Background: Tarrie is a 6-month-old rescued-from-the-pound kitty. Although I suspect she is mostly moggy, she has the markings and build (from face to eyes to tail) of an Egyptian Mau. She is an indoor kitty and has a two-storey house to herself during the day, as well as copious amounts of toys.

Strange Behaviour 1: I can't use a spray bottle to deter her from being naughty, as she loves water and gets in the shower as soon as I open the door to get out. What other deterrents are there in this situation?

Strange Behaviour 2: She loses the plot most nights of the week and runs the full length of the house, talking the whole time. She runs from the blinds to the walls, crashes into both and then tries to climb the wall. She throws herself at the dividing wall between two rooms in the house and tries to haul herself up. The only problem is that there is nothing to haul up onto - the wall goes to the ceiling!

Strange Behaviour 3: She ignores her lovely - practically unused - scratching post, preferring instead to claw the carpet. To sound paranoid, it's like she does it and knows she shouldn't... Because if I yell and move towards her, she does the cute little innocent "What?" face. This face expression applies to everything she does that's naughty.

Strange Behaviour 4: Regardless of whether I have been lavishing her with attention or not, she gets the urge to use me as her chew toy. It starts off with what seems like her playing, as she is purring. I get concerned when she stops purring though, as she tends to get vicious. I have never encouraged her to be vicious or biting towards people, and she usually only does it to her mouse-toys.

So, is my cat weird? Or just being a kitten? Or a bit of both? Hope you can offer some insight, especially on #2 as I get rather concerned about that one.

Thanks!

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