I used to hate cats. But now......Post your cat!

[reptileKev81]

I LOVE THEM lols

I've always been a dog person, and never wanted a cat.
Then after watching episodes of the trailerpark boys, I changed my mind, I didn't hate them anymore (obviously Bubbles was my fave character)

Then 2 days ago, my brother brought this little cutie home:

I fell in love with her instantly, she is soooooo cute! He named her Wednesday.

My brother and his workmates rescued her along with 2 of her siblings.
We think she is only a couple weeks old, so my brother is playing the part of her surrogate mum, lol

Stray cats that live behind the back of the warehouse where he works gave birth to them recently. Anyways, there was fear of them being run over by the forklifts and the big boss was gonna take the babies to the RSPCA. So my brother and 2 other workmates took one home each instead. Sadly, kitty number 4 was ended by a forklift

We're currently feeding her with a bottle, and have a vets appointment tomorrow.

Just wanted to share the cute photo with you. She is just a little bit bigger than a can of coke lols

Anyways, we've never had a cat before let alone a newborn-ish one, so we are taking it to the vets tomorrow.

I feel kinda bad for her being away from her mum, but she seems o have accepted us as her family And we figured it would be better than leaving them to run around in the warehouse where they can get hurt, and grow into a feral cat in the wild.

So any tips for a new cat owner.I already know the one about danger to natives so we will put a bell on her, feed her well and raise her as an indoor cat.

Oh yeah, post pics of your kittys too, i'd love to see em

Cheers
Kev

 

[Snakewoman]

The female is the black and white one, her name is Krystal. The black one is Sam, he's my baby

 

[blakehose]

These 2 are always good fun! MUCH bigger now though...

 

[shaffycat]

this is our boy LEO
View attachment 246163View attachment 246162 and yes he is the worlds most spoilt cat... lol but I love him to bits

 

[Stompsy]

This is Benedict. This was taken the day I went to look at all the kittens. The rest kept running away but Ben followed me around the room just watching me. Instead of me picking a kitten, he picked me!

 

[Khagan]

Its eyes look very yucky. Make up some warm salt walter, and gently wipe them with a cotton ball.

 

[Flaviruthless]

Poor little persian Tiger. He got shaved....

 

[SYNeR]

I've always been a cat person.
I love how they seem to have such an attitude at times.

After I lost my cat around 10 years ago, I couldn't get another.
I didn't want to have to replace her and the thought of becoming attached to another animal and then losing it again like that..

That's why I opted for something different and got into reptiles.

 

[cwebb]

i cant add a photo of thumpa cos im on my phone , but mums had him for 16 years and he is a boossssssssss
i love him haha he has a serious attitude
never scratches or bites no matter what you do to him
he weighs 8 kilos and is just awesome haha
dont really like other peoples cats that are psycho and scratch and stuff.. thumpa just saunters around the house and sleeps inr andom places, and only wants something to do with us when hes hungry haha

 

[CaptainRatbag]

Poor thing^ Did she have matted fur? Thats the hard thing with long hair cats.
But then, I dont mind a shaved pussy at all

Pic 4/ Batec (pronounced 'Bar-teck' is my 16 year old Russian Blue. Notice the fancy head gear.... It is his 'anti brainwave manipulation, mind control ray beam deflector helmit' which he uses when you try to get him to do something.... like wake up or do something! :lol:

Pic 3/ speaks for itself :lol:

Pic 1/ A great big pussy ^

Pic 2/ Another way of getting rid of fur balls on a cat^

 

[Cold-B-Hearts]

i have a photo of a python eating a cat but it got taken down last time i posted

 

[RSPcrazy]

Here's my Chocolate Burmese, Mr.Kitty.

I'm always telling him, "NO MR.KITTY!!! THATS A BAD MR.KITTY!!!"

Sorry for the poor iPhone pictures.

