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Tidy Cats asked us to take a walk down memory lane and reflect on when our cats were kittens during #ThrowbackKittenWeek. We love all of our cats the same of course, but had we not seen Annie’s picture on facebook, we would not have met Eddie.
Annie The photo we saw on facebook
As you might remember, Annie and Eddie were in the same cage at Grayson County Humane Society. When we asked if Annie had bonded with another cat, Donna told us that she and Eddie had become good friends. It was double love at first sight. We brough them both home.
Sweet Annie!
This is Annie’s first kitten photo. We took this photo when she and Eddie were just getting used to being in our home. Look at her little face. I think this photo captures her personality. She is smart and curious and is truly a sweet cat.
Annie and Eddie One of my favorite photos of the two kittens.
Sharing our lives with Annie and Eddie has brought so much joy into our home. Watching them grow from kittens to young cats has provided many happy moments and lots of laughter. When the kittens first came home, Paul asked me how long they were going to be so energetic and I said oh for a few years at least. But the one thing about cats that is super easy…is litterbox training. They seem to just know what to do and that is a bonus, isn’t it? And through the years, Tidy Cats has been there with us to keep their boxes at the ready.
#ThrowBackKittenWeek
This week, Tidy Cats is inviting you to take a trip down memory lane by participating in Throwback Kitten Week: a weeklong end-of-the-year celebration where we’ll ask you to look back at your cats and the paws-itively adorable kittens they once were.
Tidy Cats sent us this cute caticature of Annie in celebration of the kitten she was and the sweet young cat she is today. We hope you will take a few moments here at year’s end to think about your cat’s kittenhood and enjoy the walk down memory lane.
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Vagrant is our old lady at 14.5 yrs. Her personality has changed a lot over the years. She was an almost untouchable, psycho-active kitten that has slowly matured into an infrequent lap-cat.
Angel is one of three cats that I have. She adopted us 12 years ago. She only weighs maybe 5 pounds she has been this tiny her whole life but she rules over the other animals in my house and she always has. The only change that I have noticed is that she doesn’t go outside when it is really cold out.
My kitty is playful. Likes to sleep alot
My kitties are all still pretty playful. They range from 3 to 10 so they keep each other busy!
4 of my cats were ferals and already grown but my latest feral is only 7 months old and he has really livened up the rest of the gang. He plays with all but one of them and has really brought out the kitten in them. It’s fun to watch!
Razzy (Rasputin) was named by my husband for good reason. He was a little off from the very beginning. We got him from our older son who rescued a pregnant momma cat. We think his father was probably feral. He had a sister who was so so loving and an orange brother but he stayed to himself mostly. He was always sensitive to noises and stimuli around him. He was such a pretty little goofy thing I decided to take him home. Well, as he grew, he has not grown out of his nervous issues. He is mostly a one person cat….mine. He has warmed a bit to my husband but after 8 years he’s still a little sh*t. He tries to pull over lamps, bites, attacks, etc. But, with all his issues, I still love him. Still working on him…he has made some progress in some areas. https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/40c7d87097c9103708fc64ada0e20c98e27cdb7a89a082595b3475e608106d66.jpg
Ariel loves to gallop around the house at full speed, so that hasn’t changed, and she’s still as as sweet as when I adopted her with my ex. Aurora doesn’t run unless she’s frightened, and she still loves to burrow in blankets. She’s not the sweetest cat and never has been. Affection comes on her terms or you face her teeth.
