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Hey there , I’m new . Not just new here I’m also a new kitty parent . I’ve had kittens when I was a child .. like 20 years ago. My grandmother had a house and we had bunch of cats living there . They often got kittens and few of them we kept . My memories of those kittens are wonderful! They were such a cuddly little fur balls ! I used to literary put them in baby strollers and ride around . I was such a kitty child ! Cats were so patient with me . My favourite has to be our female cat Gloria !! CUDDLE BEAN! She used to climb into my lap and cuddle me . Purr and make biscuits on my chest . I loved her so much . She was so affectionate ! She helped me go through so much anxiety during school days . She was my friend .
Anyways back to today .
Im now into my mid twenties . I’m a depressed student who lives with my boyfriend. His parents have a black Labrador female . She is SO HYPER yet so sweet . All those years as adult only animal-interaction was that dog . I noticed how her kindness and cuddles helped my depression and anxiety. Especially now since war started I had a panic attack after panic attack . And I realised that I need a fur friend to keep me stable! I had neighbours cat walking around and I always rushed to cuddle him when I felt bad . That’s how I realised that I want a cat . Adopting a dog was also a option for me , I love dogs and in recent years have more experience with them rather than cats . But due to my budget and student schedule cat seemed like more doable option . I don’t mind I love all animals ! So last week we went out and picked up a 7 -8 week old kitten . Seller was a little weird , in the listing she stated that kitten is half maincoon but when we asked for a photo of mom she didn’t reply on any messages. We got the kitten for 180€ and he didn’t come with any papers or anything at all . Not sure if that’s right or not . Anyways now we finally get to the point
.We got a male kitten and named him Nismo. He looks beautiful! Like a little tiger . He is absolutely tiny!
I really have forgotten how little kittens behave like ,so I had no idea they are this hyperactive .He runs and jumps and goes crazy 24/7 . He climbs on furniture , runs on stairs and jumps onto our legs as we walk . We play with him to get his energy out . But as we both still have stuff to do we cannot play with him every single minute of the day . Whenever we are busy ( he with job me with studies ) kitten is alone and seems frustrated. He has so much energy inside him! He runs around and does naughty stuff while we’re busy . I feel bad that he’s so lonely but I have responsibilities to do . Whenever he is with us on the couch he only thinks about playing . We cannot really cuddle or pet him . Only when he just woke up , then for like a minute he allows us to pet him but then he goes back to trying attacking our hands and arms . We watched lots of videos about not playing with hands . We don’t , but he still wanna bite us and scratch us . He is playful we can tell but still . I somehow remember kittens being a little more … cute? I remember having kittens on my lap cuddling … purring ... but our new baby just wants to play and hunt .Even in the mornings when we been separated for 8 hours he right away wants to play instead of saying a hello or letting me pet him . I was considering making him inside \ outside cat? Because I will not be able to provide him with 24/7 play ! I love him to bits but I am little worried about the future . Will one day Nismo become more calm and actually get in my lap with some cute purring , let me pet him and seek comfort from him ? I was kinda hopeful he will help my depression and anixity but right now I’m just little worried .. Will his hyperactive mode tone down as he age ? Will he come to me and simply lay with me ? Im new at this whole cat parent thing . I’m doing my best, I watch a lot of tutorials and try to be best parent for my little boy ..But I worry . I play with him as much as I can , but When I simply wanna sit down on sofa and do some work on my iPad , he runs to me and starts biting my arm even if moment ago we had 20 minute long play session with toys. I try petting him but he doesn’t care much about it . So I have to go work in another room leaving him alone . My heart hurts that I have to do that but otherwise I will simply drop out of school if I will not be able to get any work done . I hope that when he gets older he will be more calm and affectionate . That I can lay on sofa and work in my iPad and have him lay on my legs and purr ..
please don’t be mean in comments , I am truly doing my best and I want nothing but all the best for my kitty ! I’m just new at this . Maybe somebody had similar experience?
Anyways back to today .
Im now into my mid twenties . I’m a depressed student who lives with my boyfriend. His parents have a black Labrador female . She is SO HYPER yet so sweet . All those years as adult only animal-interaction was that dog . I noticed how her kindness and cuddles helped my depression and anxiety. Especially now since war started I had a panic attack after panic attack . And I realised that I need a fur friend to keep me stable! I had neighbours cat walking around and I always rushed to cuddle him when I felt bad . That’s how I realised that I want a cat . Adopting a dog was also a option for me , I love dogs and in recent years have more experience with them rather than cats . But due to my budget and student schedule cat seemed like more doable option . I don’t mind I love all animals ! So last week we went out and picked up a 7 -8 week old kitten . Seller was a little weird , in the listing she stated that kitten is half maincoon but when we asked for a photo of mom she didn’t reply on any messages. We got the kitten for 180€ and he didn’t come with any papers or anything at all . Not sure if that’s right or not . Anyways now we finally get to the point
.We got a male kitten and named him Nismo. He looks beautiful! Like a little tiger . He is absolutely tiny!
I really have forgotten how little kittens behave like ,so I had no idea they are this hyperactive .He runs and jumps and goes crazy 24/7 . He climbs on furniture , runs on stairs and jumps onto our legs as we walk . We play with him to get his energy out . But as we both still have stuff to do we cannot play with him every single minute of the day . Whenever we are busy ( he with job me with studies ) kitten is alone and seems frustrated. He has so much energy inside him! He runs around and does naughty stuff while we’re busy . I feel bad that he’s so lonely but I have responsibilities to do . Whenever he is with us on the couch he only thinks about playing . We cannot really cuddle or pet him . Only when he just woke up , then for like a minute he allows us to pet him but then he goes back to trying attacking our hands and arms . We watched lots of videos about not playing with hands . We don’t , but he still wanna bite us and scratch us . He is playful we can tell but still . I somehow remember kittens being a little more … cute? I remember having kittens on my lap cuddling … purring ... but our new baby just wants to play and hunt .Even in the mornings when we been separated for 8 hours he right away wants to play instead of saying a hello or letting me pet him . I was considering making him inside \ outside cat? Because I will not be able to provide him with 24/7 play ! I love him to bits but I am little worried about the future . Will one day Nismo become more calm and actually get in my lap with some cute purring , let me pet him and seek comfort from him ? I was kinda hopeful he will help my depression and anixity but right now I’m just little worried .. Will his hyperactive mode tone down as he age ? Will he come to me and simply lay with me ? Im new at this whole cat parent thing . I’m doing my best, I watch a lot of tutorials and try to be best parent for my little boy ..But I worry . I play with him as much as I can , but When I simply wanna sit down on sofa and do some work on my iPad , he runs to me and starts biting my arm even if moment ago we had 20 minute long play session with toys. I try petting him but he doesn’t care much about it . So I have to go work in another room leaving him alone . My heart hurts that I have to do that but otherwise I will simply drop out of school if I will not be able to get any work done . I hope that when he gets older he will be more calm and affectionate . That I can lay on sofa and work in my iPad and have him lay on my legs and purr ..
please don’t be mean in comments , I am truly doing my best and I want nothing but all the best for my kitty ! I’m just new at this . Maybe somebody had similar experience?