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Cat Forum / Cat Anecdotes / June 2006Red tabby kittens: first pictures
I haven't had time to write a page, but the first pictures are off a link on my WildBlue home page: <http://users.wildblue.net/daviste/>. The pictures are labeled numerically in order. The other two sets are of the raccoon and possum proof cat flap (demonstrated by Millie), and of the kitten's mother, Pru. I was late getting them home because my Jeep refused to start after I put them inside: the key wouldn't turn. $50 and most of an hour later, it was running and I managed to get them home (Jeep won't restart now). They met Ozy before I could get the carrier inside: I put it down on the front porch and Ozy came up to see what was going on - he was only mildly interested. I put the carrier in the master bathroom and fixed them up with a bowl of kitten chow, a bowl of water, and a litter pan. When I opened the carrier, one of them came out in a few minutes and began exploring - he got past me into the hall and living room where he met CJ, then Millie. I closed them in so I could fix supper. Later, I opened the door again - they met Fluffy, Mudpie, and perhaps a few others. Mudpie got a little too close and there was some hissing from the kittens. I gave them a couple of jingle balls _ I heard them playing with them as I was writing this. Since everything seems nonviolent, and low stress for all the cats likely to be inside tonight as well as for the kittens, I think I will abandon the plan of keeping them locked in the bathroom for several days and just let them roam tonight. Right now, I need to finish my usenet pass and go to bed.  SignatureT.E.D. (tdavis@gearbox.maem.umr.edu) AAAA how cute! :o) Enough to give anyone a raging case of Kitten Fever! Congrats on the additions to your family, and may the integration go smoothly. Oh, and of course we'll need frequent updates and pics. ;o) Donna and the two-year-olds who still play like kittens, Captain and Stanley awwwwwwwww, cuties, little red cuties!!! KFC warning. Lily & her mama SignatureIrulan from the stars we come to the stars we return from now until the end of time >I haven't had time to write a page, but the first pictures are off a > link on my WildBlue home page: <http://users.wildblue.net/daviste/>. [quoted text clipped - 29 lines] > > Right now, I need to finish my usenet pass and go to bed. > I haven't had time to write a page, but the first pictures are off a > link on my WildBlue home page: <http://users.wildblue.net/daviste/>. They're cute! But how will you tell them apart??? SignatureMarina, Miranda and Caliban. In loving memory of Frank and Nikki. Stories and pics at http://koti.welho.com/mkurten/ Pics at http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/frankiennikki/ and http://community.webshots.com/user/frankiennikki >> I haven't had time to write a page, but the first pictures are off a >> link on my WildBlue home page: <http://users.wildblue.net/daviste/>. > > They're cute! But how will you tell them apart??? That's exactly what I thought!! They are adorable and look like trouble! Susan M Otis and Chester >> I haven't had time to write a page, but the first pictures are off a >> link on my WildBlue home page: <http://users.wildblue.net/daviste/>. > >They're cute! But how will you tell them apart??? Good question. No good answer. So far I can tell them apart only by behavior: one male is fearless, the other male is a somewhat fearful, and the female is a craven coward who has hardly left the vicinity of the carrier at all. They were quiet over night, except for a couple of instances of growling at one of the few adults that came in. SignatureT.E.D. (tdavis@gearbox.maem.umr.edu) >>> I haven't had time to write a page, but the first pictures are off >>> a link on my WildBlue home page: [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > They were quiet over night, except for a couple of instances of > growling at one of the few adults that came in. Do your cats wear collars? Oscar's indoor only, but I still insist that she wear a collar, and mostly she does. I'm especially glad now that she's developed an interest in dashing OUT when I open the back door. Signaturemonique, who spoils Oscar unmercifully pictures: http://www.bounceswoosh.org/rpca >Do your cats wear collars? No, they spend a lot of time outdoors and collars are not practical. >Oscar's indoor only, but I still insist that she wear a collar, and >mostly she does. I'm especially glad now that she's developed an >interest in dashing OUT when I open the back door. When I had the other three red tabby kittens (all female) they wore color coded colors, but they were indoor only. Since these kittens can't yet deal with the flaps and the leap to go out, I'm seriously considering color