Farewell kittens
Aug. 13th, 2023 07:54 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
elizillaI have a friend I was hoping would adopt a kitten. He used to have two cats but was down to one. Well, his remaining cat died a couple of weeks ago, and he decided to adopt all three kittens. I was thrilled to find a home where they could stay together. He picked them up Friday night. They were nine weeks old. Preliminary reports are good, he says they are settling in well. I miss them a lot.
Clare, the mama cat, was spayed last Monday. We were having a really hard time keeping the cone of shame on her. And the cone doesn’t protect the incision from the kittens, who were still here. But I have found a solution. Did you know there are cat onesies? Dozens of choices on Amazon. They protect the incision but still allow the cat to use the litterbox on their own. I ordered several different styles and sizes. The one that worked best, is striped like Piglet’s shirt in Winnie The Pooh. So Clare has collected her first nickname. She is wearing it right now and tolerating it well.
She and Scotty are continuing to get along well. They play nicely. She headbutts him often, and he doesn’t always take kindly to it. But when she was loopy from the meds, he licked her face several times. I have high hopes for the pairing.
It’s amazing the size difference. He must be twice her size. But he is the one who retreats.
Clare, the mama cat, was spayed last Monday. We were having a really hard time keeping the cone of shame on her. And the cone doesn’t protect the incision from the kittens, who were still here. But I have found a solution. Did you know there are cat onesies? Dozens of choices on Amazon. They protect the incision but still allow the cat to use the litterbox on their own. I ordered several different styles and sizes. The one that worked best, is striped like Piglet’s shirt in Winnie The Pooh. So Clare has collected her first nickname. She is wearing it right now and tolerating it well.
She and Scotty are continuing to get along well. They play nicely. She headbutts him often, and he doesn’t always take kindly to it. But when she was loopy from the meds, he licked her face several times. I have high hopes for the pairing.
It’s amazing the size difference. He must be twice her size. But he is the one who retreats.
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Date: 2023-09-01 10:42 pm (UTC)I have some experience of the onesies/sweaters but not so much of the decorative and colourful ones:
https://ragnhildr.dreamwidth.org/117704.html
For Liito, the costume was not enough:
https://ragnhildr.dreamwidth.org/115525.html
https://ragnhildr.dreamwidth.org/116523.html
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Date: 2023-09-02 02:32 am (UTC)Yeah, Clare’s onesie was just protecting stitches, not a feeding tube. She did escape it a few times, but showed no tendency to worry the stitches, so she brushed through ok. She is free of restrictions now.