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– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> After what seemed like an eternity i finally got to bring home my new > 8 week old kitten.He doesnt have a name yet, hes a grey/brown tabby > with white paws on all four.As soon as i put him in the cat carier he > cried and cried loudly, at times he stuck his paws thru the grate and > tried to snag my coat while i was driving. When he actually got to his > new home he stoped crying and checked out his surroundings. > after five to ten minutes he actually started drinking lots of water > and ate a little nutro max that i had set out for him.He played with > every toy, furry mice, turbo scratcher, scratching post(with a little > nip rubbed in).It seems that this experience was too much for him, > so he layed down in the round cat napper i got for him from dr. > fosters and smith and promptly went to sleep!!! hes snoozing > while i type…… > Does the above first time bring home your kitten sound normal to > everyone? or should my furball acting different?

This sounds pretty normal to me.  A new kitten will exhaust himself by all the exploring he needs to do.  Just make sure you have checked around your house for dangerous things.  First, leave the lid on the toilet shut all the time.  Make sure any loose cords you have on window blinds are tucked up into the top of the blinds so he can’t get tangled and choke.  Go around the house and check things you would if you had a crawling baby around. Cleaning solutions and things like that should be locked away from kitty.  Electrical cords should be hidden or inserted into those tubes they have for such things.  Just try to look for common sense things that kitty might get into.  Congratulations on your new baby! Eva

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One of the kitties I had in the US was the same way. She came home, had a look around, checked out her toys, stared at the other cats and then went to bed. I think it is a good sign that your kitten has made himself at home so quickly! Meg – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – > After what seemed like an eternity i finally got to bring home my new > 8 week old kitten.He doesnt have a name yet, hes a grey/brown tabby > with white paws on all four.As soon as i put him in the cat carier he > cried and cried loudly, at times he stuck his paws thru the grate and > tried to snag my coat while i was driving. When he actually got to his > new home he stoped crying and checked out his surroundings. > after five to ten minutes he actually started drinking lots of water > and ate a little nutro max that i had set out for him.He played with > every toy, furry mice, turbo scratcher, scratching post(with a little > nip rubbed in).It seems that this experience was too much for him, > so he layed down in the round cat napper i got for him from dr. > fosters and smith and promptly went to sleep!!! hes snoozing > while i type…… > Does the above first time bring home your kitten sound normal to > everyone? or should my furball acting different?

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- Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – > After what seemed like an eternity i finally got to bring home my new > 8 week old kitten.He doesnt have a name yet, hes a grey/brown tabby > with white paws on all four.As soon as i put him in the cat carier he > cried and cried loudly, at times he stuck his paws thru the grate and > tried to snag my coat while i was driving. When he actually got to his > new home he stoped crying and checked out his surroundings. > after five to ten minutes he actually started drinking lots of water > and ate a little nutro max that i had set out for him.He played with > every toy, furry mice, turbo scratcher, scratching post(with a little > nip rubbed in).It seems that this experience was too much for him, > so he layed down in the round cat napper i got for him from dr. > fosters and smith and promptly went to sleep!!! hes snoozing > while i type…… > Does the above first time bring home your kitten sound normal to > everyone? or should my furball acting different?

Sounds normal to me.  They are like little kids – run and play and have lots of energy and then SUDDENLY they’re comatose!  My mother’s newest kitten even laid down for a nap at his water bowl. BTW, if you don’t want the kitten to sleep with you, you’d better establish a sleeping place for him right away.  They are creatures of habit just like we are, and once they’ve started sleeping with you, they will not want to sleep anywhere else. Paula

