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Lex

(34,108 posts)
Tue Jun 3, 2014, 12:27 PM Jun 2014

That kitty I found at the edge of the woods 10 or so days ago?

Link for reference: http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1018&pid=620601

Nemo's quite the beautiful boy. He's been to the vet. He eats dry kitten kibbles, drinks plenty of water, uses the new litter box appropriately, and plays and plays. I have a few scratches while he learns when to keep his claws in and when to use them--hopefully he will. Thanks for the input you gave me about him when I first posted. Here he is being too cute:

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and here he is taking a nap on the couch with me, upside down--four paws in the air, totally chilled:

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That kitty I found at the edge of the woods 10 or so days ago? (Original Post) Lex Jun 2014 OP
Now that is adorable. Xyzse Jun 2014 #1
Oh is he ever cute! LaurenG Jun 2014 #2
That little buddy makes me laugh/smile. Hoyt Jun 2014 #3
Me too. He's a handful but is funny Lex Jun 2014 #4
He's so CUTE!! Rockyj Jun 2014 #61
The new Black is ORANGE! :-) Rockyj Jun 2014 #97
Looks like a keeper! Blue Owl Jun 2014 #5
OMG. CUTE OVERLOAD! Triana Jun 2014 #6
Ahhh! Too much cute!!!! LisaLynne Jun 2014 #7
He's adorable! nt TBF Jun 2014 #8
Wow, absolutely gorgeous! MerryBlooms Jun 2014 #9
Judging by the second photo Rob H. Jun 2014 #10
Lovely. hamsterjill Jun 2014 #11
Apparently it was your lucky day! CrispyQ Jun 2014 #12
you made a friend KT2000 Jun 2014 #13
Wow! He's just beautiful - and so adorable! Rhiannon12866 Jun 2014 #14
What a handsome boy! nt avebury Jun 2014 #15
Charmer! Lizzie Poppet Jun 2014 #16
Doll baby! spooky3 Jun 2014 #17
I'm in love! There's nothing better than a kitten. Arugula Latte Jun 2014 #18
yes there is eShirl Jun 2014 #21
Good point! Arugula Latte Jun 2014 #23
Lucky you! Nonhlanhla Jun 2014 #19
It's true. Every orangie I've ever known has been a big lovebug. Arugula Latte Jun 2014 #113
What a face! brer cat Jun 2014 #20
I am severely allergic to cats, alsame Jun 2014 #22
i was allergic as well…but then i got a kitten and learned hopemountain Jun 2014 #92
Aghhhhh! Adorableness! BlancheSplanchnik Jun 2014 #24
SQUUUUUUUEEEEEEEEEEEEEE CUTE OVERLOAD!!! dorkzilla Jun 2014 #25
I'm happy that you found each other! Rider3 Jun 2014 #26
Beautiful....Cute.....Adorable!!!!! lucca18 Jun 2014 #27
Awwwww! polmaven Jun 2014 #28
WOW! rizlaplus Jun 2014 #29
A note about the claws thing. SheilaT Jun 2014 #30
Thanks. Very good point. Lex Jun 2014 #49
He's quite a gift that "fell" into Your caring hands & heart!! hue Jun 2014 #31
Oh my, what a handsome boy! City Lights Jun 2014 #32
What a sweetie pie ~ the both of you ~ toby jo Jun 2014 #33
He's going to have a great career, BarbaRosa Jun 2014 #34
What a total cutie pie. You are so lucky to have found him. Vinca Jun 2014 #35
Now that's a happy cat. rickyhall Jun 2014 #36
Pure perfection. Autumn Jun 2014 #37
kick Liberal_in_LA Jun 2014 #38
he's a lucky guy nt ellenrr Jun 2014 #39
I see you are adapting to the training schedule quite well. Ikonoklast Jun 2014 #40
When does ear-scratching start in? Mine wanted it almost immediately, but.... lastlib Jun 2014 #96
Message auto-removed Name removed Jun 2014 #41
my kitty in 1992 mikeysnot Jun 2014 #42
What a great-looking cat. Lex Jun 2014 #48
