Dammit, I Am *NOT* a Cat Person!

[Sonoma]

Today was disconcerting, though. He went to bed last night maybe a bit on the lazy side. He'd had his distemper shot, and then a bath (around 8pm), and finally, right before bed, he was dry enough to put the flea/tick stuff between his shoulders (vet prescribed some Revolution for us). I used that.

This morning, he was acting all kinds of funky. When he walked, he was watching his paws carefully, like he was worried about them actually hitting the ground. He wouldn't bat at my hands. When he wasn't doing that, it was laying about listlessly. Even seeing me come over, which would have had him bouncing practically, didn't even have him moving his head. I was having visions of what happens with Hartz flea and tick stuff.

Called the vet, they told me to bring him in. Visions now are worse, of course. Got to the vet, got taken in, he got checked up. In the end, it's just the normal reaction to a vaccine. Nothing bad.

But not knowing what to expect? Yeah, it was more than a little stressful.

Congrats on your new baby - he's adorable.

Casey had a reaction to some Advantage one time. He'd had it before, and had been fine, but the last time he was acting like his equilibrium was all off.

When it came time to treat for fleas this year, I got him more Revolution, which has worked great for him in the past...in fact, I have to treat him again in a few days.

[ThirdGenRetail]

It starts with one kitten... Then it becomes 3. Next thing you know, you've got 5.

You have been inducted

Small word of warning - You may soon find a kitten/cat in your laundry Sherbert and Puddin(Henceforth referred to, collectively, as the Wonder Twins, as they're brother/sister, both blonde, but different otherwise physically... Like the Wonder Twins from Super Friends ) love laundry - Puddin prefers dirty laundry, since it still smells strongly like us... Sherbert doesn't care. Right now, they're both sleeping on the back of the sofa.

You've noticed it already, but they can get very... Demanding of love Sugar puts herself in my way, Bruce will walk back and forth across my lap... And then I'll come across Tex and he just wants a light petting.

On an earlier posting about kitties in odd places - When we got our second fridge, Sherbert decided it made a great place to sleep while we were airing it out(Got it on Freecycle)... And then later on, he decided the dryer was a great place to pop into(Remember what I said about laundry?). Didn't know he was there until I turned it on... "*Thump* WTF? *Thump* What IS that? *Thump* -Opens the dryer-" Lo, there he was, sitting up like "OMGWTF?!" Never jumped in the dryer again, incidentally...

When little Storm gets older, watch out for another thing... He might do like Sherbert, and demand under the blankets with you. Only cat that does it, the rest are content to sleep on something else, or on top of the blankets...

[BookstoreEscapee]

If you do the wrapping up properly. Towels are kitty's kryptonite.

Purrito! (Kitty burrito)

by the way, Mt. Shoulderhorn made me giggle

[RestaurantDude]

And the towel survives? Let alone the one holding the towel wrapped kitty?

If you do the wrapping up properly. Towels are kitty's kryptonite.

[shadowpanda]

I've just stumbled across this post, and it was kinda fun reading the whole journey through from when you found him, declaring you were not a cat person, to how the situation is now.
Cats train humans, and they are very good at it

I wasn't a cat person either, but when my mum brought 2 kittens home, one waddled over to me and bit my toes... changed everything lol

Good luck with everything.

BTW, I'm not sure if you still have your ferret food, but my cats love it in small doses, the high protein levels make for good nibbles

[fireheart]

And the towel survives? Let alone the one holding the towel wrapped kitty?

Mum usually holds them when that happens. Because she's the one who feeds them they don't wind up kicking up too much of a fuss.

On the othe hand, if my dad picks up our youngest fuzzball, there's no problem. When he goes to pick up older fuzzball however, older fuzzball will meow repeatedly and start struggling.

I also have both cats trying to scale Mt. Shoulderhorn and usually getting comfy on my back. I often end up transferring them over to Mt. Tablest or Mt. Couchiosko. (that's meant to be Mt. Everest or Mt. Kozsiosko (sp?) btw-the latter is the highest mountain in Ausland)

[trailerparkmedic]

But not knowing what to expect? Yeah, it was more than a little stressful.

That is the scariest thing to me. I'm glad Storm is ok.

[Pedersen]

I was very lucky with it. He simply stood there, got bored, and told me he was ready to leave (by trying to scale Mt. Shoulderhorn). Mind you, I didn't let him do so until we were done, but that was it.

Today was disconcerting, though. He went to bed last night maybe a bit on the lazy side. He'd had his distemper shot, and then a bath (around 8pm), and finally, right before bed, he was dry enough to put the flea/tick stuff between his shoulders (vet prescribed some Revolution for us). I used that.

This morning, he was acting all kinds of funky. When he walked, he was watching his paws carefully, like he was worried about them actually hitting the ground. He wouldn't bat at my hands. When he wasn't doing that, it was laying about listlessly. Even seeing me come over, which would have had him bouncing practically, didn't even have him moving his head. I was having visions of what happens with Hartz flea and tick stuff.

Called the vet, they told me to bring him in. Visions now are worse, of course. Got to the vet, got taken in, he got checked up. In the end, it's just the normal reaction to a vaccine. Nothing bad.

But not knowing what to expect? Yeah, it was more than a little stressful.

[Fire_on_High]

We've had to do the towel wrapping before to medicate a cat before...think cat burrito with the paws bound up and the head being the only thing out. Worked well for giving drops for ear mites...

As for doing it with one paw out to trim claws, it should work...the back paws are again bound up which prevents both bolting and rabbit-footing. Just be very damn sure not to cut into the quick...you'll never be able to get them wrapped up again if it's actively painful rather than merely annoying and unpleasant.

[lordlundar]

Trick with getting the claws clipped, sometimes they might kick up a fuss if you try to trim their front ones-I know our two do. So we get around it by wrapping them in a towel.

And the towel survives? Let alone the one holding the towel wrapped kitty?

[fireheart]

Trick with getting the claws clipped, sometimes they might kick up a fuss if you try to trim their front ones-I know our two do. So we get around it by wrapping them in a towel.

[Wenchie]

I'm glad we found him.

And if you're not a cat person, you're certainly a "storm person" now!

[Pedersen]

So, Storm has had a busy weekend these past few days.

My parents came over on Saturday. He was friendly to and curious about them.

Sunday, he got his claws clipped. I even wound up reading how to properly cut the claws online. He was pretty good about it, though he was a bit antsy by the time we were done.

Today was his first shot (distemper). He rode in the kitty carrier, played with the vet a bit, took the shot without even a mew, and was generally extremely well behaved. We also found out that, in the 3.5 weeks we've had him, he put on 1.5 pounds (2.5 pounds today, more than double the 1 pound at the last weigh in).

I have also confirmed he enjoys chasing the laser pointer dot.

He's curious, playful, climbs the stairs without assist, knows where his litter box is and uses it, and is, in general, a really great cat.

I'm glad we found him.

ETA: Oh, I forgot to mention this. He likes to sleep on my shoulder, stretched out down my torso. Now, though, tends to slip down my torso as he sleeps, waking up by my waist.

[Amina516]

I cant have cats....

[BookstoreEscapee]

Our cat likes to play with drinking straws. Any unattended straw is fair game.... if you turn your back on your drink he swipes the straw out of it...........

Mine too. We were always finding them in closets because they would get knocked under the doors.

Just watch to make sure they get replaced before they get too chewed up. My cats would shred them eventually if we let them.