 |
 | Home | Contact Us | FAQ | Search & Site Map | Link to Us |
 | Sign In | Join | Other 45 Sites in Network |
| HomeDiscussion GroupsGeneral TopicsCat AnecdotesHealth and BehaviorRescue CatKB.com Contact UsLink To UsSearch & Site Map |
Cat Forum / Cat Anecdotes / August 2005New Kitten
Good news/Bad news. Today is my 2nd grandson's sixteenth birthday. Some friends gave him a young kitten for his birthday. She is adorable. There are numerous reasons why this is a horrible idea. Really. But she is adorable. Looks to be barely six weeks old. But she is adorable. The last thing my daughter needs is a new kitten. But she is adorable. Sigh. Reminding myself that most of daughters cats have thrived and lived a good long life. Sigh. Pictures at http://cards.webshots.com/c101730302kztrrl Jo > Good news/Bad news. Today is my 2nd grandson's sixteenth birthday. > Some friends gave him a young kitten for his birthday. She is [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > > Jo EARS! What a sweet kitty! Jill > Good news/Bad news. Today is my 2nd grandson's sixteenth birthday. Some > friends gave him a young kitten for his birthday. She is adorable. There [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > > Jo Oh, Lord. If any of my son's friends gave him a kitten for his 16th birthday I'd have rung said friends' necks. But it sure is a cutie. Those ears! Sounds like he went to a good home. Sherry On Sat, 02 Jul 2005 22:00:03 -0700, sriddles wrote: >> Good news/Bad news. Today is my 2nd grandson's sixteenth birthday. >> Some friends gave him a young kitten for his birthday. She is adorable. [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > > Sherry She is adorable, but six weeks is too young to leave it's mother. Do you have to give her a bottle? MLB > On Sat, 02 Jul 2005 22:00:03 -0700, sriddles wrote: > [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] > She is adorable, but six weeks is too young to leave it's mother. Do you > have to give her a bottle? MLB She managed. Six weeks is hard on them, but most kittens can handle soft food by then and will drink water. Not ideal but they had already been separated. To top it off, an almost matching little boycat who may well be from the same litter showed up in out front yard two weeks later. Vicki took him too, and they are now vandalizing her house and terrorizing her older cats. Just like good kittens should. Jo > Good news/Bad news. Today is my 2nd grandson's sixteenth birthday. Some > friends gave him a young kitten for his birthday. She is adorable. There [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > > Jo You will just have to be an interfering Grand Meowmie and see that she is taken care of properly. She is adorable. > Good news/Bad news. Today is my 2nd grandson's sixteenth birthday. Some > friends gave him a young kitten for his birthday. She is adorable. There [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > > Jo Oooooo, a sweet little brown tabby with world class ears! Yes, indeed she is adorable. I hope she will have a good life, even though your misgivings are understandable. Purrs that she will. As was said before, you'll have to be a grandma and a grandmeowmie, and insist that she's well cared for, and that she'll get spayed at the appropriate age. I hope your grandson will love her and give her good, responsible care. It could be worse--he might be six years old instead of sixteen. Yes, she's a lovely little baby cat! Melissa [snips] > I hope your grandson will love her and give her good, responsible > care. > It could be worse--he might be six years old instead of sixteen. There's a difference (evil grin)? Hugs and Purrs, Mark  SignatureProof of Sanity Forged Upon Request No cluons were harmed when "Melissa Houle" wrote: [snips] > I hope your grandson will love her and give her good, responsible > care. > It could be worse--he might be six years old instead of sixteen. There's a difference (evil grin)? :-) On a more serious note, there's 16-year-olds and there's 16-year-olds... There's the 16 year old boy type I wouldn't trust to look after an amoeba and there are some that are incredibly caring. For example, I'd have no hesitation in knowing that Nathan would look after a young animal incredibly well. He checks Francis has had his daily meds and if he hasn't, makes sure Francis gets the meds. I can peek into the teenage bedroom of a night and see teenage male head with cats curled about him. Waffles finds Nathan's head a particularly comfortable pillow ;-) This is not an excuse for another cat to find its way to Chateau Simmons! Oh no! Cheers, helen s > Good news/Bad news. Today is my 2nd grandson's sixteenth birthday. Some > friends gave him a young kitten for his birthday. She is adorable. There [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > Reminding myself that most of daughters cats