i stopped at a local no kill shelter today-- veyr very small-- they are donation only and limited intake. No government funding so their business card says. They had a total of 3 dogs and 15 cats. 4 of the cats were full grown and the other's were kittens-- 8 of those kittens are about 4-6 months old-- This is the age im looking for and since the feral kitten i was feeding was killed, im still looking-- they also had someone drop off 3 orange tiger kittens ( 6 weeks old approx) this morning and they were sooo cute. i dont want a baby kitten-- i want someone for Peanut Butter to play with because during the day all he does is sleep with my geriatric chinese crested dog.
My son would adore another cat and I want one so bad i can taste it. The kit is a nuetered male, gorgeous dark makeral tabby with white toes and a liver colored nose and eye trim, felv neg, UTD shots and in great health. Purrs all the time and VERY VERY active. PB, our current kitten is 6 months old and is loveable but i dont think he knows hes a cat per se-- we have had him since he was 4 weeks old-- i know young to be away from mom but there were serious extenuating circumstances-- he doesnt seem to know cat language for one and i worry about him doing nothing but sleeping all day. ( we set up a video camera to watch him for about a week and the whole week he layed in the same place on our bed and slept until i came home, then plopped back down and slept the rest of the day and sleeps all nite too)
so should i get this kitty or not?
He was all over me but my only holdback on him is he was scratching up everything when they let him and his brother and sister out of their room when i stopped in. I trained PB not to claw things using softpaws and i havent had to use them in several weeks-- i still have enough for one application left and will be happy to order more, and we have 2 scratching posts, and tons of toys for PB. Declaw is not an option in our house-- i wont allow it-- is it hard to train them not to scratch furniture? i will be clipping claws on a regular basis if i do get him.
Should i wait and find a more laid back kitty or what? Please help me decide-- this kitty has a wonderful playful attitude. And hes adorable to boot. ARGGHh! decisions decisions....
comments anyone?
My son would adore another cat and I want one so bad i can taste it. The kit is a nuetered male, gorgeous dark makeral tabby with white toes and a liver colored nose and eye trim, felv neg, UTD shots and in great health. Purrs all the time and VERY VERY active. PB, our current kitten is 6 months old and is loveable but i dont think he knows hes a cat per se-- we have had him since he was 4 weeks old-- i know young to be away from mom but there were serious extenuating circumstances-- he doesnt seem to know cat language for one and i worry about him doing nothing but sleeping all day. ( we set up a video camera to watch him for about a week and the whole week he layed in the same place on our bed and slept until i came home, then plopped back down and slept the rest of the day and sleeps all nite too)
so should i get this kitty or not?
He was all over me but my only holdback on him is he was scratching up everything when they let him and his brother and sister out of their room when i stopped in. I trained PB not to claw things using softpaws and i havent had to use them in several weeks-- i still have enough for one application left and will be happy to order more, and we have 2 scratching posts, and tons of toys for PB. Declaw is not an option in our house-- i wont allow it-- is it hard to train them not to scratch furniture? i will be clipping claws on a regular basis if i do get him.
Should i wait and find a more laid back kitty or what? Please help me decide-- this kitty has a wonderful playful attitude. And hes adorable to boot. ARGGHh! decisions decisions....
comments anyone?