My kitten thinks he's a puppy...??

Question

I have a 9 week old kitten named Diesel and I swear he thinks he's a puppy. He chews on things (chewed the nipples off my son's bottles), goes around and eats people food like macaroni & cheese, cereal, chips & today he tried to eat pizza!! Of course I don't LET him eat those things but he sure tries. I've never had a kitten/cat before so I don't know if that's how they are supposed to act or not.

Is he a normal kitten?? Or does he really think he's a puppy??

Answer 1

Mine does the same things. It's my first kitten also. She also tries to eat non edible stuff like paper. She's wierd.

Answer 2

So normal! But watch him or he will be 18 pounds like my cat who also like to eat anything we do.

Answer 3

Typical for a kitten...

Puppys and Kittens almost act similar when they are young like that....

Answer 4

u may get the impresion he is acting like one but its normal kitty behavior.its like a baby wen its an infant it behabes childish and when it starts growin it matures and eventually acts like a grown cat

Answer 5

Sounds like he is cute, curious, and you have nothing to worry about.

Trust me, my cat was more way off base than yours when I got her. She clung to my Beagle as it was her own mom. Although my Beagle was eight years old and spayed, she managed to produce milk for my kitten and the kitten nursed from her. In addition my cat also had a habit of fetching straws. She would steal them from drinks and insist we threw them for her so she could return them.

Cats are quirky, your cat is fine.

Answer 6

no hes just being bad not normal, he wants to act like a puppy so roll up a newspaper and hit him with it and he will stop lol

Answer 7

well cats like dairy products so of coarse he will eat mac and heese, cereal, and pizza. when they are kittens they also chews on things, but for the resgt i don't know. test it by pouring a cap full of water on him! lol  

Answer 8

kitty  puppy's are awesome

Answer 9

no thats normal kitten behavior, they all act like that(even grown cats lol)

Answer 10

he could, but i have known two cats who thought they were mice, they squeaked, they stood up on two feet and they ran along walls, its not uncommon for one species to feel as another, i feel like a lynx (no, not a furry) and i know other animals who do the same, its not weird, but no, most cats do not chew on everything, some eat weird food, but not chew on things.

Answer 11

Your cat's just greedy. my cat was the same before she passed away. Maybe she chewed ur son's bottles bc they smelled like milk or something. Don't let eat that stuff tho

Answer 12

yeah my cats do that to its normal w/e don't worry about it

Answer 13

yep it normal all right all kittens do that:) they are so cute:!

Answer 14

My cat likes to chew on certain things too my hair when it is wet, the tubing to my insulin pump and she does like certain "people" foods as well I think your kitten is perfectly normal.

Answer 15

Of course he is normal. He i just very playful! I would look at it as good! He'll be a social and happy cat as he grows.

Luck!

Answer 16

Cats teethe just like human babies so that is normal.  And some cats (not all) like human food, so that's normal too!

Answer 17

normal he's teething.

Answer 18

Yeah it's completely normal! And REALLY cute. My old cat wouldn't eat anything unless it was what we were feeding our dogs e.g Minature dog bones. We had to buy these especially, and he would sleep with the dogs too.

You can entertain a cat for hours even by just putting some paper on some string and running around the house with it/or tying on something.. Even ping pong balls are a great idea!

Answer 19

AWW DATS CUTE

Answer 20

lol i have a puppy who thinks shes a kitten she chases mice tries to catch birds streches like a cat and we also have a cat and our dog (cocoa) dosent eat her own puppy food she eats the cats , i just think she crazy i wouldent to worried about it my puppy is the same way but she acts like a cat.

Answer 21

kittens ARE curious creatures.I think he is very interested in his world.He is still with baby teeth so that would explain chewing on things.

Answer 22

He's ok. He must be a little bored, so try getting some toys for him. I say try them out before you buy like at PetCo or PetSmart where you can take your animal in. He may be also lacking some sort of vitamin or whatever, or he needs something to chew on because he may be teething. Call your vet and ask them what they think.

Answer 23

He is completely normal..My three cats do the SAME thing!

Accept my cat plays fetch, so yea your cat is fine!=)

Answer 24

normal, but you need to stop the people food eating right now. catch it when he is young, or you will have a monster.

sternly say no when he goes after people food, then give him his food, and praise him.

cats are predators, they hunt. if he finds humans have good food on their plates, he hunts your plates.

people food as a treat, like meat, is fine. but he can only find it in his bowl, or see it in your hand. he can not be allowed on the table or see the meat come off your plate.

kittens explore, they get into everything, even pizza.

get him chew toys.