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Conference misery::feline_v1

Title:Meower Power is Valuing Differences
Notice:FELINE_V1 is moving 1/11/94 5pm PST to MISERY
Moderator:MISERY::VANZUYLEN_RO
Created:Sun Feb 09 1986
Last Modified:Tue Jan 11 1994
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:5089
Total number of notes:60366

2649.0. "We've got our kittens at last!" by LARVAE::DOIDGE (Yes, that is how you spell it !) Wed Jul 05 1989 12:35

    Much to Pippin's disgust, we brought home 2 eight week kittens on
    Sunday, Jelly and Custard! Jelly is a tiny black short haired girl,
    and Custard, her brother and already bigger, is short haired, pale
    orange and white. Aaaaaaaaaaaaaah!
    
    Pippin, who is two, was one of a pair, as they say, but his brother,
    Merry was killed last November. These kittens are for his benefit,
    although I don't think he appreciates that yet!
    
    Rosalind
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2649.1SUBURB::TUDORKSKEADUGENGAWed Jul 05 1989 20:538
    Yaaaay - ROS!
    
    You kept that quiet - I have a lovely vision of you yelling "Jelly,
    Custard, Pippin" out of your back door :-)
    
    Bring some photos next time you come over.
    
    Kate
2649.2CRUISE::NDCFri Jul 07 1989 22:271
    Give him a few days.  He'll remember what kittens are for  :-)
2649.3An updateLARVAE::DOIDGEYes, that is how you spell it !Tue Aug 01 1989 11:5621
    Funny you should say that!!!             
                                             
    After two weeks in the cattery, while me and Him Indoors were on
    holiday, the PCs are the best of friends, but I think they are a
    bit confused. The kits are suckling from Pippin! I suppose it must
    be like thumb sucking, and they all purr like mad when it's going
    on.                                      
                                             
    But I do wish they wouldn't all congregate on my pillow in the
    night, making big slurping noises. Yuk! They can sleep where they
    like, but I wish they were a bit quieter!                           
    
    Seriously, Pippin is really happy now in his Mummy role. I'm looking
    forward to when they can poo outside, preferably in somone else's
    garden! Joke.
    
    BTW KT, I did want to call them after the Gemini twins, Castor and
    Pollux, but HI said he wouldn't call that outside the back door.
    Pleb!   
    
    Rosalind
2649.4CRUISE::NDCNancy Diettrich-Cunniff-I wanted it allTue Aug 01 1989 12:576
    Rosalind -
      Keep an eye on Pippin.  The suckling could really irritate
    his nipples and he may not know enough to "wean" the kittens.
    
    At least its not a good wool sweater  :-)
2649.5?LARVAE::DOIDGEYes, that is how you spell it !Thu Aug 03 1989 11:354
    He doesn't seem to mind, although his nipples do seem enlarged (isn't
    this disgusting!), how do I stop the kittens doing this?
    
    Rosalind
2649.6WR2FOR::CORDESBRO_JOThu Aug 03 1989 16:076
    Keep the kittens separated from the cat while you are not their
    to correct them.  When you are there, and they start trying to nurse,
    squirt them with water.  Be consistent.  The idea is to make the
    experience unpleasant for them.
    
    Jo
2649.7Oh!LARVAE::DOIDGEYes, that is how you spell it !Fri Aug 04 1989 15:264
    But..but they all seem to enjoy it so much. I 'm going to seem such
    a mean mummy! Do you think they will stop it naturally?
    
    Rosalind