Author Topic: The Zev thread (was "Anybody want a kitten?") (Read 110215 times)

ed_o_brain · « **Reply #100 on:** 04 August, 2011, 03:30:42 am »

amzin how much better she looks after just a few days.

looks like a keeper to me.

tres cute.

Gattopardo · « **Reply #101 on:** 04 August, 2011, 03:47:55 am »

Shall we open a rent a kitten cafe? Look mum a really cute kitten can I stroke it....doesn't role off the tongue.

http://kittenfluff.com/2008/04/14/rent-a-cat-at-cat-cafe/

TheLurker · « **Reply #102 on:** 04 August, 2011, 08:55:34 am »

Quote from: Kim on 03 August, 2011, 03:25:34 pm

Puny human. Resistance is futile.

On the basis of this picture I think Midwich or Mephistopheles might be a better name.

rower40 · « **Reply #103 on:** 04 August, 2011, 09:22:36 am »

Quote from: TheLurker on 04 August, 2011, 08:55:34 am

Puny human. Resistance is futile.

On the basis of this picture I think Midwich or Mephistopheles might be a better name.

Hypno~~toad~~cat...

TimO · « **Reply #104 on:** 04 August, 2011, 10:13:22 am »

Quote from: TheLurker on 04 August, 2011, 08:55:34 am

Puny human. Resistance is futile.

On the basis of this picture I think Midwich or Mephistopheles might be a better name.

You do realise that it's a fairly standard look for a cat, admittedly because it is planning world domination.

Midwich seems strangely appropriate. if only because it may have been planted to observe our ways, and plot the international overthrow of YACF (or have I been watching to much late night TV again?

).

barakta · « **Reply #105 on:** 04 August, 2011, 01:33:02 pm »

She was quite perky this morning and I had to flick water at her to keep her from joining me in my quick bath (less splashy and dizzy inducing than a shower would be)

She's not scared of us at all now and will approach us of her own accord when cute noises are made or we come into the room.

I dragged poor old Kim out of bed at 0815 to feed her as I don't rate my ability to do the antibiotics wrangling (and it's important to do it right!) and poor kitteh was HUNGREEE "Oh Hai, look at me walking to my NOMZ bowl and licking it hopefully" and repeated walking back to it in between playing "cute cat manipulate for food" games

When I left for work Kim was sat in the chair with madam on her lap getting lots of stroking after she'd nommed a half kitteh food sachet! She's a completely different shape in just a few days and is looking fantastic. Shoelace is still her favouritest thing ever, she can play with it by herself or inveigle us into playing it with her.

We're still not going to try and keep her as hard/sad as it is. As Kim said last night, it's hard enough now, we couldn't/wouldn't do it if we had her longer term. We're aiming to get her a as socialised and trusting of humans as possible for whenever TimO can take her if that's still the plan. A friend is visiting us this weekend so third human so we'll see how she is with "stranger" and so on.

Kim · « **Reply #106 on:** 04 August, 2011, 01:40:42 pm »

This morning's new trick: climbing my leg when I haven't got any trousers on. Chicks dig scars, right?

andrewc · « **Reply #107 on:** 04 August, 2011, 01:45:45 pm »

Quote from: Kim on 04 August, 2011, 01:40:42 pm

This morning's new trick: climbing my leg when I haven't got any trousers on. Chicks dig scars, right?

You know the forum rules, we need pictures

As barakta says it's going to be hard. When we were kids we looked after 2 cats for a few days en route to their new home on a friends farm. I can still remember the tears and tantrums.

You'll be making sure she goes to a good home and presumably will have visiting rights.

hulver · « **Reply #108 on:** 04 August, 2011, 01:46:21 pm »

Quote from: Kim on 04 August, 2011, 01:40:42 pm

This morning's new trick: climbing my leg when I haven't got any trousers on. Chicks dig scars, right?

Ha ha. Reminds me of a friend of mine. He had a cute little black kitten, who I taught to climb up my leg and sit on my shoulder. Highly amusing to all who watched.

Then, several years later I popped around for a visit, to be confronted by an enormous black tom cat. The cat took one look at me and engaged his grappling hooks to climb up my leg and body and sit on my shoulder.

Ow ow ow ow.

Kim · « **Reply #109 on:** 04 August, 2011, 02:27:10 pm »

Quote from: andrewc on 04 August, 2011, 01:45:45 pm

Quote from: Kim on 04 August, 2011, 01:40:42 pm
This morning's new trick: climbing my leg when I haven't got any trousers on. Chicks dig scars, right?

