Raising Kittens!

[KittyGurl]

They are so cute! It was great of you to rescue the mother cat so she will have a home along with her kitten. Great pics by the way and I'm sorry about your one kitten. Have fun with the new kittens!

[Jessika]

The only suggestion I have about raising the kittens... is let mom do the work! She seems to be a wonderful mother so far, so all you need is feed her a rich diet and give her nutrients and she'll pass them on to the babies

[WagarCat]

I am with Madusa "Cat Dancers" are the best. We would have to take the "Cat Dancer" away from our little Joxcer, we were afraid he would have a little kitty hart attack. He would come running when we would take it out of hiding, and play for hours. Orange cats are the best; extra affectionate, extra intuitive, and generally extra big. Keep the rough play down and they should not learn to use there claws too much.

[lostbutnotforgot]

Thank you for all the info and the warm welcomes! They're all fixed now, and Bon-bon is separated from her babies for a few days while she recovers (everyone is weened and on solid food, but Merry doesn't like to think that all the time and still wants to suckle). They're pretty good about not using their claws, though I have trimmed them as I don't want them scratching furniture if my dad is in the room. Pip seems to be more of a Siamese, longer, more pointed face, ect. Plus he acts like my cousin's Siamese mix, who kisses for days. Pip also has a slicker coat than Merry, who's a little fluff ball (and also tons more hyper). Merry also has a rounder face. They're becoming so different from each other! Pip is the little rule follower and Merry is my little rebel. I'll be looking to get one of those toys, as it might let me sleep in again. They both come when I call them, something I didn't think cats did! I'm really lucky because they're rather calm little cats and not nearly as destructive as the other kittens we've had.

One mire question though, how do you stop biting? Merry will lick my hand for a while and then bite it (not hard)! Normally I just tap him on the nose and he goes back to licking, but I'm open to more suggestions!

Anyways, here's some more pictures. Not as many as I'd like to post as I'm having some problems with the computer I keep my photos on.


Merry, just a few hours old.


Pippin, just a few hours old.


Pippin yawning.

[jamarkits]

I have found that just a very soft tap tap tap on the end of their nose to get their attention and tell them, "no bite" works very well. Repetition is the key when training any animal. I have 5 kitties that I've raised from very little kittens, and they are all very well behaved, with the exception of one. (He's VERY spoiled and sprays to get attention.) All you really have to do is be sure you shower them with all the love you have to give them and they will be happy, healthy, well rounded kids! You have done a wonderful thing taking in these three wonderful babies!!! Thank you for giving them such a wonderful home!
Mary