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joeybee12

(56,177 posts)
Mon May 13, 2013, 11:26 AM May 2013

Kitten Sam One Week Update...She's reached the stage where she gets into everything she shouldn't





Here she is with her big brother Ashley watching over her...I think he's more attached to her than she is to him, although at times he needs to walk away because she is constant play mode until she conks out.

No problem with the breathing or the eyes, although I will continue the antibiotics until the bottle's done, probably the end of this week. My vet volunteers at the monthly free spay and neuter clinic, which is this Sunday, which I'll be at and ask him about her. Since she's doing so well, I doubt he'll need to see her, so the next visit will be in about a month for her shots.

Thanks for all the good wishes.



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Kitten Sam One Week Update...She's reached the stage where she gets into everything she shouldn't (Original Post) joeybee12 May 2013 OP
Awwww MadrasT May 2013 #1
Thanks...Ashley is wonderful... joeybee12 May 2013 #3
Kudo's to Ashley warrior1 May 2013 #2
You're welcome... joeybee12 May 2013 #4
Ashley is gorgeous, and the kitten is cute! PDJane May 2013 #5
Thanks! joeybee12 May 2013 #9
I'm so happy Sam is back to normal! City Lights May 2013 #6
She's a very happy kitty... joeybee12 May 2013 #12
LOL! City Lights May 2013 #17
Adorable. LisaL May 2013 #7
She's so sweet...everything she does is adorable since she's so small.. joeybee12 May 2013 #11
So sweet! ellie May 2013 #8
Thanks...she really is. joeybee12 May 2013 #10
She's one lucky girl. nolabear May 2013 #13
I think she knows it, too... joeybee12 May 2013 #18
My favorite kitten stage Savannahmann May 2013 #14
Yeah, she loves me and usually comes to me... joeybee12 May 2013 #19
Big Bro looks so solemn, as if he's wondering Yo_Mama May 2013 #15
He;s very gentle and protective...he's a very good boy... joeybee12 May 2013 #16
She gets into everything she shouldn't? MarianJack May 2013 #20
Yup...I think deep down she knows she shouldn't joeybee12 May 2013 #21
We have 2 cats,... MarianJack May 2013 #22
I think there's some Maine Coon Cat in Ashley... joeybee12 May 2013 #25
All I can say is... MarianJack May 2013 #26
Please just be very careful to "Kitten proof" your house LoveMyCali May 2013 #41
Thanks...glad you're kitty was ok... joeybee12 May 2013 #42
all of our cats ARE RESCUE CATS. ANNIE, TAFFY, INKY SADIE & SALLY trueblue2007 May 2013 #23
Good for you... joeybee12 May 2013 #24
Boy did she ever stumble into the right bin at the right time! MuseRider May 2013 #27
Yup,a nd I think she knows it... joeybee12 May 2013 #30
((((hugs)))) n/t MuseRider May 2013 #33
She looks healthy and happy Warpy May 2013 #28
She likes to hide in the closet at times... joeybee12 May 2013 #31
She is darling. Thanks for keeping us posted. nm rhett o rick May 2013 #29
You're welcome joeybee12 May 2013 #32
Such an adorable little one! Rhiannon12866 May 2013 #34
Thanks...She really is a sweetheart... joeybee12 May 2013 #35
She really is lucky, and irresistably cute! Rhiannon12866 May 2013 #36
I'm trapping there this weekend... joeybee12 May 2013 #37
Oh boy, I wish you luck... Rhiannon12866 May 2013 #38
I guess you're not the only one with a new family member tech3149 May 2013 #39
Such a sugar! a la izquierda May 2013 #40

MadrasT

(7,237 posts)
1. Awwww
Mon May 13, 2013, 11:32 AM
May 2013

Look at the babycat go

I love babycats

Ashley is very beautiful, too.

So glad to hear she is doing so well.

 

joeybee12

(56,177 posts)
12. She's a very happy kitty...
Mon May 13, 2013, 12:47 PM
May 2013

Everything to her is new and exciting, even the sheets on the bed that she can kick and chew on!

 

Savannahmann

(3,891 posts)
14. My favorite kitten stage
Mon May 13, 2013, 12:53 PM
May 2013

Is when their eyes first open. You walk in, they look at your feet, and slowly their vision climbs your entire length. As they reach the top, there is a squeal, or other vocal explosion of alarm, and they start to run. I refer to that as the day of monsters from the kittens point of view.

 

joeybee12

(56,177 posts)
19. Yeah, she loves me and usually comes to me...
Mon May 13, 2013, 01:27 PM
May 2013

But every once in a while I'm just too big for her and she bolts...

Yo_Mama

(8,303 posts)
15. Big Bro looks so solemn, as if he's wondering
Mon May 13, 2013, 12:56 PM
May 2013

about the responsibilities of being a single parent.

The little girl is looking good. Rescue kittens are different throughout their lifetimes - very personable and affectionate, but frequently they have more moxie and assertiveness with people. It's almost as if they have a different conception of themselves in relationship to the two-leggers.

 

joeybee12

(56,177 posts)
16. He;s very gentle and protective...he's a very good boy...
Mon May 13, 2013, 01:08 PM
May 2013

He was also found at 4 weeks and the person who found him was going to get him bigger and then put him back with the feral colony...I said NO!!! He was such a great cat even then I knew he needed a good home.

MarianJack

(10,237 posts)
20. She gets into everything she shouldn't?
Mon May 13, 2013, 01:48 PM
May 2013

That sounds VERY kittenish to me!

