# I beg to differ...kittens are NOT disposable! **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [October 29, 2004, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-beg-to-differ-kittens-are-not-disposable/271924 "2004-10-29T21:20:33Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![missbunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/76d3ee/32.png) [@missbunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/missbunny)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2004, 1:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-beg-to-differ-kittens-are-not-disposable/271924/21 "2004-10-30T01:38:13Z")
My cats grew up with dogs and the dogs LOVED them. The cats used to sleep between their paws or on top of the dogs - quite a comfy bed, especially the collies. The lab crosses loved them too and they weren’t with the cats full time - yet they just welcomed them right in. These were dogs that had never seen a cat in their lives before mine. My friend’s Golden loved them too. Never had problems. Maybe I was just lucky with the six dogs my cats “knew” as they grew up but it seems that six for 0 just wouldn’t be possible if cats and dogs supposedly hated each other. ---
**Author:** ![violacrane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/c57346/32.png) [@violacrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/violacrane)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2004, 1:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-beg-to-differ-kittens-are-not-disposable/271924/22 "2004-10-30T01:38:51Z")
> [@missbunny](#): > > Are you sure she’s young enough to need bottle-feeding? It looks like her ears are split - that’s plenty old enough to eat on her own. Obviously I could be not seeing things correctly in the picture. She’s awfully cute, by the way, as if she didn’t know. 😉 > > Oh yeah, FU to the person who dumped her. Maybe someone will report him if they saw the license plate. > > WTF is wrong with people??? I really hate them sometimes. ☹ WAG but maybe the trauma of abandonment has set her back to a milk diet. This happened to a rather too young kitty I acquired, he was definitley eating solids while still with his Mum but when we took his home he refused to do anything but drink kitten formula for a week. Yeah that is one little cutie pie, hope Queenie comes round. ---
**Author:** ![Agent\_Foxtrot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9fc29f/32.png) [@Agent\_Foxtrot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Agent_Foxtrot)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2004, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-beg-to-differ-kittens-are-not-disposable/271924/23 "2004-10-30T02:23:41Z")
> [@siberia](#): > > Some shit-stain, rat bastard, turd-for-brains dumped this [little angle](http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/siberia/detail?.dir=202c&.dnm=ef10.jpg&.src=ph) > in the middle of a busy road in the pouring rain! It was trying to > snuggle up to the curb while lying in a 2" puddle of water. She is so > tiny and obviously still not weaned from her mother. I’ve never had > to bottle feed a kitty before. I just don’t understand how someone > could be so fricking heartless! > > On a lighter note, my dogs have really taken to the new addition. The > cat (AKA Queen of the Castle) wants nothing to do with the kitten. > I’ve never had two cats at one time. Do they usually take a bit of > time getting used to one another? You are a wonderful person, **siberia**. ---
**Author:** ![danceswithcats](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/9e8a1a/32.png) [@danceswithcats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/danceswithcats)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2004, 2:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-beg-to-differ-kittens-are-not-disposable/271924/24 "2004-10-30T02:39:58Z")
> [@chique](#): > > What’s UP with that? For all the “dogs hate cats” literature out there anectodal evidence leads me to believe that dogs like new cats a heckuvalot more than cats like new cats. Does it depend on the breed? Are there any studies? Don’t know about studies-a former girlfriend had a red dobie she’d bring with her when staying for a few days. The litter of fuzzers crawled all over that dog, and he was sweet to every one of them. ---
**Author:** ![missbunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/76d3ee/32.png) [@missbunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/missbunny)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2004, 2:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-beg-to-differ-kittens-are-not-disposable/271924/25 "2004-10-30T02:50:39Z")
> [@missbunny](#): > > Maybe I was just lucky with the six dogs my cats “knew” as they grew up but it seems that six for 0 just wouldn’t be possible if cats and dogs supposedly hated each other. I think I meant “six for six.” That makes more sense, right? 😕 I don’t get all these sports idioms. I can’t even name one Red Sox player, which some people find horrifying considering I live in Boston. ---
