Have you had multiple kittens in your house, and if so, did you find them to be extremely annoying?

I have the opposite reaction – I’d rather watch kittens than television. They’re much more entertaining. I love having whole littters of kittens i the house (except that they grow up to be cats).

They’re kittens. That’s what they do. Let them calm you after a tough day and just enjoy their antics and laugh.

My one cat equals a houseful of kittens, but yes once, many years ago when I was living in an apartment, I had a cat who gifted me with a litter that nearly drove me mad. I wound up keeping two and giving away the others to friends, swearing never again to let any cat of mine go out on a date.

They are babies. It is imperative that you watch over them and gently correct them.

I love kittens. My ex husband found a stray at work once. He brought her home and it turned out she was pregnant.
I had so much fun with those kittens. I would literally spend hours at a time playing with them.

I would love to be annoyed by multiple kittens in my house :’-(

I’ve only had one experience with a kitten, although I’ve had many cats. She was a little terror, and I had to lock her out of my room at night, because she would attack me and knock things over constantly.

Owning domesticated animals is a responsibility we take on. They are acting just the way they are supposed to. If they are keeping you up at night even outside of your door, maybe you could sleep with earplugs.

We had a litter of kittens and , amazingly enough, after the family left for the day I would lay on the floor watching them play. All day long. Here’s the difference: they were young enough to stay in that one room pouncing on each other. I adored watching them. But if we had kept them and they would have knocked things over, hissed at each other often and jumped off things at me it would have driven me out of my mind also. And I would have felt no guilt about it. I would like to have one , large, older, short haired , calm cat but with our two bichons that won’t happen.

I just want to clarify that I own cats already and I’ve always owned cats pretty much my entire life. I know what kittens do and that they need to be gently corrected, it’s just that it’s been a long while since I’ve had two at once, and since they’re a little older and more independent, and more mobile, that’s what makes them hard to tolerate.

Kittens and young cats have boundless energy through their first 18 months or so before they mellow out some. Playing is training for hunting and they are very curious as well.
If they do not get their energy needs met they can turn destructive and have behavioral problems. You just have to tolerate the kitten phase. They are not annoying you on purpose, they are just being kittens, like 2 year old children.

12 week old kittens are at the peak of their playfulness and energy and just like little kids, they play hard, eat and sleep. I hope you can find enjoyment in them and not just annoyance. Nothing like zippy kittens to bring smiles and laughs into your life. :-)

@jca Tolerance is a virtue we have to cultivate.

Kittens are hilarious! I love dem.

I could probably see how it would get irritating, but I can’t say I’ve ever felt that way. Kittens are my idea of instant joy.

sounds like my two adult cats, actually

I’ve always just had one kitten at one time, but one kitten can be a lot of work. They can get annoying sometimes, hyper little buggers. Never drove me nuts though, and they are really interesting and fun to observe as they grow up, get curious and mess around. With a bit of discipline though, every cat I’ve had stopped knocking things over. Never raised a full grown cat, but I’m thinking it’s probably easier to start on them when they’re small like I did with mine. You or your daughter might have to lay down a bit of law. A loud noise or spraying them with water when they climb on the counter or something will teach them, soon enough, and it doesn’t hurt them. Of course if you’ve never had kittens before and were not prepared for this, or are not willing to raise them, might be a little tougher.
But they will get into things, run around and pitter patter all night long. It’s a kitty thing. :D

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Kittens are the best things. Sounds like training must begin and do not forget to neuter your pets.

Never let a kitten do something that you would not want a full grown cat to do.

When I was a teenager, we had a cat who gave us full litters of kittens twice. I love kittens, but at one point we had 7 cats living in our apartment. That was no fun, let me tell you. Anyway, one kitten or many, it’s pretty much always an adventure! Just remember that it’s temporary, and they’ll likely settle down as they get older (and neutered).

In my experience, having two kittens is far less annoying than having only one. When you have just one, you are its primary playmate and all of your possessions are its primary playthings. With two, at least they keep each other entertained. Good luck!

Yes, I’ve had multiple kittens in my home several times throughout my life. I did not find them annoying though. I loved it. I love kittens and could watch them all day…until they turn into cats! Plus, I can snuggle kittens without getting all sneezy.

The biggest issue I had with kittens (not exactly annoying but painful) is when they think your leg is a tree to climb, with their razor claws. Youch!

Yeah, @Plucky…Your BARE leg! Been there, had that!

Just rambling around here tonight and stumbled across this. @jca Whatever happened with the kittens, do you still have them or did you find them a new home? They would be, lets see…4 years old now!

The brothers are now 4, that’s right, @Coloma. One is a 20 pounder and the other is 15 lbs. They’re big boys. If you were on FB, you’d see I post pix of them occasionally. They’re now mature and calm but they still wrestle. They like to go out in the yard, too. And of course, they love their food.

^ Awww…I love cats! So glad they are still with you. :-)

We had a litter of kittens once. Somewhere along the way one of the kids made the law that if the kittens have a name we can’t rehome them. In an instant every kitten had 3 names!

^ Yep, once something has a name it’s all over. I’ll never forget my old neighbors steer ‘Walter” years ago, that they butchered. He was really sweet and liked his head scratched. Then, one day, the mobile butcher arrived and my neighbor brought me a bunch of packaged Walter. No way was I going to eat “Walter.” I gave the meat away to family.

Well, I gave them away anyway. What am I going to do with 6 cats??

^ Be their slave, what else? lol

No way. I don’t do litter boxes, and house training 6 cats would be overwhelming. Not to mention vet bills.