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We have a kitten who we've had for two weeks (she is 12 weeks old now). She's settled in nicely. Mum was a moggy and dad was persian. She seems to have a lot of unusual traits but I have never dealt with anything other than mongrel or siamese before.

I consider her as a moggy but her behaviour is closer to that of the siamese I had... she cries an awful lot. This cat doesn't need a bell!
If she sees someone she does this high pitched squeaky meow (louder than you would think it is).
If she can't see anyone, she will cry again. If she wants food, she cries. If I'm in the bath, she tries to get in and cries.

This cat loves water and even gets in my bath. She jumps around in it if we have run a shallow bath...

Recently she has gone from very clingy to just sleeping most of the day. The vet said she is just a lazy breed of cat but most of the time this cat will play and play and be very very energetic. She is still overly clingy and sleeps on our heads at night but during the day she hides under the sofas and just sleeps.

Is all this normal and down to who her dad is or should I be worried about her behaviour?

She sounds a perfectly normal kitten to me. She's only been away from her siblings for a few weeks, so she's still finding her feet and may be wondering where the rest of hem are. She's also still a baby, so she needs a lot of attention and reassurance at the moment, as well as someone to play with. Relax, join in, and enjoy! Have you thought of getting her a companion, maybe another from the same litter?

Welcome to CC. I agree with lilynmitz, sounds like she may be missing her siblings. I fostered some kittens who were separated and the little one was really clingy and shy. The rescue rehomed one of the trio so brought the other to me and the kitten really came out of his shell when reunited with his sibling, and they were rehomed together. If you don't have another cat and could afford another kitten that would be great, if you are out they tend to settle in much quicker if they have another feline around because they need lots of stimulation, and companionship. If you are out for a large part of the day, a single, young kitten will get lonely and bored, maybe scared, and this can result in behavioural problems that's why many rescues prefer to rehome kittens in pairs. All the best and cuddles to your new addition

She had one sister who was offered to us but we had a cats protection lady over who said she would be fine as a singular cat considering the fact that I'm home all the time (stay at home mum) and we have a two bed flat that she would need to herself. It also states (oddly) in our contract that we can only have one cat. This annoyed me because her sister is struggling for a home and I would have taken her like a shot had they not specified only one She gets a lot of attention and play from myself and my partner and my son. She started off followings partner round and she does this to me too (I only noticed her attachment to me today and to be honest I'm a bit smug that she's chosen me over my partner for once).

she's very friendly and is the focus of all attention in my house right now. And when she is tired she gets left to sleep and mostly she uses her hidey holes we gave her (under the sofa, the cupboards above my bed; all places nobody can reach her unless she chooses to seek attention).

I feel like she needs more toys. We are building her a scratching table/ bed right now and she loves the toys she does have but surely she needs more than just a mint chew toy, a load of balls and one fishing rod type toy that she has genuinely destroyed in the space of the two weeks we had her lol

Also thank you for the welcome and also also I'm a stay at home mum So I tend not to go out for very long. I relish the hours I get to play with her and I'm a little worried that as she gets older she won't want to play as much. But to be honest... I'm not going to stop a cat enjoying her nap time... I'd be a hypocrite if I thought that was okay lol

Hiya, well it's great that you're at home but if you really did want to get the sister and didn't because of your landlord there's lots of info here, often they will waiver the rules with a bit of negotiating

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Even if you don't use the info now it's handy to have.

Would love to see a photo of your kitten too

Thank you. We already negotiated to get one cat so I'm guessing that's why the landlady said just one but there is no harm in asking. Thank you. I'll find out how to post one and do so asap, she's definitely a looker bless her. She's currently lying on the sofa dreaming. I'm pretty sure the dream is about food because all I can hear is her slapping her chops together haha! She's a girl after my own heart and loves her food lol