my kittens mad!

[2nosey]

hi, my sister got a kitten yesterday and it's 7 weeks old. last night it wouldn't go to sleep it was going crazy instead it kept jumping on the sofas and running around really fast. we tried to play with it so it could get tired and sleep when its supposed to but during the day all it seems to want to do is sleep and lazy about! ive got a feeling there's going to be a repeat of last night (eek) help me please!

[WendyS]

Small kittens are like this - absolute bundles of energy who run around almost non stop. Then suddenly they become exhausted and zonk out. Unfortunately they don't have the 9 - 5 p.m. concept of time like we have, so this will continue for quite a while. Probably by the it's six month old it will have calmed down. Meanwhile, enjoy it while you can because at this stage they're adorable.

[Mrs_Pegasus]

Ahhh they are always adorable!

I always see cats as being quite nocturnal. I know my 3 are. Unfortunately, while they are young and vulnerbale you have to invest a lot of time in them but the time will come when he will become independant (with a cat flap) and life will be a lot easier!

[sazzle145]

don`t want to upset you but, cats do sleep all day occasionally waking to eat or pee, night time is party time, have you never heard cats singing late at night(under the bedroom window) i have 2 and i can set my clock by them every evening at 10 pm they wander in and roll round the room then the catflap goes and theyre gone. one things for sure it will calm down but its getting used to you as much as you are him/her .have fun with it and give it lots of cuddly toys to play with.

[Paige_x]

Aw. It seems silly to say this but like it while it lasts !!!

As ur kitten gets older it will get used to its surroundings and calm down and eventulaty it will only sleep and eat !! But i think if u take the little kitty into ur room and snuggle with it 4 a bit it will eventualy go to sleep. Good luk.

[2nosey]

hi thanks everyone for your advice!

but we have to give it away we just found out my two sisters have a cat phobia!they wont come down till its gone and my mums losing sleep because of the banging going on downstairs. its not fair i really liked the cute things it kept doing, i'm going to miss it :) i cant wait to get my own place i'm going to have loads of cats.

thanks again :)