Congrats on your new kitten! I see you have been introduced to the "midnight crazies" - how long did it take to train you to join in the game with the bathtub?

If the thudding in the tub is really disturbing your neighbors, you might want to think about adding some play time in your evening wind down routine before you get to the bathroom. Do you have toys available to attack? Many cats don't really respond to catnip until they are a closer to a year in age, but I've yet to meet a cat who would pass up a turbo charger - a wheel with a ball that runs the outer edge and cardboard for scratching in the center. Or a feather duster toy is always a joy to kill. Your best bet is to redirect all that kitten energy!

Try a cheap plastic carpet runner on your table tops - nubby side up. It pinches kitten paws so it won't take much time to break the counter cruising habit and you can cut it to size. Foster and Smith sells a scat mat that gives a small electric jolt when stepped on that reportedly works well. (but there was a member here years ago who had a cat who stepped on hers just to get his jollies - if I remember right, he had a really bold purrsonality to begin with)

Having had both clawed and declawed cats, I will pass on this piece of advice - some cats become really insecure when they figure out they have no claws. I fostered a cat who lost her home because her owner had a family member who pushed the cat around everytime they visited. Eventually the cat became a head job with a nasty bite habit. So if you have a guest who thinks it would be funny to do a little tail pulling, nip it in the bud. You are now kitty's claws when a message needs to be sent.

Congrats on the furkid! (and yes, cats often do better in pairs)

Purrs,
Elizabeth

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