Kitten Lovers: Cuteness Overload

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The thread centers around the joys and challenges of owning kittens, with participants sharing personal anecdotes, updates on their pets, and expressing their affection for kittens. The discussion includes playful interactions, behavioral observations, and humorous experiences related to kitten antics.

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Main Points Raised

  • Some participants express delight in the cuteness of kittens, sharing specific traits and behaviors that they find endearing.
  • One participant describes their kitten, Ember, as socially adept and mischievous, noting her defiance of household rules and playful antics.
  • Another participant recounts their experience with a stray kitten, highlighting the challenges of managing energetic kittens and the physical toll of scratches and bites.
  • Several participants share their experiences with kitten behavior, including playful biting and scratching, and how they cope with these actions.
  • One participant mentions the intelligence of their kitten and how it engages in playful behavior with kitchen items, suggesting a level of cleverness in their actions.
  • Another participant introduces their new kittens, Gatsby and Snorkel, and shares their excitement about becoming an uncle to them.
  • There are humorous exchanges about the nighttime antics of kittens and the unexpected injuries that can occur from their playful behavior.

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

Participants generally agree on the cuteness and charm of kittens, but there are varying experiences regarding their behavior and the challenges they present. The discussion remains unresolved regarding the best ways to manage kitten behavior and the impact of their playful antics.

Contextual Notes

Some participants mention specific behavioral traits and challenges without providing definitive solutions or consensus on how to handle them. The discussion reflects a variety of personal experiences and perspectives on kitten ownership.

Who May Find This Useful

Readers interested in pet ownership, particularly those who have or are considering adopting kittens, may find the shared experiences and humorous anecdotes relatable and engaging.

  • #3,811
Well, I am finally a member of a large club - and a large thread, it seems.

This is Sprinkles. Or Stinkles. Or Missy Mew. (I did not have the luxury of naming her; we have a 5-year-old granddaughter.)

She is about three weeks old, found under the shelves in my shed. Mama is very feral and has spirited away Sprinkles' three siblings, leaving the runt to us. (We tried very hard to return all of them, including this one, to mama, but it's just as well she didn't come back. Sprinkles had several large abcesses in her neck from some sort of bites. We did not pull the trigger on keeping her until the $500 vet bill rolled in. Now we feel we're entitled to our ROI.)

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Sprinkles prefers to crawl up my shirt, onto my neck - leaving a trail of tiny blood-oozing pinpricks from her death-blades - and sleep in my hood. Purring in my ear makes it very difficult to hear the TV.

A less scary pic:
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DaveC426913 said:
She is about three weeks old

DaveC426913 said:
Now we feel we're entitled to our ROI.

DaveC426913 said:
and sleep in my hood

I see a nice and lovely future coming...
Taking care of a cat from such an early age will probably result in a deep attachment.
I think you've got a new family member, one that will be fun and give a lot of love back. 🙂
Congratulations! 🙂
 
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DennisN said:
I see a nice and lovely future coming...
Taking care of a cat from such an early age will probably result in a deep attachment.
I think you've got a new family member, one that will be fun and give a lot of love back. 🙂
Congratulations! 🙂
Yeah. Just wait till the dog comes home form obedience camp.
 
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Based on my calculations and backward extrapolation, Sprinkles popped into existence on May 5.
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DennisN said:
How did they get it to sit still for the long exposure that daguerrotypes required, if it wasn't actually sleeping?
 
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jtbell said:
How did they get it to sit still for the long exposure that daguerrotypes required, if it wasn't actually sleeping?
Good question. Regretfully I wasn't present in the 1800s. :smile:

Edit: I got curious, so I'll have a look on the internet about it, and post here if I find anything. :smile:
 
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jtbell said:
How did they get it to sit still for the long exposure that daguerrotypes required, if it wasn't actually sleeping?
Stuffed and mounted?
 
  • #3,822
jtbell said:
How did they get it to sit still for the long exposure that daguerrotypes required, if it wasn't actually sleeping?

DennisN said:
Edit: I got curious, so I'll have a look on the internet about it, and post here if I find anything.

I found a page which says that the photo is not a daguerreotype:

Page said:
This photo of a particularly majestic-looking cat often circulates on social media with the claim that it was taken in 1880, making it the earliest-known cat photo. Unfortunately, this is not true.
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Even if the date attributed to the photo in question cannot be confirmed, the photo in question clearly uses more advanced methods than the daguerreotype.

Source: False: This is the first-ever cat photo. (LogicallyFacts)

(by the way, I just saw the photo on facebook today and posted it here)
 
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The cat - a new chess piece.webp
 
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:smile:

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Cat licks faster.webp
 
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Cat - I put a snack.webp
 
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It's true... :biggrin:

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Yeah, that's me, tall and stupid... 🙂

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Cat Atom Bomb.webp
 
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Cat, good good.webp
 
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A kitten takes a ride on the New York subway:

 
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