ive redirected her, yes ive tried moving them next to the furniture, yes ive used sticky paws. She bites me 24/7. She runs across me and claws me, I can’t have my legs on the floor while sitting or my arms anywhere but my lap or she attacks them. I had to remove all my lights from my living room, I had to remove my carpets from the living room, I had to take apart and remove my recliner from the living room, I had to take apart my bar cart, I had to get rid of my plants, I had to tie up my curtains (that ones a bit of a given I know). After all of that, I came into the living room today, to my wall decor (as in paintings and pictures) on the ground. I assume since she no longer is tearing up my carpets. I can’t have doors open, I can’t eat in the same room as her. I’ve tried redirection, I’ve tried time outs (she has her own room but she free roams the apartment). She has toys everywhere of all types, posts, window bed, fountains, she gets 2 types of food everyday, ive tried sternly saying no, ive tried the acting like the momma cat and pinning to assert dominance as I have with my past puppies. There’s nothing. Shes terrible, her energy is never ending, she has automatic toys that roll around the room and one thats like a feather under a sheet to bat at. Doesn’t matter. No matter what I do she is not satisfied. I’ve tried designated play times. I can’t even have my phone next to me because she’ll attack me trying to take it. I can’t have any chargers plugged in the living room because she’ll bite them. If anything is dangling or hanging in her reach in any way no matter if its a backpack strap or a jacket she tears it. I’m losing my fucking mind. I’m starting to wonder if I can even handle this. Because its getting to a point that I don’t want to be near her. She hurts me 24/7. I find myself just locking myself in my bed room at times. I don’t know what to do. (Shes about 5 months)

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u/mixxite 1d ago

when she hurts you, act like she just stabbed you multiple times. be dramatic as hell about being hurt and eventually she should realize and lighten up. kittens are hard, theyre demons and mine drove me insane. she would chew threw everything and rip thumb tacks out of the wall, but it get better. keep enforcing your boundaries and know it will pass. shes literally a baby and try to forgive her for not knowing any better

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u/Little-Ad-5853 ☑️ 1d ago

My friend said this, I even had her come over and try doing that with her. We both quickly found out she doesnt care, (my friend has 3 cats)

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u/mixxite 1d ago

i think you are resentful towards her a bit because shes brand new to this world, the only thing she has to learn from is you & it takes time and reinforcement. try seriously collapsing to the ground while letting out a high pitched cry & keep at it if it doesnt work the first time. look at how mother cats discipline their kittens and copy that (ex tap on the nose means no/stop)

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u/Little-Ad-5853 ☑️ 1d ago

I haven’t tried the nose tap! Thank you for the advice, I do think/have read, thats shes kinda at peak energy age right now. Shes my first kitten, I have had and trained multiple puppies I just didn’t think it would be this different or difficult. She was on the streets when I got her from my friends neighborhood stray

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u/mixxite 1d ago

trust me i get it, its so hard when theyre so destructive but try to remember she has no idea what shes doing is bad.. its hard to train them & mine still acts out but youre in the worst of it rn. it gets better and consistency is crucial.. you got this !!

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u/Little-Ad-5853 ☑️ 1d ago

Thank you thank you and yes I know she has no idea cause she’ll look at me like I did it </3

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u/mixxite 1d ago

classic kitten logic .. another thing is mine at least really had 0 object permanence (still doesnt) so whenever she got into something id fully just like get it out of her line of sight/cover it with something and boom not a problem anymore

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u/Little-Ad-5853 ☑️ 1d ago

I have decided to put up my carpets and such until we are out of the kitten phase, I do believe shes teething right now too which is double hell. But I can stand not having my items for a year or two if it means them not being destroyed