Thread: 3 weeks today... eeek!

Originally Posted by JanieB

Well......! We were having 2 but there were 3 in the litter and we couldn't leave one behind - and I thought '2 can't be any more of a handful than 3....' - how wrong!!! Perhaps that's because they're coonies and I've only had 2 moggies before. They were, and still are, into everything together - so 3 times the trouble. They do have such a strong bond that hasn't changed and they're never far away from each other - with their own personalities though. I have to say the 2 girls are the most trouble! Love them all to bits though (just wish they'd stop breaking things!). Moonlight's latest trick is shimmying up the new, rather tall, scratching post like a bear, and turning around on the top of it. I'm sure your 2 will be into everything together too - double trouble.

Heehee! There's a few members that have already warned me about double trouble... :D Cant wait... although I might be saying differently when they are home :D

Kenny was 7 months old when we got him and he made himself at home straightaway. Being the curious animal he is, he just had to investigate everywhere and catch a few flies before he felt at home. The other two cats had comletely different reactions, the younger one started playing with Kenny from the word go, whereas the older one just about tolerates him. Today poor Kenny only had to go within three feet of him before he started hissing at hom, but then that cat is a grouch at the best of times. Kenny takes no notice, he's just like a happy-go-lucky child, oblivious of the world around him.

I got Samantha when she was 6 months old, she was raised with a 2 month older litter of kittens and in retrospect I don't believe she got all the 1 on 1 attention she might have needed, squeaky wheel get's the oil and she was never needy.
Anyway as soon as I got her home she hid under the sofa. she wasn't really frighten but was wary, her young life had just been turned upside down.
I kept the lights and the noise down and placed food where she could see it and hunger and curiosity soon got the better of her and she came out to eat and explore.
I didn't rush her, I allowed her to become comfortable with her new home.
She flourished being a spoiled only child with a Papa who adored her.

Whiskey was 14wks old when we brought him home. We closed all the room doors in the house and put his cat carrier in the living room. We opened the carrier and he immediatley and gingerly came out. He snooped about for a bit. We engaged him with his toys and he played hard. When he exhusted himself he'd come up to us for a cuddle and quick catnap. Then he was back to playing hard. He felt comfortable immediately as he is an explorer. After about 1 hour we showed him where his food & water were and where his litter box was. He did eat & drink some but it took about 1 day before he piddled. It was about 2-3 days before he pooed. We let him in our bedroom at night with us to sleep keeping the door open so he could get to his food, water, & litter. At 3am every morning we'd be awaken to a kitten jumping onto our stomachs to wake us to play. He's 8 months old now and only wants a cuddle on his terms. We hope it's just his teenage years.

Wish you the best bringing your furbabies home. May you have many healthy & happy years!

I'd already visited my boys about 4 times and left a fleece with my scent on it with the breeder, which they used as a blanket!

When they came home, there were myself and two of my best friends, we let them out of their carrier in the back room and showed them food, water, litter-tray. They went straight to playing, fighting and investigating. The cat tree got climbed up within an hour (they were tiny once, honest!) and the next day they were let out into the rest of the house - with some supervision. They were curious but wary - the way they should be in an unknown environment at that age - and they settled in straight away.

Brings a little moisture to my eyes remembering

Our 3 behaved almost exactly as Peter Galbavy's babies! They settled in really quickly too and also found their cat tree within a very short space of time. They had the run of the house (bar the bedrooms) from the start, but under supervision - we just let them explore what they wanted when they wanted at their own pace. Happy days - you truly do have the make the most of them being babies, they grow up sooo quickly

I know every kitten is different but really nice to hear everyones stories So thank you all for sharing yours.

Not long now... only 20 days! heehee! :D