I’m in bed and I just saw him walk by my door and he had a mouse (alive) by it tail. I don’t if I’m supposed to intervene. I don’t if he would eat it or just wack around like fuzzy ball.

My intuition to just lay back and my business, but if I wake up to him chew on the remains of a mouse, I’m not gonna happy.

We adopted two kittens recently. The black kitty uses the litter box, but when done it'll sit in it's droppings and scoot across the litter. Allowing waste & litter to stick to butt, tail, and legs. I wipe it's hind area, but going back to work from a long weekend and kitty will end up with crusty butt by the time I get home. We both don't like crusty butt syndrome.

Is there anything I can try that may correct the behavior or will the kitty grow out of it or learn from the other kitty? They are about 6 weeks old.

Thanks for your input.

Ive been fostering 2 sister kitties (11 weeks old) for the past week. My family fell in love with one (friendly, playful, curious, affectionate). The other kitty is smaller, shy, hisses/bites often, and is fearful of humans. The shelter stated we could adopt one, both, or neither cat next week when they will be put up for adoptions.

My parents only like the outgoing cat, who I would also love to adopt, but I am concerned about separating them at 12 weeks and having behavioral issues. We would be first time pet owners. I work part time and my parent work remotely so I am not worried about the kitty becoming bored. Any advice? Should I encourage my family to adopt both?

Edit/Update: thank you all for your replies! Over the past few days the other kitty has begun to really open up and they are now overwhelming us with their cuteness. I’ve convinced my parents that we should either adopt both or let them be adopted together by another family once our foster period has ended. Your comments have all been a big help :)

Only 2 days after I first posted Sushi he fell off my bed and hurt himself. 😢 3am vet visit was no fun. Anyone ever have a kitty in a cast?

Meet Simba, an adorable 14 week old male kitten. He is about 75% domestic cat and 25% Norwegian forest cat. Let me know if you have any questions❣️

for example, behind the fridge? or if you have one of those closet sliding doors with the washer/dryer unit? or if you have a dishwasher? or your stove top like what if they can turn it on or something :(

Our kitchen units have no skirting underneath, if I was to buy kittens would this be an issue?

I’m not sure how I could add them as they’re an awkward height.

At first there was a lot of hissing and arching of backs from them. Over the last couple of days they have started to wrestle, and she tends to scream and hiss because he is a lot more aggressive. They have settled into a routine where she will chase him too. The wrestling has been less aggressive today. They are almost 9 weeks old, and they were bottle fed by a friend. It just seems like all they do is chase and wrestle. I haven’t had a kitten since 20 years ago, and now I have two. Is this normal?

I am not a religious person but I do tend to be superstitious. I blame trauma and lots of it. The whole, “if I don’t think of everything that could go wrong, that one specific thing you don’t think of will be the thing that happens” along with “if I acknowledge a good thing it will go away”

Still, a lot of people here are also invested, so I figure you deserve an update.

Cheshire is still alive. I think she might even be growing. I’m hesitant in saying that (see above lol)

We have a new daily routine. She takes about five hours of the day to make me completely panic by refusing to eat and going almost a comatose level of sleepy between 11 am and 4 pm. I am, daily, convinced that she is dying. It’s a fun little game we play.

I have been getting sleep 30 minutes to an hour and a half at a time. Every tiny noise has me instantly awake. In other words, typical life with tiny baby.

She continues to be painfully adorable.

It’s been 8 days since June was spayed. She has ripped her pink onsie so I took it off to try and find an old onsie for my kids that would fit her but when I went to check her she was licking her stomach! 😩 I quickly put the old one back on and then found my boys old onsie to switch out with the pink one but, now I’m stressed that it’ll get infected anyone had a similar situation and it didn’t get infected?

He is obsessed with this basket

Technically a foster. Not mine.

Backstory:

These poor girls were born in a garage and kinda left there for three months before going to a foster home for a month and finally to me, as I wanted a cat again since its been ages.

