Brandy DW
Missing Neka, Loving Sabriel, Nakaia, & Trance
Hi all,
I just got my new kitten Sabriel on the 16th of October from A1Savannahs. She's around 3 months, was born on June 29th, and was spayed on October 2nd. She's a sbt savannah, so my guess is likely a F6 or something. I live alone and only have her for a kitten, no other pets. (*This is my second savannah, a "replacement' (i hate that word) cat after my first one Neka was put down on September 10th with lymphoma she was only a 1 and a half
*) So right now I'm extra paranoid about what health issues could happen but also wanting to make sure that I get these little behavior issues handled when Sabriel is a kitten.
---So far she's been very affectionate on the ground but will not let me hold her for long periods of time, and she absolutely hates to be carried. When I first pick her up she nuzzles into me and licks my face but very soon wants to be put down. If I carry her upstairs or downstairs she's thrashing the whole time trying to jump out of my hands. Is there any way I can get her to let me hold her better?
---She's been very good with her litter box and actually on her trip here she must have been in her carrier easily like 7 hours and she didn't go to the bathroom in her carrier she held it the whole time and hasn't had an incident here once of not using the litter box.
---Now with her claws.. She will use her scratching posts however I've caught her a few times going to use the couch, an armchair and the carpet. I say "No" or "Hey" in a loud tone and she stops. Is there anything else I can do to try to get her to just use her scratching posts? Also I won't use double sided tape because when I had Neka she would chew at and try to eat the stuff.
---Play biting - This part slightly aggravates me. It is kind of cute now and doesn't hurt but I don't want my cute kitten the play bites to grow into a cute adult cat that really bites. Right now when she play bites me I say "ouch" or "no" like she's actually hurting me. Usually makes her stop and then she'll start licking me. I usually put her down when she bites me or redirect her to a cat toy for her to chew on. Is there anything else I should be doing?
Other than that during the day I have her in a cat safe room when I'm at work that has two cat trees, two cat beds, a litter box, a toy ball circle thing with a scratching thing in the middle, her carrier which has a hammock for her, her food/water bowl, and it has vinyl flooring. The cat trees both have scratching posts. There are also cat toys I trade in and out of there that are durable that she can't choke on that I put in there. Then when I'm home I do interactive stuff with her such as laser toy, throwing smaller toys for her, dragging stuff around, feather toys etc.
I was lucky before when I got Neka at 6 months, she never bit, never even play bit me. She was very affectionate and liked to be held/carried, she only used her scratching posts and didn't scratch any actual furniture (sometimes the carpet though). Essentially I want my new kitty Sabriel to be a lot like Neka was only without the health issues.
I just got my new kitten Sabriel on the 16th of October from A1Savannahs. She's around 3 months, was born on June 29th, and was spayed on October 2nd. She's a sbt savannah, so my guess is likely a F6 or something. I live alone and only have her for a kitten, no other pets. (*This is my second savannah, a "replacement' (i hate that word) cat after my first one Neka was put down on September 10th with lymphoma she was only a 1 and a half
*) So right now I'm extra paranoid about what health issues could happen but also wanting to make sure that I get these little behavior issues handled when Sabriel is a kitten. ---So far she's been very affectionate on the ground but will not let me hold her for long periods of time, and she absolutely hates to be carried. When I first pick her up she nuzzles into me and licks my face but very soon wants to be put down. If I carry her upstairs or downstairs she's thrashing the whole time trying to jump out of my hands. Is there any way I can get her to let me hold her better?
---She's been very good with her litter box and actually on her trip here she must have been in her carrier easily like 7 hours and she didn't go to the bathroom in her carrier she held it the whole time and hasn't had an incident here once of not using the litter box.
---Now with her claws.. She will use her scratching posts however I've caught her a few times going to use the couch, an armchair and the carpet. I say "No" or "Hey" in a loud tone and she stops. Is there anything else I can do to try to get her to just use her scratching posts? Also I won't use double sided tape because when I had Neka she would chew at and try to eat the stuff.
---Play biting - This part slightly aggravates me. It is kind of cute now and doesn't hurt but I don't want my cute kitten the play bites to grow into a cute adult cat that really bites. Right now when she play bites me I say "ouch" or "no" like she's actually hurting me. Usually makes her stop and then she'll start licking me. I usually put her down when she bites me or redirect her to a cat toy for her to chew on. Is there anything else I should be doing?
Other than that during the day I have her in a cat safe room when I'm at work that has two cat trees, two cat beds, a litter box, a toy ball circle thing with a scratching thing in the middle, her carrier which has a hammock for her, her food/water bowl, and it has vinyl flooring. The cat trees both have scratching posts. There are also cat toys I trade in and out of there that are durable that she can't choke on that I put in there. Then when I'm home I do interactive stuff with her such as laser toy, throwing smaller toys for her, dragging stuff around, feather toys etc.
I was lucky before when I got Neka at 6 months, she never bit, never even play bit me. She was very affectionate and liked to be held/carried, she only used her scratching posts and didn't scratch any actual furniture (sometimes the carpet though). Essentially I want my new kitty Sabriel to be a lot like Neka was only without the health issues.