coded colors again. Unfortunately, I'm stranded for a few days due to a broken ignition switch on my Jeep. If I see all three together in the sam light, I can tell that their coats are slightly different degrees of darkness/lightness. Separated, or in mixed light, I still can't tell them apart. SignatureT.E.D. (tdavis@gearbox.maem.umr.edu) > If I see all three together in the sam light, I can tell that their > coats are slightly different degrees of darkness/lightness. > Separated, or in mixed light, I still can't tell them apart. They will probably (hopefully) grow different as they grow up. SignatureMarina, Miranda and Caliban. In loving memory of Frank and Nikki. Stories and pics at http://koti.welho.com/mkurten/ Pics at http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/frankiennikki/ and http://community.webshots.com/user/frankiennikki >> If I see all three together in the sam light, I can tell that their >> coats are slightly different degrees of darkness/lightness. >> Separated, or in mixed light, I still can't tell them apart. >> >They will probably (hopefully) grow different as they grow up. For "sam" read "same". I clipped a small section of hair on the back of the head of the brave one, and on the shoulders of the other male. Now I can tell them apart. Except that the clipped area is very shallow and won't last. SignatureT.E.D. (tdavis@gearbox.maem.umr.edu) >>Do your cats wear collars? > > No, they spend a lot of time outdoors and collars are not practical. My two (who are outdoors/indoors) both wear reflective collars, there is an elastic insert in them so they can just wriggle out of their collars, for example if their collar got caught on a branch if they happened to be climbing a tree. Don't you have such a thing in America? I like my cats to have a collar on. It proves they are "owned" and not strays here. Tweed >>>Do your cats wear collars? >> [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > > Tweed Dang. That is what I was supposed to buy at the pet store today. Jake goes walk-about just to keep me on my toes I think. This last time he came home looking as if he had even been brushed while he was gone. (Four days. At least this time he came wandering in early enough for me to cancel the Lost Cat advertisement.) So I think its high time he started carrying visible ID. Jo > My two (who are outdoors/indoors) both wear reflective collars, there is an > elastic insert in them so they can just wriggle out of their collars, for > example if their collar got caught on a branch if they happened to be > climbing a tree. Don't you have such a thing in America? > I like my cats to have a collar on. It proves they are "owned" and not > strays here. I had collars like that for mine, but one kept losing hers, and when I decided to keep them in except when on a harness, I stopped putting the collars on. So, of course, the inevitable happened. Mandy must have snuck out between someone's feet as they were entering, as best I can figure, and was almost immediately reported to the city pound by a neighbour as a cat trapped in a tree. I realized pretty quickly that she must have gotten out, and knew she generally showed up on her own. So it was a day or so before I started hunting, and although my first steps were to call the pound and SPCA, I didn't get any answers until Monday. There she was, in kitty jail, and I was able to go and bail her out. But she wears her elastic insert collar with a tag with her name and phone number now, all the time, indoors and out. I still don't know why the people who turned her in didn't simply leave her alone to come down out of the tree, but I suppose that they were doing what they thought was best. SignatureCheryl >>>Do your cats wear collars? >> [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] >I like my cats to have a collar on. It proves they are "owned" and not >strays here. Yes, we have breakaway collars. The come off in the woods and fields where they can't be found. Use this link to see what the situation really is - my land is north of the road: <http://tinyurl.com/za3x2>. The part with the odd concentric pattern is my partially mowed field - the pentagonal area is the yard. The vegetation gets rough less than 100 meters from the house in the directions the cats go. SignatureT.E.D. (tdavis@gearbox.maem.umr.edu) >>> Do your cats wear collars? >> [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > > Tweed Did BF ever get a microchip? I kn ow you were thinking about it last year. SignatureAdrian (Owned by Snoopy and Bagheera) Cats leave pawprints on your heart. http://community.webshots.com/user/clowderuk > My two (who are outdoors/indoors) both wear reflective collars, > there is an elastic insert in them so they can just wriggle out of > their collars, for example if their collar