Can't decide between the pussies...

[Beemer]

From having no moggies last week (after the SPCA gave my kitten to someone else), I now have four to choose from at a rescue shelter and I am having a very hard job!

There are two females and two males and I really would like all four of them! The males are tabby and tabby and white, and the females are white with black splodges and white and greyish/black. All of them are undeniably cute and will be ready to come home in about a month (and once I decide which ones I want, they WILL be there when I go to collect them!)

So votes please, and if anyone has any cool names in mind, let me know too!

The photos are:
kittens1 - tabby male (l) and grey/black female (r)
kittens2 - grey/black female (l) and tabby male (r)
kittens3 - grey/black female (l) and tabby and white male (r)
kittens4 - tabby and white male (l) and grey/black female (r)
kittens5 - black and white female
kittens6 - black and white female

[placidfemme]

take them all!

[The_Dover]

is it for a curry or a stir fry?

[Str8 Jacket]

Wow, thats quite a dilemna you have there! They still have blue eyes! I would probably want to take all of them home, there so damn cute. If it helps I usually choose kittens based on personality, which one seemed most playful/friendly/naughty cause they're always the most fun while they're growing up. Good luck with the decision, I have always had a thing for the Tabbies though....

[Kendog]

Take the two in the fourth pic

[Beemer]

No cully round here, mista!

I am trying to persuade my husband to let me have at least three - he said that was too many (we already have one cat) but as I pointed out, years ago he had a mother cat that had kittens and he kept three of them! I'm not giving up, but four is definitely a bit much! There is also a pure white male (the mother is white too) but I'm not that keen on white cats.

The two in the fourth pic are the ones I am leaning towards - Andy reckons the male looks like those licorice bon bons you used to get - so I'm guessing he could get called Licorice!

[Joni]

OMG - I would not even know where to start giving advice or voting on which to take and which not too... I have such a soft spot for kittens! Good luck, and please post more pics of the successful applicants. :love:

[MSTRS]

Take the two in the fourth pic

One on the left looks like it is Calico....this colour tend to have 'issues' (like our cat) - vet knew about them and suggested Prozac.
Go #3

[mstriumph]

the tabby male gets my vote!! :yes:


.......... am also looking for a kitten - pity kitty postpac's not possible ..

[The_Dover]

I am trying to persuade my husband to let me have at least three - !

tell him if you can have multiple pussies that he can go out and get some more too.

guaranteed to swing it.

[mstriumph]

is it for a curry or a stir fry?

behave yourself !! :Pokey:

[Postie]

I vote for the Tabby one in pic #2, only 'cos he looks like my cat who has a pretty cool personality. She is very vocal and slightly schizophrenic, but an awesome pussy.

[Beemer]

I should have got her to hold the two females together and the two males and then decided which one of each pairing, but I expressed an interest in the grey/black and white female so she paired her with the two tabby males and then I photographed the other female on her own. We have a tabby already so my husband isn't so keen on the solid tabby (although I think it is SO cute), and he actually likes the splodgy black and white female. I'm hoping the woman at the rescue shelter will let me pop in with Andy after work today so we can make a final decision.

Whichever ones we pick, we're going to be hanging out for the next four weeks to pass so we can bring them home! The mother is really smoochy so hopefully the kittens will be too.

[Macktheknife]

my pick Photo 4, names...
scratch and sniff?
Paxanerion and Robispierre?
berethor and idrial?
harry and sally?

[Beemer]

my pick Photo 4, names...
harry and sally?

As long as they don't enact the famous scene in the middle of the night...

[judecatmad]

From having no moggies last week (after the SPCA gave my kitten to someone else), I now have four to choose from at a rescue shelter and I am having a very hard job!

There are two females and two males and I really would like all four of them! The males are tabby and tabby and white, and the females are white with black splodges and white and greyish/black. All of them are undeniably cute and will be ready to come home in about a month (and once I decide which ones I want, they WILL be there when I go to collect them!)

So votes please, and if anyone has any cool names in mind, let me know too!

The photos are:
kittens1 - tabby male (l) and grey/black female (r)
kittens2 - grey/black female (l) and tabby male (r)
kittens3 - grey/black female (l) and tabby and white male (r)
kittens4 - tabby and white male (l) and grey/black female (r)
kittens5 - black and white female
kittens6 - black and white female

Ooh, ooh! The second pic is the cutest combination! :D And tabby males are LOVELY!

