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[notactive]

Oh, okay. I'm pretty sure it's the Siamese part, because all the kittens are almost their mother's size, but aren't anywhere close to their father's, but it's likely that Tig is stunted or is simply a runt, which wouldn't mean too much. I'm not going to worry about big, scary fights, because she's not fixed and she's an indoor cat.

[Dream~]

Ok. I highly suggest spaying her... She will find a way to get outside and will probably just annoy you

[notactive]

We don't have the money at the moment, and plus we need to move into a new house soon >~< It'll be pointless considering our one outdoor cat is a male and will be outdoors.

[Transkitty]

My kitty is always so happy to see me!

[Dream~]

My kitty is always so happy to see me!

Ooh she is identical to one of my kitties! Sadly mine went wild a while ago ;/ we still see her sometimes though.

[notactive]

Do you guys have any tips for soothing a spooked kitty? We brought in our black lab, Molly, and my cat isn't used to her. I'd try playing with her, but I think she's too nervous.

[Ezpunage]

Do you guys have any tips for soothing a spooked kitty? We brought in our black lab, Molly, and my cat isn't used to her. I'd try playing with her, but I think she's too nervous.

She's a kitten, and probably isn't accustomed to large dogs. It's going to take time for her to get used to Molly. I got Esper when he was 8 weeks old on Oct 27th, and it took until recently for him to get used to Rune. They just have to get used to each other and the kitty is going to have to learn boundaries with Molly. The best way to sooth the kitten though would be when she spooks to pick her up, and tell her she's a good kitty and everything is going to be alright. I would do this with Esper (but he's a lover, and loves being held and coddled though doesn't do well with strangers). Every kitten is different though, so it all depends on them. I wouldn't push either the kitten or Molly to 'get along' because that never ends up good. I hope this helped you out a little. (:

[clover.]

We actually have a stray cat visitor who will actually let me pet him. :D
There's about three cats who come around our house regularly. As soon as the other two see people, they dart away into the woods. This one though, after me tempting him with some turkey, actually won't anymore though. The first time we saw him was about a month ago. He kept trying to fight and chase my male cat Binks. He was and still is very uh, vocal. He meows like he's trying to talk all the time. I'm not sure if he belongs to anyone though. The first time I saw him, instead of running away as soon as he saw me like the other two, he actually hissed at me and was probably very close to attacking my face. So I left him alone for awhile. And now, while he does hiss a bit if I pet him without warning or accidentally scare him, he will let me pet him{he also peed on my leg a little}. I do let him eat some of our cats' food because I feel bad for him. :c When I first fed him the first time I saw him, he seriously ate like he was starving to death. He also has quite a few bald spots{you can't really seem them in the pictures though}, some bloody scars, and a numerous amount of ticks.


He derped. x3



Him and Emily. He actually doesn't try and get into fights with her and Binks anymore. They normally don't even interact with each other.

[FuzzyThePunkCat]

So close to switching to raw. Soooo exciteddddddd!

[katzie]

Well... He is around 6-7 years old and we already have 2 young cats and his grandmother... He is acting as if he is jealous and keeps trying to be more dominant then the other cats when I go to walk away from him he simply follows me. If it's lovebites (I looked up why he was nipping and I found that as well) then would he ever like draw blood or will be always be gentle?

How old are the younger ones and his grandmother?
(From personal experience from volunteering in shelter care) I found that grandmas usually are the boss and not be messed with so that would exclude her as a playmate
Depending on age, cats have different play patterns (sorry, English isn't my native language, might not be able to explain properly)...kittens are playing wilder than older ones, males playing differently than females and so on...does it look like as if he's annoyed by the younger ones? So maybe that's why he chooses you as a playmate
In cat groups, domination is something that can change on daily base, and he sure has a higher rank than the young cats and he needs to remind them (are hey really fighting or is more like a play/fight?) And of course it's always worth a try and dominate grandma, but let me guess he's not succesfull;)
Anyway, it's hard to evaluate cat behaviour if you don't know the cats (or the whole group), so i'm only guessing here and only telling you from my experience...

He's drawing blood because he doesn't realize that your skin is more vulnerable than cat fur, i see this with my two cats too, it usually helps when i say "ouch" louder than usual, the next time they are more gentle with me

But he sure is a beauty