Laurieheels

Well, here is the update.

My mother had the day off, so she took the tiny kitten to the vet, a different one from where we had her shots done.

This vet listened to everything, gave her an exam, and determined that she does not have worms anbd her digestion is just fine.

He also examined her teeth, and concluded that this kitten, which the local shelter told us was born in early June, and we thought was actually born in early July, is even younger. The teeth tell everything, aparently.

my mother said that the Vet checked her teeth many times, and we is certain that maybe this kitten is only three months old or so. So as it turns out, she would have been spayed too young.

The vet gave some food samples, encouraged a number of different things, and generally confirmed many things we knew about cats, such as they have feelings and they react to many things.

it turns out that my mother's tiny kitten is just very young, and has a traumatic time of things since being at the shelter. And the shelter has lied to us a great deal about her.

A woman from the shelter who is supposed to be an expert about cats and their behaviour had told my mother via telephone that cats do not remember things and do not feel emotions.

Um... yeah. Right.

The Vet has indicated this is quite contrary, as we always believed. Cats remember a lot, they are quite celver, and they have feelings. They get moody, they get lonely, they can be afraid, happy, sad... I am sure cats feel at least five of the seven basic emotions.

So the two weeks is now ignored, we have been told our kitten is just really young, and has had a lot happen to her at too early an age.

Either that, or she is the runt of the litter in a way that's very rare, and that has her all confused.

The end result of reasoning is that she goes on the carpet sometimes because she is afraid and uncertain of things. She knows it is wrong, but there are times when she just feels mixed up and uncomfortable, and so she just goes in a spot she has before. Only time, love, attention, and encouragement can fix this now, along with a balanced diet of good quality cat food.

And that is the report!

JeffM

Sounds like every thing and every one will end up very happy.

yeah.

Jeff

jim

Yup.....there's nothing quite like it...

I feel great !!!

Dr. Shoe

When we had professor tigger in Israel, he was raised in a small flat and moved across the landing to a larger one when he was about a year old. A couple of years later, my mother was in the old flat cleaning it on behalf of the landlady when he follwed her in and with a "Miaow?" investigated all the nooks and crannies he loved as a kitten.

Cats don't have memory? Crap!

Laurieheels

Cats are everything we think they are and more.

My sister once suggested that cats have a way to talk with one another than doesn't include sound. Not exactly telepathic, but some mysterious way they can convey thoughts and feelings about things with only a glance.

And it seems to be true most of the time. Of course, that's not to say the cat receiving the advice will actually listen and leave the sleeping one alone, or some such thing. :)

hoverfly

http://65.160.96.70/hhplace/images/1068421098.jpg

This is akatexasbumbkin's cat Ghost or RB before he was named Ghost. (responds to both...well most of the time.) He was adopted from the SPCA. When this picture was taken last Christmas, he was only around 5lbs when he was let out side. Ate like a pig with out getting fat. But after some expensive vet bills form fights with other animals, he is stays inside now at aka’s mother’s house and weights around 8lbs.

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Laurieheels

He's adorable. White fur, blue eyes... very cute indeed. And looks handsome in a red bow tie!

azraelle

Although I adore cats--we used to have about 20, now dwindled to 2--(and long-eared hounds), I have a somewhat metaphysical opinion of them: I think of them as assigned or potential witnesses to our behavior on this earth with respect to the Judgement Day! Just a thought . . . I mean, really, who would suspect a CAT of all God's creatures being a spy for the Almighty?

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Laurieheels

Are you sure they're not neutral spies, playing both sides? I mean, sometimes they seem perfect and well behaved, and turn your back... one's back up eating the plants, after being educated on an infinite number of occassions that such a thing is wrong, and possibly dangerous.

:)

texasbumpkin

Hoverfly is incorrect on the weight of the cat.......ghost is 12 lbs........I have the vet records to prove it. :D