Hello! This seems like a great site, so just thought I'd introduce myself.
I've recently got my first ever cat, a little kitten called Radar. I brought him home when he was 8.5 weeks old, and had him now for a couple of weeks. He's white with black spots on his face and back, and a black tail. He is half siamese, which you can see in his shape, if not his colouring.
He is absolutely amazing, I was surprised at first just how much energy he has, and the first week with him was quite exhausting but we have now got into a good routine of playing with him, he gets loads of attention.
He is very much a lap cat, and a licker - my eyelids got a good dose of rough kitty tongue yesterday! Not sure if it's a good idea to have cat-mouth bacteria that close to my eyes mind you! He loves affection and when he's worn out after hunting toys on strings he climbs up to sit on me and would happily spend hours purring sleepily while I stroke or brush him - yes he loves being groomed. He nipped a bit (playful finger/elbow/foot chasing, not in aggression) at first, but modifying his behaviour has not been difficult, using the same techniques that I use with the parrot - encouragement and reward without punishment.
He's an indoor cat in a fairly large flat and yes I will of course have him neutered when he's old enough.
He shares his kingdom with me, my partner (soon to be my husband), and my 5 year old Senegal parrot (who pretends the cat does not exist - they are of course kept apart at all times, no point risking anything)
I don't have photos on this computer, but will post some later.
I've recently got my first ever cat, a little kitten called Radar. I brought him home when he was 8.5 weeks old, and had him now for a couple of weeks. He's white with black spots on his face and back, and a black tail. He is half siamese, which you can see in his shape, if not his colouring.
He is absolutely amazing, I was surprised at first just how much energy he has, and the first week with him was quite exhausting but we have now got into a good routine of playing with him, he gets loads of attention.
He is very much a lap cat, and a licker - my eyelids got a good dose of rough kitty tongue yesterday! Not sure if it's a good idea to have cat-mouth bacteria that close to my eyes mind you! He loves affection and when he's worn out after hunting toys on strings he climbs up to sit on me and would happily spend hours purring sleepily while I stroke or brush him - yes he loves being groomed. He nipped a bit (playful finger/elbow/foot chasing, not in aggression) at first, but modifying his behaviour has not been difficult, using the same techniques that I use with the parrot - encouragement and reward without punishment.
He's an indoor cat in a fairly large flat and yes I will of course have him neutered when he's old enough.
He shares his kingdom with me, my partner (soon to be my husband), and my 5 year old Senegal parrot (who pretends the cat does not exist - they are of course kept apart at all times, no point risking anything)
I don't have photos on this computer, but will post some later.
