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I thought I'd just come to this site for raw diet help, but after reading some of the other boards, it looks like you guys can tackle just about any issue 
My "kitten", Keegan, actually came to our house back in February. Someone dropped him off at the park where I worked, and he was skin and bones and so, so sweet. I had just moved into my boyfriend's house at that time with my cat, Mrowmrow, and at that time I couldn't bring him inside. He stayed outside for another month or a half or so. I had him neutered when I could, and brought him inside right after the vet appointment. I guessed he was about 8 months old.
He's nutty. When he gets excited, his head begins to shake back and forth, like he's emphatically saying no. He seems to be unable to comfortably lay with his paws tucked; his front legs are always stretched out in front of him. When he walks, his back feet seem to be on their tiptoes. His hands/paws to be too large; I thought he was a polydactyl kitty until I actually counted them, and he trips over his own feet.
He refuses to let Mrowmrow use the litter box by himself. He digs at the ground in all directions around the water bowl before he'll drink. He won't eat canned food, cooked meat, or raw meat, only kibble. He is frightened of everything...he sniffed a package of raw chicken thighs (for MY dinner) and became so disturbed he made a MRRRP?! noise and fell off the counter trying to back away. When I did try raw with him, he spent several minutes trying to unsuccessfully "cover" it, like it belonged in the litter box. He lunges out of hiding places to "hug" my legs (never uses claws), sometimes taking weird little hoppy steps as he does so. He's EXTREMELY hyper, and I exhaust myself playing with him far before he becomes tired or bored. It usually spikes at about 3 am, and then again at around 6, and he's an absolutely fruitcake when I get home from work.
Mrowmrow was very sickly when I saved him as a 3 week old runt, and never exhibited "normal" kitten silliness. Is this normal behavior? Do you think he'll grow out of it? Is the way he lays and walks normal for a weirdo babycat?
My "kitten", Keegan, actually came to our house back in February. Someone dropped him off at the park where I worked, and he was skin and bones and so, so sweet. I had just moved into my boyfriend's house at that time with my cat, Mrowmrow, and at that time I couldn't bring him inside. He stayed outside for another month or a half or so. I had him neutered when I could, and brought him inside right after the vet appointment. I guessed he was about 8 months old.
He's nutty. When he gets excited, his head begins to shake back and forth, like he's emphatically saying no. He seems to be unable to comfortably lay with his paws tucked; his front legs are always stretched out in front of him. When he walks, his back feet seem to be on their tiptoes. His hands/paws to be too large; I thought he was a polydactyl kitty until I actually counted them, and he trips over his own feet.
He refuses to let Mrowmrow use the litter box by himself. He digs at the ground in all directions around the water bowl before he'll drink. He won't eat canned food, cooked meat, or raw meat, only kibble. He is frightened of everything...he sniffed a package of raw chicken thighs (for MY dinner) and became so disturbed he made a MRRRP?! noise and fell off the counter trying to back away. When I did try raw with him, he spent several minutes trying to unsuccessfully "cover" it, like it belonged in the litter box. He lunges out of hiding places to "hug" my legs (never uses claws), sometimes taking weird little hoppy steps as he does so. He's EXTREMELY hyper, and I exhaust myself playing with him far before he becomes tired or bored. It usually spikes at about 3 am, and then again at around 6, and he's an absolutely fruitcake when I get home from work.
Mrowmrow was very sickly when I saved him as a 3 week old runt, and never exhibited "normal" kitten silliness. Is this normal behavior? Do you think he'll grow out of it? Is the way he lays and walks normal for a weirdo babycat?
