Topic: Indie's Adventures (Read 38871 times)

maryas · « **Reply #86 on:** November 13, 2015, 01:34:49 AM »

OMG so glad you told me to look at the pics on here Katie as I'd not seen this thread. She is so blumming gorgeous

I wonder if that's what my Kitty looked like 15 years ago?

Good luck for next Friday

Mary

Gill (sneakiefeline) · « **Reply #85 on:** November 12, 2015, 19:32:45 PM »

She is so sweet and gonna be spoiled rotten

McKitties (Katie) · « **Reply #84 on:** November 12, 2015, 19:29:31 PM »

Sorry to hear you've been poorly Nicola. Rotten being not well.

Hope this latest photo of Indie will cheer you up.

And one of her snoozing....

I have an awful cute video too but I don't know how to put it on!

Nicola (RockysMum) · « **Reply #83 on:** November 12, 2015, 15:26:54 PM »

Yay!!!!
Only 8 more sleeps, I'm so pleased for you

The spending on zooplus sounds very familiar

Gill (sneakiefeline) · « **Reply #82 on:** November 12, 2015, 14:05:14 PM »

Yessssssssssssssssssssssss only 8 thats great

McKitties (Katie) · « **Reply #81 on:** November 12, 2015, 13:29:00 PM »

Thanks everybody...........8 sleeps to go!!

emmmy_lou · « **Reply #80 on:** November 12, 2015, 13:04:25 PM »

Fab news!

She has probably been using Panacur as a wormer. For kittens its a dose a day for 3 days.

I like the name Indie, she suits it!

pandorawarlord · « **Reply #79 on:** November 12, 2015, 12:57:08 PM »

good news your getting her soon
... a wee spend ???? no such thing when it comes to the furbabes

Gill (sneakiefeline) · « **Reply #78 on:** November 12, 2015, 12:20:59 PM »

How many sleeps now?

McKitties (Katie) · « **Reply #77 on:** November 12, 2015, 11:30:49 AM »

Ok, so it was a big spend Susanne!

I know, I can't believe it Dawn, counting down!

Dawn F · « **Reply #76 on:** November 12, 2015, 08:25:25 AM »

great news you can get her early

Susanne (urbantigers) · « **Reply #75 on:** November 12, 2015, 07:52:36 AM »

Are you sure it was a wee spend and not a large spend?

As far as I know, vaccinations are usually given at 9 and 12 weeks. worming should be monthly I think up to 6 months? then 3 monthly.

McKitties (Katie) · « **Reply #74 on:** November 12, 2015, 02:31:41 AM »

Names definitely grow on you. Grace is lovely, very elegant!

We asked our friends on Facebook for suggestions. We had lots of suggestions to do with our honeymoon....Vegas, Dion (we went to see Celine Dion in concert) Chip, Dollar, there were loads of common cat ones too. But we went to an Indian settlement in the States so Indie came up and just seemed right.

Can't wait to see her. My OH is going to kill me tomorrow cos I've just been on Zooplus and had a wee spend. Made the mistake of looking at the dog stuff too!

bickhamwitch · « **Reply #73 on:** November 12, 2015, 02:19:52 AM »

Thanks. Without the car it is so difficult getting anywhere. I could really do with it now. Not to worry, something always comes along. And more photos needed of Indie as soon as. I always wanted to call a tortie Indie. My Gracie is a tortie. She came from the cats protection and I wanted to call her Indie. She had the name Grace which I didn't like. But she managed to hang onto her name and refused to be an Indie. Now I love the name Grace.
Julie.

McKitties (Katie) · « **Reply #72 on:** November 12, 2015, 02:11:04 AM »

I'm sure you're right Julie!

Good luck with your travel plans tomorrow, at least you've got some company now which will make it less stressful. It's bad enough worrying about your health never mind how you're going to get to the hospital!

bickhamwitch · « **Reply #71 on:** November 12, 2015, 02:03:00 AM »

I'm afraid fretting kitten mummies doesn't end with kittens growing up!
Julie.

McKitties (Katie) · « **Reply #70 on:** November 12, 2015, 00:36:32 AM »

Thank you my superior advisors.....all advice gratefully accepted!

Just checking, she is about to be wormed for the third time and needs vaccinations at 8 weeks, does that sound about right?

God, I hope I'm not going to be one of these fretting kitten mummies, lol!

Lyn (Slugsta) · « **Reply #69 on:** November 11, 2015, 22:22:15 PM »

It's great news that you will, finally, be getting Indie sooner than originally expected

Gill (sneakiefeline) · « **Reply #68 on:** November 11, 2015, 22:21:17 PM »

I agree with Dave...............too much change at one time can be bad and she will also have to contend with a new home and parents

She is gorgeous and I love torties

DaveD · « **Reply #67 on:** November 11, 2015, 20:08:09 PM »

I'd be inclined to carry on feeding the same at first, but gradually stop the milk and put down water separately. That way, there's always food if she needs it, and you can concentrate on changing the wet food, again gradually, to a brand you prefer.

McKitties (Katie) · « **Reply #66 on:** November 11, 2015, 19:47:36 PM »

Just asked and she's apparently eating loads! Making up for the early days!

She's eating Felix Kitten wet food twice a day and whiskas cat biscuits soaked in Beaphar Kitten milk in between.

Shall I half n half the Felix with the Bozita Kitten as a start for one meal, then two, then three?

I feel like I'm bringing a baby home. You guys will have to be my Health Visitors!

Sue P (Paddysmum) · « **Reply #65 on:** November 11, 2015, 18:57:58 PM »

That's great news Katie.