**Author:** ![Odinoneeye](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/97f17d/32.png) [@Odinoneeye](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Odinoneeye)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2004, 3:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-beg-to-differ-kittens-are-not-disposable/271924/26 "2004-10-30T03:52:59Z")
My ex once found a kitten in a burlap sack and brought it home. We named him Simon. The cool thing was that he took to me even though it was her that saved him. But he got sick and had to be put down. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Maxxxie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f14d63/32.png) [@Maxxxie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maxxxie)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2004, 5:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-beg-to-differ-kittens-are-not-disposable/271924/27 "2004-10-30T05:43:48Z")
Awwww, that is the cutest kitty ever!!! What a wonderful addition to your family! Max 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Nametag](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nametag/32/406_2.png) [@Nametag](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nametag)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2004, 7:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-beg-to-differ-kittens-are-not-disposable/271924/28 "2004-10-30T07:01:07Z")
It’s no wonder the poor li’l feller is stressed out, with that skunk molesting her – throw Pépé LePew out and let the poor girl get some rest! ---
**Author:** ![Typo\_Negative](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/typo_negative/32/484_2.png) [@Typo\_Negative](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Typo_Negative)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2004, 7:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-beg-to-differ-kittens-are-not-disposable/271924/29 "2004-10-30T07:19:36Z")
> [@chique](#): > > What’s UP with that? For all the “dogs hate cats” literature out there anectodal evidence leads me to believe that dogs like new cats a heckuvalot more than cats like new cats. Does it depend on the breed? Are there any studies? Dogs are very social animals, more so than cats. The dog probably looks at the kitten as a new addition to the pack. Yay!! The cat will need some time to some to this conclusion. She \*will \* come around, though. Just takes some getting used to. ---
**Author:** ![Weirddave](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/919ad9/32.png) [@Weirddave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Weirddave)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2004, 7:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-beg-to-differ-kittens-are-not-disposable/271924/30 "2004-10-30T07:22:52Z")
> [@missbunny](#): > > > [@](#): > > > > Originally Posted by GingerOfTheNorth > > [This](http://fff.fathom.org/pages/GingerOfTheNorth/Kitten2.jpg) little guy was our kitty which Dave found about a month ago. > > WAAAAAHH! What a peanut! Lucky guy. > > Like I said, sometimes I hate people. And sometimes I love them. Thanks for taking the time to care for a little kit who would probably be dead otherwise. 🙂 To be fair, he wasn’t abandoned. I was driving along a streach of road between a junked car lot/warehouse property and a bar, and Archer was staggering across the road. He was obviously the git of the cats that live in the junkyard, but he was WAY out of his territory. I slamed on the brakes, and then got out and found him right under the left front wheel of the van. I’m glad I could find him a good home, but sorry that Gingy’s allergies prevented us from giving him that home ourselves. ---
**Author:** ![smartini](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/22d042/32.png) [@smartini](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smartini)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2004, 10:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-beg-to-differ-kittens-are-not-disposable/271924/31 "2004-10-30T10:25:04Z")
> [@Odinoneeye](#): > > We named him Simon. The cool thing was that he took to me even though it was her that saved him. Cats do that. They _pick__you_ …if you are lucky, that is! 🙂 What a cutie-pie, **siberia**! Thank you for saving her! Have you named her yet? We brought a little rescue kitty home when our it’s-good-to-be-king cat was about 2 years old. **Louie (Louie)** is our fat alphaCat and **Lucy (in the sky with diamonds)** is our comic relief. Two very different cats but they have figured out how to co-exist…bet yours will also. Good luck…and again _good for you!_ \*and may whoever would put a kitty out on a busy road in the rain end up in the cat controlled ring of dante’s inferno \* :mad: ---
**Author:** ![Tuckerfan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/eada6e/32.png) [@Tuckerfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tuckerfan)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2004, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-beg-to-differ-kittens-are-not-disposable/271924/32 "2004-10-30T15:46:30Z")
> [@Weirddave](#): > > To be fair, he wasn’t abandoned. I was driving along a streach of road between a junked car lot/warehouse property and a bar, and Archer was staggering across the road. He was obviously the git of the cats that live in the junkyard, but he was WAY out of his territory. I slamed on the brakes, and then got out and found him right under the left front wheel of the van. I’m glad I could find him a good home, but sorry that Gingy’s allergies prevented us from giving him that home ourselves. You know, [there’s a breed of cat for people with allergies now.](http://cnn.org/2004/TECH/10/27/biotechnology.cats/index.html) ---
