# We have two tiny kittens! **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [November 20, 2006, 12:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-have-two-tiny-kittens/381085 "2006-11-20T00:18:58Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 6
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2006, 2:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-have-two-tiny-kittens/381085/101 "2006-11-29T02:11:36Z")
[QUOTE=pinkfreud] There is a lot of kitty porn out there. [/QUOTE] …and you seemed like such a _nice_ person. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2006, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-have-two-tiny-kittens/381085/102 "2006-12-01T16:36:03Z")
Is that it? Is that all the baby kitty pics we’re getting? ☹ (I’m mostly kidding, **pinkfreud**. I realize you have a lot on your plate right now.) ---
**Author:** ![Shayna](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shayna/32/17976_2.png) [@Shayna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shayna)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2006, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-have-two-tiny-kittens/381085/103 "2006-12-01T21:42:43Z")
I’m squeeing like crazy here. Those are absolutely precious kitties! And you’re a wonderful person for taking them in and going to so much trouble to care for them. [QUOTE=pinkfreud] The kittens are currently living in a large bathroom that has an electric space-heater in it. [/QUOTE] Just a word of caution to be very careful about the type of space heater and the location of it. There was a very, very sad incident that happened some years ago in my home town, where a family had found a lost, scared, hungry and cold dog and took it in. It was winter (and as I recall, there was even snow on the ground), so they put him in the garage with a space heater to keep him warm. Well, he was so cold that he snuggled up as close as he could possibly get to the heater, and without describing the details, just know that the entire house burned down to the ground. The people were all safe, but nothing else was salvageable. ☹ Ugh, I hate posting that, so let me close with a picture of [another kitty who did not like her bath](http://i71.photobucket.com/albums/i124/fancysamlong/cute.jpg) (not mine – just found a random picture from online). Enjoy. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Kalhoun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/3bc359/32.png) [@Kalhoun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kalhoun)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2006, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-have-two-tiny-kittens/381085/104 "2006-12-01T22:00:17Z")
[QUOTE=pinkfreud] Things are going wonderfully with the kittens! Henry now weighs more than a pound, and Dolly is nearly eight ounces! Both kittens are very lively and eager to eat. Dolly is still being syringe-fed with infant KMR, and Henry is on the “weaning” formula of KMR, which he laps up from a dish while rolling his whole head in it. Kittens are very messy eaters. We have to give them a thorough cleaning after each meal. After the mini-bath, they look bedraggled but happy. Here are some very wet, very well-fed kitties: [Henry](http://www.mortalwombat.com/Special/Pets/Henry4.jpg) [Dolly](http://www.mortalwombat.com/Special/Pets/Dolly2.jpg) [/QUOTE] GAAAAH! I LOVE THEM! Sooo cute. Our newest is getting fixed as we speak. ☹ - I already miss her. ---
**Author:** ![Freudian\_Push\_Up\_Bra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/edb3f5/32.png) [@Freudian\_Push\_Up\_Bra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freudian_Push_Up_Bra)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2006, 3:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-have-two-tiny-kittens/381085/105 "2006-12-02T03:17:17Z")
[QUOTE=pinkfreud] Things are going wonderfully with the kittens! Henry now weighs more than a pound, and Dolly is nearly eight ounces! Both kittens are very lively and eager to eat. Dolly is still being syringe-fed with infant KMR, and Henry is on the “weaning” formula of KMR, which he laps up from a dish while rolling his whole head in it. Kittens are very messy eaters. We have to give them a thorough cleaning after each meal. After the mini-bath, they look bedraggled but happy. Here are some very wet, very well-fed kitties: [Henry](http://www.mortalwombat.com/Special/Pets/Henry4.jpg) [Dolly](http://www.mortalwombat.com/Special/Pets/Dolly2.jpg) [/QUOTE] Dolly reminds me of[Brisco after his first bath](http://www.stuffonmycat.com/index.php?itemid=2653) ---
**Author:** ![Anne\_Neville](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Anne\_Neville](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anne_Neville)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2006, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-have-two-tiny-kittens/381085/106 "2006-12-06T20:52:10Z")
Are you and the little fuzzers OK, **pinkfreud**? ---
**Author:** ![Carlyjay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e0b2c6/32.png) [@Carlyjay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Carlyjay)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2006, 9:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-have-two-tiny-kittens/381085/107 "2006-12-06T21:30:10Z")
Oh my God. That’s the kind of cute you want to squish into a ball and put in your pocket. ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2006, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-have-two-tiny-kittens/381085/108 "2006-12-06T21:32:16Z")
[QUOTE=Anne Neville] little fuzzers [/QUOTE] Good gad. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Anne\_Neville](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Anne\_Neville](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anne_Neville)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2006, 11:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-have-two-tiny-kittens/381085/109 "2006-12-06T23:09:33Z")
What’s wrong with calling them “little fuzzers”? They probably have soft, fuzzy kitten fur… ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2006, 11:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-have-two-tiny-kittens/381085/110 "2006-12-06T23:42:06Z")
