The Taming of the Tiny Kitty
Sep. 10th, 2009 02:11 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
zalliaWell, another 3 day weekend largely wasted. I spent a good part of the time acting as Cat Whisperer to Mom's new yard cat. I should also say that I was wrong about a couple things in the last entry. Mom was freaked cause she thought I made the appt with the vet on the other side of town and didn't realize I'd gone back to our regular vet. So that's been resolved. The other is that I'm pretty sure that kitten wasn't born feral, I think he was abused. He has half his whiskers cut off and freaks if a hand comes toward him.
I worked with just trying to make him comfortable around me the first day, even bringing out the roast beef bribes, though the hand dodging thing made it hard to pet or catch him. I Mishka out with me and when I realized he was reacting positively towards her, I brought the White Cat in the back to put him more at ease. Kind of like Cesar Milan and Daddy. It was funny to watch the kitten trying to catch Big White's tail and him getting all miffed. I eventually did manage to get a hand on him the second day and once I could get him in my arms, he immediately settled and was purring, nuzzling and licking. Awww. Oh, did I mention this cat is a complete ball of energy? If ever there was a case to be made for cat ADD meds, it's this one here. He's always doing the kneading thing, even while eating and just sitting on the concrete. The rest of the time, he's in motion, attacking all the plants, not able to look at anything for more than 2 secs before distracted by something else. Running towards people, then flying backwards in fear. Nutbar delux.
Even when I'm holding him, he's all over me trying to find some place to suckle. Including my nose, chin and ears. Still haven't settled on a name, though I think Spazzy would suit him well. Vet appt's under Tiny Kitty, though I kicked around Oliver (Twist) for the orphan angle. Oh and then last night, I get a call at 8:30 from my mom saying he was stuck up on the roof. So I ended up climbing the ladder and he still wouldn't come to me consistantly and was chasing him around the roof in the dark. Fun! At least he didn't claw me up on the way down since I just tucked him in my shirt. I've got my battle scars from the rest of weekend though, from his biting/clawing (in play, I don't think he's a mean one) and the damn mosquitos and ants.
Fluffy Meow Meow (my name for her, though Mom's switched to Princess) is home from the vet and mom's got her shut up in the studio (garage). Come to think of it, we've had a lot of vet recovery/quarantined animals in there. She seems fine, but she was completely docile before we took her in, so I expected as much. I'm hoping she and the kitten will take to each other and live harmoniously in Mom's backyard, though I think Princess would be a very good indoor cat and since she's remarkably low-key, I have the feeling she'll be making it indoors once she gets her shots. Tiny Kitten on the other hand, def needs to be outdoors since the house would be demolished with him in it.
In non-cat news, Wal-mart got in bags of the coconut M&Ms and my beloved Strawberried Peanut Butter ones. Yum! I was afraid they had already been pulled from the shelves, since I had only seen the coconut several months ago at Target and just the front check-out sized bags of PB at Walmart. Gots to stock up! Damn limited edition food.
And Scribblenauts in one week! Can't wait!!
You can see how skinny the poor baby is in this one. Princess is super thin, too, but they're eating a ton so hopefully that changes soon.
Okay, that was more than enough. Kittens, though! How can I resist??
I worked with just trying to make him comfortable around me the first day, even bringing out the roast beef bribes, though the hand dodging thing made it hard to pet or catch him. I Mishka out with me and when I realized he was reacting positively towards her, I brought the White Cat in the back to put him more at ease. Kind of like Cesar Milan and Daddy. It was funny to watch the kitten trying to catch Big White's tail and him getting all miffed. I eventually did manage to get a hand on him the second day and once I could get him in my arms, he immediately settled and was purring, nuzzling and licking. Awww. Oh, did I mention this cat is a complete ball of energy? If ever there was a case to be made for cat ADD meds, it's this one here. He's always doing the kneading thing, even while eating and just sitting on the concrete. The rest of the time, he's in motion, attacking all the plants, not able to look at anything for more than 2 secs before distracted by something else. Running towards people, then flying backwards in fear. Nutbar delux.
Even when I'm holding him, he's all over me trying to find some place to suckle. Including my nose, chin and ears. Still haven't settled on a name, though I think Spazzy would suit him well. Vet appt's under Tiny Kitty, though I kicked around Oliver (Twist) for the orphan angle. Oh and then last night, I get a call at 8:30 from my mom saying he was stuck up on the roof. So I ended up climbing the ladder and he still wouldn't come to me consistantly and was chasing him around the roof in the dark. Fun! At least he didn't claw me up on the way down since I just tucked him in my shirt. I've got my battle scars from the rest of weekend though, from his biting/clawing (in play, I don't think he's a mean one) and the damn mosquitos and ants.
Fluffy Meow Meow (my name for her, though Mom's switched to Princess) is home from the vet and mom's got her shut up in the studio (garage). Come to think of it, we've had a lot of vet recovery/quarantined animals in there. She seems fine, but she was completely docile before we took her in, so I expected as much. I'm hoping she and the kitten will take to each other and live harmoniously in Mom's backyard, though I think Princess would be a very good indoor cat and since she's remarkably low-key, I have the feeling she'll be making it indoors once she gets her shots. Tiny Kitten on the other hand, def needs to be outdoors since the house would be demolished with him in it.
In non-cat news, Wal-mart got in bags of the coconut M&Ms and my beloved Strawberried Peanut Butter ones. Yum! I was afraid they had already been pulled from the shelves, since I had only seen the coconut several months ago at Target and just the front check-out sized bags of PB at Walmart. Gots to stock up! Damn limited edition food.
And Scribblenauts in one week! Can't wait!!
You can see how skinny the poor baby is in this one. Princess is super thin, too, but they're eating a ton so hopefully that changes soon.
Okay, that was more than enough. Kittens, though! How can I resist??
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Date: 2009-09-11 12:27 am (UTC)I'm glad he has you and your mom to look after him!
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Date: 2009-09-11 02:58 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2009-09-11 01:44 pm (UTC)*dies of kitty love*