And how about Salt & Pepper for names?

[Lias]

Always pick the shaved pussy..

[Colapop]

Pick the 2 in pic 4. Bob (cat) and Tom (cat) - they'll only come when they're hungry so the names won't make much difference!

[xwhatsit]

Always get male cats. There is a number of reasons for this. Number 1 is convenience for you; you don't have to worry about her having kittens!

Secondly, neutered male cats have much more docile personalities. You don't get the very `catty' female cat personality and you don't get the mad territorial male cat personality, as the poor bastard has no balls. Neutered male cats, in my experience, seem to be far more friendly and loving than other sorts.

I'd personally go for the grey/black tabby... looks like my little creature (who's just a wee bit bigger than when that photo was taken). Here he is: 44675

[Beemer]

Aw, man that is one cute kitten! Our 18 month-old cat looks a lot like that, but a bit more orange/brown.

All will be neutered, male or female, so that's one less worry. My husband says male cats are friendlier but I've only ever had female cats and both have been really friendly and smoochy, so who knows.

My husband wants to look at them before we make a final decision but I am pretty keen on the two in shot four... and perhaps another one as well!

[Grinner]

How many depends on how big your head is and how long you want to wait for the hat.



Kitten 5 I like the markings.:love:

[sunhuntin]

the tabby male gets my vote!! :yes:


.......... am also looking for a kitten - pity kitty postpac's not possible ..

there is a company that courier pets...so you could get the ones beemer doest take....lol.

beem, i like the black and white in pic 5.

we have 3 cats....two male and a female. the girl is real cranky and bitchy, always causing trouble. the males...one was babied when we got him [by me] and got very depressed when i went overseas and never really recovered. hes a big wuss. and he sprays inside sometimes if left in.
tippy, our other boy, was chucked over our fence 2 new years ago and is the most loving little thing! sits on your shoulder, comes to say hi when you get up.

[Jantar]

Take the ones that are quickest to purr, and quickest to settle in your arms. Colour doesn't matter.

[NotaGoth]

Take them all home.... Come on... I know you wanna..... ;)

If I took 3.... I'd feel cruel leaving 1 on its own.... So yeah.. I'd so have to take all 4..:love:

[Beemer]

There are actually five kittens - the fifth is a pure white one and I prefer the darkies myself! I'm still keen on the tabby and white male and the grey/black and white female, although Andy likes the black and white splodgy one! Who knows, three may find a home yet!

[Motu]

Took our adopted family to the vet today and find what I thought was an infected scratch is ringworm,bugger.Otherwise he says mother and kittens are fine,not bad for a stray.And we have 3 male kittens,so much for our ideas.We have had them on the floor for 3 days and they are really getting around,starting to play together.

But what to do with them? The vet says he can place the fluffy one,but I like him as he has a different looking face and looks up at things,not down like the others....and he's a mummies boy,and I want to keep the one closest to the mother.But the black and white one is sooooo cute and outgoing.Both daughters will take one,that means 2 will stay here....kinda sad to break them up.And her previous litter of 2 hang around outside.

No names yet,but I have decided to call the mother ''M''

[andrea]

lol they are all really cute good luck on choosing one:) its gonna be a hard choice, my friend would always say that the cat chooses you not the other way round lol
ive got two here a tabby male called felix and a young ginger white one called rocket

[Krayy]

Always get male cats....
If you are going to get 2 cats, a boy/girl combo seems to work best as our 2 girls fought...well, like cats, after a couple of years and the power struggles were too much hassle. 2 boys apparently just rip things to bits in concert, but a female/male combo seems to keep everybody happy.

[judecatmad]

Always get male cats. There is a number of reasons for this. Number 1 is convenience for you; you don't have to worry about her having kittens!

Secondly, neutered male cats have much more docile personalities. You don't get the very `catty' female cat personality and you don't get the mad territorial male cat personality, as the poor bastard has no balls. Neutered male cats, in my experience, seem to be far more friendly and loving than other sorts.

I'd personally go for the grey/black tabby... looks like my little creature (who's just a wee bit bigger than when that photo was taken). Here he is: 44675

Ah, you have a HENERY!