[QUOTE=Anne Neville] What’s wrong with calling them “little fuzzers”? [/QUOTE] It makes my teeth hurt. But please, carry on. I’ll floss after reading the posts. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Scubaqueen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c0e974/32.png) [@Scubaqueen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scubaqueen)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2006, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-have-two-tiny-kittens/381085/111 "2006-12-07T20:27:53Z")
update, please! how are ‘the little fuzzers’ doing??? enquiring minds need to know! update, i say! i’ll calm down now. ---
**Author:** ![pinkfreud](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pinkfreud/32/17603_2.png) [@pinkfreud](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pinkfreud)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2006, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-have-two-tiny-kittens/381085/112 "2006-12-20T20:04:30Z")
Here is an update on [Henry and Dolly](http://www.mortalwombat.com/Special/Pets/Henry&Dolly.jpg). [Henry](http://www.mortalwombat.com/Special/Pets/Henry6.jpg) now weighs more than two pounds, and [Dolly](http://www.mortalwombat.com/Special/Pets/Dolly4.jpg) is over one pound. Henry is eating canned kitten food with a bit of dry kitten food on the side. He is a little fireball who is constantly playing with his toys, wrestling his little sibling, and climbing people’s legs as if they are tree trunks. Dolly is extremely cuddly and a bit shy, but is playful and spunky, and sometimes initiates the wrestling matches even though Henry is twice as big. A very kind and generous Doper gave us some gift certificates that have enabled us to stockpile a big batch of kitty chow and ensure a joyous holiday for our household even though I’m out of a job. It has been said that happiness is a warm puppy. That’s entirely true, but I’d extend the definition of “puppy” to “a living thing that loves and needs you.” And, in that spirit, I wish all my fellow Dopers the very best, from one puppy to another. ---
**Author:** ![Anne\_Neville](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Anne\_Neville](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anne_Neville)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2006, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-have-two-tiny-kittens/381085/113 "2006-12-20T20:15:36Z")
Awwwww!! Dolly’s all ears, just like my Katya was when we first got her. She eventually did grow into her ears, though. ---
**Author:** ![Hanna](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b3f665/32.png) [@Hanna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hanna)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2006, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-have-two-tiny-kittens/381085/114 "2006-12-20T20:36:00Z")
I wants them. ---
**Author:** ![pinkfreud](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pinkfreud/32/17603_2.png) [@pinkfreud](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pinkfreud)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2006, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-have-two-tiny-kittens/381085/115 "2006-12-20T20:47:34Z")
[QUOTE=Boscibo] I wants them. [/QUOTE] Nooooo, greedy Dopers cannot have them. They are My Precious. ---
**Author:** ![SnakesCatLady](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/4af34b/32.png) [@SnakesCatLady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SnakesCatLady)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2006, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-have-two-tiny-kittens/381085/116 "2006-12-20T21:09:21Z")
Henry has green eyes! I love marmalade cats - my Yogi is a marmalade, but he has yellow eyes. I’m so glad they are doing well and giving you comfort through tough times. ---
**Author:** ![Spectre\_of\_Pithecanthropus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spectre_of_pithecanthropus/32/12343_2.png) [@Spectre\_of\_Pithecanthropus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spectre_of_Pithecanthropus)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2006, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-have-two-tiny-kittens/381085/117 "2006-12-20T21:23:57Z")
[QUOTE=AngelicGemma] I’ve fallen in love with Henry. It’s times like these I really wish I didn’t live in an apartment. I want a cat! [/QUOTE] Is it very hard to find an apartment that will allow cats over there? It’s pretty tough here, but seems to be getting a little easier. One or two buildings in my neighborhood didn’t use to allow them, but now they do. ---
**Author:** ![Anne\_Neville](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Anne\_Neville](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anne_Neville)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2006, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-have-two-tiny-kittens/381085/118 "2006-12-20T21:36:46Z")
[QUOTE=Spectre of Pithecanthropus] Is it very hard to find an apartment that will allow cats over there? It’s pretty tough here, but seems to be getting a little easier. One or two buildings in my neighborhood didn’t use to allow them, but now they do. [/QUOTE] In some places, yes. It’s particularly hard to find pet-friendly apartments in nice neighborhoods with decent amenities (central air conditioning/heating, dishwasher, in-unit washer/dryer, that sort of thing). Apartments that do allow cats may limit the number you can have (we’re allowed 2). It’s even harder if you have a dog- there are many apartments that allow cats but not dogs (ours is one), or that allow dogs up to 25 or 30 pounds, but not larger dogs. ---
**Author:** ![Guinastasia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guinastasia/32/5751_2.png) [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2006, 4:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-have-two-tiny-kittens/381085/119 "2006-12-21T04:46:57Z")
So Dolly turned out to be a girly kitty after all? They’re so freaking CUTE! What are they getting for Xmas? (if you celebrate it, that is). ---
**Author:** ![Anne\_Neville](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Anne\_Neville](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anne_Neville)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2006, 5:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-have-two-tiny-kittens/381085/120 "2006-12-21T05:12:13Z")
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