Thank you for the updates, joeybee12!

PEACE!

MarianJack

(10,237 posts)
22. We have 2 cats,...
Mon May 13, 2013, 02:20 PM
May 2013

...Spirit, 9 years old and Oreo, 2 years old. I think that deep down Oreo thinks he's really a puppy!

PEACE!

LoveMyCali

(2,015 posts)
41. Please just be very careful to "Kitten proof" your house
Wed May 15, 2013, 10:14 PM
May 2013

My little "darling" ended up having emergency surgery when she was 4 months old because she was eating the hair out of my hair brush (and a few bristles for good measure) and it caused a blockage.

She's fine now but still crazy, she will try to eat anything. The vet said she acts more like a puppy than a kitten.

Oh and I almost forgot to add your new baby is precious

 

joeybee12

(56,177 posts)
42. Thanks...glad you're kitty was ok...
Thu May 16, 2013, 02:11 PM
May 2013

Mine so far is just getting into things like clothes and shoes and linen and clawing and chewing...maybe she thinks she's a puppy also???

trueblue2007

(17,194 posts)
23. all of our cats ARE RESCUE CATS. ANNIE, TAFFY, INKY SADIE & SALLY
Mon May 13, 2013, 02:24 PM
May 2013

Inky.... Sadie and Sally are rescued feral kittens

MuseRider

(34,095 posts)
27. Boy did she ever stumble into the right bin at the right time!
Mon May 13, 2013, 04:22 PM
May 2013

What a lucky little one she is with her equally lucky big brother.

My tamed feral is sitting at my left elbow right now rubbing his head against my arm. The other two rescues are sitting in their cat tree looking out the window. There are about 6 more feral cats that I have counted roaming around my farm. They get fed but will not get the chance to come in. Don't think they want to actually Rescues make such wonderful pets.

Have fun, this all makes me so happy.

 

joeybee12

(56,177 posts)
30. Yup,a nd I think she knows it...
Tue May 14, 2013, 11:10 AM
May 2013

She now always wants to play and even though Ashley is usually up for it, sometimes he just walks away and watches her go nuts with anything in her line of view!

I have a few I feed where I live...one obviously was a pet at one point, but very skittish...tried to take her in, but she jumped off the patio she was so freaked out when the door closed...she's been outside for at elast 3 years, but she gets fed morning and night so it's not too awful.

Warpy

(111,163 posts)
28. She looks healthy and happy
Mon May 13, 2013, 04:48 PM
May 2013

and congratulations on those pictures, I know most of them are likely of a fuzzy black blur.

Just be sure you make sure where she is before you leave the house. I once had a kitten try to hitch a ride in my lunch bag. To this day, I don't know how she got in there.

I think house cats tend to do best two at a time. Ashley is likely thrilled to have a member of his own species for a playmate and is willing to act like the proud papa until she grows up.

 

joeybee12

(56,177 posts)
31. She likes to hide in the closet at times...
Tue May 14, 2013, 11:11 AM
May 2013

Ashley I ahd to worry about sneaking out when he was younger...a couple times all of a sudden I noticed he was gone and went outside...he's always been close by, but still...

Rhiannon12866

(204,779 posts)
34. Such an adorable little one!
Wed May 15, 2013, 03:06 AM
May 2013

Thank you for the updates and just love the pix! She is so fortunate to have found a doting big brother - and you!

 

joeybee12

(56,177 posts)
35. Thanks...She really is a sweetheart...
Wed May 15, 2013, 11:49 AM
May 2013

I wasn't in the market, but I guess these things happen for a reason!

Rhiannon12866

(204,779 posts)
36. She really is lucky, and irresistably cute!
Wed May 15, 2013, 04:07 PM
May 2013

That's also been my experience. I adopt from rescue and my guys seem to find me... And I've never been disappointed.

 

joeybee12

(56,177 posts)
37. I'm trapping there this weekend...
Wed May 15, 2013, 04:53 PM
May 2013

Hopefully I can catch the mom and any siblings...don't think I can keep the others, but if she had upper respiratory, they all probably did...I'll try to adopt those out...I think I know who Mom is and she is very, very feral, so all I can do is get her fixed.

Rhiannon12866

(204,779 posts)
38. Oh boy, I wish you luck...
Wed May 15, 2013, 05:17 PM
May 2013

You are doing a wonderful thing, you know. Wish I could lend you my friend who has caught cats for the SPCA. I brought my last cat inside from outside, took me feeding her for four months and a have-a-heart trap to finally bring her in and get her to the vet. When she needed a recheck, my friend had to come into my house to catch her for me, though I had her and all her things in one room. And she bit him! *sigh*

Turned out my cat wasn't a feral, had somehow escaped from a woman on the next street who moved, poor thing. Once she had necessary dental surgery, she calmed down a lot, preferred sitting in the window rather than ever going outside again.

tech3149

(4,452 posts)
39. I guess you're not the only one with a new family member
Wed May 15, 2013, 09:35 PM
May 2013

My neighbor called me down to help her deal with a strange animal that wouldn't let her in the house. Turns out it was a grey male tabby about a year old. Friendly as all get out looked very much like my 10 y/o Bengal. She wasn't too friendly at first but within a day they were chasing each other around the house and yard and fighting over which one would get to sleep on my face.
I really don't need another mouth to feed but I'm pretty sure I'll be able to give him a better life than what he left.

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