Thanks! mikeysnot Jun 2014 #52
Love! myrna minx Jun 2014 #43
Just so precious! GreenPartyVoter Jun 2014 #44
Yet another defenseless creature corrupted by a human Prisoner_Number_Six Jun 2014 #45
What a beauty. Part Maine Coon? LiberalEsto Jun 2014 #46
He's the son of some feral cats in the woods Lex Jun 2014 #47
He looks Maine Coon-ish to me too distantearlywarning Jun 2014 #80
YOU HAVE A KEEPER THERE! BEAUTIFUL KITTEN~ secondwind Jun 2014 #50
I can feel it..... Iwillnevergiveup Jun 2014 #51
In about two to three weeks he'll start climbing your leg jmowreader Jun 2014 #53
What a charmer! 3catwoman3 Jun 2014 #54
He's very photogenic nikto Jun 2014 #55
He still has blue eyes! crim son Jun 2014 #56
OMG he's so cute!!!!! Le Taz Hot Jun 2014 #57
I will give him Lex Jun 2014 #59
You're probably going to want to slap me upside the head for this but . . . Le Taz Hot Jun 2014 #60
You are completely right. 3catwoman3 Jun 2014 #73
One of the best things we ever did was adopt two litter mates. calimary Jun 2014 #89
We also got two at once when we were ready for a kitten distantearlywarning Jun 2014 #91
Exactly! Well-described! calimary Jun 2014 #99
The only time I can trim my kitty's talons is when she is almost asleep. Laffy Kat Jun 2014 #76
he's adorable! good work, Lex! n/t ms liberty Jun 2014 #58
He is adorable! NEOhiodemocrat Jun 2014 #62
Wonderful! shenmue Jun 2014 #63
He is so beautiful Samantha Jun 2014 #64
Wow! LisaL Jun 2014 #65
Is he smiling in the first pic? mwdem Jun 2014 #66
kewl and cute! heaven05 Jun 2014 #67
K & R Iliyah Jun 2014 #68
If he's up for adoption I'll take him! obxhead Jun 2014 #69
Great looking cat... awoke_in_2003 Jun 2014 #70
Adorable smallcat88 Jun 2014 #71
that's a lovely orange tabby.... mike_c Jun 2014 #72
What a beauty! 840high Jun 2014 #74
What a Sweetie Pie Suzshopper Jun 2014 #75
Welcome to DU gopiscrap Jun 2014 #98
OMG! *dies of cute* distantearlywarning Jun 2014 #77
Thank you for rescuing him and giving him a good home. nm rhett o rick Jun 2014 #78
Awwwwwww . . . another_liberal Jun 2014 #79
Mirror Mirror on the wall AgingAmerican Jun 2014 #81
Gorgeous and thank you for adopting him! mrsadm Jun 2014 #82
He's gorgeous, looks almost identical to my baby (now nearly 15) proReality Jun 2014 #83
I think I just squee'd myself. The Velveteen Ocelot Jun 2014 #84
Lol! Arugula Latte Jun 2014 #114
SCHEDULING LEX FOR ASS KICKING Skittles Jun 2014 #85
Wassup with a kitty thread that has almost 150 recs? I better investigate.... chknltl Jun 2014 #86
Aww.. what a cutie (nt) question everything Jun 2014 #87
Oh man! What a looker!!!!!!!! glinda Jun 2014 #88
He just wanted a home. Hissyspit Jun 2014 #90
Such an adorable baby! Brigid Jun 2014 #93
He's a beauty! Solly Mack Jun 2014 #94
You'll be rewarded daily for having rescued Nemo indepat Jun 2014 #95
the pink nose and pads kill me fizzgig Jun 2014 #100
Oh, Lex!!! Heidi Jun 2014 #101
Adorable & very photogenic! pacalo Jun 2014 #102
He is quite the beauty. Lunabell Jun 2014 #103
What a cutie! AzDar Jun 2014 #104
I don't know who is the luckier... GoCubsGo Jun 2014 #105
Nemo.....heheh....love it. blm Jun 2014 #106
What a dolll baby!!!!! n/t onecent Jun 2014 #107
Lex- you are a good hooman! blondie58 Jun 2014 #108
He is too adorable TuxedoKat Jun 2014 #109
Lex Diclotican Jun 2014 #110
So adorable Liberalynn Jun 2014 #111
Congratulations! You are now the proud servant of a cat! Alex P Notkeaton Jun 2014 #112

Rob H.

