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This weekend I'm going to the beach to find more driftwood and rocks. They really like playing on them and chewing on the driftwood. For some reason, they lick the rocks. Haven't figured that out yet, but some of them seem to taste better than others.
It might be the fishy taste on the rocks. Little crabs or clams probably crawled around on them. Yum!Quote:
Originally Posted by hheath541
around here, the beach means lake erie. We don't have crabs or clams in the lake. There were tons of lady bugs when I went there last week, though.
I think they're just weird and like to lick rocks ^_^
Awwww, poor Alty-cat being bullied :(
I saw you point that laser dot onto edith and one of the other kittens, trying to get Alty to pounce on them, and don't pretend you wernt ;)
Where did you see this??
I grew up two miles south of Lake Ontario. There were always clam bakes on the beach during the summer. We had to be careful we didn't cut our bare feet on broken clam shells. Finally the state park people started raking and cleaning up the sand in the morning. (That was back in the day when pop can tabs came off completely and were tossed everywhere.) And we caught weird shelled creatures when we could find them. There were lots of fish too, so maybe the rocks you pick up taste like fish.Quote:
Originally Posted by hheath541
Click on the two Tumble Times links on hheath's earlier posts. You'll get YouTube videos of the kittens playing (and Alty-cat being attacked by siblings).Quote:
Originally Posted by Aurora_Bell
For the part few days, the kittens have decided that they prefer to sleep under the loveseat. It upsets edith, because she doesn't fit. She walks around making pathetic mommy-lost-her-babies noises and looking at me like I should crawl under there after them.
The Terrible Twos and the Search for Independence apparently strike kittens at four weeks.Quote:
Originally Posted by hheath541
I had a dream about Alty-cat the other day.
I had convinced hubby and the kids that sneezing and puffy eyes isn't a good enough reason not to get Alty-cat, so we drove to you and picked her up.
The dream was going well until we got home and Alty-cat turned into a gremlin and destroyed my house.
I'm not eating chocolate before bed anymore. :(
I talked with my husband last night and told him hheath had named four really cute kittens after him and, when he drives there to pick them up around July 6th (his birthday), she plans to have a small birthday party in his honor with whipped cream cake (his favorite).
You just gave me an idea WG.Quote:
Originally Posted by Wondergirl
Hubby's birthday is July 3. I think a kitten would be the perfect gift.
Alty-cat, here I come! :)
WG, since we'll be in the same area at around the same time, we should do lunch, with the kittens. :)
You said I could have Alty-cat. Remember your allergies. *ah choo*Quote:
Originally Posted by Altenweg
Can you imagine lunch in a restaurant with those kittens in tow?
how about turning lunch into a picnic on the beach with 7 cats on leashes? They could lick all the rocks on the beach without having to wait for me to bring them home ^_^
it's not going to be alty-cat who's the gremlin, it's going to be unky. He's developed a fascination with cords. Chewing on them and standing on them so they unplug. Right now, chewing on them isn't doing much, but I don't want it turning into a habit. I'm really worried that he'll unplug something and get electrocuted.
any idea how to teach a nearly 5 week old kitten that cords are bad?
Keep away from those cords unky!! :eek:Quote:
Originally Posted by hheath541
Thers a liquid that parents put on their child's finger nails to stop them biting them as it tastes really really bad, maybe you would spread some on your cables (I don't recal that it smells and I'm pretty sure your not going to bite them, about 68%sure) so no down side to you, and it might get unky to stop biting those cables :)Quote:
Originally Posted by hheath541
That's a thought. I used nail polish remover to stop biting my nails when I was younger. Do you think that would hurt my cord any? I know it dissolves fake nails. I don't, exactly, want to take the risk of dissolving my computer cord.Quote:
Originally Posted by albear
I'm not sure, :o
I just remember my parents using this special 'stop-you-biting-your-nails' stuff when I was younger. Not sure what it was made of though,
Perhaps you could try giving unky something else to bite and to play with.. It is known that when teeth grow, it relieves to bite something... maybe that's what's happening. A 'rubber toy' big enough so that it doesn't swallow it.
Do not use fingernail polish remover on anything plastic. Especially if it has acetone in it.Quote:
Originally Posted by hheath541
I like Grannick's Bitter Apple spray as chewing deterrent. It is one of several chewing deterrent products on the market made for cats and dogs.
