I have a 9 month old kitty & have been reading the Forums for a couple of months. Do wish I had found them earlier; there is so much good information and I've so enjoyed reading about other's kitties and their experiences.
My kitty is just a mixed breed though I couldn't love her more if she had registration papers!!
I haven't been around a cat/kitten for years and even then not as closely as with this one so it was fascinating to observe her and the ways she matured & changed nearly daily.
She was a perfect kitty for her first couple of months. Since then she has not been the kitty I had hoped for and that she seemed to be when a baby. I still love her; just have had to accept her for what/who she is.
She is a very independent one and will NOT cuddle at all. In fact does'nt want to be touched very much; just when she feels like it. However she does want to be near me most of the time.
I am sure I did many things wrong during her baby-hood & am sure she would be a different kitty now if I had been more knowledgable or had the resources of The Cat Site right from the beginning. (No use crying over spilt milk though!)
She was rescued from a friend's garage where a stray had four kittens. When they were found all had eyes crusted shut & looked so pitiful. We were able to catch two before Thanksgiving & took them to Pet Hospital for treatment. We caught my kitty the day after Thanksgiving. I held her in my lap as we drove to the hospital and she purred all the way - I just fell in love with her then. From the age of 2 months or so though she doesn't do any purring to speak of - I plan to post on the Behaviour Forum about that situation.
This post is already much too long, sorry about that!
My kitty is just a mixed breed though I couldn't love her more if she had registration papers!!
I haven't been around a cat/kitten for years and even then not as closely as with this one so it was fascinating to observe her and the ways she matured & changed nearly daily.
She was a perfect kitty for her first couple of months. Since then she has not been the kitty I had hoped for and that she seemed to be when a baby. I still love her; just have had to accept her for what/who she is.
She is a very independent one and will NOT cuddle at all. In fact does'nt want to be touched very much; just when she feels like it. However she does want to be near me most of the time.
I am sure I did many things wrong during her baby-hood & am sure she would be a different kitty now if I had been more knowledgable or had the resources of The Cat Site right from the beginning. (No use crying over spilt milk though!)
She was rescued from a friend's garage where a stray had four kittens. When they were found all had eyes crusted shut & looked so pitiful. We were able to catch two before Thanksgiving & took them to Pet Hospital for treatment. We caught my kitty the day after Thanksgiving. I held her in my lap as we drove to the hospital and she purred all the way - I just fell in love with her then. From the age of 2 months or so though she doesn't do any purring to speak of - I plan to post on the Behaviour Forum about that situation.
This post is already much too long, sorry about that!