"Wendy" wrote:

I don't know about that. Boots is 7 mo. old and still taking flying leaps
across the room to pounce on the girls. Even Isabelle is running out of
patience with him. If he gets too persistent he gets a time out for a few
minutes to settle down. That usually works for a while and he really doesn't
seem to mind most of the time.

Well, sooner or later kittens do grow up and slow down some. When I look at
videos of our cats from when they were less than a year old, they were the
typical manic balls of energy that most kittens are. Once they become adults
they tend to be more, you know, dignified. I'm not saying they all become
sedate, but you will see a change--eventually.

Plus, kittens are often fairly oblivious to the disapproval of their adult
feline companions. A warning hiss or a smack with a paw doesn't have quite the
same effect it normally does when they mature. They get better at learning the
signals the other cat gives to tell them it's not fun any more (usually).