Fortunately, my parents were kind enough to take Dino on. I was in my first job when I got Dino and I loved the kitten stage – our favourite trick was to use a laser pointer to get him to climb the walls in our rented house – but when I needed to move, I couldn’t find a landlord who would allow a cat. ![]() But after that you own an adult cat that will potentially spend much of the next 15 years or so sleeping, eating, spreading the intestines of some small creature down your cream carpet, but mostly sleeping. Kittenhood has a few stages: cute and cuddly (six to eight weeks plus), gawky and gangly (around four to eight months), and the hyperdrive and hunting period (8-18 months or so). He was my first FFF (Feline Friend Forever). His adult coat ended up as a very handsome grey tabby shade with a caramel belly. He grew into those big paws, reaching 8kg and was the size of a small dog, eventually growing so tall and so long we had to buy him an extra-large litter tray so he could maintain some dignity while toileting. I named him Dino and it turned out he did have a few canine-esque characteristics. “He’ll never get a home – the others are all so cute.” Half an hour later, the ugly underdog was in a cardboard carry box in the car beside me. He was a quiet little guy, not taking any part in the frenzy, an ugly mix of brown grey and with huge paws that seemed oddly out of proportion to his tiny body. At the back of the group, watching me carefully with big yellow eyes, was the sixth kitten. ![]() For me, it began with rows of possibilities at the RSPCA and ended in front of a cage containing six delightful balls of fluff.įive were at the door vying for my attention, their endearing little faces seeming to say “pick me, pick me!” amidst a cacophony of mewling. A kitten is a friend for life and finding the one that’s exactly right for you can be difficult when the cute factor is high.Ĭhoosing your first kitten can be difficult – the cute factor is extremely high.
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