got caught on a branch if > they happened to be climbing a tree. Don't you have such a thing in > America? I like my cats to have a collar on. It proves they are > "owned" and not strays here. I've seen several types of emergency release collars in the US; certainly the type you describe and also the type where the clip itself can release. Signaturemonique, who spoils Oscar unmercifully pictures: http://www.bounceswoosh.org/rpca I tend to believe that larger groups of cats who live together have an easier time accepting new arrivals. Purrs for a smooth transition for the stripey ones. >I tend to believe that larger groups of cats who live together have an >easier time accepting new arrivals. > >Purrs for a smooth transition for the stripey ones. That is my experience. I had three when I moved here, and the first few additions were ... tense. when the count passed about eight, it was just bring them in, especially kittens, and let them go - no problems ... except for CJ who went crazy and picked fights with all the others (all that did was keep him from making friends - it took many months before even one of them would play with him). SignatureT.E.D. (tdavis@gearbox.maem.umr.edu) ACK!!! Terminal cuteness!!!! SignatureHugs, CatNipped See all my masters at: http://www.PossiblePlaces.com/CatNipped/ >I haven't had time to write a page, but the first pictures are off a > link on my WildBlue home page: <http://users.wildblue.net/daviste/>. [quoted text clipped - 29 lines] > > Right now, I need to finish my usenet pass and go to bed. >ACK!!! Terminal cuteness!!!! They look cute, but hours of incessant crying, leg climbing, etc. are not. They are settling in well: the brave one even jumped up in my chair and settled down behind me for a while - he and his brother tend to follow me around - but the female is still not leaving the bathroom. SignatureT.E.D. (tdavis@gearbox.maem.umr.edu) >>ACK!!! Terminal cuteness!!!! > > They look cute, but hours of incessant crying, leg climbing, etc. > are not. Sure it is. Signaturemonique, who spoils Oscar unmercifully pictures: http://www.bounceswoosh.org/rpca Ted Davis wrote: > They look cute, but hours of incessant crying, leg climbing, etc. > are not. Better get used to it! They've got a while of growing before they outgrow that behavior... Joyce >Ted Davis wrote: > [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] >Better get used to it! They've got a while of growing before they >outgrow that behavior... I know - these are far from the first kittens I've raised: Fluffy didn't even know how to drink from a bowl (she's now fourteen and the alpha female). Actually, I really don't like kittens all that much, but I love cats. SignatureT.E.D. (tdavis@gearbox.maem.umr.edu) > Actually, I really don't like kittens all that much, but I love > cats. You're weird =P Signaturemonique, who spoils Oscar unmercifully pictures: http://www.bounceswoosh.org/rpca >> Actually, I really don't like kittens all that much, but I love >> cats. > You're weird =P LOL!! :) <tea spew> Actually, I can kind of understand Ted's point. Kittens are adorable, but they are an unbelievable nuisance. And if you have three of them, I can see why they'd drive you insane. That saying about kittens being cute so you won't kill them is true. Hmmm... but Ted is oxytocin- deprived... are these kittens safe?? :) (Just kidding, Ted.) I have to admit that, as much as I love kittens, I've spent my three cats' kittenhood waiting anxiously for them to outgrow their kitten behavior. (Of course, then when they're grown up, I look at their kitten pictures and coo nostaglically!) Joyce > >> Actually, I really don't like kittens all that much, but I love > >> cats. [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] >behavior. (Of course, then when they're grown up, I look at their >kitten pictures and coo nostaglically!) Three kittens climbing my legs at the same time is getting old already. I wish there were some magic potion to speed maturation along. I'm patient, but three is the most kittens of this age I've ever had to deal with and they *are* a handful. They are already in their destructive stage - among other things, they found my bag of plastic peanuts. And opened it. SignatureT.E.D. (tdavis@gearbox.maem.umr.edu) > Three kittens climbing my legs at the same time is getting old > already. I wish there were some magic potion to speed maturation > along. I'm patient, but three is the most kittens of this age I've > ever had to deal with and they *are* a handful. They are already in > their destructive stage - among other things, they found my bag of > plastic peanuts. And opened it. ROTFLMAO I can imagine the destruction already. Boy am I glad that I'm not where you can call me and have me help clean up. I did enough of that when Sonya's bitties were