New rescue kitten, old cat NOT happy!
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New rescue kitten, old cat NOT happy!
We brought a 6-7 month old rescue kitten home today, Jude.
Kitty (original, eh?), our existing cat (2.5 years old) is not happy. Kitty has been the most cat-like of cats, aloof, distant, disinterested in us. Suddnly, Kitty is one p1ssed off cat.
Should be an interesting transition.
Hope our curtains and furniture make it...
Kitty (original, eh?), our existing cat (2.5 years old) is not happy. Kitty has been the most cat-like of cats, aloof, distant, disinterested in us. Suddnly, Kitty is one p1ssed off cat.
Should be an interesting transition.
Hope our curtains and furniture make it...
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Re: New rescue kitten, old cat NOT happy!
None of my cats were every happy about new kittens. We kept them separated for about a week before we allowed them to be around each other. It gave the older cats time to get used to the fact that there was a new addition.
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Re: New rescue kitten, old cat NOT happy!
It reminds them that they can be replaced.PlacentiaSoccerMom wrote:None of my cats were every happy about new kittens.
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Re: New rescue kitten, old cat NOT happy!
yeh, four new kittens this year, now all >1 yr. One was sickly and passed. Three are still with us, along with the magnificent Orbit, 8yrs, best orange tabby ever (Forget Morris...). Of the new ones, the beautifully faced Misou not so smart with the social cues, thought she had to establish superiority to be safe. She now gets chased down to the basement by Orbit every couple of days, and she has learned (mostly) not to growl. Still gets a D for plays with others, though.
Orbit likes and has played and groomed the the other kittens since they came, and tolerated Misou's posturing for a couple of months, till it became too annoying.
Orbit likes and has played and groomed the the other kittens since they came, and tolerated Misou's posturing for a couple of months, till it became too annoying.
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Re: New rescue kitten, old cat NOT happy!
Why I think Kitty is perfectly fine name for a cat. Our 11 year old KittyFlybrick wrote:We brought a 6-7 month old rescue kitten home today, Jude.
Kitty (original, eh?), our existing cat (2.5 years old) is not happy. Kitty has been the most cat-like of cats, aloof, distant, disinterested in us. Suddnly, Kitty is one p1ssed off cat.
Should be an interesting transition.
Hope our curtains and furniture make it...
would tell you the same.
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Re: New rescue kitten, old cat NOT happy!
I call Sister #4's black cat "Kit-tay".kayrharris wrote:Why I think Kitty is perfectly fine name for a cat. Our 11 year old KittyFlybrick wrote:We brought a 6-7 month old rescue kitten home today, Jude.
Kitty (original, eh?), our existing cat (2.5 years old) is not happy. Kitty has been the most cat-like of cats, aloof, distant, disinterested in us. Suddnly, Kitty is one p1ssed off cat.
Should be an interesting transition.
Hope our curtains and furniture make it...
would tell you the same.![]()
The guinea pig we had in the 90's was called "Piggie"
We once named a pet turtle "I Don't Know"....
Then there were all those strange names we gave Fluffy's multitude of kittens.....
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Re: New rescue kitten, old cat NOT happy!
When I was a child (starting as an infant--I had no say in the matter) Kitty was a perfectly fine name for our dachshund.kayrharris wrote:Why I think Kitty is perfectly fine name for a cat. Our 11 year old Kitty would tell you the same.![]()
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Re: New rescue kitten, old cat NOT happy!
MarleysGh0st wrote:When I was a child (starting as an infant--I had no say in the matter) Kitty was a perfectly fine name for our dachshund.kayrharris wrote:Why I think Kitty is perfectly fine name for a cat. Our 11 year old Kitty would tell you the same.![]()
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Re: New rescue kitten, old cat NOT happy!
There is a greyhound at Hemopet named Doggie.
There is another greyhound named Kitty. Kitty loves to eat poo, so she they keep a guard muzzle on her whenever she goes to the dog runs.
There is another greyhound named Kitty. Kitty loves to eat poo, so she they keep a guard muzzle on her whenever she goes to the dog runs.
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Re: New rescue kitten, old cat NOT happy!
Congratulations on the new arrival!Flybrick wrote:We brought a 6-7 month old rescue kitten home today, Jude.
Kitty (original, eh?), our existing cat (2.5 years old) is not happy. Kitty has been the most cat-like of cats, aloof, distant, disinterested in us. Suddnly, Kitty is one p1ssed off cat.
Should be an interesting transition.
Hope our curtains and furniture make it...
And thanks for doing a kittycat rescue. The first cat we ever had was a rescue -- the next door neighbors moved away and left the cat.
Good luck -- I too hope all the furnishings come through intact.
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