[judecatmad]

If you are going to get 2 cats, a boy/girl combo seems to work best as our 2 girls fought...well, like cats, after a couple of years and the power struggles were too much hassle. 2 boys apparently just rip things to bits in concert, but a female/male combo seems to keep everybody happy.

Yeah, we have 2 boys and 2 girls - works well for the most part :) We do have quite a power struggle between Bucket (eldest girl) and George (youngest boy) so the boy/girl thing doesn't always work that well, especially with lots of cats in a small house! (house is bigger now and everyone's happy!) :D

More name suggestions: Rough and Tumble, Bubble and Squeak, Top and Tail

(we used to have Mop and Bucket but Moppy passed away a couple of years ago, was very sad)

[Sniper]

You need cats like ours.

A siamese with a mental problem and a moggie with a fetish for hair ties

[Cibby]

umm i vote for the black and white female in the last picture.

so gorgeous!!!

[Beemer]

I'm taking Andy to look at them on Saturday and we can decide then. I'm pretty sure I want the grey/black and white female and the tabby and white male, but he likes the look of the splodgy one - I'm hoping I can talk him into taking three... but then I also like the tabby male too!

We have an 18 month old female now, she's quite smoochy (hence the name Smooch) but she's got a bad habit of waking around 5am and clawing shit ou of the couch! We have an open plan house so have had to put a large sheet of board over the kitchen opening to keep her out - but then she scratches at the carpet instead! She has a cat door and is given food and water so there is no reason for her to do it, I think she just likes making someone get up and pay attention to her. We're hoping she WON'T teach the new kittens her bad habits...

Oh, and she likes brocolli too - see the attached shot. Weird! The other shot is of her lording it over the sheep!

[Joni]

I know Im asking what others have asked... but if you are trying for 3, why not just go for the whole four?

I mean I can undertsand 2... but the 3 confuses me... the poor little bugger left behind :mellow:

[ManDownUnder]

I mean I can undertsand 2... but the 3 confuses me... the poor little bugger left behind :mellow:


What she said (and yes - biting my tongue on the pussy jokes... sorry...)

[judecatmad]

I'm taking Andy to look at them on Saturday and we can decide then. I'm pretty sure I want the grey/black and white female and the tabby and white male, but he likes the look of the splodgy one - I'm hoping I can talk him into taking three... but then I also like the tabby male too!

We have an 18 month old female now, she's quite smoochy (hence the name Smooch) but she's got a bad habit of waking around 5am and clawing shit ou of the couch! We have an open plan house so have had to put a large sheet of board over the kitchen opening to keep her out - but then she scratches at the carpet instead! She has a cat door and is given food and water so there is no reason for her to do it, I think she just likes making someone get up and pay attention to her. We're hoping she WON'T teach the new kittens her bad habits...

Oh, and she likes brocolli too - see the attached shot. Weird! The other shot is of her lording it over the sheep!

Do you have a scratching post for her? If not, get one (a tall one with lots of platforms) - they really help.

You can get catnip spray which is great for attracting cats to where you WANT them to claw and for taking their minds off the places they're not supposed to be clawing.

I always trained ours by picking them up when they were scratching people stuff and rubbing their paws/claws down the scratching post. They get the idea after a few times - they don't like it (being taught what to do) but they do get it! Anyone who says you can't train cats doesn't know cats!

As for the veggies thing - Bucket loves peas and sweetcorn. She likes to chase them when you throw them. She stomps on them and eats them from in the middle of her paws! Can't give her too much sweetcorn tho cos it doesn't agree too well with her...and a Persian with a poorly botty is not a good thing.....! (she's the one in my pic BTW)

I'd agree with the others about the 2 or 3 thing - don't leave just one behind. It's better to split the family up into 2 lots of 2 than leave one on its own. And trust me, 4 cats is one too many!!!

[Skyryder]

Been know to have that problem myself in another life. :shutup:

Skyryder

[Beemer]

I know Im asking what others have asked... but if you are trying for 3, why not just go for the whole four?

I mean I can undertsand 2... but the 3 confuses me... the poor little bugger left behind :mellow:

There are actually FIVE kittens there - I didn't photograph the white one as we weren't keen on a pure white cat. (They show the dirt too much!) So even if we take three, there will still be two left - and we are certainly not taking all five! I was very pleased that while I was there the other day a woman rang up wanting an older cat because they have this gorgeous one that has similar colourings to Smooch and she has been there a year. She was coming to look at her that afternoon and I hope she took her as she was gorgeous - don't know why no one had wanted her.

