TheCatSite.com › Forums › General Forums › New Cats on the Block › Two kittens will be adopting us Friday!
New Posts  All Forums:Forum Nav:

Two kittens will be adopting us Friday!

post #1 of 21
12/2/09 at 11:16am
Thread Starter 
Hello all,

As the title says, two little kittens will be adopting us on Friday. I am a patient person, but time seems to be standing still. Come on Friday! LOL

Anyway, we'll be adopting Fig & Newton from Pet Refuge on Friday, and I couldn't be any happier. The kittens are a little over two months old and we'll be spending the next two days kitty-proofing the house and getting ready for them.

I haven't had a cat since I was maybe 12 or 13, so hopefully things haven't changed too much in the last 25 years. Great site you have here. I look forward to learning from y'all and taking part in the community.

If you have any questions for me, feel free to fire away. Have a good one!

Dave

P.S. Bonus points to any mod that changes my username from "Dave in the bas" to Dave T or ditb. I go by Dave in the basement everywhere, but I didn't realize there was a character limit on usernames. Rookie mistake, I know. Oops!
Reply
post #2 of 21
12/2/09 at 11:23am
Quote:
Originally Posted by Dave in the bas View Post

I haven't had a cat since I was maybe 12 or 13,

Fig & Newton are such cute names, especially together. I'm glad you're giving them a furever home. Hopefully we get to see some pics of them

those good childhood associations tend to come back in the warmest of ways, at least in my experience
Reply
post #3 of 21
12/2/09 at 11:30am
Ah, I loooove their names The wait is always the hardest - I met Squeaky on Saturday and didn't get to bring her home until Sunday. That was the longest 24 hours in my life!

Here's to hoping they'll fit right in and ya'll will have a wonderful time together
Reply
post #4 of 21
12/2/09 at 11:34am
Thread Starter 
Wow, you are quick! Thanks so much for the friendly replies!

I should note that Figs and Newton are great names...but my kiddos didn't like them as much as we did so we are christening them Calvin and Hobbes. LOL
Reply
post #5 of 21
12/2/09 at 3:20pm
Hi there we're so happy to get the chance to welcome you and your gorgeous furfamily to TCS. I'm sure you'll enjoy your stay with us - we're one great big family and you'll find loads of friends here. If I can help at all while you're finding your way around TCS just click on my username and send me a Personal Message - I'll do what I can to answer your questions
Reply
post #6 of 21
12/2/09 at 4:39pm
Congrats on the two adoptees.Hope all goes well for you and your new kitties,Welcome to TCS
Reply
post #7 of 21
12/2/09 at 5:55pm
Looking forward to seeing pics of the new little ones (I'm a visual person; that's why I'm a photographer). Congratulations, Dave and welcome to the CatSite.
Reply
post #8 of 21
12/2/09 at 8:25pm
Hola y bienvenido a TCS, ...Catulina y Milky te saludan!!!........
(Translate: Hi and Welcome to TCS, Catulina and Milky say hello to you!!!...)

Please feel as you home here, we can learn so much and deep about our kittys in this marvelous site, I just only please ask you read the rules and other stuffs that can help you to feel as you Real home!.. here you have the link my friend.
http://www.thecatsite.com/forums/showthread.php?t=82565

Please ask whatever you need to know, there are plenty of good members and of course our tireness Mod´s to help us here!....

See you on the forums!, Glad that you join us!

Reply
post #9 of 21
12/3/09 at 5:48am
Hi Dave

Welcome to TCS.

And congratulations on the "new family!"

For all the things you're getting around for the new ones, don't forget your "baby/kitty" gate. We used the side of a very large cardboard box to keep ours from going down the basement stairs when they were little.

Memories!

I'm looking forward to learning more about you and them.


Karen
Reply
post #10 of 21
12/3/09 at 11:30am
Thread Starter 
Thanks again for the great welcome and offers to help. What a great community you have here!

Good call on the kitty gate, too. The guys couldn't wait to try out the stairs to the upstairs, since their foster home didn't have any.

Pics will definitely follow. I'll see you around!