(5,340 posts)
10. Judging by the second photo
Tue Jun 3, 2014, 01:06 PM
Jun 2014

Nemo knows he hit the kitty jackpot. (He's a handsome little devil, too.)

hamsterjill

(15,214 posts)
11. Lovely.
Tue Jun 3, 2014, 01:07 PM
Jun 2014

He has obviously made himself right at home. Bless your heart for taking him in, for being responsible with him, and for giving him a great life. May you and Nemo have many, many happy years together.

Rhiannon12866

(203,041 posts)
14. Wow! He's just beautiful - and so adorable!
Tue Jun 3, 2014, 01:26 PM
Jun 2014

Thanks for posting the update - and the pix! He sure did the right thing by finding you...

hopemountain

(3,919 posts)
92. i was allergic as well…but then i got a kitten and learned
Tue Jun 3, 2014, 10:45 PM
Jun 2014

i do not have the same response to them and actually have developed a tolerance to kittens even after they grow up. but, when exposed to an unknown or new, full grown cat - allergic response - rash and swollen eyes, everything.

dorkzilla

(5,141 posts)
25. SQUUUUUUUEEEEEEEEEEEEEE CUTE OVERLOAD!!!
Tue Jun 3, 2014, 02:33 PM
Jun 2014

Thank you!!!!! I'm under the weather and needed some adorbs till I get home to my 3 cats and 2 doggies.

He is ADORABLE. Good on ya for being a good kitty parent!!!!

 

SheilaT

(23,156 posts)
30. A note about the claws thing.
Tue Jun 3, 2014, 02:42 PM
Jun 2014

You need to make sure you don't offer yourself (hand, arm, whatever) as something he treats as prey. Use toys for that purpose. Also, trim those little claws regularly. That will help a lot.

Lex

(34,108 posts)
49. Thanks. Very good point.
Tue Jun 3, 2014, 04:40 PM
Jun 2014

He pounces and "hunts" everything he sees. I'll be sure to use toys more than my hands.



Ikonoklast

(23,973 posts)
40. I see you are adapting to the training schedule quite well.
Tue Jun 3, 2014, 03:33 PM
Jun 2014

Advanced Tummy Rubbing will start next week, you better get ready for it and start practicing now.

lastlib

(22,981 posts)
96. When does ear-scratching start in? Mine wanted it almost immediately, but....
Tue Jun 3, 2014, 11:54 PM
Jun 2014

I put it off for three or four days, and she adapted to it pretty well.

Response to Lex (Original post)

Prisoner_Number_Six

(15,676 posts)
45. Yet another defenseless creature corrupted by a human
Tue Jun 3, 2014, 04:17 PM
Jun 2014


Great job! That's a friend for life you have there. Great pics, too!
 

LiberalEsto

(22,845 posts)
46. What a beauty. Part Maine Coon?
Tue Jun 3, 2014, 04:30 PM
Jun 2014

There might be some Maine Coon in him because of the big paws and tufty ears.

Lex

(34,108 posts)
47. He's the son of some feral cats in the woods
Tue Jun 3, 2014, 04:37 PM
Jun 2014

that I've occasionally caught glimpses of. None of them appear to be Maine Coon but I really don't know for certain.

distantearlywarning

(4,475 posts)
80. He looks Maine Coon-ish to me too
Tue Jun 3, 2014, 08:40 PM
Jun 2014

We have two boys who looked just like that when they were that age, big paws and all. The shelter told us they were part Maine Coon. They grew up to each be 15 lbs+ plus of gentle, patient, fluffy feline love. If that kitten has any Maine Coon him, you are a very lucky owner - the breed has a well-deserved reputation for being sweet as honey, intelligent, and loyal like dogs. They call them the "gentle giants".

jmowreader

(50,453 posts)
53. In about two to three weeks he'll start climbing your leg
Tue Jun 3, 2014, 05:06 PM
Jun 2014

Nice kitten. Wish he was mine. Have fun with him.

crim son

(27,462 posts)
56. He still has blue eyes!
Tue Jun 3, 2014, 05:48 PM
Jun 2014

I missed your original post but am glad you're taking care of him and he's doing well. Orange tabbies are the best.