I’ve noticed that my cats like to sleep with me more as they have gotten older and they don’t wake me up as early in the morning as they use to although they do still try to get me up at around 3am to play (and then nap) 😉
Some of my kitties are still kittens! At 3 years old, Onyx loves to chase all the others & keep them on their toes…I was just looking back at all my kitties when they were kittens & how much they have grown & so fast. Our time with these lovely creatures is just not long enough. They are the joy of my life <3 https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/606bb3100900490b1edd1a6adfb9c7b7d162893e15fea3d5df2020cdaf338e9b.jpg https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/82546c08bbcc339b94d35ee3a956f956ccc0a788345d0b1933058c096077631e.jpg
My polydactyl kitties Clara and Ernestine were in a wire cage for 9 months! The shelter almost let them be adopted singly, but somehow they both came to me. As a pianist, I appreciate having as many fingers as possible. They have learned to run through spaces much wider than their cage, and that they can nap with the human on my schedule – a maturation much appreciated!! They are not spoiled – they stay with me as I am the best of the almost well-trained…
My daughter donated Diambar to us when he was 4 mo old, after she had rescued him from a mud puddle in Senegal when he was 3 days old and brought him home. All cats in Senegal are wild, though people sometimes give them scraps of food. Initially, Diambar considered everything to be either food or toys, and he therefore scratched or bit everything around him. After much love and training, which still continues though he is now 8 years old, he is now very loving, our best behaved cat of three, and still plays, but not with everything. He can still get overstimulated sometimes, and one of our other cats is still terrified of him, but he seriously means well. Diambar in the local dialect means “No Fear”.
I got my kitty as an adult and she still has plenty of spunk. She ate another charging cord this week 🙁
My 3 kitties will always be kittens at heart. Riki is now 16yrs young and Sassy and Annie are 13yrs young.
They all play everyday and are as frisky as ever…well maybe they sleep a little bit more…lol
My cat has settled down a bit but he’s still crazy at times.
Oskar was a feral kitten that I rescued 4 years ago, today he is a indoor cat that wants nothing to do with going outside.
Pepper came to us in July. Wow, 21 months old and still very much a kitten! She’s a very tiny kitty, but a bundle of trouble! And I wouldn’t want it any other way!
Our little girl, Mina, who will be 3 on April fool’s day is tiny. She was undernourished when we rescued her as a tiny kitten and has never grown to a full sized cat. She still looks like a kitten though she’s all grown up. She plays just like did as a little baby tearing around the house chasing her big siblings. She’s just as charming and adorable as she was on day one!
I have had sooo many kittens and as they matured their adult personalities have varied so much. Some remained playful for a long time and others became “adult” before their time. Regardless, I love(d) them all so much.
I have never been through kittenhood!! All my kitties were adults when I adopted/rescued them. Not sure if I would survive!! LOL
My boys still play race and chase just like they did as kittens.
Most of them have calmed down & stopped destroying things!
My kitty is actually more playful then she was when she was a kitten.
Though my three, ages 9 to 13, have slowed down some and rest more than they used to, all it takes is an interactive toy to get them interested and playful!
My black Bobtail, BooBoo, and his entire litter were trapped after Mom gave birth and I was their foster. Everyone was TNR’d, but I kept BooBoo because he was full of charm and personality and always had to be the center of attention. He has brought me much love, laughter, and joy over the years. He’s now 12 and is slowing down, but is still the amazing kitty he has always been.
Pretty sure it’s because he had a rough kittenhood (abandoned & rescued on the brink of death at 4 months) but Alvy is a 7 year old who is still firmly enjoying a kitten-stle life!
Yang and Chimera still act like kittens, they are very immature. Yin has become an elegant young lady. Scylla is acting more like a kitten these days, she is so playful now that she has lost weight. And Socks is our distinguished gentlemancat at 16
I adopted Mr. B when he was about 10 months old. He is now a senior citizen, at about 14 years old! We’ve been through alot together and he is the 1st pet I have ever had that long, he’s taught me the meaning of commitment and unconditional love! 🙂
My cats are more affectionate and way more demanding. They want water for I’m a bottle, chill time with catnip and lots of loving from mommy?????
Tubby used to get into everything. He is still curious but; not as naughty anymore. He used to run around like crazy and is more calm now.
Sue B
our kitties have gotten a lot less naughty. they are comfortable in their home and getting smarter every day
A little less wild & occasionally calmer.
i dont have any cats, only dogs, entering to donate to safe haven cat shelter and clinic. they rescue so many cats, kittens. i donate to them on a regular basis. thank you.
He really hasn’t matured — same playful kitty as he was when I got him as a baby.
