If you recently added a kitten to your family, learn what behavior you can expect from month to month with our kitten behavior basics tip sheet.
The rescue cat who is a recent member of my household is just under a year old, and he was picked up from a nearby apartment complex by volunteers from a nearby shelter. That same shelter would probably not have been able to take him due to space issues. It does look like we’re keeping him. So I’m happy.
We’ve missed out on a lot of his early socialization. So it’s not unexpected that he’s a little bit rough when play wrestling. His bite pressure is a bit too high, although he does seem to understand the fact that if he bites too hard or is too rough: play ends instantly. This isn’t totally unexpected for growing kitten behavior and socialization (he’s less a kitten now and more of a juvenile.)
He’s extremely attentive, always wants to play, and very talkative. Fortunately for us, he’s extremely well socialized, calm, and almost Zen like in his tolerance of being handled. (Flip this cat upside-down and he’ll hang out like a limp spaghetti noodle for minutes on end.) He’s been a good experience.
If people have just gotten themselves a newly minted kitten, checking out the PETS 911 Cat Training section and this HSUS article as supplement could help them set founding expectations for their new family member.
Link, via the HSUS.