The kitten & cat thread
#2901
So my wife calls me and tells me that her bff's soon to be ex husband has threatened to take her cat to the pound to be put down. She doesnt live with him and cant have the cat where she is living. My wife wants to take the cat. 3 years old and female. How is this gonna work with our 3 boys?
It's possible I watch too much Sopranos, and Goodfellas.
#2903
Well, I think, it goes something like, one of the boys brings a shovel, and one brings a hacksaw, and one brings a big old american car with a huge trunk, and then you go and pick up the ex husband and take him for a nice ride out in the country side.
It's possible I watch too much Sopranos, and Goodfellas.
It's possible I watch too much Sopranos, and Goodfellas.
#2907
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So I spent about an hour sitting with the kittens last night and I'm starting to get worried about the little one again. The two larger of the kittens are at that stage where eyes are completely open and they are starting to develop real cat mannerisms and features. The little one is definitely behind on the physical development curve.
I can usually get Momma to chill via petting and scratches about the head and neck. Once she lies down and relaxes I can snag the little one for some private feeding time. It seems to feed for a minute or so then take a break for a minute or so. Eventually the bigger ones figure out what's going on trundle over. While the little one is taking a break, the bigger ones move in and push it out of the way, latch on, and go for broke. The poor little one does not have the strength to push its way back into the fray so it climbs around and cries. It's kinda heartbreaking.
I do not have a complete data set because I didn't weight everyone every day, but you can see the trend:
Part of my brain thinks nature work things out for itself, the other part of my brain is considering supplemental feeding because I'll hate myself if I do nothing and the little one does not make it.
Thoughts? (other than 'you need a more consistent kitten datalogger')
I can usually get Momma to chill via petting and scratches about the head and neck. Once she lies down and relaxes I can snag the little one for some private feeding time. It seems to feed for a minute or so then take a break for a minute or so. Eventually the bigger ones figure out what's going on trundle over. While the little one is taking a break, the bigger ones move in and push it out of the way, latch on, and go for broke. The poor little one does not have the strength to push its way back into the fray so it climbs around and cries. It's kinda heartbreaking.
I do not have a complete data set because I didn't weight everyone every day, but you can see the trend:
Part of my brain thinks nature work things out for itself, the other part of my brain is considering supplemental feeding because I'll hate myself if I do nothing and the little one does not make it.
Thoughts? (other than 'you need a more consistent kitten datalogger')
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I know that every Bengal or Abyssinian I've ever met has been a complete *******. It might be that the owners were not prepared for such high energy creatures and thus were not meeting the cats stimulation needs. At best they were flighty and aloof but at the worst it was more like "FEED ME BITCH! TOUCH ME AND I'LL MAKE YOU BLEED! I'M GONNA BREAK ALL YOUR ****, BUT LOOK HOW PRETTY I AM!" Every single one marked/scratched up everything/everyone in their path and seemed to revel in wanton destruction. None of them wanted anything to do with being snuggled or petted. Again, it may be a case of nurture vs nature but it pretty well turned me off from high end cats.
#2913
I know that every Bengal or Abyssinian I've ever met has been a complete *******. It might be that the owners were not prepared for such high energy creatures and thus were not meeting the cats stimulation needs. At best they were flighty and aloof but at the worst it was more like "FEED ME BITCH! TOUCH ME AND I'LL MAKE YOU BLEED! I'M GONNA BREAK ALL YOUR ****, BUT LOOK HOW PRETTY I AM!" Every single one marked/scratched up everything/everyone in their path and seemed to revel in wanton destruction. None of them wanted anything to do with being snuggled or petted. Again, it may be a case of nurture vs nature but it pretty well turned me off from high end cats.
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If you're willing to make the investment as far as time, why not? I can see this as only positive. Extra handling will mean kitten is more used to being held, therefore more comfortable around people, and more likely to become a real snuggler.
And I totally agree with EO2K as far as Bengals, but I've only known 2, bothowned by enslaving the same couple. The couches were all shredded.
And I totally agree with EO2K as far as Bengals, but I've only known 2, both
#2918
On a somewhat related note, I have this ongoing debate with my son about whether or not there is any need for people to have vaginal births anymore. He thinks it's needlessly barbaric, whereas I think it is horribly arrogant, presumptuous, and shortsighted to think a C-section is automatically "better".
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Thanks fellas. I too figured "it can't hurt" going into this but I wanted to make sure I wasn't missing something. I need to stop by the feed store tonight anyway so I'll check to see if they have kitten formula and, I dunno, bottles or pipettes or whatever. I'll keep up with the weights from here on out. When we start getting them going on solid foods I can mix the formula up with the solids to keep them fat and happy so its not like it'll go to waste. I think KMR comes in a powder and in liquid form.
You. I like you. I'll admit I had to google that.
I figured you guys would enjoy that, seeing as how much we all like working with real data
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You. I like you. I'll admit I had to google that.
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