Topic: Kitten Puddles... (Read 19754 times)

Praxis · « **Reply #20 on:** May 26, 2004, 10:53:19 am »

When I try to give my cat a bath, it turns into something from crocodile hunter.

We've learned never to fill the bathtub- instead we take one of those movable showerheads and spray her to wash her. That way she doesn't think she's drowning, but she STILL fights for her life.

Since we're spraying her rather than dunking her, the bottom of the tub has a low level of water. The cat thrashes left and right, jumping for the edges, her claws slipping and skittering on the sides, the water splashing all over. It really looks like something from Crododile Hunter. We have to wear heavy gloves, and sometimes she'll manage to get a claw out and grab me by the shirt and try to pull me into the tub...

Khalee · « **Reply #21 on:** May 26, 2004, 11:09:06 am »

Never had a problem with mine. The only problem was I had to lock the door to keep it from wanting to come in and try to get into the tub when I was takeing baths. Trick to bathing cats is treat them like you would a baby when you give them a bath. When I made it to where it could not come in you never heard the most mornfull sounds comeing from it, pluse it would be trying to claw its way thru the door as well.

AlienLXIX · « **Reply #22 on:** May 26, 2004, 11:32:39 am »

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There are milk supplements in a can that you can give very young kittens that are too young to be independant; we had to do this with our first cat who we found as a too-young abandon stray. It's a little expensive, but she was not on it for more than a few weeks.

One thing we learned --it is very hard to give a cat a bath! Whenever we've tried to give the cats a bath it's basically a two-person job. My single and only task is to latch onto the cat with both hands and try and keep it mostly within the bathtub. My wife gets it shampoo'ed and rinsed off. The cat, convinced that it is about to drown, fights with all it's might. We are lucky if we escape with only minor scratches.

Buy the best formula you can because a growing kitten needs all those lovely nutrients to grow up strong. I can't say much for the mental part because all cats are strange and bizarre creatures! I've had an incredibly intelligent cat all the way to as smart as a brainless sheep. Oh and there is no way of telling what you are getting till they are about a year and a half.

As for the bath thing I wouldn't give a kitten a bath unless it totally needs it (i.e., it rolled around in mud and axle grease). I would wait till it was about four months old. Also you could get the kitten used to having baths by doing it more often than every 6 - 12 months, try every other month. You just have to have the right shampoos that won't dry out his skin. You might get lucky and get a cat with thrill issues . . .

And about cat's living up to their names? Well, right now we have two and Pretty Girl is really a pretty girl kitty and acts like a princess too! LOL Tubby Deamon Monster is all that but he is also my surrogate baby that I can carry on my shoulder and pat on the back as if I was burping him AND you have to rock back and forth while you burp the baby. Like I said cats are strange and bizarre!

By the sound of it you want more of a manly name for your new friend and nothing cute like Cuddles or QT Pi? Hummm how about *snicker* J'inn? No? How about something Hawaiian? Popoki (po po KEE) cat, said to be from the English Missionary words 'poor pussy'. Ikaika (EE kie KA) strong, powerful. Ali'i (ah lee EE) chief. Ke koa (ke koah) the courageous one. Kolohe (KO low heh) Rascal, naughty. Mea nui (me ahh new ee) Beloved person or thing. Nonolo (sound as it is spelled) purring. Pilialoha (Pee lee aloha) Beloved companion.

Well, I tried to give you a few ideas and I also was nice and not give you the really hard words to try and say! LOL I also have descriptive words like Popoki pe'elua which literally means caterpillar cat (tabby cat). So what does this kitten look like anyway?

Khalee · « **Reply #23 on:** May 26, 2004, 11:35:21 am »

or he could just call it cat and be done with it.

Clark Kent · « **Reply #24 on:** May 26, 2004, 01:19:32 pm »

LOL, those are actually good suggestions, I kinda like some of them. I'll think about it. This little guy (so far) is a curious and quiet one. He's very warm and friendly, and he's explorer. You can't let youself be fooled by his shy natuere, though. He likes to walk around very tall with his chest puffed out and head held as high as it goes. And then there's the prance he does. He lifts his legs higher than I'm used to seeing most cats do, and each step is purposeful and controlled.
I do have a reason for giving him a manly name, over soemthing cuddy or cute. I feel that since he's gonna get the ol' snip snip anyway, I can't burden him with an unmanly name for the rest of his life as well. After all, how badly do I have to emascualte the poor little devil?
Here's a couple pics one that got me interested in him to begin with, and two of him I took last week:

(oh my, my friend jenny does have soem hairy arms, doesn't she?)

CK

P.S. i like Latinas...
....And apparently Asian ladies as well...

TB613 · « **Reply #25 on:** May 26, 2004, 03:42:44 pm »

These should be manly enough for you.

Caesar, Napoleon, Wellington - Napoleons opponent at Waterloo. Another good one would be Bear.