You know the forum rules, we need pictures

Actually, it barely left a mark - she doesn't weigh enough to do any real damage. Speaking of, I should see if I can persuade her to sit on the scales again...

barakta · « **Reply #110 on:** 04 August, 2011, 02:42:36 pm »

Any excuse for pictures of Kim's legs!

*giggles* at Hulver, that sort of thing does make me giggle at teh cute!

TimO · « **Reply #111 on:** 04 August, 2011, 02:51:26 pm »

I may have to make a quick shop at some point. I've got plenty of cat food, and milk, but kitten food is preferable, since it's got a high protein content etc, so that kittens put on weight faster. The cat litter I've got is also clumping, which works well with the automatic cat litter tray, but it's less advisable with kittens, since they can try and eat it, and it can end up sticking to them etc. More traditional non-clumping litter is probably better. It's also generally cheaper, so a win win situation, except for my nose! Which reminds me, I'll also need air freshener, and carpet stain remover!

andrewc · « **Reply #112 on:** 04 August, 2011, 03:03:39 pm »

Quote from: barakta on 04 August, 2011, 02:42:36 pm

Any excuse for pictures of Kim's legs!

*giggles* at Hulver, that sort of thing does make me giggle at teh cute!

Whiskey used to sleep across my shoulders when I was working at the table doing my homework. Great fun till she started doing the same thing when I was on the toilet....

border-rider · « **Reply #113 on:** 04 August, 2011, 03:43:33 pm »

Our old Amy used to just throw herself at you and hope you'd catch her. Sometimes it ended in a flailing ball of scrabbling claws...

The worst one was once when I was shaving, bent slightly forward over the bathroom sink wearing just a dressing gown. She came running up the stairs, into the bathroom at full Amy speed and launched herself into the air to land in the middle of my back with all claws engaged. Ow.

Kim · « **Reply #114 on:** 04 August, 2011, 05:37:17 pm »

Wondering how the food evaporated:

*flop*

*YAWN*

TimO · « **Reply #115 on:** 04 August, 2011, 05:39:48 pm »

Quote from: Kim on 04 August, 2011, 05:37:17 pm

*YAWN*

Cats do have incredibly big yawns, don't they! It's verging on being a flip top head.

andrewc · « **Reply #116 on:** 04 August, 2011, 06:05:00 pm »

That first photo

Kim · « **Reply #117 on:** 04 August, 2011, 06:36:48 pm »

Just weighed her at ~785g

andrewc · « **Reply #118 on:** 04 August, 2011, 06:49:45 pm »

From 640g 2 days ago... but you said her ribs were visible so she can't have been getting enough previously

Kim · « **Reply #119 on:** 04 August, 2011, 07:00:46 pm »

Yes: when we caught her she was ribcage, almost nothing, pelvis. And that 640g was *after* she ate 50g of food and a fair amount of milk. Now she's ribcage, BELLEH, pelvis - and actually has energy.

Knowing what cats are like, I'm impressed that she's managed to go from so little to eating healthily without even one vomiting incident.

TimO · « **Reply #120 on:** 04 August, 2011, 07:05:15 pm »

So that's an over 20% increase in her body mass!

Yikes, she must have been eating well since you've had her.

Mrs Pingu · « **Reply #121 on:** 04 August, 2011, 07:17:00 pm »

Pie!

Kim · « **Reply #122 on:** 04 August, 2011, 07:19:42 pm »

Quote from: TimO on 04 August, 2011, 07:05:15 pm

So that's an over 20% increase in her body mass!

Yikes, she must have been eating well since you've had her.

We've been giving her 50g of kitten food four times a day, plus the odd saucer of cat milk. It's on the upper end of what they suggest, but she seems happy enough keeping it down and I reckoned the short term priority was to get plenty into her.

She's now producing loads of sensibly-coloured urine, and is moving her bowels regularly, if not necessarily in optimal places (I narrowly saved a YACF jersey this morning).

Ohgod. I've turned into one of those baby people. Talking proudly about poo and vomit, sleep-deprived and not having done anything interesting since she arrived. How did it come to this?

andrewc · « **Reply #123 on:** 04 August, 2011, 07:23:00 pm »

I think you need to talk to Butterfly about re-skilling as a nanny. A bright new future awaits you....

Notsototalnewbie · « **Reply #124 on:** 04 August, 2011, 08:46:38 pm »

Oh teh CUTE!

May I just say how exceedingly lucky this little madam was to find you both...

Author Topic: The Zev thread (was "Anybody want a kitten?") (Read 110215 times)

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