Freddie is a very protective Momma! She barely tolerates my weighing the kittens each day, and, in fact, tries to snatch them back the second I move my hand away to get the weight...so it looks like I'll be doing group shots for a bit.
The advice I got here was amazing! It really made the...
Btw is there a limit on kitten pictures I can post? I'm going to make digital scrapbooks for each kitten's future family...I thought you guys might enjoy kitten pics as much as I do, and I'd be happy to post the best of.
Would you all like/am I allowed to post updates?
Apparently I miscounted, because Freddie just gave birth to 6 kittens.
Finally!
The first was, again, born in my lap, but thankfully I was able to get Freddie to move to the box for the rest.
Three are light, like her, and three are calicoes.
The four she's let me weigh this far came in at...
Wanted to add a picture of the only non-furniture thing she's taken a liking to. Other than this she sticks to the backs of couches and chairs and has not shown an interest in her standard carpeted cat scratcher...aside from finding the treats I hide on it. ;)
After reading the great info...
Thanks StephenZ!
We are not considering declawing. From everything I've read, it seems highly undesirable...to the point of cruelty.
In the articles on this site about training where to scratch, they mentioned also using a repellant spray. Does anyone have any experience using these detterent...