**Author:** ![siberia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/siberia/32/9129_2.png) [@siberia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/siberia)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2004, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-beg-to-differ-kittens-are-not-disposable/271924/33 "2004-10-30T16:35:04Z")
Oy! What a long night. The new kitty (now named Dharma) was up eating from the bottle most of the night. She just now start on some soft-solid kitty food. Miss Trouble (aka The Queen) is still plotting Dharma’s demise. I think part of the problem is that Trouble lost her hearing last year. This makes her startle real easily. Now, if I can just keep Lucy (my Great Dane) from constantly wanting to clean Dharma with her tongue. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![dwyr](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dwyr/32/363_2.png) [@dwyr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dwyr)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2004, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-beg-to-differ-kittens-are-not-disposable/271924/34 "2004-10-31T00:15:28Z")
My sister fostered kittens last year and her female rottweiler mix washed the little ones so often that one of them ended up with a raw rear-end. Big goofy dog. Dharma is adorable by the way, has anyone mentioned that lately? 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![SteveG1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bb73d2/32.png) [@SteveG1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SteveG1)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2004, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-beg-to-differ-kittens-are-not-disposable/271924/35 "2004-10-31T00:24:55Z")
Good for you **siberia**!! Just about every critter I have ever had was someone else’s throw-away. I could never understand people who abandon them like that. 2 dogs, 3 cats, 6 chickens, 2 parakeets, and a rabbit here. ---
**Author:** ![TroubleAgain](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e480ec/32.png) [@TroubleAgain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TroubleAgain)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2004, 3:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-beg-to-differ-kittens-are-not-disposable/271924/36 "2004-10-31T03:54:53Z")
Awwww! Kitties! I love 'em. Must go cuddle the Rio-Cat now. ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2004, 5:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-beg-to-differ-kittens-are-not-disposable/271924/37 "2004-10-31T05:14:01Z")
Last year my favorite co-worker found three kittens whose eyes weren’t opened yet in a paper bag by a dumpster where she was looking for boxes. Two of the kittens died about an hour after she found them; the other she bottle fed. Today he’s almost grown and absolutely convinced that she’s his mother; he’s also one of the most affectionate and closest thing to “trained” of any cat I’ve ever known. (His name is Temujin and he’s one of the few cats I’ve ever liked.) ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2004, 11:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-beg-to-differ-kittens-are-not-disposable/271924/38 "2004-10-31T11:14:50Z")
**Sampiro** , you’ll have to watch out for a cat with a name like that. He may go out and conquer China, or at least ravage a sporting goods store. ---
**Author:** ![Avarie537](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/48db29/32.png) [@Avarie537](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Avarie537)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2004, 11:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-beg-to-differ-kittens-are-not-disposable/271924/39 "2004-10-31T23:34:52Z")
Aww! How cute! My husband acquired his cat in a similar manner, except it wasn’t raining. Someone was driving down the street, stopped behind a car that was pulling out of a driveway and set the kitten down behind the car (that was backing up)! He and his GF (at the time) ran down the street, waving their arms to make sure kitty didn’t get run over. They took her to PetSmart, figuring someone would take her home. And they did! Here’s the tubby-butt princess now. ---
**Author:** ![siberia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/siberia/32/9129_2.png) [@siberia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/siberia)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2004, 11:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-beg-to-differ-kittens-are-not-disposable/271924/40 "2004-11-01T23:08:21Z")
Well, I’d say [Dharma](http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/siberia/album?.dir=/202c) has recovered quite nicely. 🙂 We’re still working on the other cat’s acceptance and I think we’ve made a bit of progress in that area. These things take time I suppose. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-beg-to-differ-kittens-are-not-disposable/271924.md?page=1)