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Hello, sorry I haven't answered before now First of all, what a great name for a cat! I am very sorry that you lost him - that would be my greatest nightmare. Ziggy is fine. He's already 7 months old and has just started responding to catnip(fun times!). I love him way more than I expected...

MServant, I didn't contact the breeder, but I know I should. She wants updates and I promised to get it done more than a week ago. Ziggy sleeps with me at night now, and he has gotten much better. He's feeling... Too good, perhaps. He only wants to play in all of his waking hours, and when he...

And he purrs!

I want to thank everyone on this thread for supporting me and all those different perspectives you have given me. I have made my final decision, and Ziggy stays. He makes major progress every day, and few minutes ago he just fell asleep on my lap. When I had to handle him in order to move him...

MServant, Reba and catwoman707, the breeder gave me a lot of food, so all he is eating is the stuff he is used to. He was just vomiting water after some rough play, and have not vomited since - I'm keeping a watchful eye on him, but aside from diarrhea, which I think could be stress, there seems...

MServant, I also think he will be different when he is way more relaxed. I'm starting to feel positive that I'm going to love him enough no matter who he is going to become. He's having a calming effect on me just from being around and doing his thing. I might need a vet, though. He has very...

Chrominum Blues, I think a lot of your acceptance of this is because you are rescuing those kittens and understand where they come from - you know they have been traumatized. I think most on this thread have done something similar many times. I have bought mine from a breeder, and it is a...

MServant, happy to see a fellow Russian Blue-fan! I too chose a russian for several of those reasons you mentioned. I've heard about the close emotional bonds they tend to form with their owners. I think it is a wonderful trait, though not very good if one has a chaotic life. I also have noticed...

.flowerdew, I didn't know I had unrealistic expectations, and I actually think it has calmed me down a bit to know that the entire cat situation is not supposed to be perfect. I'm glad you believe in me, and in all of this having a happy ending. I'll come back later to make some updates on my...

I am quite overwhelmed by the number of replies I am getting. Thank you so, so much! I love all the different perspectives Reba, I am sorry I was being snarky before. Your story does sound very similar to mine. I would be very ashamed if I had to return the cat - everyone thought paying that...

hexiesfriend, I will wait a week before making a final decision catwoman707, I also fear that giving him up would mean either killing him(because people don't want older kittens) or at least make his life a whole lot more miserable than it needed to be, had the breeder had time to find...

The kitten does not have 'a job'. But it is supposed to fit into my lifestyle, and I doubted that I had chosen the right kitten despite my very thourough research and reassurance form the breeder. He is not supposed to greet me in a certain way, but I want a cat that is social enough to at least...

Most russian blues do - I think burmese cats tends to be lap cats as well. I guess I have been lucky in terms of what I have wanted in previous non-pedigree cats, since most of them has been very affectionate - I was also quite specific in what I wanted in a cat when I first spoke to the...

Thank you all for being so helpful, I really appreciate the advice. Hexiesfriend, it makes me hopeful to know that taming a cat completely can actually be done. You wouldn't know considering what I have read elsewhere. I will only give it 12 days to make enough progress, though. I want it to...

Assul, Ziggy is almost constantly hiding in a 'warm closet'(I dont know the American Word, but a closet where all the pipes from water is) but I have cut a hole in a box and put it in there as well so he could feel safer. So far, the only differences from yesterday is that he is now yowling...

This was one of my concerns. I have read many places how important it is for kittens to be socialized from an early age, and that an unsocialized cat will never be as interactive, playful and affectionate as the cat I've always wanted. Some of the 'damage' will be permanent, right? I feel...

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