Kitten Problems

[Bareback]

Hey MMO-C just need some help from maybe more experienced pet owners. I recently moved to a different home, and there were three kittens already living here and the area has a feral cat problem. Now I'd been seeing a very pretty siamese kitten wandering onto the deck and the home owner had expressed a lot of interest in it, so I took it upon myself and caught it. Home owner is excited, etc. Now I've had experience with strays before, I brought home A LOT ever since I was a kid, but never a Feral.

This little girl I've named Baby is a little weird. Namely she sleeps on laps, faces, feet, chests, anywhere on you she can lay down, she's gonna sleep there, but the second you walk towards her she freaks out and runs. Now nobody has stepped on her, nobody has disciplined her in any way and she's left to roam wherever she pleases so she walks up to people just fine, even comes when you call her. So that's a thing I don't understand. I'm assuming this one will just take time.

And the other thing, oh Lord save me. She doesn't understand the litterbox I think. I mean she uses it fine, but she won't get IN it unless you put her there. She'll go SO long without using the restroom, to where if you touch her belly you can CLEARLY feel how distended it is, but she won't get in the box. She will get on my face and knead me to death to wake me up to put her in the box so she can use it. That's a second thing I don't understand. Lawd help me please.

Can cats have down syndrome or am I being harsh.

Side note; all the kittens are around 12 weeks. And the Feral, Baby, has been in the house for almost a week. Pics when I can be bothered. They're cute, take my word on it.

[Deleted]

Is this it?

[Independent voter]

Is this it?

lol.

@bareback, I think all the knowledgeable cat people are talking about male rape in the male rape thread.

There's got to be a youtube video on how to litterbox train a kitten.

[Bareback]

lol.

@bareback, I think all the knowledgeable cat people are talking about male rape in the male rape thread.

There's got to be a youtube video on how to litterbox train a kitten.

She doesn't need to be trained, she knows what it is and uses it, she just won't get IN it unless YOU put her there. Is there a youtube video for that? I mean, the videos I've looked at aren't specific on getting the cat to go in it. Like, here scratch the litter to get her interested, okay she looks at me like I'm retarded and proceeds to climb onto my shoulders.

[Blueobelisk]

Why are you taking care of the cat if it was for the owner.

[Independent voter]

. Is there a youtube video for that?

Probably. The problem is there's like a billion youtube videos on cat stuff.

I wonder if reddit has a cat section? It must.

[Bareback]

Why are you taking care of the cat if it was for the owner.

Because I can? Why would I just completely ignore adorable kittens that want attention etc while the owner is at work? Is that a thing? People completely ignoring the needs of an animal because it's not theirs?

[Reyina]

Cats are weird. All of them, just in different ways.

[Speaknoevil]

Help. My cat is too cute.

[mobanoob]

I like cats =^.^=

[Crissi]

Kittens aren't like puppies. They don't need you up their ass all the time.

Change the litter brand
Change Litter box
Change the area it's in
Put another one in a different room or differnt floor
Stop taking her to the litter box. She'll evenutally go.

Give the running away thing time. Cats come around.

Tell that to one of mine, who is constantly underfoot and always ends on me or near me. Explores a little bit, then goes running back to me >.>

[Crissi]

We'll, this one is feral, so it's to be expected that it may have some issues and odd behaviors.

Yeah I would imagine a feral would be more independent, although not using the restroom until physically placed in the litterbox is weird.

[Tierbook]

Does that cat jump at all? If not maybe it's to high for it.

[Bareback]

Kittens aren't like puppies. They don't need you up their ass all the time.

Change the litter brand
Change Litter box
Change the area it's in
Put another one in a different room or differnt floor
Stop taking her to the litter box. She'll evenutally go.

Give the running away thing time. Cats come around.

Check. Twice.
Check.
Check. Been moved twice now.
Check. There's four scattered about the house. Bathroom upstairs and downstairs. Laundry room downstairs. And guest room upstairs.
I'm afraid she'll give herself a UTI if she holds it for too long.

Haven't taken her to the vet yet, she goes Wednesday this week.

And yes she jumps. Doesn't play much, like she doesn't know what to do besides eat really fast, headbutt your face and panic.



Problem kitten.



Other kittens.

[Mayhem]

Because I can? Why would I just completely ignore adorable kittens that want attention etc while the owner is at work? Is that a thing? People completely ignoring the needs of an animal because it's not theirs?

damn, you´re a lucky one, you´ve obviously never met assholes

so, i´ve you´re ever going outside for more than 20 minutes, here´s a useful advice, there are assholes in this world doing stuff you´d never imagine

ignoring kittens is probably on the low end of assholery

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And yes she jumps. Doesn't play much, like she doesn't know what to do besides eat really fast, headbutt your face and panic.

sounds like my kitten...

[7seti]

Sounds typically like a kitten that hasn't been properly socialized at a young enough age. "Run away when large animal approaches" is just their natural instinct and since she hasn't been handled when very young it'll take a while to get over that. Just give her time. I've tamed ferals up to about 3 years of age, the important thing is to be gentle and avoid frightening them.

The litterbox problem is not one I've encountered before, you really need to ask a vet about that. One thing you could try is mixing a bit of soil with the litter.

[PizzaSHARK]

Well, this one is feral, so it's to be expected that it may have some issues and odd behaviors.

What, that it's acting like a cat?

Cats suck, get a puppy instead!

[Dezerte]

The kitten may have urinary problems (e.g. infection, stones, etc), something you'd need to see a vet. for if only to rule it out.

[Dendrek]

Help. My cat is too cute.

There's really only one way to fix this issue. Videotape + Youtube.

[Kerath]

What, that it's acting like a cat?

Cats suck, get a puppy instead!

* hits PizzaSHARK with a big stick

Quiet you :P