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Published: 2013-07-26 20:37:06 +0000 UTC; Views: 717; Favourites: 5; Downloads: 0
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Wooo - there's a new kid on the block!
After scouring ads for quite a while, I was lucky enough to spot this little gem of a cat last night. We went to have a look at him this morning and promptly brought him home with us. He's a real baby, at fourteen weeks of age he's only 950 grams. The mother was tiny as well so I guess he won't grow to a 9 kilo giant. It's been great fun to see our other four cats interacting with this little guy, from being rather terrified at first to slowly warming up to Snutte and becoming more and more curious about him. I guess it'll be a while before he can start wrestling with the others as they're almost ten times his size, lol.
He's such a sweetheart as well, I held him in my arms for over an hour as we drove back home and he was purring until he fell asleep, belly up.
It'll be a great experience watching this little cat grow and develop his own personality, every such journey is a unique one and I'm really looking forward to following Snutte's progress.
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I wish you could. He's a purring machine!
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Snutte, the Purring Machine!
I saw them! He's still cute, bigger, but cute nontheless!
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Yep, for sure.
He's even bigger now! I think he's approaching 3 kilos by now, last time I weighed him a couple of weeks ago, he was 2,7 I think, and he seems to add another 200 gram every time I weigh him, lol.
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I'd love to see them! They must be the cutest things ever!!
It's amazing... he was so tiny when you picked him... what would had happened if he'd stayed there?
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They really are!
Yeah, he really was. Oh, I'm sure someone else would have picked him up eventually. If not, I'm sure he'd had the same kind of life as his mom and the other females, being allowed outdoors to roam freely. I'm very happy to see how well he's fitting in with my other three cats though, and how much joy they get out of each other. Every day is a gift with a little one like this.
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Right?
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Any smaller and they'd be newborns?
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Exactly. Now, his mother was very small and slender, that might be part of the explanation. I'm slightly worried that he may not be fourteen weeks at all but closer to nine or ten ... which would make my purchase illegal since kittens must be twelve weeks or more before they can be sold. In any case, he's making good progress and is eating (and pooping) like a horse, so he's happy and healthy, and we have about sixty years worth of cat experience combined, me and my mother, plus the fact that we raised an own litter six years ago, so I think he'll be all right.
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I hope that it's indeed because smallness runs in the family... i mean the onus is on the people who sold him, but still.
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Indeed. And it's VERY hard to jump to conclusions since my other cats are gentle giants anyway.
We did a week count at the vet's last Tuesday when we took the lot in for their vaccinations, and it seems the little guy really was fourteen weeks after all. So he's already into his sixteenth week now. And he's developing really well, he's gotten so much stronger already, so I'm not too worried about him right now.
It's such a blast watching the little guy racing after the other cats and tackling them from behind or the flanks, hoping his tiny little weight will bring them down, lol. Of course, absolutely nothing happens .. except the little one bouncing off of them like a rubber ball, ha ha.
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Thanks, he really is. And such a sweetheart. I'm so happy because my other two big males are starting to play with him now. They're so huge compared to him and they're trying to play with him but they don't quite know how to since he's so tiny, lol.
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ur welcome
yeah, i saw your other pics taken of the kitten with one of your older cats, he is pretty tiny.
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Of course, that's why I'll only take kittens into the family. They're usually easily accepted because they're babies. We tried once with an adult male and that didn't work out well at all. He was bullied by one of the other males, all neutred but that didn't seem to matter. In the end, he developed a chronic inflammation in his bladder due to the stress and in the end we had to put him to sleep because he was getting worse and worse. It was so sad ... I'd rather not risk something like that again, ever.
He really is. I'm a bit worried that he may only be nine or ten weeks old rather than fourteen, but at least he's doing fine and is happy and healthy so hopefully all will be fine in the end.
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yeah, male cats can be very territorial around other cats, your house is basically their territory and when another adult cat comes in, they can feel threatened. kittens are okay because they know the cat to young to be a threat to them.
yeah, could a runt for his age too, but as the kitten is happy and healthy then that is all that matters.
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Exactly. Funnily though, it's been the females that have been the most aggressive. Or, well .. not aggressive either, just very annoyed. Gaia for example, is still snarling and hissing a bit at Snutte when he gets too close, whereas her brothers just adore the little one. They're so funny to watch.
That's what I think too. And he's really grown in just six days! It's hard to believe really.
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oh, i see, i guess females can just as territorial as males, but is kind of funny they would be the more aggressive ones.
that's to good to hear, glad he is growing bigger fast.
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It seems that way, but they usually keep smaller territories than the males.
Or maybe they're a bit more scared and careful than males? And when they have accepted a newcomer, they seem to get really close to them in the end, so perhaps it's a slightly different bonding process for females. Never had many 'girls' actually, in 33 years so I don't really know. Right now we only have a single female and four males.
Thanks, yes he's growing and developing in leaps and bounds it seems.
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yeah, you could be right about that too.
ur welcome. that's good to hear. yeah, that kind of expected with keeping young animals, we had to potty train our dog a lot when he was a puppy. he probably does not know which places are right or wrong to go yet or like you say can't hold in it long enough to make to the litter box yet.