Kmelew · « **Reply #26 on:** May 26, 2004, 10:36:34 pm »

He looks like a "Panther" or maybe a "Midnight"

Iceman · « **Reply #27 on:** May 26, 2004, 11:35:03 pm »

How about Brutus? That way when he jumps off the monitor onto your keyboard while you play SFC, you can say

Et tu brutai?

Clark Kent · « **Reply #28 on:** May 26, 2004, 11:53:13 pm »

Just talked to my firend about the kitten, looks like I'll be waiting a while longer since he's not weaned yet. I figure it will be better for him not to take him from his mom until he's ready. Oh well, looks like more waiting for me,

CK

P.S. i like Latinas...
....And apparently Asian ladies as well...

Clark Kent · « **Reply #30 on:** May 27, 2004, 10:11:31 am »

What about the eyes makes you say that?

CK

P.S. I like Latinas...
....And apparently Asian ladies as well...

Clark Kent · « **Reply #32 on:** May 28, 2004, 02:30:56 am »

Oh, that seems to make sense, I didn't know that about cats. How long till they usually turn colors?

CK

P.S. I like Latinas...
....And apparently Asian ladies as well...

Clark Kent · « **Reply #33 on:** June 08, 2004, 05:12:07 pm »

Today I picked up my shiny new ktty from the stables and brought it home. They were anxious for me to pick him up, since yesterday, he dissapearred and they had to spend over an hour scouring the countryside for him. Apparently, he's been managing to get outside of his little safe room (safe from the horses, dogs, etc.) to explore, since he's a really inquisitive one.His sisters generally just sat back and watched, wondering what he was doing. Anyway, yesterday, when he went exploring, he followed his mom to a hay shed, and couldn't find his way back, so he dug himself into a bail of hay, and hid there until someone finally came accross him. The owner of the stables was nt pleased, and wanted him out of tghere quick fast and in a hurry. As I left, i petted his sisters goodbye and left, my shiny new kitten in my arms. At first, he was quite excited, but as I left the barn and walked towards my car he became steadily more anxious and outspoken.He cried for a few miles as we drove down the road, and hid underneath my seat in the car. I felt/feel so terrible for being the first to start the seperation process with those kittens. I know kittens are generally playful with their brothers and sisters, but these three seemed particularaly close, and I had hoped to be the last to take one home, so as to not be the cause of their kitten angst.
Finally, after about 6 miles or so, he climbed out from under my seat and looked up at me with sad but inquisitive eyes. I welcomed him to my lap, where he slep until i reached my sisters to pick up his litter box and a carrying kennel. From there, I decided the kennel wasn't really necessary, so i let him sleep on my lap again as we made our way to target to get kitten supplies, except this time, he decided that as i was petting him, he would lean back farther and farther into my hand, until the only thing keeping him on the car seat was my hand. So there I sat, one hand on the wheel, and the other, between my legs, holding the kitten.
Upon arrival to Target, he slipped underneath the driverseat again and fell asleep, awaiting my return. We went home, him climbing my shirt, looking for yet more attention, and I brought him inside, along with all of his supplies. I gave him his collar, he gorged himself on food, explored half of the place with incredible care and silence, and slept the rest of the day. right now, he's sleeping on my lap after I wiped off the back of his neck from the excess flea repellant I spilled on him. I feel badly that I have to pick him up now so I can go to class.
After much thought, i've decided to stick with the name Saber. My nieces already know his pictures by that name, and something about it just seems to work for him. The other name suggestions give to me were excellent, and I'll most likely have other pets, and choose from that list, but this one remains Saber.
Now for the breaking him in phase...

CK

P.S. I like Latinas...
....And apparently Asian ladies as well...

Kmelew · « **Reply #34 on:** June 08, 2004, 05:22:04 pm »

Congratulations!! Sounds like you made a great friend!!

Khalee · « **Reply #35 on:** June 08, 2004, 06:52:16 pm »

Now just remember dont get mad at it when it jumps up on your keyboard and scares the Hell out of you, and causes you to lose all your work a few times. As you wanted a pet so you got to take the bad with the good.

Kmelew · « **Reply #36 on:** June 08, 2004, 07:13:09 pm »

Oh yeah almost forgot--get ready to be used as a practice target!

Iceman · « **Reply #37 on:** June 08, 2004, 07:17:21 pm »

Just a thought here.

Try not to let the cat get used to being free in your car. If anything godforbid happened, and you had to stomp on the brakes with the cat under there, well you get the point. I always make sure i keep my little ball of fur in his carry cage while he's in the car.

J. Carney · « **Reply #38 on:** June 08, 2004, 07:41:48 pm »

Yeah... find some comfortable long pants to wear around the house for a little while... till Saber learns the difference between 'claws in' and 'claws out'. Oh, yeah... and remember, even kittens like to gnaw on soft things (read fingers and toes) when teething.

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