Just got a kitten.

[Bitter Jeweler]

My how they grow!

 

[Overread16 4]

Awwws! Love that paw angle "please no pictures whilst I'm sleeping"

 

[LaFoto]

You mean to say: if that paw had a ...erm ... middle ... erm ... finger, we would ... ? That what you're saying???

 

[BlackSheep]

The little stinker is getting big!
They grow up so fast...

 

[Bitter Jeweler]

You ain't kidding! It wasn't so long ago that he would sleep in my beard!

 

[Overread16 4]

This is clearly a sign



that you need a bigger beard!

 

[Bitter Jeweler]

I'm working on it.

 

[LightSpeed]

Something to be said for those who save animals.

 

[BlackSheep]

hey Bitter, how are the kittens doing? It's been a while.

 

[Bitter Jeweler]

Can I return them and get two new babies?


Anderson Pooper is a jerk. Not evil. Just a jerk.

Valentino is appropriately named, and is just such a lover. He's kinda dumb and clumsy too. Which makes for some laughs. LOL

Valentino also seems to be on edge a lot. He was under a glass paneled coffee table, and I sneezed, and he jumped straight up with enough force to knock over a beer bottle on the top.

Pooper seems to have some lasting psychological "I'm starving" issues and always wants to eat. He eats his wet food so fast, then pushes Valentino outta the way to eat his.
Valentino just walks away and sighs. There is a bowl of crunchies always available, so he eats enough. Pooper reluctantly eats the crunchies. He'll eat some, and then meow a lot, cuz he wants wet food. LOL

They are quite the characters. I think Valentino would be happier as a single cat. Pooper needs another frolicy buddy.
Valentino loves being pet for long periods, but on tables, and shelves, and the cat tree, but never in your lap. Pooper doesn't want petting, he wants to play, bite, and claw. You start petting him, and he immidiately flips over and attacks (playfully) your hand.

I've only had one cat prior to these monsters, and I met him when he was older (5-6years). He was so mellow, and just the perfect cat. Everything you would want in a cat. He was black, like Valentino. So I dunno how much of this is still young kitty stuff and if they will mellow (particularly Pooper) out or not. It's fun hearing noises in other rooms, and exclaiming "for God sake's, what NOW?" LOL

Love them.

They have been really good with the furniture, so they still have their claws. We're getting a new couch though...we'll continue training. LOL
They are funny when you trim their nails, and they go to jump up on something and slide down. It makes trimming their nails fun. LOL

We use the trick of putting a clip on the scruff behind their neck to immobilize them. Works like a charm!



Thank you internets!

 

[BlackSheep]

Whoah, that clip trick is really bizarre! Good to know.

Sounds like you have two teenagers in the house right now, especially the Pooper. Our abandoned cat (Karma) was like that at that age, and also does that same mad eating thing that Pooper does, but now that we've had her for a few years she's gotten better about that stuff. It's funny that you mention that Pooper needs another buddy - we're going through that right now with Karma too! A couple of years ago we got her a kitten (Lucky, another dumped cat that needed a home), but Lucky just sleeps all the time (Lucky seems to be very similar to your Valentino).

So now we're debating getting Karma her second kitten because she has so much energy and is getting bored. But we just finally got our cat population down from 4 to 2 (we had two seniors who passed away over the last year or so), and I really really don't want to be cleaning litter boxes for more than 2 cats....

 

[BlackSheep]

Oh, I wanted to add - they do grow out of that "jerk" stage pretty quickly. Karma used to do this thing where she would chew HARD on my feet at night. All night. But that only lasted for a short while, and now her version of being a stinker is getting up on the coffee table and knocking all of the stuff on it off, which is more fun to watch than TV

 

[mishele]

It's not easy being a parent? lol

 

[STM]

Puppies are cute, no one could possibly deny that, but kittens are an order of magnitude cuter, most especially if there is more than one.

I brought home a beautiful and very sweet year old stray female tabby a little over 3 years ago. Unbeknownst to me when I brought her home she was pregnant. My wife pitched a fit but when the kittens came along, that was the end of that. She had five but the fifth was stillborn. Two of the kittens, one male and one female, are Manx, the male completely and the female just has a little bobtail. The other two have normal tails. She was apparently a real slut with multiple sex partners. We had decided that when the kittens were 16 weeks old we would give them up for adoption, except for the male Manx. Three years later we still have five cats (and a border collie mix). What is unique is that the mother still has a very strong maternal instinct when it comes to the others and they are still very much "mama's boys and girls". The "kids" will be 3 years old tomorrow.



Make sure the kitten gets to the vet and gets her shots and de-wormed. Also have her checked for feline leukemia.

 

[Bitter Jeweler]

STM, the boys have had regular visits for all their stuff. Both have been fixed.

It's good to know some of the jerk stage will (hopefully) pass.

Valentino's "wool sucking" on me, and me alone, is waning. It's only occasional, and tolerable now. Now when he does it, it's for a little bit, and he'll fall asleep. Which is nice. It's the only time he will nap on me. No more waking up with Valentino sucking on the blanket at my ear, at 3am. *phew*

They really are great to have, and I play with them a lot. They have great toys that they enjoy, but I love getting the mouse on a stick, and get them jumping all over. I have never seen a cat pant before, like Pooper does. Valentino takes little breaks during the fun, but Pooper goes non stop.

The clip trick is actually rather funny. Try it! You will laugh! We use "Chip Clips" instead of those metal ones.
Put the clip on, and they are on their side, on the table, and you can leisurely trim their nails, without complaint. it's fantastic!