The kittens are here and have names!

[Beemer]

I picked up our two kittens last Friday and we've named the male tabby Shelby and the dark grey and white female Misty. Although Shelby is still having a few 'accidents' so he does get called a few other names at times!

Here are a couple of shots of them now they have settled in.

[Riff Raff]

Aren't they cute. I'm not allowed anywhere near pet shops, SPCA or animal rescue unsupervised after bringing home another kitten last week. But Spanner is very happy to have a companion who she can play with, and the dog can torment. Optimus Prime is a gorgeous little ginger purry-cuddly monster. He's a dead ringer for Death_Inc too, which is a bit of a worry.

[Lane]

Last time I went with Devil to get his hair cut, we came back with a new kitten. Now I get my arm held and led forcefully past any pet stores.

*sigh*

[F5 Dave]

Look at the wimmin with their cutsy little furry animals. We are staunch bikers here for heavens sake!:rockon:

Erm. . . Ours arrive just before Christmas.:o My wife already has plans for the cat gym & several toys.

Think might call my one Kaaden. Won’t tell the wife the motorcycle significance till some while later, she just thinks it’s a cute name.

[Colapop]

I was told that they're (the kittens) not supposed to have collars on 'til they're about 3 months old. They don't hunt outdoors before then and the collars present a strngulation hazard...
Not that I'm trying put a downer on your small cats.

[apteryx_haasti]

Awww.....I have one. A 2 year old burmese called Morpheus...he thinks he owns the place. Perhaps he does own the place....

[Coyote]

Optimus Prime; excellent name. If I get a kitten his name will be Triple Corpse Hammerblow :D

[BuFfY]

*Starts planning for catnapping*

AMAZING! CUTE! ADORABLE!

[hXc]

I want a kitten, but mother won't let me. And the current cat would go even more crazy.

Cute kittens.

[Beemer]

I was told that they're (the kittens) not supposed to have collars on 'til they're about 3 months old. They don't hunt outdoors before then and the collars present a strangulation hazard...
Not that I'm trying put a downer on your small cats.

Ours don't normally have collars but these were provided by the animal rescue shelter and the bells are very handy for tracking them down! They are made from a very stretchy elastic fabric and the prong on the buckle just pokes through it rather than there being actual holes. They don't seem to mind them even if the collars are quite long and the excess is tucked back and forth through the loop the bell is on! She told me to check on them every week and loosen them off as they grow, but once they are a little bigger and we're not so worried about standing on them, the collars will be removed. They have our phone number on them in case they wander off, but as they are confined to the house at present, that's not likely! If there was any chance they could hurt themselves, the collars would be off in an instant, don't worry.

[Ixion]

I want a kitten, but mother won't let me. And the current cat would go even more crazy.

Cute kittens.

Get a spider instead. Much cuter , and more useful. And you don't have to feed them. I have two at present, I had one for ages, now a second one (larger) has moved in.

EDIT. Predictably, the longer term resident is called Sid. I have not named the newcomer yet, I'm waiting to see if Sid eats him, in which case it would be a waste naming him. Or, he eats Sid, in which case he can be the new Sid.

I don't know how many Sids there have been , must be a large number, I've had spiders for years.

[notme]

I just had to rescue one of our kittens from next door.....stoopid animal went for a wander into the neighbors downstairs (unoccupied!) unit when someone opened it up today and wasn't missed for a few hours.......the landlord had to be called out to unlock the door.... doh. :shit:

But they are bundles of joy. A purring kitten makes most things right. :love:

shit i'm a pussy! (pun intended)

[notme]

We call this one "Liz" .....

[Ixion]

Hey, cute lizard. I like lizards.

[notme]

With or without condiments?

[Ixion]

Actually, grilled lizard is not too bad. Better than cat, I reckon. But they're fun beasts, and you can tame them, sort of.

[notme]

I'll start a lizard jar for ya.

My little huntresses bring in quite a few each day.....within a week i reckon you;d have enough for a good sized kebab. :sick:

[chanceyy]

very very seriously cute kittens beemer .. they will be spoilt rotten .. :)


very very lucky kittens to be in your home .. mind you knowing where you got them from she would not have let you have them if their were any doubts on if they were suitably homed :D



lol wonder how we can drop the info you pmed me to the spca .. might have to work on that one ;)

[Motu]

My kittens have names now too - we are calling the mother cat ''M'',the black and white kitten is Andy and the grey and white one is Kelvin (from Kelvinator because he likes the fridge) We seem to have lost one,the fluffy grey and white...I suspect he has been taken by one of the kids who was hanging around next door,they were playing with them and that kitten went through the fence,never to come back.We can't prove anything,just have to hope he has gone to a loving home....slim chance down here.So we are taking extra care with the two remaining kittens.M has been spayed,and her stitches ruptured,so she had to be cut open again....not a good week for her losing a kitten and getting cut open again.Keep her quiet they say,so she jumps out the window,grrrr.I still want to keep M and Andy,I'm not sure if Kelvin will stay or go.

[Lane]

The tabby is Meshuggah, who will be 2 yo tomorrow.
The long haired cream and white one is Lucifer, who is 8 1/2 months old...and yes she sleeps stretched out on her back like that.

