I'm blending my new kitten with my middle-aged cats, and just discovered this forum. Looks like a nice place.
James Bond is a ten year old Norwegian Forest Cat mix I got from rescue when he was a kitten, and he is not too sure about the benefits of having his own kitten (which is what we told him. We got the kitten for him!) since the kitten doesn't know ANYTHING, according to Mr. Bond.
Smokepuff (Puffy) is twelve, some kind of Tiffany/Chantilly given to me by as a kitten because he was too timid to get a home any other way. He's still terribly shy, but a sweet little fellow. We needed a kitten who was mellow enough to let Puffy be himself. The kitten has already learned he's not supposed to touch Puffy, so he doesn't. But he figured out that if he does all kinds of Ninja moves all over Puffy without touching him, Puffy gets confused instead of upset, and it makes us laugh.
Dear Husband and I are enjoying Reverend Jim, which is what we named the kitten. He was awfully thin and went through a spell of the Shelter Syndrome, with upper respiratory and runny eyes, but he's all better now, neutered, and learning new things every day. He'd spent at least two months in cages, and was being held as evidence in a police case, but I managed to get him sprung and bring him home for the love he badly needed.
He didn't know how to play! That's how deprived he was. But now he's gotten into his toys with great gusto and is managing his litter box duties very well. He's (mostly) sleeping through the night.
He's some kind of Maine Coon mix, with very long hair in his ears and paws the size of a Chunky chocolate bar. So he will get very big, we think, and be a good companion for Mr. Bond. Puffy is not very social.
We did get the kitten for Mr. Bond, honest!
I haven't figured out how to put pictures in or fancy up my signature yet, but anyone interested can see pics of my cats at this link:
http://wayofcats.blogspot.com/
It's a blog I started so friends and relatives can keep tabs on the kitten's progress without me messing with attachments, which are kind of tricky with all the spams and viruses going around.
Fellow cat lovers are welcome too!
James Bond is a ten year old Norwegian Forest Cat mix I got from rescue when he was a kitten, and he is not too sure about the benefits of having his own kitten (which is what we told him. We got the kitten for him!) since the kitten doesn't know ANYTHING, according to Mr. Bond.
Smokepuff (Puffy) is twelve, some kind of Tiffany/Chantilly given to me by as a kitten because he was too timid to get a home any other way. He's still terribly shy, but a sweet little fellow. We needed a kitten who was mellow enough to let Puffy be himself. The kitten has already learned he's not supposed to touch Puffy, so he doesn't. But he figured out that if he does all kinds of Ninja moves all over Puffy without touching him, Puffy gets confused instead of upset, and it makes us laugh.
Dear Husband and I are enjoying Reverend Jim, which is what we named the kitten. He was awfully thin and went through a spell of the Shelter Syndrome, with upper respiratory and runny eyes, but he's all better now, neutered, and learning new things every day. He'd spent at least two months in cages, and was being held as evidence in a police case, but I managed to get him sprung and bring him home for the love he badly needed.
He didn't know how to play! That's how deprived he was. But now he's gotten into his toys with great gusto and is managing his litter box duties very well. He's (mostly) sleeping through the night.
He's some kind of Maine Coon mix, with very long hair in his ears and paws the size of a Chunky chocolate bar. So he will get very big, we think, and be a good companion for Mr. Bond. Puffy is not very social.
We did get the kitten for Mr. Bond, honest!
I haven't figured out how to put pictures in or fancy up my signature yet, but anyone interested can see pics of my cats at this link:
http://wayofcats.blogspot.com/
It's a blog I started so friends and relatives can keep tabs on the kitten's progress without me messing with attachments, which are kind of tricky with all the spams and viruses going around.
Fellow cat lovers are welcome too!