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Title: Do kittens calm down as they get older?
Post by: msrisotto on January 10, 2010, 15:48:15 PM
She's 6 months now and as hyperactive as ever! Climbing up the sofa and dining chairs etc, will she always be this way? She's due to be spayed next week.
Title: Re: Do kittens calm down as they get older?
Post by: Bazsmum on January 10, 2010, 17:44:39 PM
They do calm down, you will get the odd spurt from time to time though!  :evillaugh: All this is normal!  ;)

Good luck with her spay!  :hug:
Title: Re: Do kittens calm down as they get older?
Post by: JackSpratt on January 10, 2010, 18:46:30 PM
*Giggles hysterically.....* I do hope so.  :) No, seriously they usually calm down a little bit around a year old and then steadily descend into aloof adult feline mode. ;)
Title: Re: Do kittens calm down as they get older?
Post by: Michelle (furbabystar) on January 10, 2010, 19:24:24 PM
Sadly they do calm down .....I love a naughty kitten myself  :evillaugh:
Title: Re: Do kittens calm down as they get older?
Post by: Bazsmum on January 10, 2010, 19:32:20 PM
Sadly they do calm down .....I love a naughty kitten myself  :evillaugh:

I do too!  :naughty: :rofl: :hug:

Saying that I love the older ones in full spurt, I howl at the noises, facial expressions and reaction of the other cats!  :naughty: :rofl: :hug:
Title: Re: Do kittens calm down as they get older?
Post by: woodlandcats on January 11, 2010, 08:12:29 AM
Sadly they do calm down .....I love a naughty kitten myself  :evillaugh:

I do too!  :naughty: :rofl: :hug:

Saying that I love the older ones in full spurt, I howl at the noises, facial expressions and reaction of the other cats!  :naughty: :rofl: :hug:

me too!
Title: Re: Do kittens calm down as they get older?
Post by: blackcat on January 11, 2010, 09:01:14 AM
I am very relieved to say that yes they do indeed calm down. Usually around the 14 month mark though the change is gradual and, in some breeds, never really seems to take effect.
Title: Re: Do kittens calm down as they get older?
Post by: Kirst on January 11, 2010, 11:18:08 AM
Can someone tell that to Jerry Please??

Seriously , yes they do , Gizmo is very chilled now , Beavis was an old man by the time he was three and Fredcat srill loves his toys but his curtain climbing days are over.

Jerry must be the exception to the rule , I have just hauled him out of the cupboard again! :tired:
Title: Re: Do kittens calm down as they get older?
Post by: Den on January 11, 2010, 11:48:39 AM
Memphis was a very well behaved kitten ... rarely was he in trouble. He never climbed curtains etc. The older he gets the naughtier he becomes  :-: hopefully he is just in the terrible twos, otherwise I'm going to have to consider changing his name to Memphisnodon'tyoudare.
Title: Re: Do kittens calm down as they get older?
Post by: Susanne (urbantigers) on January 11, 2010, 12:33:30 PM
If they are called Mosi, then no!
Title: Re: Do kittens calm down as they get older?
Post by: Leanne on January 11, 2010, 15:55:17 PM
I too was told they calm down  :innocent:

But 2 years down the line Milo is as crazy as ever and still climbs the curtains!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Title: Re: Do kittens calm down as they get older?
Post by: Pinkbear (Julie) on January 11, 2010, 16:50:27 PM
I've notice a big change in all mine at around 3 years old.  :sneaky:
Title: Re: Do kittens calm down as they get older?
Post by: zoe (tiggy + pipins mum) on January 11, 2010, 18:05:37 PM
Tiggy & Pippin will be 3 this july and yes they have calmed down still play but no curtain climbing. Patch is the same & will be 3 in august but Sooty on the other hand will be 2 in june & is WORSE than when he was a kitten!! i hate to think how many times i tell him NO in a day lol x
Title: Re: Do kittens calm down as they get older?
Post by: Liz on January 11, 2010, 20:30:53 PM
Ours range from nearly 18 years young and on a burst of catnip stops the Clan Cats in her tracks! :rofl:  We then move to the Oodie Doodies who are coming up 5 and 6 months respectively - 2 of each age and they are just maniacs on 4 legs led by her Baby gorgeousness Beiijing aged 18 moths add in to the mix various other ages and feral/domestic and Pedigree I can honestly say not unless they are sleeping and bring out the red dot then I can have 30 bounding cats and kittens mixed in with theor pets teh 2 Border Collies aged 1 and 2 - doggies now only play with red dot outside they are to big! :shocked: :rofl:
Title: Re: Do kittens calm down as they get older?
Post by: Susanne (urbantigers) on January 12, 2010, 08:42:37 AM
Mosi is 4 and still climbs the curtains.  And the walls.  And the doors........