Orphan kitten update

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  • YodelDogsY

    The kitten is about 9 weeks right now and he's still here. He's been eating dry food for a couple weeks now and uses a litter box. He has learned to climb up my pants leg when he wants on my lap but he's more interested in running around than being held. Interacting with the adult cats has been good for him but he still tends to bite my hands in play. He's ready for adoption. I just have to find a cat rescue group to take him.

    Here are a couple of pics I snapped of the kitten and Gypsy.

    Robyn Dubbert

    Sherwood Basenjis

    One thing that I have learned in life is to accept that things are not all black or all white. Life is shades of gray and just because someone sees a different shade of gray than you do, it doesn't mean their shade is right or wrong, its just different. ~ Robyn Dubbert

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  • nala121498N

    OMG! How adorable they both are…It should be easy to place a cutie like that...hopefully. I know it can be hard sometimes, but maybe with the holidays coming up, someone will be looking for one. Keep updating...I hope it goes well.

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  • YodelDogsY

    One and a half years later:

    Robyn Dubbert

    Sherwood Basenjis

    One thing that I have learned in life is to accept that things are not all black or all white. Life is shades of gray and just because someone sees a different shade of gray than you do, it doesn't mean their shade is right or wrong, its just different. ~ Robyn Dubbert

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  • S

    Cute Kitty, are you sure you can't keep him?

    Sharron Hurlbut

    BRAT, basenji rescue

    Evergreen basenji club

    Seattle Purebred Dog Rescue

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  • BasenjiDivaB

    Hee Hee! That kitty is there to stay. The date of the original post is Oct 2006. That kitty was destined to be permanent from day one. How many cats do you have now, Robyn? Don't I recall there being 4? One thing for sure, her pups leave her home thinking that cats are not prey….cats are merely very mobile toys.

    Pat

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  • YodelDogsY

    I have 4 cats. Pic of all 4 on top of my computer desk

    (L-R Moxie, Tuk, Gypsy, Sherman)

    Free cats if anyone wants one! lol!

    Robyn Dubbert

    Sherwood Basenjis

    One thing that I have learned in life is to accept that things are not all black or all white. Life is shades of gray and just because someone sees a different shade of gray than you do, it doesn't mean their shade is right or wrong, its just different. ~ Robyn Dubbert

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    @ChaseandZahrasmom: Robyn, Do you have an update on the kitten? I loved the photos and was curious how she was doing. The kitten has been here about a week and a half. I have to admit that raising this orphan kitten is totally different than I expected. I have raised a few litters of puppies (none orphans though) and by this age, puppies are nearly weaned and are quite playful. This kitten doesn't know how to play yet and I'm puzzled by the difficulty of weaning him. His teeth are mostly in but he has stubbornly refused all of my attempts at switching him to solid food. (Gerber meat baby food, canned kitten food, and moistened dry kitten food are all met with distaste.) He is very healthy and vigorous but he is awfully "runty" looking. Once he gets on a good solid food his growth rate should improve. I moved him to a bigger crate today and put a large, flat metal food dish with a 1" lip in the crate to use as a litter box. Its heavy enough to not flip over and short enough for him to get into easily. Though he has shown no interest, I put a flat bowl of dry kitten food and a heavy crock "hamster" dish in his crate with water. I put a soft fake sheepskin pad in for him to lay on and a couple of toys for him to explore. I let him run around the kitchen and living room a few times a day for exercise. He can run pretty good now and he follows my feet around the house. Oddly though he shows no curiousity towards exploring or playing with anything. Perhaps he is just too young yet? He has a mighty set of lungs on him! He is quite the talkative chap. No need to put a bell on him as I can hear him with every move he makes LOL! Since he has no siblings, I am allowing him to interact with my 3 adult cats. This is a slight risk but I figured that if he was diseased he would be showing signs or be dead by now and he appears to be quite healthy. The kitten is very cute but I still plan to turn him over to a cat rescue group when he's old enough. Unless I find him a home before then that is. :)