Getting a kitten today!!!

[TracyTN 237]

We want pictures!!!!!!!!!! :D I love kitties!!

#######, I totally forgot to take pictures of Peyton for you, Tracy! And I was at our friends' apartment two weekends ago !!!!!!! Urgh.

[jelti 0]

Congratulations on your new baby!!

We're up to three pets now in a little 2-bedroom house. We've had major animal drama: our cat Jezebel hates our kitten George, but George loves our puppy Panda and so they run around like maniacs destroying our house! Ahhhhhh! But we love them all anyway.

George is now about 3 months old. It took him about a month to truly understand that the litterbox is his toilet. We were using Feline Pine, but he didn't seem to like it so we switched to Schweat Scoop. Both cats love it, and we love it because it's natural (much better for the environment and your kitty's overall health), low-dust, and flushable! We still sometimes catch him scratching around in our closet where he once pooped on my wedding dress.

Definitley give her some time alone to feel the place out. Let her adopt you guys, not the other way around. Kitty crack Catnip is your friend. I don't waste my time with expensive catnip toys though...I buy some dried catnip, put it in an old sock, and knot the top. My cats go absolutley insane for it, and it puts even mean ol' Jezebel in a good mood.

As for food? http://www.catnutrition.org/ I recommend all cat lovers check out that website.

Congrats again and good luck!

Edited May 15, 2006 by jelti

[Flames9_RN 358]

We use "worlds best cat litter" natural and flushable!! Also fee a high quality feed--Fellidae. You wil find that the high quality feed is around the same price as the cheap unhealthy feed. Of course the better feed will be better for ur cat, which should result in less visits to the vet and less stinky stool. rarely smell Bella!!

[Nicola&Matthew 0]

he once pooped on my wedding dress.

Oh my god! I would have been crying and laughing so hard at the same time...

Thanks once again to everyone for your tips and tricks! We have the same litter and food that the shelter uses so that shouldn't shock her too much! I've picked up my last minute stuff for kitty and am patiently waiting for hubby to get home from work to take us to the shelter!!! Only 45 mins to go!!! yay!!!

[SanDan 0]

Pamper her rotten Congratulations

[TracyTN 237]

I'm dying to see piccys!!

[antone 0]

Boy! Does anyone recall the time I discussed kittens on here and spent the rest of the discussion seeking my asbestos suit?

Congrats on the kitten. I can't really give much advice on integration since we are net producers of kittens. Just gave the last of four away to a new home today, in fact. Yes, we tried to get our "serial mom" cat fixed, but when we tried, well, she was pregnant again

[sparkofcreation 0]

If you don't have other pets, my guess is that she'll figure out how to introduce herself to the house! The baby gate idea is a good idea for a bit.

Cats are easy if there're no existing pets, generally speaking I'd say stick her somewhere where she knows where the food, water and litter are, and hang out somewhere nearby-ish without paying her any attention, and she'll come out looking for you.

I totally, 100% recommend Blue Buffalo's pet food (http://www.bluebuff.com). They sell it at PetSmart. I scoffed at first, but we got a coupon for a free sample, and ... well, I have an 8-year-old cat who's as soft as a bunny and as active as a kitten, and it's all due to the food. Totally worth the money. (The idea is that all the ingredients are people-grade, instead of meat by-products they use FDA-approved-for-human-consumption chicken, etc.) Our cats are the happiest, healthiest, shiniest, softest-furrest, and most active I've ever owned, and I'll never switch their food back.

[almaty 19]

kittens are bring out the best in good people