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: Sounds normal to me.  They are like little kids – run and play and have lots : of energy and then SUDDENLY they’re comatose!  My mother’s newest kitten : even laid down for a nap at his water bowl. I’d never had kittens before I brought my current two home from the shelter.  One night during the first week I had this moment of panic because I thought that somehow inadvertantly I’d killed them!  I fed them dinner, they played a bit, and then they just sort of fell over in their tracks.  What could have happened!?  After a very scary moment I noticed that their little sides were going up and down.  They’d just fallen asleep!  *Whew!* Kittens don’t mess around.  When it’s time to do something, they do it! Priscilla — Zone 6 urban gardener, backyard birder and adoptive mom to: Caley    (little polydactyl calico sweetie, loves to hunt bugs or groom anyone) Benjamin (skittish MH tuxedo boy with a big plumy tail, my Prince Charming)

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After what seemed like an eternity i finally got to bring home my new 8 week old kitten.He doesnt have a name yet, hes a grey/brown tabby with white paws on all four.As soon as i put him in the cat carier he cried and cried loudly, at times he stuck his paws thru the grate and tried to snag my coat while i was driving. When he actually got to his new home he stoped crying and checked out his surroundings. after five to ten minutes he actually started drinking lots of water and ate a little nutro max that i had set out for him.He played with every toy, furry mice, turbo scratcher, scratching post(with a little nip rubbed in).It seems that this experience was too much for him, so he layed down in the round cat napper i got for him from dr. fosters and smith and promptly went to sleep!!! hes snoozing while i type…… Does the above first time bring home your kitten sound normal to everyone? or should my furball acting different?

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– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> After what seemed like an eternity i finally got to bring home my new > 8 week old kitten.He doesnt have a name yet, hes a grey/brown tabby > with white paws on all four.As soon as i put him in the cat carier he > cried and cried loudly, at times he stuck his paws thru the grate and > tried to snag my coat while i was driving. When he actually got to his > new home he stoped crying and checked out his surroundings. > after five to ten minutes he actually started drinking lots of water > and ate a little nutro max that i had set out for him.He played with > every toy, furry mice, turbo scratcher, scratching post(with a little > nip rubbed in).It seems that this experience was too much for him, > so he layed down in the round cat napper i got for him from dr. > fosters and smith and promptly went to sleep!!! hes snoozing > while i type…… > Does the above first time bring home your kitten sound normal to > everyone? or should my furball acting different?

This sounds pretty normal to me.  A new kitten will exhaust himself by all the exploring he needs to do.  Just make sure you have checked around your house for dangerous things.  First, leave the lid on the toilet shut all the time.  Make sure any loose cords you have on window blinds are tucked up into the top of the blinds so he can’t get tangled and choke.  Go around the house and check things you would if you had a crawling baby around. Cleaning solutions and things like that should be locked away from kitty.  Electrical cords should be hidden or inserted into those tubes they have for such things.  Just try to look for common sense things that kitty might get into.  Congratulations on your new baby! Eva

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One of the kitties I had in the US was the same way. She came home, had a look around, checked out her toys, stared at the other cats and then went to bed. I think it is a good sign that your kitten has made himself at home so quickly! Meg – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – > After what seemed like an eternity i finally got to bring home my new > 8 week old kitten.He doesnt have a name yet, hes a grey/brown tabby > with white paws on all four.As soon as i put him in the cat carier he > cried and cried loudly, at times he stuck his paws thru the grate and > tried to snag my coat while i was driving. When he actually got to his > new home he stoped crying and checked out his surroundings. > after five to ten minutes he actually started drinking lots of water > and ate a little nutro max that i had set out for him.He played with > every toy, furry mice, turbo scratcher, scratching post(with a little > nip rubbed in).It seems that this experience was too much for him, > so he layed down in the round cat napper i got for him from dr. > fosters and smith and promptly went to sleep!!! hes snoozing > while i type…… > Does the above first time bring home your kitten sound normal to > everyone? or should my furball acting different?