[Trudes]

Awwwwwwww, so cute!:love:

[Colapop]

...If there was any chance they could hurt themselves, the collars would be off in an instant, don't worry.
What me worry? Not a chance those cats are lucky to have a caring home - many children would be lucky to have the same.

[Beemer]

Lane, your tabby looks a lot like Smooch, our 19 month-old tabby.

Yep, they will be spoilt rotten - Shelby was crying this morning so I sat on one of the lounge chairs and he immediately climbed on me and went to sleep! Andy (had to laugh that Motu has a kitten of the same name!) said last night "they waste a lot of time, don't they, I wanted to go to bed early but I couldn't" - that's right, those two have him wrapped around their little spiky tails!

Cindy keeps the kittens until they are eight weeks by the sound of it but she let me have these ones at seven weeks because she knew I'd be home and they would be well looked after.

Smooch is coming around too, her and Shelby touched noses last night and this morning she was in their play tunnel when he jumped on top of it and boy, did she move! I think she likes them but doesn't quite know how to play with them yet.

[Slim]

Look at the wimmin with their cutsy little furry animals. We are staunch bikers here for heavens sake!:rockon:

Erm. . . Ours arrive just before Christmas.:o My wife already has plans for the cat gym & several toys.
It must be the season for it! :love:

I am picking up a small, grey, ball of fluff of the Manx persuasion, this weekend. It's been going by the temporary name of "Lint" and is apparently MAD, which is a Manx trait ... or so I'm told. :Punk:


Awww.....I have one. A 2 year old burmese called Morpheus...he thinks he owns the place. Perhaps he does own the place....
Of course they own the place. Check out my quotes vv

And the classic one: A dog will do anything you ask, immediately ... a cat will take a message & get back to you. :love:

[apteryx_haasti]

OH, now other people are showing off their cats - only fair to show you all my furry furry....bundle of joy (ha - bet you thought I was going for a poor taste joke just there)...

Here's Morpheus "Emperor of the World" :love:

PS - about the collar thing that Colapop raised - I think that it's FLEA collars that should not be put on kittens younger than 3 months. Definitely they can't be used on young cats. Same probably goes for the drop on stuff like Advantage on kittens under a certain age.

[Lane]

<snip>
Here's Morpheus "Emperor of the World" :love:
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What a cute cat!

[Slim]

PS - about the collar thing that Colapop raised - I think that it's FLEA collars that should not be put on kittens younger than 3 months. Definitely they can't be used on young cats. Same probably goes for the drop on stuff like Advantage on kittens under a certain age.
You're right, it used to be flea collars you couldn't put on cats under 6 months old.

They now make flea collars for kittens though. Check the packaging for directions. :)

[apteryx_haasti]

What a cute cat!

Thanks. I think so - but I could be a tad biased....

Actually, I think almost all cats are cute. Definitely the ones that have been posted in this thread are!

(PS - this is not a challenge to visit www.mycathatesyou.com to find ugly cats. Or www.catsthatlooklikehitler.com neither.)

[Slim]

So I picked up our new kitten on Friday after work. :love:

We got it free, due to a minor defect ... do you think we should be worried about the missing part??? :confused:

[apteryx_haasti]

Awww - cute! What are you going to name it?

I hope it is not aerodynamically challenged without its tail....

[sunhuntin]

well done beemer...they are so cute!! we used to have collars on all our cats, but after one got tangled in the blinds cord and nearly died, weve been collar free for all our cats. though i do sometimes put things loosely around their necks for fun [only for a few seconds]

motu...i hope your one comes home!! would you be able to go over and ask if they have seen the kitten? and maybe take a photo. by the sounds of it, the kitten wont be properly looked after or spayed. was it old enough to be away from mum?

[Motu]

He was old enough to be weaned,although we think that should be a mother led thing,as in humans.But he was also at that age when a cute little kitten turns up on your doorstep without a home....and who turns away a friendly kitten? He's not next door or anywhere localy,the mother would of found him.I'm not sure how we are with next door at the moment - the Cops have been called out to their place twice in a week from our phone...but not from my wife or I,I'm not sure if we are seen as the bad guys or not.

But Andy and Kelvin are going great guns,lots of playing and fighting,and M joins in too,it's so good to see a mother involved in bringing up her young ones,it's a shame kittens are weaned early and taken from their mothers,she has so much input to their development.She has caught some birds for them,but none have come inside yet.We got a catdoor and the boys have learnt how to use it....M is a bit slow on modern technology.

[Beemer]

I'm a bit biased too, I love ALL cats! The two kittens have settled in really well and seem to be 'accident free' now, thankfully.

Smooch is still trying to play with them and is getting better at judging how much weight she can put behind a paw without scaring them!

Here is a shot of the two of them while Andy was holding them the other day, and one of Misty stealing some of Smooch's food - and Smooch let her without any growling or hissing.

They had a call to the vet last week (Misty has a bit of a hard doodie problem!) and got vaccinated at the same time, so one more booster in January and then speying in February and they'll be set.