[mstriumph]

I know Im asking what others have asked... but if you are trying for 3, why not just go for the whole four?

I mean I can undertsand 2... but the 3 confuses me... the poor little bugger left behind :mellow:

yep, yep and yep ........ a heart big ennuf for three kitties can SURELY stretch to one more?:yes:

[sunhuntin]

There are actually FIVE kittens there - I didn't photograph the white one as we weren't keen on a pure white cat. (They show the dirt too much!) So even if we take three, there will still be two left - and we are certainly not taking all five! I was very pleased that while I was there the other day a woman rang up wanting an older cat because they have this gorgeous one that has similar colourings to Smooch and she has been there a year. She was coming to look at her that afternoon and I hope she took her as she was gorgeous - don't know why no one had wanted her.

plus pure whites can have problems...our neighbours one was deaf. best of luck with whatever you decide, and post photos!!

catmad...we have a scratching post for our 3, but only the girl uses it...the boys make use of the carpet in one bathroom and the couch/armchairs/kitchen chairs. our youngest did teach himself to climb my net curtains, but a few squirts with water soon cured that!

[Beemer]

We DO squirt her with water every time she scratches the furniture but she seems to like it! I think she just wants attention, but at 5am or thereabouts, I'm not that keen to get up and play!

Off to see them and make up our minds tomorrow afternoon - probably will only take TWO - leaving THREE behind!

[sunhuntin]

We DO squirt her with water every time she scratches the furniture but she seems to like it! I think she just wants attention, but at 5am or thereabouts, I'm not that keen to get up and play!

Off to see them and make up our minds tomorrow afternoon - probably will only take TWO - leaving THREE behind!

maybe shut her outside at night? our cats like be sprayed with the garden hose....they get soaked and take off, but always come back for more. cats are weird.

[Beemer]

maybe shut her outside at night? our cats like be sprayed with the garden hose....they get soaked and take off, but always come back for more. cats are weird.

She just bangs on the door to be let in if we shut her out, plus there are quite a few cats in the area now and I'd be worried she'd have no escape route if one attacked her. She always belts in through the cat door and hides under our bed if they chase her!

She was pretty good last night - woke me up around 5am bringing home a moth, so I turned the outside light off automatic in the end as she was setting it off to make the moths come! Then she slept and was still on the bed when we woke up.

Another few hours and we will hopefully have made up our minds as to which kittens we'll be taking!

[sunhuntin]

She just bangs on the door to be let in if we shut her out, plus there are quite a few cats in the area now and I'd be worried she'd have no escape route if one attacked her. She always belts in through the cat door and hides under our bed if they chase her!

She was pretty good last night - woke me up around 5am bringing home a moth, so I turned the outside light off automatic in the end as she was setting it off to make the moths come! Then she slept and was still on the bed when we woke up.

Another few hours and we will hopefully have made up our minds as to which kittens we'll be taking!

clever cat! we have an auto light, but its up at head height...a good thing too by the sounds of it. what a little devil you have! :love:

[crashe]

Just take all 5 of them... so what if the white one gets a tad dirty...
it will learn to wash its self......... or the other 4 can do it for it.


I did like pic 4 as well....... cos they looked alert and eyeballing you...

Good luck in your decision, which ever putty cats you go for....
They are going to a good home.

[Gwinch]

Get this cat. :gob:

<img src="http://www.adam.com.au/cormac/newcat/Harblcat.jpg">

[Beemer]

Dirty little pussy!

We have a consensus! We are going to take two - I did try for three (the male tabby as well) but got told a total of three cats is enough and that Smooch would probably not be that impressed at us bringing home three kittens... So number four it is! The tabby and white male and the dark charcoal grey/black and white female. She is very pretty, there are tabby-like stripes of black through the charcoal on her head. All kittens are quite alert now and the black and white female was quite adorable too - she kept putting her head up over the top of the box and watching us. The white one is cute too, very soft fur, but there is no way we could take all five (mmn, five kittens v no husband... who would mow the lawns?) so at least two is pretty good.

We have to wait another three or four weeks until they are old enough to come home, and I think we will wait until then before naming them as often their personalities dictates their name.

I'll post more photos when we get them home!

[sunhuntin]

you could get 5 kittens and a goat? :dodge: