New Kitten

kitofkira

TCS Member
Thread starter
Kitten
Joined
May 11, 2012
Messages
19
Purraise
10
So hey, I thought I would take the time to talk about my new kitten Iris. I've had her for three days now and I got her at eight weeks as the owner of the kittens wanted to get rid of them quickly. I was reluctant but I didn't want another kitten because I was completely smitten by her. 

I was terribly excited when I got her as when I got my other cats they weren't kittens at the time so this will be my first experience raising a kitten. 

So what is she like?

I have no idea what breed but colour wise I know she is a calico although she has more white on her body. And by looking at her mum I know her eyes are going to be gold/yellow. Also I haven't her purr but from what I've heard some cats just don't purr or they purr to quietly for you to hear. 

When I got her she looked a bit small for a eight week old but don't let her size fool you, she is what I like to call an 'acrocat' I swear that she is part rabbit. 

She is always climbing and jumping, when she plays she has tendency to nibble on my fingers but if she accidentally bites too hard she always licks me to say sorry. 

Also I have to say she so terribly agile, when playing she has practically perfect coordination she never misses when I throw something or move a toy. And she is a little explorer with almost too much energy.

Her personality is unique, she is so very curious and has a tendency of staring into a person's eyes, on the first day that I got her she was obviously scared of me but she took to me alright enough. Funny thing is I had two places set out for her that she could sleep in, and where did she choose to sleep? 

On top of the pillows next to the side that I sleep on, at day two she started to sleep on top of the pillows that I sleep on and she loves to stare down at me when I have my head rested on them.

Also she has the sweetest habit of licking my fingers, she's even licked my face a few times when I slowly blinked at her to convey that I love her. 

Also she likes it when I rub her belly but if I do so when she is in 'play mode' she'll roll over and play with my fingers.

Not to mention she incredibly well behaved. The only down side is that she doesn't drink any of the water we put down, but she's eating wet food and I've checked if she's dehydrated and she isn't. Although is she continues not to drink the water I'll ask mum to get her some KMR.

When we introduced the other two cats she was incredibly interested. Kit my uneutered male cat kept sniffing her with only a slight wagging of the tale but that was probably because she was hissing at him, funny thing is she scared him more than anything.

Kira my female nine year old tortie kept her distance while she hissed at Iris, but the only thing Iris did was try to get closer without hissing or anything. 

To me it seems Iris is scared of Kit, the cat who actually seems to like her and is completely intrigued and is not scared of Kira who seems to dislike Iris. Silly kitty.

So what do you guys think of my baby? I'm pretty impressed with her so far.
 
Last edited:
  • Thread Starter Thread Starter
  • #3

kitofkira

TCS Member
Thread starter
Kitten
Joined
May 11, 2012
Messages
19
Purraise
10
Sure! :)















There you go here's some pictures of my baby :)
 

subvet642

TCS Member
Adult Cat
Joined
Sep 14, 2010
Messages
243
Purraise
22
Location
Massachusetts
Iris is so cute! I love kittens, but they scare the daylights out of me; so adorable but so pea-brained.
 
Top