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I have just purchased a 5 month old Ragdoll kitten. She really loves climbing everything and is really rambunctious all the time, she hardly ever sleeps! Is this probably just a phase that she is going through and she should calm down after a while?
Kristin,
She is just a normal happy and healthy kitten. I always suggest getting 2 kittens so they can play together, roughhouse, and burn up energy. A human can't play with them like another kitten can.
Try interactive toys like a pet laser light (from Petco/PetSmart/etc.). Cats love to chase the little 'red bug' on the ceilings, floors, and walls. It's a good energy burner and it helps with bonding too. Also pull a rope or a shoestring around, get little furry stuffed toy mice, and little balls to bat around. A ping pong ball in the bathtub is great fun too (first plug the drain though). Also a cat tree/kitty condo scrathing post is good for them to run up and down on which kittens love to do.
She will grow out of it....in a few months! (smile)
Tabbi
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My expertise is in helping people understand their cat (or cats) and their behavior. Questions are welcome even if you don't have a cat....just a question about them. Hopefully my experience, suggestions, and comments will be of help to you...and your cat (or cats). Looking through my past responses to questions will give you additional information and/or answers too. Domestic Cats = cats (no matter what breed) who are tame or not wild, or abandoned cats who were pets that became wild, but can be tamed again. Ferals = cats who are born with one or more parents who were wild stray cats. They usually have had no interactions with people. They have an inbred distrust of humans and are difficult to socialize. They are skittish, hide, and are afraid of people. They take a lot of time and patience to work with them. A lot of kittens from shelters had a feral parent.
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Since I was a child, over 45 years, I have been owned by a LOT of cats and kittens of almost every temperament, behavior, and personality. I have had experience with neurotic, disabled (including blind), stray, and 'problem child' cats and kittens. (A few normal cats too!) Plus all the things a lifetime of owning cats and research has taught me. I also have experience in feral cat behavior (which is different from domestic cats), and some experience with feral colonies that includes colony feeding and feral cat TNR (trap/neuter/release).
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