here, and more after they left and Qui Gun Kit was starting his first zoomie phase. He actually calms down on occasion now. A really mellow boy, especially after getting a dose of the nip. Pam S. >> Three kittens climbing my legs at the same time is getting old >> already. I wish there were some magic potion to speed maturation [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] >occasion now. A really mellow boy, especially after getting a dose of >the nip. It got *much* worse last night. Imagine you have gone to bed and are petting the two main bed cats when the three hyperactive nine-week old kittens discover that they can get on the bed. Fluffy fled immediately to the top of the chest of drawers - Spooky tried to brave it out, but it wasn't long before he couldn't take it any longer either. That left me and the three terrors ... alone for an hour of running, jumping, biting, wrestling, and whatever else kittens do on, around, and near my feet and legs, with occasional excursions to my chest and head. On the other hand, the most advanced of them has taken a liking to lap time and has begun to purr for me, and relations with the adult cats are now quiet. They have come a long way since Friday evening. SignatureT.E.D. (tdavis@gearbox.maem.umr.edu) YOU ARE SO LUCKY RIGHT NOW :-) >>> Three kittens climbing my legs at the same time is getting old >>> already. I wish there were some magic potion to speed maturation [quoted text clipped - 23 lines] > time and has begun to purr for me, and relations with the adult cats > are now quiet. They have come a long way since Friday evening. >>> Three kittens climbing my legs at the same time is getting old >>> already. I wish there were some magic potion to speed maturation [quoted text clipped - 23 lines] > time and has begun to purr for me, and relations with the adult cats > are now quiet. They have come a long way since Friday evening. That brought to mind when I was raising Weeble (a foundling only a day or so old when I got him) finally figured out how to *climb* onto the bed at night (he was too little to jump, only about 3-4 weeks old). Far be it for him to actually *sleep*! He had no siblings to play with, so he would wrestle himself (first one back leg, then the other, then the tail and so on & so forth). He was, literally, a fuzzy ball of wiggle on the bed. I would take him and place him gently on the floor. I would hear shuffling around, some play with a toy, then some tugging on the sheets, and there he'd be, bouncing across the bed as if he'd just conquered Kilimanjaro. After his 'route' of inspection, he would curl up - but not to sleep, he became the ball of wiggle again. After about five times of putting him on the floor and the whole process repeating again (I *thought* he would get tired of climbing back up on the bed - *NOT*), I finally gave up and drifted off to sleep with a little black kitten wiggling against my butt. I awoke in the morning to a completely unconscious kitten, almost snoring! Not sure if he finally ran out of steam, or either myself or DH passed some noxious fumes during the night :D Somehow, DH slept trough all of this! >>>> Three kittens climbing my legs at the same time is getting old >>>> already. I wish there were some magic potion to speed maturation [quoted text clipped - 44 lines] > >Somehow, DH slept trough all of this! I let them burn themselves out before I even went to bed last night - that worked. I am sure I did The Right Thing by taking all three instead of just the female I wanted (my clowder was eight males and four females - another female would have helped balance it), but lone kittens of that age are too young to face abrupt separation from their entire family. They don't have their mother, and have quit crying for her, but they do have each other and are making the best of it. They seem happy enough and have settled in well - the adults still avoid them, but there is almost no hostility on either side. Needless to say, the adults that stay in and come in are getting extra attention. One of the kittens has figured out the cat flap between the kitchen and the mud room. The old cat flap hole to the outside is just bared to block coons, possums, and adult cats - I'm afraid kittens can squeeze through so I need to finish closing it off completely today ... at least with a temporary cover. SignatureT.E.D. (tdavis@gearbox.maem.umr.edu) >>>> Three kittens climbing my legs at the same time is getting old >>>> already. I wish there were some magic potion to speed maturation [quoted text clipped - 44 lines] > >Somehow, DH slept trough all of this! Weeble was an insanely cute kitten. ;) Theresa Stinky Pictures: http://community.webshots.com/album/125591586JWEFwh Make Levees, Not War >>>ACK!!! Terminal cuteness!!!! >> >> They look cute, but hours of