Need help with my savannah kitten!! Please

[Brittani]

I spent my night sleeping on the floor in his room. He meowed almost every 2 hours for a good 5 mins. When I got woken up to his meow I would just talk to him and tell him "it's okay I'm here." I didn't get much sleep last night but I hope he starts to feel more relax.

 

[dice]

Brittani, I've recently adopted Twin F2's, a boy and a girl. The boy, Rufio, would his and growl at me fur days, while the girl, Tinkerbell, bonded with me on the trip home from the airport.

I spent the furst 4 days with them, in their room. Having a bed in the room so that could sleep with them at night, too. After Ruf decided that I was ok, and Tink shouldn't have all the fun, he became the biggest lover of the group.

Being and F2, one needs to be patient, spend as much time as possible with your fur baby, and learn to understand what your boy is trying to tell you. Love, understanding and time, will overcome all obstacles. Savannahs just want to be loved, and understood. Trust takes time, especially at such a tender age.

I'd would recommend making your bedroom, the new isolation room. With my first SV, that's what I did, and Spot is the best Cuddle partner one could ever hope for. Feel sleeping with ones cats is the best bonding technique one can implement.

Welcome to the forum, tis the best place fur the Savannah chosen. Doesn't sound like you have anything to really worry about, sounds mainly like a communication problem. Always be happy loving and attentive, and things will work out.

 

[Brigitte Cowell]

It seems like once we have him in our laps we is nice.
I do have a question can him not having any brother or sisters to play with can this result him to act this way?

Did the surrogate mother cat that you mentioned that your kitten was given to at birth not have kittens? In which case, he did really grow up with siblings... maybe not exactly the same age but he should have learned from them.

I've had singleton kittens (so only one kitten in the litter) and did not find they were growly hissy kittens, they might have gotten a tad spoiled rotten by us but the most you might then expect is the kitten not quite knowing how to interact with other kitties not humans. Your kitten should have had the same amount of human socialization whether or not there were other kittens in the litter.

 

[Brigitte Cowell]

Ok thank u for the tip. He seems like everytime I go in there he starts growling and hissing at me. I turned on the closet light on so its so totally dark in the room is that okay?

I would make sure there is light as you've mentioned...but also consider something like a radio or tv on low...the small amount of noise can be soothing too. If it is too quiet you can find that they are more anxious also...

 

[Brigitte Cowell]

I spent my night sleeping on the floor in his room. He meowed almost every 2 hours for a good 5 mins. When I got woken up to his meow I would just talk to him and tell him "it's okay I'm here." I didn't get much sleep last night but I hope he starts to feel more relax.

I'm sorry about the lack of sleep, but I think that sleepign in there with him will help him adjust and to bond to you. He should get better also with more nights of you sleeping there...

 

[Brigitte Cowell]

9 weeks is very young to leave home, kittens at that age simply aren't as confident and adaptable....so he's scared and uncertain hence the growling and hissing. I think you are doing all you can and he will improve.

Just be quiet and reassuring and calm with him, and not rush him. I think the harness training should wait until he's more bonded and secure with you. And I wouldn't so much try to pet him or try to pick him up as let him come to you in curiosity. Sit in the room and read or watch tv or something...he'll come and investigate eventually. Only feed him when in the room, so he associates your presence with a good thing (food). And try different types of wand toys and play styles to get him interacting with you.

He's probably going to come a long way in the next two weeks, but if he needs to stay in that room an extra week or two to make sure he is bonded with you, so be it. In the long run, it is worth making sure he's adjusted well before having him out in the entire house where if he's not trusting you he may well just hide all the time...

 

[Brittani]

9 weeks is very young to leave home, kittens at that age simply aren't as confident and adaptable....so he's scared and uncertain hence the growling and hissing. I think you are doing all you can and he will improve.

Just be quiet and reassuring and calm with him, and not rush him. I think the harness training should wait until he's more bonded and secure with you. And I wouldn't so much try to pet him or try to pick him up as let him come to you in curiosity. Sit in the room and read or watch tv or something...he'll come and investigate eventually. Only feed him when in the room, so he associates your presence with a good thing (food). And try different types of wand toys and play styles to get him interacting with you.

He's probably going to come a long way in the next two weeks, but if he needs to stay in that room an extra week or two to make sure he is bonded with you, so be it. In the long run, it is worth making sure he's adjusted well before having him out in the entire house where if he's not trusting you he may well just hide all the time...

We pretty much have him in the small room whenever we aren't home. When we are home we do leave the door cracked and he stays in the room. Everyday after I get off work either me or my boyfriend will go in there and play with him for a little bit and just talk to him. He will let my boyfriend pet him and he will usually fall asleep.
Whenever we are in the room he will mostly hide behind the cat tree or in a corner. When i do lay in the room he just sits behind the cat tree and looks at me then falls asleep.

 

[Kristin]

Any updates on how Lincoln is adjusting?

 

[Brittani]

After talking to the breeder and giving her updates we had to give Lincoln back to the breeder. He wasn't adjusting to us or our house. He was becoming more aggressive to the point were we couldn't touch him. The breeder told us to bring him back and she would work with him but in the mean time the breeder is going to give us another F2. I feel bad for having to take him back but he was at the point of trying to bite me & my boyfriend and it wasn't a play bite either.
We will be getting another f2 in November

 

[Carykd7kau]

So Sorry Brittani. Some kittens are just not well adapted to some people. AT least your breeder is being good to you.