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That's exactly what I'm thinking too: he's just so sleepy or full of energy and hasn't quite learned to feel when it's time yet. Since we removed all those hanging beds though, he hasn't missed his litter box a single time, wooo, so I don't think it's going to be a problem.
The breeder used some kind of perfumed (!) litter as well. I was thinking that perhaps the detergent we use for washing the cats' blankets led Snutte to believe that those beds were in fact litter boxes. It's a long shot but who knows ... we usually use either lavendar scented washing powder or something with vanilla. Maybe that's what what used in that litter as well. Anyway, just glad it's going the right way.
I bet dogs are even harder to train though, espescially puppies.
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oh okay, well hat is a god thing.
perfumed litter? lol XD never heard of such a thing. but yeah, that could the reason since the kitten was used to going in places that were scented, so he could of associated the hanging beds as a litter box.
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I know, I hadn't actually. I mean, it does sound like a good idea superficially, doesn't it .. but I can see how some cats might indeed confuse fresh laundry or something for their litter box. In any case, Snutte's been really good with his toilet habits lately. It's just this one 'hanging basket' bed that we've had to remove permanently. It's kind of furry and pale brown, perhaps it feels like the litter material to him or something, I don't know. It's pretty weird. We have blue and grey hanging baskets that he sleeps in happily, so it's just that one bed.
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oh I see.yeah, it is kind of weird how he is fixated on this one basket to pee in, but kind of good thing that you got rid of it so he would peeing there. glad to hear he as had good toilet habits otherwise.
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And now it's been three months almost since he 'misbehaved' like that so I hope he finally grew out of it. We, me and the cats that is, finally moved into my new apartment a week ago and the cats seem to love this place. I've been thinking a lot about my former place, and how unhappy and stressed I felt there. At least one of the cats felt the same way, he was very unhappy and restless and would just constantly walk around meowing. Here, there's a whole different level of harmony. I feel it and he feels it and we've been so relaxed since we came here. It's a miracle.
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that's good, glad that you and your cats are enjoying your new apartment.
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Oh yes, the majority of us are in any case. Zak's the problem, he's so used to being able to be outdoors in his pen that he's very unhappy and restless when he can't. I only have a very small, temporary little thing for him now, and there was an additional problem, I can't look my back door from the outside, so his brother very, very nearly escaped and ran off the first time I went out with Zak through the door. Brother just pushed the door opened and if I hadn't seen it happen in the corner of my eye, he would have run off. That would have been a disaster since he doesn't know the area and has only one front leg. What a scare ...
If I can afford to stay in that apartment, I'll be sure to build a bigger outdoor pen of some sorts for the cats in the summer so they can all enjoy a bit of outdoor life. Baby Snutte is loving the apartment though, so much space to run around and play!
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I see, yeah, more outdoor cats are bit of a problem when you staying in apartment, they don't like to be cooped up inside a lot. sorry to hear one your cats almost escaped, but thankfully your on your toes with your cats so you always watch out for them. I hope you will be able to build a big pen foe them so they can all be happy.
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No, thankfully it's just one of the boys though and it's a bit silly because he doesn't even like it oudoors when it's cold and there's a lot of snow, he he. And still he insists on being let out, even for a few minutes. They really seem to like this apartment though, four rooms and a big kitchen and hallways to run around in, so this is the best place by far for all of us.
Yes, I decided not to let any of them out and put a small table by the back door instead so they can enjoy the happenings outside from the safety of indoors. So Zak, the troublesome one spends a lot of time just lying there and watching the birds, and he's not as unhappy as before, so that's great.
Yep, I hope so too.
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cats are weird, i guess he likes going outside but only when it's warm outside.lol. that's good that the rst of your cats are enjoying the new apartment.
oh okay, I see, whatever work best for you and the cats.
we are certainly going have to build a pen for him because he is really people shy and could run off, for now we just take for walks in the mornings and evenings which as been going fairly well.
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Nah, they're cool.
Sounds good. Better be safe than sorry with him for now. I'm sure he'll adapt to his new life and surroundings as time goes on, don't you think so?
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lol yeah, true, cats much prefer to be warm then cold. yeah, that is good point nothing really goes on in winter since most of the animals are sleeping and people stay indoors. so yeah, nothing really interesting to look at for a cat during winter. cats have the good life, most all i want to do in winter is sleep too.
yeah, i think he surely will, all we have to do is give him lots of food and love.
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Me too. I think that's partly the reason why me and the furry gang get on so well.
Oh, on the contrary. We put up bird feeders so lots and lots of little birds come up close for the cats to study. I call it 'cat TV', he he. So there's plenty for them to look at.
That's great, hang in there even if progress seems slow.
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lol yeah, of course.
oh I see, yeah, that is good way to keep the cats entertained.
yeah.
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Thanks so much.
And he really is, isn't he? Blue's my favourite colour.
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Thanks so much.
And he really is, isn't he? Blue's my favourite colour.
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