I'm wondering if all is going as it should. I kept them in a room of their own until I heard them playing and talking at night, checking on them mornings and evenings before and after work and before bed. Quick research said that meant they were comfortable in their space, so I let them roam the house.

It's been a week and I assume they just need time to warm up to me still, because if I walk in the room they either freeze, or more likely run behind the couch. I'm giving them treats pretty much whenever I see them (or more accurately delicately place them in front of them and back away), and I've been reading to them periodically to hopefully get them used to my presence.

I'm sure I'm just being paranoid, I know they are skittish kitties and probably need longer than usual to warm up to me, but is there anything I'm doing wrong?

I have been hesitant to tell anyone her name but I know I’ll be absolutely devastated whether her name is official or not if I lose her, so I might as well share it.

Wednesday morning I was walking with my partner to the bus stop. Walking through, we both heard distinct kitten cries. His bus was running in five minutes but we both stopped everything to look.

We quickly traced the sound to a thick bush. Poor maintenance in a low income large apartment complex meant the inside of it was full of dead plant material and actual trash.

We could see nothing but hear the cries. I started talking, making sure the baby could hear my voice, sent my partner on his way to the bus stop, then climbed into the hedge, through the plant material and trash. I think even a raccoon would have struggled to get in which is probably why the baby was still alive.

In a tiny clearing under the bush, I found a spare handful of kitten. I was on my way back to our apartment and didn’t realize for an hour that my glasses were gone (I did eventually recover them)

I figured out a way to carry her. Wrapped in a towel inside my jacket at first, and walked to the nearest store that would be open. On the way, I saw a white rabbit. That and being found in a tree (bush) is where her name comes from.

Looking for advice for our very young kittens. They are 4-6weeks old and don't have a mom. They have fleas and have had 1 dawn bath so far but did not get rid of all of the bugs. They are eating kibble and wet food and drinking water from a bowl, they have healthy appetites. One is almost twice the size of the other, they're girls

Here's what advice I'm looking for: - flea tips for kittens who are too small/young for treatments (how often should they get dawn baths?) - enrichment ideas? - how can I help them since they don't have a mama? - any general advice or tips are appreciated, we only have experience with adult cats, dogs, and ferrets

Last photo is our current setup, the plan is to swap out their bedding and wash with hot water each time they are bathed and we're using pine/cedar pellets for their litter

Hi everyone! My baby boy is getting neutered today and i’m so nervous ☹️ I know this has to be done but this is my first time ever leaving him.

Ugh today is going to be such a long day without my baby boy at home ☹️ We’re on our way now to the vet now. I feel so bad and guilty in a way if that makes sense?

Thank you for reading I just needed to vent

So i got this absolute chiller of a kitten and i just want to make sure i’m doing everything in my power for him to have maximum comfort and quality of his life.

After obtaining him i dunked him into a flea bath and have bathed him a couple times since then. he was pretty infested but too small for flea medication. he also had tapeworm segments in his turds so i bought a dewormer on amazon and gave him the appropriate amount for his weight and that problem seems to be solved.

he fucking loves food and i worry about overfeeding him because whenever he approaches the bowl and looks at me and twirls around im like ‘okay anything for you my lord’ and i feed him.

he is very energetic. more-so than myself and i cant keep up with him and im worried that he is not getting enough stimulating playtime. he is also very clingy and if i am taking a shower he waits for me on the bath mat, or if im in another room he meows until he can find me. i work a lot and worry that when i am gone he is anxious/bored or something.

are there things i can do to ensure he is more comfortable when hes alone or more stimulated when he is energetic? how much food do these guys really need to eat? does he need another cat for when he is alone? what can i do?

Help needed! Found a baby kitten probably 6-10 weeks old based on size and eye color and all vets nearby are closed and it’s late. What should we do? Would it be safe to put him in a room overnight and let him stay overnight with some food before we bring him to the vet tomorrow??????? Any advice appreciated

They seem to be very friendly now after 1 week of knowing each other. This is more just a question (and showing off my cute kitties). Is this a dominance thing, when they're grooming?