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- Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – > After what seemed like an eternity i finally got to bring home my new > 8 week old kitten.He doesnt have a name yet, hes a grey/brown tabby > with white paws on all four.As soon as i put him in the cat carier he > cried and cried loudly, at times he stuck his paws thru the grate and > tried to snag my coat while i was driving. When he actually got to his > new home he stoped crying and checked out his surroundings. > after five to ten minutes he actually started drinking lots of water > and ate a little nutro max that i had set out for him.He played with > every toy, furry mice, turbo scratcher, scratching post(with a little > nip rubbed in).It seems that this experience was too much for him, > so he layed down in the round cat napper i got for him from dr. > fosters and smith and promptly went to sleep!!! hes snoozing > while i type…… > Does the above first time bring home your kitten sound normal to > everyone? or should my furball acting different?

Sounds normal to me.  They are like little kids – run and play and have lots of energy and then SUDDENLY they’re comatose!  My mother’s newest kitten even laid down for a nap at his water bowl. BTW, if you don’t want the kitten to sleep with you, you’d better establish a sleeping place for him right away.  They are creatures of habit just like we are, and once they’ve started sleeping with you, they will not want to sleep anywhere else. Paula

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: Sounds normal to me.  They are like little kids – run and play and have lots : of energy and then SUDDENLY they’re comatose!  My mother’s newest kitten : even laid down for a nap at his water bowl. I’d never had kittens before I brought my current two home from the shelter.  One night during the first week I had this moment of panic because I thought that somehow inadvertantly I’d killed them!  I fed them dinner, they played a bit, and then they just sort of fell over in their tracks.  What could have happened!?  After a very scary moment I noticed that their little sides were going up and down.  They’d just fallen asleep!  *Whew!* Kittens don’t mess around.  When it’s time to do something, they do it! Priscilla — Zone 6 urban gardener, backyard birder and adoptive mom to: Caley    (little polydactyl calico sweetie, loves to hunt bugs or groom anyone) Benjamin (skittish MH tuxedo boy with a big plumy tail, my Prince Charming)

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After what seemed like an eternity i finally got to bring home my new 8 week old kitten.He doesnt have a name yet, hes a grey/brown tabby with white paws on all four.As soon as i put him in the cat carier he cried and cried loudly, at times he stuck his paws thru the grate and tried to snag my coat while i was driving. When he actually got to his new home he stoped crying and checked out his surroundings. after five to ten minutes he actually started drinking lots of water and ate a little nutro max that i had set out for him.He played with every toy, furry mice, turbo scratcher, scratching post(with a little nip rubbed in).It seems that this experience was too much for him, so he layed down in the round cat napper i got for him from dr. fosters and smith and promptly went to sleep!!! hes snoozing while i type…… Does the above first time bring home your kitten sound normal to everyone? or should my furball acting different?

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– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> After what seemed like an eternity i finally got to bring home my new > 8 week old kitten.He doesnt have a name yet, hes a grey/brown tabby > with white paws on all four.As soon as i put him in the cat carier he > cried and cried loudly, at times he stuck his paws thru the grate and > tried to snag my coat while i was driving. When he actually got to his > new home he stoped crying and checked out his surroundings. > after five to ten minutes he actually started drinking lots of water > and ate a little nutro max that i had set out for him.He played with > every toy, furry mice, turbo scratcher, scratching post(with a little > nip rubbed in).It seems that this experience was too much for him, > so he layed down in the round cat napper i got for him from dr. > fosters and smith and promptly went to sleep!!! hes snoozing > while i type…… > Does the above first time bring home your kitten sound normal to > everyone? or should my furball acting different?