Le Taz Hot

(22,271 posts)
57. OMG he's so cute!!!!!
Tue Jun 3, 2014, 06:04 PM
Jun 2014

What a handsome boy! The fact that he's sleeping on his back like he is tells you he's completely secure. Whatever happened to him before you found him he's completely forgotten. And that kitten claws-all-out thing? It will last a few more months so be prepared to look like you've been hit with shrapnel before it's all finished. Kittens have two speeds with the claws, 1) completely in and 2) completely out. As they grow older they learn subtlety.

Give him a kiss on the head for me.

Lex

(34,108 posts)
59. I will give him
Tue Jun 3, 2014, 06:07 PM
Jun 2014

a kiss on the head for you. He's a soft fluff-ball right now and he does let me smooch on his head a little bit, but I do have to watch the claws--every minute is play time currently for him, when he's not totally sacked out asleep.




Le Taz Hot

(22,271 posts)
60. You're probably going to want to slap me upside the head for this but . . .
Tue Jun 3, 2014, 06:13 PM
Jun 2014

he needs a pal. Consider finding him another kitten about the same age. He needs a companion. Right now you are his only entertainment. He needs to interact with another cat and they can teach each other how to do cat things. Seriously, taking care of 2 is no harder than taking care of 1 AND you get 2 times the love.

OK, I'm done now.

3catwoman3

(23,820 posts)
73. You are completely right.
Tue Jun 3, 2014, 08:07 PM
Jun 2014

I think the observation was made upthread that the only thing better than a kitten is two kittens. Absolutely true. The built in entertainment factor goes thru the roof.

If I had thought of it earlier in my life, I think I would have tried to get a job designing and testing cat toys. That would be so much fun!

calimary

(80,700 posts)
89. One of the best things we ever did was adopt two litter mates.
Tue Jun 3, 2014, 10:29 PM
Jun 2014

They cuddled together in the little pen while everybody else was wandering around. We realized that we really didn't have the heart to separate them, so we took them both home.

FABULOUS IDEA!!!!! One of our BEST EVER!!!!

They adapted so smoothly to their new surroundings. They had each other to keep cuddling with, to sleep with, eat with, bathe with, play with, kept each other company. They were inseparable and astoundingly fun to watch and to enjoy! DAMN were they cute! Now they're big and adult and plump - he's mellow as can be and she's boss o' the house. We think they're pretty well-adjusted, and they fit in with the rest of the menagerie. Nobody seemed homesick, either!

distantearlywarning

(4,475 posts)
91. We also got two at once when we were ready for a kitten
Tue Jun 3, 2014, 10:43 PM
Jun 2014

It was such a good strategy I would never get just a single kitten again.

Kittens are so awesome, and also they are little wild unsocialized easily-bored hellions. When you have only one kitten, he/she torments the daylights out of you, usually at 4 in the morning on a work day, and finds all manner of mischief to get into and expensive objects to break.

When you have TWO kittens, they bother one another before bothering you or household objects. So they chase each other through the house and wrestle at 4 am, but you get to lay in your bed and sleep without a little sharp-clawed kitten batting at your ears because he is bored. They keep one another company, and they keep one another entertained. They socialize one another in ways that you just can't. They learn not to bite too hard or claw their playmates, because when they bite and claw the sibling yells and refuses to play anymore. They learn to compromise and let other creatures have their own way sometimes. They learn how to be loving towards, to care for, and to trust multiple beings at one time, which will make them friendlier with your friends and visitors when they are older. Lots of important life lessons are learned through interactions with the other kitten.

And the best part? You get to watch them together. There is nothing more adorable than two kittens being rambunctious with one another. I have the greatest picture of one of my cats (now a huge lazy boy) at about 10 weeks, with all four paws spread wide, leaping down on a paper bag that was inhabited by his brother. It still makes me smile when I see that picture, remembering how cute and funny they were when they were wee beasties.

calimary

(80,700 posts)
99. Exactly! Well-described!
Wed Jun 4, 2014, 12:56 AM
Jun 2014

I love to watch them groom. And it'll just be Mellow City for the longest time, and then all of a sudden, one of them explodes on the other and there is a brief, intense hissy-fit, and then everything subsides. Fascinating!!! When we first brought them home, they hid together, then ventured outward together, and now they just SO own the joint! And yeah, they take care of and entertain each other all day long, so you don't have to do as much. And when they'd curl up, upon and around each other, we'd often wonder if that's how they were in utero.