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As to food I'd introduce one small dish of wet kitten food per day to begin with. If her tum is okay you can up this to two small dishes until gradually you're giving her three to four small wet meals daily.

McKitties (Katie) · « **Reply #64 on:** November 11, 2015, 18:28:20 PM »

Some good news!!

My OH went in past the owners house and persuaded her to let me have Indie a few days earlier. So we are picking her up next Friday morning!

That's 9 sleeps!!!!

My OH said she has grown lots, her skin was all clean and healthy and her eyes too. She was running about and sitting cleaning herself. She spontaneously used the litter tray right in front of her.
She is eating adult cat dried food and kitten milk but I can change that.

She is apparently very affectionate and loves cuddling up to the dog!

Can anyone suggest how I go about changing from the dry food to my chosen wet food? I have the feeling that dry food at 7 weeks old isn't a good idea??

The light is at the end of the tunnel!

Susanne (urbantigers) · « **Reply #63 on:** November 11, 2015, 17:43:11 PM »

she's it such a poppet

It's a tricky one because, as Sue says, you don't want to do anything to upset the owner or prevent Indie coming to you as soon as possible but I bet you can't wait to get her into your care so that you can lavish her with love and attention and give her the care she deserves.

Sue P (Paddysmum) · « **Reply #62 on:** November 11, 2015, 13:30:30 PM »

Dawn F · « **Reply #61 on:** November 11, 2015, 13:24:01 PM »

oh that is adorable!!!! yes she does look better and is growing nicely, such a shame about her siblings but sadly for animals the people who care for them aren't always the right people, so excited for you about Indie coming home!!!

McKitties (Katie) · « **Reply #60 on:** November 11, 2015, 13:22:18 PM »

Today's photo on Facebook, she looks so much better.

Gill (sneakiefeline) · « **Reply #59 on:** November 11, 2015, 12:29:05 PM »

Only 12 more sleeps

I too thought Lupin would be a big birman cos they dont mature until 4 years and at 10 months he was a chunky 4kg but at 5 years he is only 4,3kg and very long but lost all his baby fat and is just a long muscular fighting machine!

McKitties (Katie) · « **Reply #58 on:** November 11, 2015, 10:46:25 AM »

Thank you for your supportive words Sue. It's been a long haul but at least she's still here.

Counting down now. 12 days to go!!!

Sue P (Paddysmum) · « **Reply #57 on:** November 11, 2015, 07:29:16 AM »

Popping by to say try not to worry too much Katie.

Just keep plodding away until the 8 weeks is up - it's drawing nearer with each passing day.

And I agree - kitten food is great for growing kittens, but kittens were getting by on "adult food" for long enough without too many difficulties.

It may be that Indie will always be a tiny girl. We thought from the size of Moray's paws, he'd grow to be a biiiiiig cat, but bless him, he's only small - probably a legacy of his poor start, but also probably genetic.

Whilst he undoubtedly has NFC in his ancestry, he's small but perfectly formed. Am sure Indie will be the same.

Judecat (Paula) · « **Reply #56 on:** November 10, 2015, 22:08:06 PM »

My vet will spay at 5 months, but since Bob was 'done' 5 months ago it has gone up a whopping £20.00, it was £60 for Bob and will be £80.00 for Pippa, it would be £88 apart from the fact I decided to put her on their 'Pet Plan' which covers all her flea and worming treatments and give a 10% discount on the spay! I would look around, but they are the best vets in the area! They put a collar on Bob for the first night, but her stitches were invisible ones that dissolved and didn't need to be removed. She was just confined to barracks for a few days so she didn't jump and burst them.

I have given up on kitten food, Pip preferred GILF and the older two ate the kitten food, Pip is growing well and putting on about 130 grams a week so I don't know that it makes much difference, she was a very ill little feral when Sheila rescued her so she didn't have a good start either.

Mark · « **Reply #55 on:** November 10, 2015, 21:30:27 PM »

I'm pretty sure kitten food has more protein, as well as calcium and phosphorus for growing bones - although having said that, kitten food is quite a new thing, so as long as they are eating well, it doesn't matter if they eat a mix.

McKitties (Katie) · « **Reply #54 on:** November 10, 2015, 20:46:30 PM »

My thinking was that kitten food generally has more protein and as Indie is tiny she might need it!

Susanne (urbantigers) · « **Reply #53 on:** November 10, 2015, 18:18:59 PM »

I hope you can get her soon

I wouldn't worry about kitten food btw. Kito has been raised mostly on adult food.

McKitties (Katie) · « **Reply #52 on:** November 10, 2015, 11:30:57 AM »

We'll get there, just very frustrating.

Dawn F · « **Reply #51 on:** November 10, 2015, 11:24:57 AM »

such a shame she is playing games with you, at least she is eating so hopefully she has got past the worse of the poor care

McKitties (Katie) · « **Reply #50 on:** November 10, 2015, 11:07:20 AM »

8 weeks Dawn, she's eating and using a litter tray so I don't know what she's waiting for. The mother cat hasn't had anything to do with her for weeks.

Dawn F · « **Reply #49 on:** November 10, 2015, 08:51:01 AM »

how old does she want her to be?

Gill (sneakiefeline) · « **Reply #48 on:** November 10, 2015, 00:27:52 AM »

I just cant think of anything to say

McKitties (Katie) · « **Reply #47 on:** November 10, 2015, 00:22:23 AM »

Hi Pandorawarlord

Yes I know this is normally the case but I think perhaps you don't know the history of this unfortunate little kitten. Please have a look at 'fading kitten syndrome' in the members only area of the forum and all will make sense.

Katie x

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