First kitten (probably)

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snobetter

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145 months

Thursday 12th May 2016
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Got an appointment to view a kitten at the local cats protection on Monday (whichever one is left from a litter of 4, 3 viewings before us), can't believe whatever it looks like the kids won't immediately fall in love with it, so as long as it doesn't attack us will go for it.
My wife and I both had cats as children, but as the responsible one now want to check I do as much as we can to ease the transition.
If we go for it, we don't pick it up for a couple of weeks, browsing old threads someone mentioned leaving clothing with our smell with the kitten? I asked the shelter but the girl manning the phone didn't know, is it worth trying to do?
We have a cat flap into the utility, need to get litter tray and litter, bed, food (recommendations?) scratching post? Anything else?

Erasmia

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127 months

Friday 13th May 2016
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I've bought a new bed for every cat we've had and each and every one of them turned up their noses and picked their own sleeping arrangements smile

For litter I'd keep to the same brand as the rescue at least to start with.

Our cats have a mix of dry and wet food. The dry kibble is Canagan and helps to keep their teeth clean and is available to them all the time. Then at breakfast and supper they get Lilly's kitchen which they all seem to really like. Our cats like a variety and tend to get bored if fed the same food every day.

Don't forgot toys. Kittens love to chase things and having some ribbon on a stick that they can chase, wears them out and in our case stops Ariel from using my legs as a scratching post!

Enjoy the new member of your family.

snobetter

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Friday 13th May 2016
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Useful thanks

HOGEPH

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185 months

Friday 13th May 2016
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Get a bigger bed, the cat will join you anyway.

Accept that the furniture, walls, curtains will become the default scratching posts.

Enjoy!

jmorgan

36,010 posts

283 months

Saturday 14th May 2016
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Box, don't forget a box.

Cardboard that is. Castles, eat, sleep, rip pouncing good fun.

snobetter

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Monday 16th May 2016
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Pick this little fella up in a couple of weeks


HOGEPH

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Monday 16th May 2016
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Got a name yet?

Joey Ramone

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124 months

Monday 16th May 2016
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snobetter said:
Pick this little fella up in a couple of weeks

Yep, looks like an absolute terror already. You've got yer work cut out. In a good way obviously.

Jasandjules

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228 months

Monday 16th May 2016
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HOGEPH said:
Got a name yet?
Satan?!

HOGEPH

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185 months

Monday 16th May 2016
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Colin

snobetter

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Wednesday 25th May 2016
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HOGEPH said:
Got a name yet?
I wanted chairman meow or oedipus, but 4 year old daughter is on whiskers at the moment.

HappyMidget

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114 months

Wednesday 25th May 2016
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snobetter said:
I wanted chairman meow or oedipus, but 4 year old daughter is on whiskers at the moment.
Surely a young child shouldn't be fed cat food...

longshot

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197 months

Wednesday 25th May 2016
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Ping pong balls. Get a few ping pong balls. smile

snobetter

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Thursday 26th May 2016
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HappyMidget said:
Surely a young child shouldn't be fed cat food...
Its better than the wife's cooking...

HappyMidget

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Thursday 26th May 2016
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snobetter said:
HappyMidget said:
Surely a young child shouldn't be fed cat food...
Its better than the wife's cooking...
rofl

ali_kat

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220 months

Thursday 26th May 2016
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snobetter said:
I wanted chairman meow or oedipus, but 4 year old daughter is on whiskers at the moment.
Ask if she'd call a doll eyebrow?

snobetter

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Thursday 26th May 2016
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ali_kat said:
Ask if she'd call a doll eyebrow?
It's a cat's name in one of her books she likes.

ali_kat

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Thursday 26th May 2016
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Whatever happened to encouraging imagination? frown

snobetter

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Thursday 26th May 2016
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ali_kat said:
Whatever happened to encouraging imagination? frown
Whatever happened to sweeping assumptions, oh nothing. wink

She came up with many names from ridiculous to funny and regular etc. but currently likes the one she has an association with, quite normal for young children I believe.

ali_kat

31,988 posts

220 months

Thursday 26th May 2016
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snobetter said:
ali_kat said:
Whatever happened to encouraging imagination? frown
Whatever happened to sweeping assumptions, oh nothing. wink

She came up with many names from ridiculous to funny and regular etc. but currently likes the one she has an association with, quite normal for young children I believe.
That wasn't for your daughter getmecoat Once you said where she'd got it from I understood smile

It was for the author of the book!!