They have a million other things to chew on. I don't even care if they chew on my furniture. I just can't have them chewing cords.Quote:
Originally Posted by Unknown008
Thanks, I'll look for that. Anything I can use in the mean time that might work? It doesn't matter if I have to apply it every day.Quote:
Originally Posted by Cat1864
A cord is flexible and cool and feels good when you're teething. How about giving unky a cord (extension cord tied together in a figure-8, or part of one with ends duct taped?) of his own to chew on? If I remember correctly, this phase finally ended when teeth grew in. If he moves toward live cords, move him to his own.Quote:
Originally Posted by hheath541
Do you know if they range around all night, or do they sleep most of it? Our cats have adopted our sleep-wake habits.
I don't want him getting used to chewing on any cords. There's too much of a chance of him deciding other cords are OK, or that unplugged cords are OK.Quote:
Originally Posted by Wondergirl
I've known adult cats that would chew on cords. My computer cord is wrapped with tape in several places because of them. It wasn't because they were teething. It didn't even start until after they stopped teething. They just liked to chew cords.
Hey hheath, I used Lysol or Mr. clean. It has bitter ex in it, and one taste of that usually does the trick.
I just wipe down the cords with a paper towel that has the product on it. My cat and dogs learned quickly.
Thank you. That'll be easier for me to get quickly.Quote:
Originally Posted by Aurora_Bell
No problem! Oh P.S it is Monday... that means more pics.
I know. I'm at work right now. I'll take pics to post once I get home. They should be up in the next 2-3 hours ^_^
Exxxxcellllent.
OK, as promised, it's baby picture time ^_^
babies are 5 weeks old today.
http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-..._5716836_n.jpg
Aura
http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-..._5094617_n.jpg
Mop
http://hphotos-sjc1.fbcdn.net/hs540...._6633688_n.jpg
Unky
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Alty-cat
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Spot
unky isn't as chubby as that picture makes him look.
the picture of spot was just too funny not to use, even if it is a bit too dark and poorly focused.
Awwww, unkys face :D
AWWW Aura is so freaking cute!! They all are. I really wish I could have a cat. I think lady would eat it in a heart beat.
I love Calico cats, if I ever do get another cat, I want a main coon cat. Preferably in calico. Those Norwegian or Northern? (SP?) Forrest cats are really gorgeous.
Aaaaaaaaaaaawwwwwwwwww!! Their eyes are still blue. When do they change?
Did you get more rocks and driftwood?
I think spot has more than a little Maine coon in him. He's definitely going to be a longhair, and he has the little tufts of fur between his toes. Won't be able to tell for sure until he gets his adult growth and fur.
I CAN tell that he's going to be a big cat, though. He's already almost twice the weight of unky, aura, and alty-cat, and considerably taller than all his siblings.
Mop and zoe are going to be pretty good sized, stocky cats. They're already very 'solid.' they're going to have thick, rich, fur, too.
Alty-cat, unky, and aura are dainty. Tiny paws. Tiny faces. Skinny tails. Delicate, little, ears. They're going to be little cats with long legs.
I think unky is going to look just like his mommy when he grows up.
They are so darn cute. :)
Did I count wrong? Did you miss someone?
I am a bad human mommy. I forgot poor zoe. Shame on me. She should never forgive me.Quote:
Originally Posted by Altenweg
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Zoe
And Zoe makes 6. :)
I'm glad I'm not losing my mind, or losing the ability to count to 6. ;)
according to what I've read, they should start getting their adult eye color at about 6-8 weeks. Until then, they're a bit near-sighted. I'm pretty sure they can't see my face when I'm standing, they rarely focus on my above about knee-level.Quote:
Originally Posted by Wondergirl
I got several more pieces of driftwood for them. The beach was COVERED. I don't think I've ever seen that much driftwood at once before. I had to limit it to pieces I could carry on my bike, though. There were a bunch of pieces I WANTED to grab, but I would've needed a car to carry them. There were several whole trees bleached white as bones and just lying on the sand.
I started the kittens on squirt-bottle aversion therapy, today. Every time I see someone chewing on a cord, they get blasted by the squirt bottle. So far, alty-cat's been the only target. I've had to squirt her a couple times. I even caught it on video the first time it happened ^_^
Take that back. RIGHT after I posted that, I had to squirt mop.
Way to stick up for your sister Mop. :)
Go for the ankles kids, she can't squirt all of you! :p
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