This sounds pretty normal to me.  A new kitten will exhaust himself by all the exploring he needs to do.  Just make sure you have checked around your house for dangerous things.  First, leave the lid on the toilet shut all the time.  Make sure any loose cords you have on window blinds are tucked up into the top of the blinds so he can’t get tangled and choke.  Go around the house and check things you would if you had a crawling baby around. Cleaning solutions and things like that should be locked away from kitty.  Electrical cords should be hidden or inserted into those tubes they have for such things.  Just try to look for common sense things that kitty might get into.  Congratulations on your new baby! Eva

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One of the kitties I had in the US was the same way. She came home, had a look around, checked out her toys, stared at the other cats and then went to bed. I think it is a good sign that your kitten has made himself at home so quickly! Meg – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – > After what seemed like an eternity i finally got to bring home my new > 8 week old kitten.He doesnt have a name yet, hes a grey/brown tabby > with white paws on all four.As soon as i put him in the cat carier he > cried and cried loudly, at times he stuck his paws thru the grate and > tried to snag my coat while i was driving. When he actually got to his > new home he stoped crying and checked out his surroundings. > after five to ten minutes he actually started drinking lots of water > and ate a little nutro max that i had set out for him.He played with > every toy, furry mice, turbo scratcher, scratching post(with a little > nip rubbed in).It seems that this experience was too much for him, > so he layed down in the round cat napper i got for him from dr. > fosters and smith and promptly went to sleep!!! hes snoozing > while i type…… > Does the above first time bring home your kitten sound normal to > everyone? or should my furball acting different?

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- Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – > After what seemed like an eternity i finally got to bring home my new > 8 week old kitten.He doesnt have a name yet, hes a grey/brown tabby > with white paws on all four.As soon as i put him in the cat carier he > cried and cried loudly, at times he stuck his paws thru the grate and > tried to snag my coat while i was driving. When he actually got to his > new home he stoped crying and checked out his surroundings. > after five to ten minutes he actually started drinking lots of water > and ate a little nutro max that i had set out for him.He played with > every toy, furry mice, turbo scratcher, scratching post(with a little > nip rubbed in).It seems that this experience was too much for him, > so he layed down in the round cat napper i got for him from dr. > fosters and smith and promptly went to sleep!!! hes snoozing > while i type…… > Does the above first time bring home your kitten sound normal to > everyone? or should my furball acting different?

Sounds normal to me.  They are like little kids – run and play and have lots of energy and then SUDDENLY they’re comatose!  My mother’s newest kitten even laid down for a nap at his water bowl. BTW, if you don’t want the kitten to sleep with you, you’d better establish a sleeping place for him right away.  They are creatures of habit just like we are, and once they’ve started sleeping with you, they will not want to sleep anywhere else. Paula

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: Sounds normal to me.  They are like little kids – run and play and have lots : of energy and then SUDDENLY they’re comatose!  My mother’s newest kitten : even laid down for a nap at his water bowl. I’d never had kittens before I brought my current two home from the shelter.  One night during the first week I had this moment of panic because I thought that somehow inadvertantly I’d killed them!  I fed them dinner, they played a bit, and then they just sort of fell over in their tracks.  What could have happened!?  After a very scary moment I noticed that their little sides were going up and down.  They’d just fallen asleep!  *Whew!* Kittens don’t mess around.  When it’s time to do something, they do it! Priscilla — Zone 6 urban gardener, backyard birder and adoptive mom to: Caley    (little polydactyl calico sweetie, loves to hunt bugs or groom anyone) Benjamin (skittish MH tuxedo boy with a big plumy tail, my Prince Charming)

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After what seemed like an eternity i finally got to bring home my new 8 week old kitten.He doesnt have a name yet, hes a grey/brown tabby with white paws on all four.As soon as i put him in the cat carier he cried and cried loudly, at times he stuck his paws thru the grate and tried to snag my coat while i was driving. When he actually got to his new home he stoped crying and checked out his surroundings. after five to ten minutes he actually started drinking lots of water and ate a little nutro max that i had set out for him.He played with every toy, furry mice, turbo scratcher, scratching post(with a little nip rubbed in).It seems that this experience was too much for him, so he layed down in the round cat napper i got for him from dr. fosters and smith and promptly went to sleep!!! hes snoozing while i type…… Does the above first time bring home your kitten sound normal to everyone? or should my furball acting different?

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