Another mouth to feed?

[Reynard]

Where's the cute kitten photos? My job is stressful sometimes, I NEED cute kitten photos! Otherwise, I'll end up as sad as

Sad kitten

• Shut Up Legs
• 26 Aug 2019

I photographed these two delightful troublemakers for the Ely CP website... Macey (tortie) and Madison (blue)...

I'm tempted, but Lexi wouldn't be happy with a new addition. Besides, these two sisters have to stay together...

 

[cyberknight]

the little terror, its like a black cat with brown tortoiseshell pattern .........

 

[Mo1959]

I photographed these two delightful troublemakers for the Ely CP website... Macey (tortie) and Madison (blue)...

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I'm tempted, but Lexi wouldn't be happy with a new addition. Besides, these two sisters have to stay together...

OMG. They are gorgeous! They won’t wait long for homes.

 

[Reynard]

the little terror, its like a black cat with brown tortoiseshell pattern ......... View attachment 481919

It's a black kitten.

What you're seeing in the sunshine are the "ghost" tabby markings.

Every cat is genetically a tabby, but selfs - like your black kitten - have the agouti gene (the one that makes a tabby cat stripey/ spotty etc) turned off. Doesn't stop you seeing the tabby pattern in the right light though. Also, black cats have a tendency to go "rusty" in strong light.

 

[Reynard]

OMG. They are gorgeous! They won’t wait long for homes.

Aren't they just?

Macey is a "mini me" Poppy

 

[midlife]

I photographed these two delightful troublemakers for the Ely CP website... Macey (tortie) and Madison (blue)...

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I'm tempted, but Lexi wouldn't be happy with a new addition. Besides, these two sisters have to stay together...

The kitten on the right looked like my Burmese "Mr Christian"

 

[Pat "5mph"]

I've got a large garden. But both will come in to poop. If caught short they will piddle outside, but the tray is the preferred location given the chance.

Hehe, mine was the same, then I had to buy him a new box, identical to the old one, same litter inside.
He refused to use it, even when it was snowing outside.
So after a few months I gave the brand new box to my neighburgh upstairs, she's got 3 indoors.

 

[Mrs M]

I photographed these two delightful troublemakers for the Ely CP website... Macey (tortie) and Madison (blue)...

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I'm tempted, but Lexi wouldn't be happy with a new addition. Besides, these two sisters have to stay together...

We thought Thomas wouldn’t like a friend rescue boy who’d been through a hard time, low confidence, etc.
Came to us via SPCA specified as an only cat.
Back to them 4 years later for a wee pal for him and they agreed it was ok
Thomas and Sam get on very well, they like a good play fight and chase and Sam knows to back down when “the boss” says enough!

 

[Reynard]

Hehe, mine was the same, then I had to buy him a new box, identical to the old one, same litter inside.
He refused to use it, even when it was snowing outside.
So after a few months I gave the brand new box to my neighburgh upstairs, she's got 3 indoors.

Cat logic.

Go figure...

 

[Reynard]

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We thought Thomas wouldn’t like a friend rescue boy who’d been through a hard time, low confidence, etc.
Came to us via SPCA specified as an only cat.
Back to them 4 years later for a wee pal for him and they agreed it was ok
Thomas and Sam get on very well, they like a good play fight and chase and Sam knows to back down when “the boss” says enough!

Poppy and Lexi get on ok.

Trouble with Lexi is she came from a house where we removed 42 cats, and as the only neuter, she was right at the bottom of the pecking order. (Although she was the mother of the entire males in the house.)

So she likes to have everything HER way. Poppy has the size to back herself up - she's bigger and heavier by some margin - but there are times when Lexi will NOT share. We have a decent dynamic going on, but I get the feeling that Lexi would start to bully a new arrival given how pushy she can be.

 

[oldwheels]

This is Buffy a rescue cat who belonged to my older son who died suddenly in Aberdeen. Other son and family took her in but they have large daft dog who wants to play. Took about 6 months but they now have a strange relationship. Cat does not want to play so belt on the nose and emphatic eff off. Dog is very puzzled by this but it works.

 

[Chris S]

When I saw the thread title I thought this was about Harry and Meghan's baby

 

[Reynard]

Cat does not want to play so belt on the nose and emphatic eff off. Dog is very puzzled by this but it works.

A friend of mine has two miniature schnauzers and several cats, one of whom is a tortie and white who weighs about 2.5kg wet through.

No prizes to guess who puts the dogs quite firmly in their place.

 

[cyberknight]

Looks like we will re home it elsewhere, our cat isnt getting on with it , kids are mithering it to much and ongoing costs mean overall as much as we would like to keep it i think it might be a bad idea .

 

[Reynard]

Looks like we will re home it elsewhere, our cat isnt getting on with it , kids are mithering it to much and ongoing costs mean overall as much as we would like to keep it i think it might be a bad idea .

In that case, please get in touch with your local branch of CP. You can find their contact details via the website:

www.cats.org.uk

Just type your postcode into the relevant search and it will flag up your nearest branches.

That way, the kitten will be safe, neutered, vaccinated etc etc etc.