Funadvice Logo
Explore Join
More Pets and Animals Questions

How to train my naughty kitten?

my little cat 6 months old is very naughty..I have 2 problems about my mano(mano is her name) prob1—she has a very sensitiv sleep.if I get up late in night she just gets up with me and goes with me where I need to go like kitchen or bathroom.even very light sound can disturb her sleep when I get right to left on bed she gets up and starts meow meow…she sleeps with me,,,but when she has her full sleep she starts meow and shouts for opening the door..I even open door for her then outside of bedroom she starts shouting to open door once again to get in..in sumers you cant open door cz you need cool in room as ac is on and for heat in winters doors cant reamain open…out of bedroom she has evry thing like panic mouse to play with enough food and water around…what to do with this..m a medicine student and I have very hard schedule I cant afford to sacrifice even15 mint from my sleep prob2—she is an indoor baby some times she afraid of people(when they come to visit me) and behave very strangely shouts and hides herself somewhere and some times she remains quite ok even plays with some of my friends,,,I have a large circle of friends they often come but sometimes she behaves as she is very much afraid of something…is this some kind of mental ilness?m worried about my baby…ohhh I just cant see her in trouble of any sort…please help..

Become an Expert →
Answer #1

First…all animals are light sleepers…and cats are by nature nocturnal…at 6 months, she’s probably still trying to overide her natural “schedule” to fit in with your human schedule. Patience it would seem, will be the key…when she finally figures out you’re just going to the bathroom, or whatever and will be right back…OR, if she’s like my cat was…will do this for the next 15 years…Cats pretty much do what they please.

As for her shyness…well, different breeds…different personalities…my kitty David, like me ONLY…tolerated my husband…and other than that, no one ever touched him…he simply wouldn’t allow it, and I didn’t force him…he’s a cat afterall :).

He passed away two weeks ago…at 15 years old…You’ll probably find me on here asking YOU questions!! I love cats, but dogs are much easier to understand for me.

phrannie

Answer #2

No your cat is absolutely normal (well atleast mine behaved exactly the same when I first got her). First of all she’s in the tricky stage where all cats are just a pain… Secondly cats dont like closed doors (if you figure out this one please let me know, I would love to go to the bathroom without company) I got a kitty door to solve the a/c problem… As for the crying in the night, she thinks you’re awake and wants attention… ignore the crying and do not give her any attention, any attention will be positive reinforcement and she will continue… (this no attention thing will take her a while to figure out, you just need to be patient…) Anything that you need to teach her will take time… just either punish the behavior (I lock her out of my room or in the bathroom for a couple of mins) or ignore it As for the other people thing, some cats dont like other people, or they get nervous when there are too many people… I wouldnt worry about it, let your cat be, eventually it will get used to other people, or it may not, either way, why force it to socialize?

More Like This
Advisor

Pets and Animals

Pet Care, Animal Behavior, Veterinary Medicine

Ask an advisor one-on-one!
Advisor

SitDropStay - Dog Training

Pet Training, Dog Behavior Consulting, Puppy Training

Advisor

Train Walk Poop

Dog Training, Dog Boarding, Dog Daycare

Advisor

thefairytails.co.uk

Dog Training, Dog Behaviour, Dog Grooming

Advisor

samivy.com

Dog Training, Pet Care, Animal Behavior

Advisor

Puppies Breed

Pet Supplies, Animal Care, Pet Training