have thrived and lived a good > long life. Sigh. Pictures at Aww. Yes she is adorable. Poor baby, to have ben separated from her mother so soon. Purrs that she lives a good life in spite of it. SignatureMarina, Frank and Miranda. In loving memory of Nikki. marina (dot) kurten (at) iki (dot) fi Pics at http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/frankiennikki/ and http://community.webshots.com/user/frankiennikki > > Good news/Bad news. Today is my 2nd grandson's sixteenth birthday. Some > > friends gave him a young kitten for his birthday. She is adorable. There [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > -- > Marina, Frank and Miranda. Yes, I hate it when people give away kittens at 6 weeks too. The bottle orphan I've got, is barely six weeks now. They're really still very much babies. They're so little I don't even let her have the run of the house cause I'm afraid someone will sit on her or step on her. Sherry ADORABLE INDEED! Purrs for her smooth integration into the family Gordon (with KF) Bandit (doesn't care) Snowball (wants a playmate quite badly) Raki (doesn't understand the problem) > Good news/Bad news. Today is my 2nd grandson's sixteenth birthday. > Some > friends gave him a young kitten for his birthday. > http://cards.webshots.com/c101730302kztrrl Why was she separated from her mother so early? Prepare for a lifetime of kneading knees! >Good news/Bad news. Today is my 2nd grandson's sixteenth birthday. Some >friends gave him a young kitten for his birthday. She is adorable. There [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > >Jo She is adorable!!! Theresa Stinky Pictures: http://community.webshots.com/album/125591586JWEFwh My Blog: http://www.humanitas.blogspot.com > Good news/Bad news. Today is my 2nd grandson's sixteenth birthday. Some > friends gave him a young kitten for his birthday. She is adorable. There [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > > Jo Any way your sage advice on looking after a cat will be heeded??? Cheers, helen s >> Good news/Bad news. Today is my 2nd grandson's sixteenth birthday. Some >> friends gave him a young kitten for his birthday. She is adorable. [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > > Cheers, helen s Oh my daughter knows more about how to look after a cat than I do. That is not a problem. But there is her already having three cats. (Healthy happy ones) And just having been "gifted" with a full grown Bull Mastiff bitch. And not being home much. And having three sons to deal with, two in their teens. Grandson who "owns" the cat is very good with animals, as are all three of her sons, but at sixteen has more than he can handle in being responsible for himself. Grandma fully intends to spend tomorrows July 4th blowout in a quiet corner curled up with the kitten. Just like I did at the one 16 years ago covering the ears of the grandson who arrived at that 4th of July blowout on his way home from the hospital after his birth. Jo What a lovely kitten. I hope he is well loved and tended for. I don't know why people give them away so early (6 weeks). 8 is so much better for socialization and ours we never managed to give away at all... --Fil > What a lovely kitten. I hope he is well loved and tended for. > [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > --Fil It really depends on how well the kitten is being cared for. If their mom has proper humans and is well nourished and the humans interact with the kittens, even ten or twelve weeks is best. If everyone is malnourished and flea ridden, at least six weeks is weaned. At least to where kit can eat soft food. Jo > What a lovely kitten. I hope he is well loved and tended for. > [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > --Fil While I've certainly bonded with cats of all ages, there seem to be several ages of behavior formation, not just "general socialization." Does the list below make sense? 1-3 weeks, if mother allows: basic human touch 3-8 weeks: general socialization -- starts really accepting hoomins up to 6 months: forms food likes and dislikes. I'm not sure....we got our bitties when they were approx 3 weeks old...they imprinted on DP as their mom. They STILL treat him with the behaviours of kittens to a mother cat, two years after the fact. Smokey's been forming food likes and dislikes all his life...he was domesticated at approx. age 2 and quickly adapted to premium cat food from a diet of prey and garbage...then he started getting snooty a year later ;) --Fil |
Reply to this Message |
 Sign In
 Join
 My Latest Posts My Monitored Threads My Blog My Photo Gallery My Profile My Homepage Start New Thread Enable EMail Alerts Rate this Thread
|
©2008 Advenet LLC Privacy Policy - Terms of Use
This website includes both content owned or controlled by Advenet as well as content owned or controlled by third parties.