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RE: Wife got us another kitten
August 26, 2015 at 7:02 pm
OH my gosh... I want to kiss it....
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RE: Wife got us another kitten
August 26, 2015 at 7:23 pm
(August 26, 2015 at 6:17 pm)Gawdzilla Wrote: Kitty looks very stressed.
My wife actually snapped that picture while she was in the middle of a yawn.
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RE: Wife got us another kitten
August 26, 2015 at 7:34 pm
(August 26, 2015 at 7:23 pm)Spooky Wrote: (August 26, 2015 at 6:17 pm)Gawdzilla Wrote: Kitty looks very stressed.
My wife actually snapped that picture while she was in the middle of a yawn.
That's what I thought - Spectre looks sleepy, not stressed. Stressed cats look more like...
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RE: Wife got us another kitten
August 27, 2015 at 12:55 am
We have 2 rescue kitties here.
First was a 10 week old kitten when discovered on our doorstep. Had him vet checked out and he's been a good, if somewhat overweight and mischievous critter.
#2 was 10 months old (vet estimate) when I noticed him coming around the house for tidbits. Set a live trap as he was super afraid. Took months before he quit hissing and growling, he spent that period in the tile bath where he could not escape or damage anything. After 4 months or so he had tamed enough to get house privileges, and he's steadily calmed down and become a very good (although dumb as a post) house cat.
Both cats tolerate annual trips to the vet and never go out doors. They both also let me Dremel their claws so neither was declawed (I really don't like that).
I've had very good results with the Dremel plan, and have 2 extremely nice 'college dorm room' big ass speakers and neither cat has ever damaged them. They do try to shred each other, however, but it's a larger house and keeping them separate is not a problem and it just works better. They communicate via scent (apparently). It's funny how each will retrace the others resting spots on a daily basis.
As for the 'dumb' one, he definitely is the easier of the 2 to deal with. He actually minds me and follows directions well enough (he knows what "NO!" means and complies, the other, not a chance). The other one we control with food bribes, he definitely has a contrary streak otherwise.
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RE: Wife got us another kitten
August 27, 2015 at 1:10 am
So very cute, looks like my grey kitty "Gypsy"
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RE: Wife got us another kitten
September 6, 2015 at 6:59 pm
I was joking about a sleepy-looking kitten being stressed.
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RE: Wife got us another kitten
September 6, 2015 at 7:40 pm
(September 6, 2015 at 6:59 pm)Gawdzilla Wrote: I was joking about a sleepy-looking kitten being stressed.
I figured. Though granted a 'yawn' can look much like a 'yell'.
Not a big deal.
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RE: Wife got us another kitten
September 6, 2015 at 7:42 pm
I've just heard that cats have overtaken dogs as the most popular companion animals in the US.
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RE: Wife got us another kitten
September 6, 2015 at 7:42 pm
Cats have been Woman's best friend for a while now.
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