incessant crying, leg climbing, etc. >> are not. > >Sure it is. They've started turning over trash cans and shredding paper. One of them was looking at the pile on the kitchen table - I expect to find it on the floor tomorrow or the next day. SignatureT.E.D. (tdavis@gearbox.maem.umr.edu) >I haven't had time to write a page, but the first pictures are off a >link on my WildBlue home page: <http://users.wildblue.net/daviste/>. >The pictures are labeled numerically in order. The other two sets are >of the raccoon and possum proof cat flap (demonstrated by Millie), and >of the kitten's mother, Pru. EeeeeeeeeeEEEEEEEEeeeeeeeEEEEEEEEEEk! <THUD> Theresa Stinky Pictures: http://community.webshots.com/album/125591586JWEFwh Make Levees, Not War >>I haven't had time to write a page, but the first pictures are off a >>link on my WildBlue home page: <http://users.wildblue.net/daviste/>. [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > ><THUD> I don't understand. SignatureT.E.D. (tdavis@gearbox.maem.umr.edu) >>>I haven't had time to write a page, but the first pictures are off a >>>link on my WildBlue home page: <http://users.wildblue.net/daviste/>. [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > > I don't understand. You made her pass out from the cuteness >> EeeeeeeeeeEEEEEEEEeeeeeeeEEEEEEEEEEk! >> >> <THUD> > > I don't understand. Theresa has a tendency to pass out when she sees something cute. ;o) SignatureMarina, Miranda and Caliban. In loving memory of Frank and Nikki. Stories and pics at http://koti.welho.com/mkurten/ Pics at http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/frankiennikki/ and http://community.webshots.com/user/frankiennikki >>> EeeeeeeeeeEEEEEEEEeeeeeeeEEEEEEEEEEk! >>> [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] >> >Theresa has a tendency to pass out when she sees something cute. ;o) I can't relate to that: I'm immune to cute. However, there is *something* about a matched set of red tabby kittens that is rather compelling. SignatureT.E.D. (tdavis@gearbox.maem.umr.edu) >>>> EeeeeeeeeeEEEEEEEEeeeeeeeEEEEEEEEEEk! >>>> [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > *something* about a matched set of red tabby kittens that is rather > compelling. I think you'll soon be able to tell them apart as they grow and you get to know them. SignatureAdrian (Owned by Snoopy and Bagheera) Cats leave pawprints on your heart. http://community.webshots.com/user/clowderuk >>>>> EeeeeeeeeeEEEEEEEEeeeeeeeEEEEEEEEEEk! >>>>> [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] >I think you'll soon be able to tell them apart as they grow and you get to >know them. I'm getting better at it: the color differences are now more or less recognizable when they are not all together. SignatureT.E.D. (tdavis@gearbox.maem.umr.edu) >>> EeeeeeeeeeEEEEEEEEeeeeeeeEEEEEEEEEEk! >>> [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] >> >Theresa has a tendency to pass out when she sees something cute. ;o) It's the cuteness *concentration.* *Three* fluffy, stripey red bits is just too much! <THUD> Theresa Stinky Pictures: http://community.webshots.com/album/125591586JWEFwh Make Levees, Not War > Right now, I need to finish my usenet pass and go to bed. > > -- > T.E.D. (tdavis@gearbox.maem.umr.edu) They're really cute, Ted--all three of them. Lucky you! (Although I fear I will mentally be thinking of them as furry Walsungs ever after.) Melissa > I haven't had time to write a page, but the first pictures are off a > link on my WildBlue home page: <http://users.wildblue.net/daviste/>. > The pictures are labeled numerically in order. The other two sets > are of the raccoon and possum proof cat flap (demonstrated by > Millie), and of the kitten's mother, Pru. Very cute. Hope they're getting well situated. Signaturemonique, who spoils Oscar unmercifully pictures: http://www.bounceswoosh.org/rpca >> I haven't had time to write a page, but the first pictures are off a >> link on my WildBlue home page: <http://users.wildblue.net/daviste/>. [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > >Very cute. Hope they're getting well situated. They're doing better: all three are now exploring more or less together. There is still some crying and some growling at adults, but at least one or maybe two have decided that a Ozy and Fluffy aren't threats. SignatureT.E.D. (tdavis@gearbox.maem.umr.edu) > I haven't had time to write a page, but the first pictures are off a > link on my WildBlue home page: <http://users.wildblue.net/daviste/>. > The pictures are labeled numerically in order. The other two sets are > of the raccoon and possum proof cat flap (demonstrated by Millie), and > of the kitten's mother, Pru. <snip> They are so cute! Thanks for the pics. Best wishes, Polonca and Soncek |
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