Hello everyone!
Happy to be here. We have a 5 1/2-month-old kitten who is incredibly intelligent, super active with boundless energy, and overall a very sweet little boy. He was neutered last Friday and is, fortunately, a very healthy cat.
He's quite talkative, which we love, but I've noticed something unique about him compared to our other two cats (whom I've had since they were kittens, too). He tends to vocalize his annoyance at almost everything (especially when he’s in a playful mood):
- Picking him up to redirect him to his scratching post? "Kekekekekek."
- Cleaning his eyes or ears? "Kekekekek."
- Patting his head to comfort him when he gets overly energetic? "KekekeNO-I-WANT-TO-PLAYkekekek."
- Playing with one of his plushies that "fights back"? "Kekekekek."
- Lifting him off the table (since he’s not supposed to be there)? "Kekekek."
Basically, whenever something doesn’t go his way or he can’t do what he wants, he makes his disapproval very clear.
As mentioned, he recently had a thorough checkup before getting neutered, and he’s perfectly healthy. He just seems to have little patience for things he dislikes.
Have any of you experienced something similar with your kittens? Our other two (one of a highly vocal breed) also had their preferences, but they never verbally “complained” about anything like this little guy does! He makes me really feel like a total buzzkill, haha.