Trying to hide

Trying to blend

And of course I'm all about getting the cute photos. Say cheese

 

[sunny_girl]

Then 2 days ago, my brother brought this little cutie home:

We're currently feeding her with a bottle, and have a vets appointment tomorrow.

Just wanted to share the cute photo with you. She is just a little bit bigger than a can of coke lols

Anyways, we've never had a cat before let alone a newborn-ish one, so we are taking it to the vets tomorrow.

Kev

Looks like she might have cat flu... Lucky you have an appointment at the vets, make sure you ask them, could be lethal for such a little one. All the best with her

 

[reptileKev81]

Yeah, she had heaps of gunk in her eyes when he brought her home
We've been trying to kkep it clean, do cats get conjunctivitis? I remember my dog had it once.
But yeah, thats the main reason for the vets visit, to make sure she is well and gets better

 

[Khagan]

Yeah, she had heaps of gunk in her eyes when he brought her home
We've been trying to kkep it clean, do cats get conjunctivitis? I remember my dog had it once.
But yeah, thats the main reason for the vets visit, to make sure she is well and gets better

As sunny_girl said it may be cat flu. But with any luck it might just conjunctivitis or such from not being looked after by the mother, just keep them clean with the salt water till you get to the vet is all you can do.

 

[montysrainbow]

Poor thing^ Did she have matted fur? Thats the hard thing with long hair cats.

But then, I dont mind a shaved pussy at all

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Another way of getting rid of fur balls on a cat^

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A great big pussy ^

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My boy 'Batec' (pronounced bar-teck) he is 16, a Russian Blue. Note the stylish head gear.... it is his patented anti brain control & mind control ray beam deflector helmit.... used for when someone tries to make him do something he doesnt want to do.... like wake up or do something :lol:

CaptainRatbag u r HILLARIOUS :lol: lol

 

[sunny_girl]

Yeah, she had heaps of gunk in her eyes when he brought her home
We've been trying to kkep it clean, do cats get conjunctivitis? I remember my dog had it once.
But yeah, thats the main reason for the vets visit, to make sure she is well and gets better

Does she have any discharge from her nose? The only thing I would say would be keep her away from any healthy cats you have until she's been checked but it sounds like you don't have any anyway.
It's great if you are getting her to take a bottle, what milk are you using?
Whenever I have had kittens (or pups) that little without mum I have found they love to sleep on your chest (where they can feel your heartbeat) or some use a clock under a blanket to mimic the heartbeat and make sure shes nice and warm.

 

[shaffycat]

OMG akarsha.... love the pic of Benedict - absolutely gorgeous and love the expression and eyes. we had a blue point siamese girl for 18 years and after she joined her mum in kitty heaven I was devastated so I decided to get another furbaby and LEO is our new cat.

Siamese are the best and they will talk to you - ours did

 

[reptileKev81]

No discharge from her nose or anything.
We are feeding it the pet's milk from the supermarket. We did ask at pet stores but they told us we would have to get formula from the vet, and the pet milk would do for the time being.

And you are right about her being near the heartbeat, its as if she is permanently stuck to my brothers chest, haha, although she does venture off for short little curious adventures, but she usually returns in a few minutes. I have a feeling this kitten is gonna be spoilt, lol

 

[Kitah]

There are a few viruses that are quite common in cats, particularly kittens, which can cause conjunctivitis, sneezing etc. So good thing you're taking her to the vets tomorrow- she'll need seeing and most likely an eye treatment. As to diet, preventative care etc I won't go into that- the vet will with you tomorrow but if you do have any questions feel free to ask

I have four ratbags, all 'rescues' or adopted Taz is the oldest- a brown and white tabby, at about 3.5yo, Kit is a about 2.5-3yo, Amber 2-2.5yo and terra is about 1.5yo

This is all our of them together- youngest terra on the left, then amber, Kit and taz to the right. Funnily enough they just happened to line up like this,in order of age

Taz:

Kit:

Amber:

Terra: