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Re: Intro
« Reply #46 on: November 25, 2013, 07:08:39 AM »


I would do it gradually - mix some of his existing litter tray material with the new stuff, gradually replacing with more of the new.  Alternatiovely, you could put the old cat litter in one litter tray and the new stuff in another, and see if he demonstrates a specific preference.    Cats can be quite choosy about the litter they like, so it may be a case of trial and error. 

Definitely take more photos - they do grow so fast, don't they?  Moray's about half a size again to what he was when we brought him home just over two months ago   :)

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« Reply #45 on: November 23, 2013, 12:55:51 PM »
We need to take more photos. He's growing real fast.
Is there anything I need to know about switching to different litter? I want to move him from the one they were using at his first home to the one my friend recommended (Worlds Best)


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Re: Intro
« Reply #44 on: November 23, 2013, 11:56:31 AM »
What a beautiful little kitten! I adore black cats and kittens.


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Re: Intro
« Reply #43 on: November 19, 2013, 19:29:13 PM »
Eye colour change generally takes place around the three month mark.  You often find you can see a hint of red in the coats of black cats, especially if you get the sun on their fur.  Love that he has his stripes too - he'll probably keep those.   :Luv:

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« Reply #42 on: November 19, 2013, 16:17:26 PM »
I don't know what colour he will turn out to be. You can see stripes under his fur but maybe they will disappear when the fur gets thicker? And he has a tiny patch of yet at the base of his neck in the front. There's a hint of red in the coat too like a rusty colour. His eyes are still very bright blue though. When does eye colour stop changing?


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Re: Intro
« Reply #41 on: November 19, 2013, 12:50:44 PM »



Boring?  Boring!    Mini Panthers stalking round your home, running up your stairs, dining in your kitchen?  Couldnt be boring, not never. 

Love that he's "adventuring" already.   :)

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Re: Intro
« Reply #40 on: November 19, 2013, 12:31:04 PM »
Bless his heart!

I have a big, black, short-haired boy whom I adore, people who say that black cats are 'boring' clearly need some sort of help!  :P

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« Reply #39 on: November 19, 2013, 10:44:51 AM »
Just made our first appointment at the vet! And he just came down the stairs on his own. And then run upstairs ahead of me when I went back up.


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Re: Intro
« Reply #38 on: November 19, 2013, 06:46:07 AM »



What a good little lad you got there.   :wow: :Luv: :Luv:  He's being really good so that everyone will love him.   :)

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Re: Intro
« Reply #37 on: November 18, 2013, 22:00:41 PM »
Are you quite sure he is a cat?  :shify: ;)  Beautiful little chap  :Luv2:

We have a small short haired black lad called Billy Whiz, a tallish short haired black gal with extra toes called Ruby and a monster black ball of fluff called Groucho  :catluv:

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« Reply #36 on: November 18, 2013, 21:49:07 PM »
I got really lucky. He's very quiet, he eats everything, he took to the litter box instantly (and his poo has been firm and shockingly odorless), he's very affectionate, and he hasn't done anything destructive yet!


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Re: Intro
« Reply #35 on: November 18, 2013, 06:56:07 AM »

 :evillaugh:  And loving the piccie.   :Luv:

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Re: Intro
« Reply #34 on: November 18, 2013, 00:28:35 AM »
luvvin the selfie  :Luv2:

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« Reply #33 on: November 17, 2013, 23:12:52 PM »



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Re: Intro
« Reply #32 on: November 17, 2013, 22:37:40 PM »
So pleased he is settling in fine.   :Luv2: :Luv2:
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« Reply #31 on: November 17, 2013, 10:22:18 AM »
Natural light? I leave in Yorkshire. He'll be full grown by the time we get natural light here!
I need to get a white duvet... Well, duvet cover. He hides in the folds of my duvet and disappears. He's a very quiet boy. He is being very regular about play feeding and sleep time. I'm starting to predict exactly when he will curl up and fall asleep. Thankful he seems to like all of his beds. And mine too!


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Re: Intro
« Reply #30 on: November 16, 2013, 19:40:53 PM »
Aw so pleased he's home with you, as for photos, leave your camera by the window, black cats photograph beautifully in natural light but hardly at all indoors.  :doh:

He's still little so will feel the cold and needs a warm spot to sleep, so pop his bed near the heater, or get him a heat pad to go inside. He'll also start teething at around 4months so be ready with some chewy toys like rope or knitted items he can get to grips with.

As for treats, I find cold cooked chicken to be the most natural favourite, and the more moist you can  keep it the more irresistible it is.  Im sure whole foods do cooked chicken, and you can have some too  ;D

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« Reply #29 on: November 16, 2013, 18:02:02 PM »
He's having his first nap at home... Well actually now he woke up but he's just sitting in his little cave. It's hard taking photos of black cats! If you know where to look you can see his eye ....


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Re: Intro
« Reply #28 on: November 16, 2013, 17:23:50 PM »
How's he doing New Yorker? 

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« Reply #27 on: November 16, 2013, 14:09:12 PM »
We just got home. We drove at least forty minutes and he hadn't made any noise. I put the carrier on my bed and opened it but he's sitting there curled up on the blanket. I think I'll let him come out in his own time?


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Re: Intro
« Reply #26 on: November 16, 2013, 06:36:22 AM »
Woohoo!   Today's the day.   :wow: :wow: :wow:

Dont worry about the fountains.  It wont take long before he'll be able to reach them.  Kittens grow fast!  :evillaugh:

When we got Moray he was very underweight (poor start to his little life) but he's filled out wonderfully, and grown loads in just 7 weeks.  We even had to loosen off his collar last night.

Cant wait to read your update later    :)

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« Reply #25 on: November 15, 2013, 20:22:33 PM »
Oh god I'm nervous now. Just a few hours left.
In other news, I just set the two cat fountains up and realized they're two tall for a kitten...


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« Reply #24 on: November 15, 2013, 11:33:11 AM »
Alfie gets excited about all food while Cleo, who eats to live (unlike Alfs who lives to eat!) goes made for Dreamies.

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Re: Intro
« Reply #23 on: November 15, 2013, 11:13:59 AM »

Whatever size he is (or isn't!) am sure he's going to fit just right in.   :Luv:

Cheese has proved to be a popular treat with ours, but I know what you mean.  They can love something for a day or two, then turn their noses up!   :evillaugh:

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« Reply #22 on: November 15, 2013, 11:11:20 AM »
Thanks! I haven't seen him since the day I took that photo but they said he's grown fastest of the four so who knows what he's like. I think I have everything ready. I'm still doing research on what to feed and what to use as treats. I plan to do a lot of clicker training with him so he'll be getting most of his food that way. (I'm a dog trainer and I've done some cat training but it's much harder for me because I just find it difficult to find food that cats will get excited about!)


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Re: Intro
« Reply #21 on: November 15, 2013, 07:50:40 AM »
Just one more day to go, Newyorker - then it's Yul-tide.   ;)  ;D

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« Reply #20 on: November 15, 2013, 07:47:09 AM »
 :welcome: to Purrs  ;D

Yul is gorgeous  :Luv:
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Re: Intro
« Reply #19 on: November 14, 2013, 13:40:29 PM »

Dont think we ever had any bother with Tess and the litter trays, but I know some dogs do like to go hunting for treasures in there.   :sick:

So pleased you're thinking of a dog too.   ;D  We lost Tess about 18 months ago - had to have her PTS at 14 due to an illness.  Since then, OH wont have another as he says he's too old, so I live my dog-loving side of life vicariously through friends and social networks.  :evillaugh:

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« Reply #18 on: November 14, 2013, 13:29:16 PM »
I put rubber mats under the trays and I have an extra mat for the third box when I get it. So he can kick it as much as he likes. My concern is that I do eventually want to bring a dog home as well... And I don't want the dog to have access to the cat poo buffet. For both of their sakes. I might have to find a way to keep the litter boxes at a higher level. But for now the more easily he can get in and out the better I think.


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Re: Intro
« Reply #17 on: November 14, 2013, 13:08:17 PM »


Got to say, am a fan of an open litter box too.  I know the litter gets kicked out, but I cant quite get away with the idea of a lidded box.

