Yeah, I was hoping the kitten would be good for Suki. I'm not sure if Suki has ever had kittens (the shelter vet estimated her age at 3 and she was spayed at the shelter), but when I was trying to find videos for cats for her to watch, there was a video with kittens crying and she perked up and...
The more information the better! Just from having spent a lot of time in shelters socializing cats, I know that what people say about the cats they are surrendering isn't always the case. They may say a cat is vicious and it is the sweetest thing or that a cat is very people friendly and it's...
Congratulations on your new kitty! I always think it's important to understand why cats do some of the things they do. All cats scratch, some more than others. My daughter has a rescue that was declawed by her previous owner and her cat goes through the motions of scratching even though she has...
Thanks. I don't let her explore without keeping an eye on her. Plus, it's fun to watch her. I have non-clumping clay litter for her, but do want to use the pine pellets eventually.
I recently moved in with my mother. She is elderly and recently had a bout with breast cancer. It was caught early, but still it took so much out of her. My mom has ONE ethernet jack in the whole house and her router has one port. So, I had to have another ethernet jack installed for the...
It's been on my mind that my little feral kitten has siblings. No, I can't take them in, but every time I look at her I think about her siblings. If there is one, there has to be more. I see adult cats pass through my backyard all time. Obviously, they are breeding more and more unwanted...
I took the kitten to the no-kill shelter where I adopted my other cat and had a vet tech check her out. She is healthy! She is a girl. (My kitten sexing skills suck.) She's also close to 6 weeks. They too said she should pass the nipple and to check her poop. The vet tech said she's had that...
I got him a baby bottle and he promptly chewed off the nipple! Freak out on my part, but I read this is a common occurance and to watch him as he should pass the nipple. Ugh! I mixed the kitten formula with canned kitten food and fed him with a spoon. He ate off the spoon. Now, I'm worried...
Thank you for the information. Right now, I have him in a cardboard box with several towels. I have him in the office because there is a gate to keep out my mom's chihuahua. He's just too curious about the kitten and I want to do proper introductions when the kitten is bigger. Also, the office...
I wanted to make sure he ate, so I mixed a little canned cat food and high calorie nutritional gel for cats with warm water. I made it soupy and dipped a folded corner of a dish towel, dipped it in the mixture, and offered it to him. Boy, did he go to town! Then I got a cotton ball with warm...
As soon as the pet stores open in the morning, I'm getting some kitten formula, a bottle, and some kitten food. Other supplies as well, as the cat litter boxes I have are too big for him to get in.
I need to explain that I have an issue finding a vet. I just moved to the area and I'm deaf. I can't call around to vets because I can't talk on the phone. Tomorrow, I'm going to go to the shelter I adopted a cat from a couple months ago and ask them for a vet reference. (I can read lips and...
In the top pic he was hissing, growling, licking his lips, & attacking anything that came close to him. Now he's a little purr ball. But he has not pottied today & Im a little worried.