Dave
Reply
post #11 of 21
12/5/09 at 5:24pm
Welcome Dave,
It's Saturday so Fig and Newton are probably already in your home.
Please keep us updated about your new sweetie pies.
By the way....
I love their names.
Reply
post #12 of 21
12/7/09 at 10:45am
Thread Starter 
Quote:
Originally Posted by xocats View Post
Welcome Dave,
It's Saturday so Fig and Newton are probably already in your home.
Please keep us updated about your new sweetie pies.
By the way....
I love their names.
Oh yes, the boys have settled in nicely, and I am going to try to get some pics up tonight or tomorrow. I just have to be able to pull myself away from them to do so.
Reply
post #13 of 21
12/7/09 at 12:14pm
Have you had any sleep since they came into your life?
Hi Fig and Newton.
Reply
post #14 of 21
12/7/09 at 10:09pm
welcome
Reply
post #15 of 21
12/8/09 at 4:16am
Kittens can be entertaining. When Jeeves was here, my sister (another cat lover) was visiting. She and Dottie turned off the TV and watched Jeeves and the other two cats.
Reply
post #16 of 21
12/8/09 at 4:48am
We just adopted our Trina yesterday from Angels Among Us. When she settles in and is willing to spend some time out from under my son's bed, I'll post a pic!

Question... I got her yesterday at 1pm and it appears she still has not peed or pooped yet. I'm checking the house well and no signs of it going elsewhere from the litter box. She did wake me this morning eating her food.

I put a little food in the upstairs bathroom because she was staying up there and not coming down. The litter box is there too but far away from the food. Could this be a problem? I don't intend for the food to stay there and will be moving it as soon as I'm away from this computer.

Any advice, greatly appreciated! Oh, and I see from other posts that the pooping may take awhile as she needs to get comfy, but I worry about the peeing....
Annie Rie
Reply
post #17 of 21
12/8/09 at 5:00am
For a few days, it might be best to keep her in one small room, such as a bathroom, where her food and litter box are convenient. This is just to let her establish a territory where she feels in control.
Reply
post #18 of 21
12/8/09 at 5:38am
So it's not cruel to leave her in the bathroom with the door shut? I considered doing it last night and just couldn't do it and the girl I adopted her from didn't feel it would be necessary. My husband is a smell-a-fobe and I'm worried about her going in the house.

She's 4 months old and the girl that rescued her with the agency had her for about a week....

other comments?
Reply
post #19 of 21
12/8/09 at 5:58am
No, it's not cruel. You'd be surprised how quickly being in a small place can bring around a cat to being friendlier and happier. Cats don't like large open spaces, and your house may be terrifying her, which is why she's hiding.

Put her, her food and water, and her litter box in the bathroom. Put in a comfy bed, too, probably a box with towels in it. Then visit her on a regular basis. Sit with her. Talk with her. Read aloud to her. Give her a chance to get used to you, your smell, your voice.

Here's an example of Jeeves, who at the shelter was terrified and hid behind anything he could, and who hid at the back of his carrier.

When I brought him home:


After one weekend in the bathroom:
Socializing Jeeves
Reply
post #20 of 21
12/8/09 at 2:24pm
Mrblanche,
Tried putting her in the bathroom this afternoon and she had a fit! Good news is she finally peed, but on the rug! She was not happy in there at all! I think she's found her safe zone in my son's room. She does come out to see us when we go in there and lets us pick her up and love on her and she nuzzles back I guess I'm going to just have to trust that she'll go to the litter box when she's ready to actually go on her own (without being upset).

Thanks for the advice! She did come out last night to eat from her food bowl and did wander downstairs in the early morning while we were all still in bed.

p.s. I hope I'm not intruding on Dave's post... still learning about how to work the site best!
Annie Rie
Reply
post #21 of 21
12/8/09 at 8:15pm
Hello to you both & welcome to tcs. I've had Blossom since she was 3 w/o & once she started exploring the house she became a wild kitty, wilder than any kitten I had had b4. After about a year she settled down as far as the biting & scratching went, she would attack our legs & feet whenever we walked past her.
Reply
New Posts  All Forums:Forum Nav:
  Return Home
  Back to Forum: New Cats on the Block
TheCatSite.com › Forums › General Forums › New Cats on the Block › Two kittens will be adopting us Friday!