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cloudscudding

Kitten Is Learning Cuteness

Sep 01, 2009 14:25

x-post LJ, FbWhy yes, I do have some more ridiculously cute kitten pictures. We estimate the kitten is now about 4 weeks old. His new trick is squatting and peeing if we hold him in place in his litter box. I have hopes that he will ever be house-trained. Alas, this only works for pee. His claws are very clawlike; I have to wear a gardening glove ( Read more... )

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melindadansky September 1 2009, 20:00:27 UTC

CUTE! IT BURNS US PRECIOUS!

Another week, and he'll be doing all the cute kitten things.

cloudscudding September 2 2009, 20:39:47 UTC

And two more weeks, and we can have him checked out by the vet and he can join the rest of the household!

seiryu_16 September 1 2009, 20:00:27 UTC

Awww, teeny cutie! He's probably not even USED to poops yet, so to speak, if he's not into solid food. He's likely still at the age where mom would, er - take care of his messes herself. If he's getting used to peeing in the litter box this early, there's definitely hopes he'll get used to the other. Possibly scoop his poops and put them there, and let him see you bury them. He'll pick up the smell and hopefully get the hint.

Also, once he's used to solid food, you can get the little buckaroo accustomed to baths, with treat rewards before and after. Once he gets bath + treats associated in his mind, PERFECTO. :D

Oh - does the wee man have a name yet?

cloudscudding September 2 2009, 20:42:02 UTC

Yeah, we hold him over the litter box while we take care of his messes.

He already hates being cleaned.

I'm hoping he figures out to be a clean cat on his own--but having a cat that didn't try to kiiiiilllll when water was introduced might be nice. Good idea!

No name until we're sure we can keep him. Phil wants to call him Burrito, but I want to call him Dread Pirate Roberts. This is how we ended up with barely named cats.

seiryu_16 September 2 2009, 20:46:56 UTC

Having a cat that loves water is a tough thing to do, but proper application of treats before, after, and DURING is key. Warm but not hot water, very mild pet shampoo, gentle towel rubdown, you know the drill. My cats hated the process, but I think once they got to the rubdown they were like "ok... maybe this isn't so bad." Then they got to sit in the sun, and when dry, did the "check this hotness out RIGHT HERE" walk. Hee!

Also I'm with you there on naming cats. Mine ended up with Japanese words for names - an onomotopoeic term meaning "quickly-beating heart/panic/excited" and the word for "danger/look out." So I am also not awesome with names.

half_double September 4 2009, 17:14:10 UTC

Dread Pirate Burrito? Dread Burrito Roberts? Burrito Pirate Roberts?

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nemoren September 2 2009, 14:41:34 UTC

I want to see your kitten sometime before he turns into a cat.

cloudscudding September 2 2009, 20:42:54 UTC

Sometime in the next 4 months, then? ;)

I'm thinking of actually having people over to dinners soonish, too.

According to the ancient calendar elfdope September 3 2009, 01:34:44 UTC

Sumo is one month away.

dmbaird September 3 2009, 02:23:34 UTC

Oh my gosh - too cute! I miss the time when my two ladies were kittens. :)