The joys of kittenhood
My little rescue kitten who I named Rowdy is 9 weeks old now. Thinking of changing her name to Jaws. I am trying to break her of the nipping and it ain't easy. I have tried every trick I can think of ...
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Impkitti wrote:
Time outs in another room or her crate only confuse a kitten. By the time you place her in the room or crate, she has forgotten why she is confined. Their attention span is very, very short.
The time out is NOT a punishment. It's a chance for the kitten to relax without all the distractions going on around her. Just like babies, some kittens gets overwhelmed with all the noises, movement, etc., going on in the room. They get sensory overload and can't calm down. Moving them into a darkened quiet room lets them calm down.