"They socialize one another in ways that you just can't." MAN! How true! How true.

Laffy Kat

(16,356 posts)
76. The only time I can trim my kitty's talons is when she is almost asleep.
Tue Jun 3, 2014, 08:19 PM
Jun 2014

She's too tired to care, but that is the ONLY time.

 

awoke_in_2003

(34,582 posts)
70. Great looking cat...
Tue Jun 3, 2014, 07:46 PM
Jun 2014

please don't give into the temptation to declaw him- that is half a cat's natural defenses. I squirt gun and a good scratching post will save your furniture.

smallcat88

(426 posts)
71. Adorable
Tue Jun 3, 2014, 07:49 PM
Jun 2014

And Smart! He found the right person. Someone to take care of him and give him a good home. Bless you!

mike_c

(36,214 posts)
72. that's a lovely orange tabby....
Tue Jun 3, 2014, 07:51 PM
Jun 2014

I have a special place in my heart for orange boy kitties. It looks like you scored!

distantearlywarning

(4,475 posts)
77. OMG! *dies of cute*
Tue Jun 3, 2014, 08:33 PM
Jun 2014

The universe gifted you with something very special there, probably as a reward for your good heart.

proReality

(1,628 posts)
83. He's gorgeous, looks almost identical to my baby (now nearly 15)
Tue Jun 3, 2014, 09:20 PM
Jun 2014

Get him used to a daily brushing or he'll end up as one big clump whenever that long fur gets wet.

chknltl

(10,558 posts)
86. Wassup with a kitty thread that has almost 150 recs? I better investigate....
Tue Jun 3, 2014, 09:44 PM
Jun 2014

.... OH. MY. GOD! I wish I could recommend this thread twice now! KnR!

fizzgig

(24,146 posts)
100. the pink nose and pads kill me
Wed Jun 4, 2014, 01:43 AM
Jun 2014

too effing cute!

sounds like you're bonding well. keep up the good work

blondie58

(2,570 posts)
108. Lex- you are a good hooman!
Wed Jun 4, 2014, 09:35 AM
Jun 2014

I read Through everyones comments And i agree with
1- Get him a friend! You won't Need cable- You'll have 24/7 Kitty Cam! Priceless. 😼
Plus, They Groom Each other And curl up to sleep.

2 no Daclawing. It is Not humane- pure And simple And can leas to litterbox Problems.
Most cats like an upright scratching post. You can sprinkle some catnip on it to entice Him.
3 please neuter him. At the shelter i Volunteer at- they do it by Weight- 2lbs, which is usually around 2 months.
This will save a lot of problems down the road, especially with a male.

Enjoy your little guy! Cats are the perfect pet. Low maintenance.

TuxedoKat

(3,818 posts)
109. He is too adorable
Wed Jun 4, 2014, 10:19 AM
Jun 2014

He looks like a semi-long haired cat. Maybe part Maine Coon or Siberian? Does he make little trilling sounds? Maine Coons are known for that. He is beautiful whatever he is. If you can, try and feed him wet cat food too. Vets used to recommend mainly dry cat food for cat's teeth, but now they are recommending wet cat food because they kidneys stay healthier. Cats don't drink much water so the main way they get water is from what they eat. Having lost two cats to kidney disease I've pretty much switched to wet cat food, 95% of the time.

Diclotican

(5,095 posts)
110. Lex
Wed Jun 4, 2014, 11:01 AM
Jun 2014

Lex

I guess you have getting a friend for life there - or at least as long as the cat live He look so content when you nearby - so I guess he trust you...

Diclotican

 

Alex P Notkeaton

(309 posts)
112. Congratulations! You are now the proud servant of a cat!
Wed Jun 4, 2014, 11:26 AM
Jun 2014

(They don't have owners. Dogs have owners. Cats have staff.)

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