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We have three cats. Moko came to us six years ago but she was already an adult cat (and I wonder if she was ever a typical kitten). My daughter’s cat, Arata, came to us just under three years ago and was just four months old. He was more typical kitten. Most recently, though, I found a tiny feral kitten – just two weeks old. It was on July 6th and there were two other kittens dead by her in the neighbors’ yard. I scooped her up, ran to the store for a bottle and kitten formula, and bottle fed her until she was able to eat on her own. She’ll be six months old in just six days and she’s the sweetest, lovingest, most energetic kitten. I’ve never had a baby animal from that young so it’s been a real experience. The funny thing is, my Moko typically hates any other cats, but she actually really likes Kotoha. Kotoha plays with Arata, but she cuddles with Moko and they groom each other. (The picture is from when she was only a few weeks old.)
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Our Cream was already past the kitten stage when she came and adopted us about 8 yrs ago or so. She has always been very laid back
I have 3 cats and neither of them has matured since kittenhood. They still act like babies and one is almost 16.
I adopted my cat when she was 2 years old so I didn’t know her as a kitten, but since I’ve had her she has become even more affectionate than when I first brought her home! I love how she is always waiting for me at the door when I get home from work, and I make sure to give her lots of love and kisses!
Pouncer, in play, has matured in that he doesn’t prefer play toys unless they most resemble LIVE mice or birds, otherwise, he’s still a mama’s boy. Princess has become less playful and more snobby, she’s too mature for her britches. Mayhem?? Well – I’ll just say, he’s “grown” into his name. I love them all just the way they are – they’ll always be my little, full grown, kittens.
Pink has matured into quite a sweet girl. She was feral only due to the neglectful treatment at a local shelter.
Joe was born at a homeless shelter’s cattery. He adopted me at 2 days old. He is now 3 and spoiled rotten. The only one of my 3 that lets me hold him.
Squeaky will be 2 in March and has developed into quite the hunter kitty. She never fails to make me laugh with her hunter vs prey antics.
The 2 youngest are 5, and the only thing that has changed is they sleep more..other than than, they still chew everything, and always try to get in bags and boxes.
I have 5, all but one are former ferals. All but one had been socialized so 4 went from being little wild animals to sweet and loving cats they are now.
ellen beck
Most of my cats came to me as adults. They are elderly and are just kind of lazy.
Our Tay-Tay showed up on our patio one evening 12 years ago. He was about 2 yrs old when he found us. Fortunately for us Tay-Tay is still the most loving lap warmer now that he was when he first appeared here. He loves to play and runs thru the house at odd times, like all cats do. He really is an awesome and amazing member of our family!
My 17 year old cat has slowed down but still loves attention. My 6 year old cat still has the energy of a kitten. I have to battle with her and distract her so she leaves my Christmas tree alone.
My 12 year old Boo still has a lot of kitten in her. She loves to go running from one end of the house to the other, and loves to go sliding on the wood floors while chasing her toys.
My 16 year old Mushu has been my close buddy all these years. he matured when we got 10 yr old Sneaky Pie and he became a daddy to him. They are still close.
I have 3 cats. 2 we’ve had since they were kittens. Our male cat is much more subdued then our female cat. Our female still thinks she’s a kitten, very playful.
My indoor cat is a senior we adopted a couple of years ago so he is pretty much set in his ways. The feral kittens I take care of have really matured. They have went from scared of everyone to waiting at the door wanting to be petted 🙂
Two of my cats have matured quite a bit. Pono is now 12 and I remember how he used to get in every kind of trouble there was. now he’s laid back and just lets the girls get in trouble. But he still likes his early morning wakeup calls with knocking over my perfume bottles or slamming the door against the wall. Pele is 5 years old now and when she was a baby she was scared of everything. Good reason too as she was tossed out of a car driving down a busy road. She is still fearful at times and doesn’t like to be touched much. But when she is ready for love, she come to me and turn her butt towards me. That means scratch her favorite spot above her tail. Kiki is 4 and still has quite a bit of kitten in her. she still loves to run and play and jump on things. She has mellowed out a tiny bit where I put out some Christmas decorations in the house. So far they have all stayed safe. She loves to cuddle and do her little headbutt bucks.