I found a kitten behind the office under a pallet. I took him home because I didn’t know what else to do. My husband and I have a dog, never have had a cat. We took the cat to the vet and they estimated him to be around 3 weeks old.
He had an injury, so we’ve helped care for his wound, fed him, and got him back to 100% health. We’re back and forth on keeping him, but it’s been almost 2 months since I found him.
We live in a house, and we’ve tried to make it kitten proof. We’ve bought scratching posts and cat towers. He was escaping the area we ended up making for him and got past baby gates/cat gates. We even went as far as installing a sliding door in the hallway to give the cat more space.
When we’re home, we try to let him downstairs with us and the dog to spend time. He wants to be in the same room as us, but is constantly trying to chew and jump and is destructive to furniture, etc.
We’ve tried training, redirecting, rewarding for good behavior. But none of it works. I’m so tired and defeated.
The newest issue is, he’s learned to open the sliding door. He’s probably around 11 weeks old, and this door is 80lbs.
Someone please offer any advice or hope that it will get better.