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« Reply #16 on: November 14, 2013, 12:52:40 PM »
Yes my bedroom is upstairs. There is only one other room upstairs, technically a bedroom, but it's sort of my "tv room" now so that's the other room I was planning to introduce him to first. The other litter box is there. I will get one for the kitchen eventually too, but I'm still deciding what kind of box. I get two very low, shallow open ones for now, so it's easy to get in and out. That's what he has been using with the litter. I mean the kitten litter. Not the litter box. Now that's confusing!!!


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Re: Intro
« Reply #15 on: November 14, 2013, 12:26:42 PM »
 :welcome: to you and Yul!

Our home is open plan too, but left the living room as their 'base' (we have 2 and got them as kittens) with litter, food, beds etc.

They didn't venture out of there for the first few days, then we let them explore at their own pace.

Is you bedrrom upstairs? (  :Crazy: ) as I dont think they ventured up ours for a couple of weeks if I remember rightly - I could be wrong tho....
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« Reply #14 on: November 14, 2013, 11:06:15 AM »
 :welcome: to Purrs  ;D

Very exciting that your kitten will be here on Saturday and he arrives just into Purrs new year as it is Purrs 7th birthday tomorrow  ;D

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« Reply #13 on: November 14, 2013, 08:33:47 AM »
Hi and  :welcome: to Purrs. A new kitten, how exciting  ;D Yul is gorgeous  :Luv2: :Luv2: :Luv2: not long now until mayhem and madness descend on your home, bet you can't wait. It might be a good idea to ask what Yul is currently being fed and stick to that for the time being, then gradually change it if necessary.

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Re: Intro
« Reply #12 on: November 14, 2013, 06:52:45 AM »


Newyorker, we have two cat flaps.  I love the term "Airlocks" - like yuo, we have an inner door, and an external door which form the access to the house.  We have a microchip scanning flap on the front door and until recently, had an ordinary staywell flap on the inner door.  We just replaced the inner flap with another scanner flap, but one that permits us to restrict Moray's access to the outside until he's much older, whilst Tinks can come and go freely.

The problem we had, was when we replaced our front door.  We replaced it from an old wooden door (which we were able to fit the flap ourselves) to a UPVC door.  Lucj=kily, the door company we got were extremely helpful, and even though they'd never done it previously, they agreed to manufacture the door with the flap aperture cut out for us, then when the door was fitted, their fitters also put in the flap for us. 

I will also admit we have another cat flap in the door leading from the living room to the kitchen  :-[  If we ever move, I'm going to have to get a cat loving purchaser, or otherwise change the doors!

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« Reply #11 on: November 13, 2013, 18:35:58 PM »
I am lucky in that my house sort of comes with air locks. So escape really isn't likely as long as I remember to leave the second door closed. My concern is that this will make it a lot harder to give him access to the outdoors later if I decided to. I would need two, not one cat flap.


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« Reply #10 on: November 13, 2013, 17:27:23 PM »
Hello and  :welcome:

How exciting for you to be getting your first feline master! I bet the days seem long before Yul is with you, I suspect they will pass in a blur when he is home :).

It sounds as if you have got things pretty well covered. One thing I will say is that small kittens can get themselves into impossibly small places, so check and double check that there is nowhere he can get into mischief or - even worse - escape outside. They can also be impossibly quick too, especially when  a door is open when it shouldn't be!

Please keep us up to date with Yul's progress when he arrives.

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Re: Intro
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I think from the sounds of it, Yul is going to be one very lucky little cat, and his new Daddy is going to take really good care of him.   :)

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« Reply #8 on: November 13, 2013, 09:34:02 AM »
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« Reply #7 on: November 13, 2013, 09:04:33 AM »
I do want him sleeping in my room for now. That's the room he will be confined in if I do that as well. I have a litter tray and a cat fountain in here, and another set in another room. I will put the climbing tree in an alcove in my room on Saturday when I get home.
My bed is quite high, though they do so well climbing the tree I'm not sure he will have any problems. I haven't seen him in 10 days but they said he grew a lot and he's definitely the foodie of the four.


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