Calling cat owners...

[ashbridemd]

So my mom's outdoor cat had kittens. She had given away all the others and was going to take this one to the shelter, so we decided to take him as an early birthday present for Kenzie. We figure she is getting old enough to start learning how to care for a pet.

He is the sweetest little thing. We made sure to check him for fleas. ticks, mites, etc...He was all clean. We brought him home and bathed him in Dawn and just let him explore. He has taken to the litter box right away, and has taken to being indoor like a champ.

My question is, do you think he is going to be long haired? He is extremely fuzzy, and his tail seems to have really long hair. If he's going to be long haired I want to invest in some good grooming tools and probably a new vacuum because I can't stand hair all over the sofas.

[jennysmitten]

I love him. He looks like he will be fluffy, but not long haired.

[lilafowler]

Ash bride?

[nsl]

My guess is short hair (which can get pretty long, actually), but it's seriously been almost 30 years since I last adopted a kitten. All of my adult adoptees have been short-hairs, and they shed like a mofo, so I'd invest in those grooming tools anyway.

[starburst604]

So cute! My guess is no on long hair. My kitten was fluffier than him at that age and I'm still not quite convinced he's a long hair (4 months old now). Kittens are usually pretty fuzzy when they're very small.

[Nonny]

He looks fluffy, but not longhaired to me.

Most kittens have a bit of fluff to them. Also, most cats shed, even shorthaired ones, so you'll want a brush anyway. I had a shorthaired calico that used to blow her coat out like a dog. It was so much fur everywhere.

[ashbridemd]

Thanks! He is a total sweetie. I'm glad it's looking like he will be a DSH. We are still trying to think of a proper name. For now we are just calling him "boo boo".

[Deleted]

It looks like a short haired cat.

They are fluffy at first, give it a few months

[blanca]

I'm not sure but he's adorable!!

[ashbridemd]

Jul 15, 2014 20:05:15 GMT -5 toledo said:

Tell your mom to her outdoor cat (god help me) spayed, for fuck's sake.

Trust me....It goes in one ear and out the other. This is a 3rd generation cat. She WANTS them to keep breeding. It's ridiculous. Her neighbors have called animal control more times than I can count. She just pays the fines. She is legit a crazy cat lady.

[lilafowler]

Jul 15, 2014 20:05:15 GMT -5 toledo said:

Tell your mom to get her outdoor cat (god help me) spayed, for fuck's sake.

Do you always have to be so vague?

[montereybride]

Jul 15, 2014 20:02:05 GMT -5 lilafowler said:

Ash bride?

Are your spidey senses tingling? Because my spidey senses are tingling like whoa.

I also haven't read the rest of the post. Maybe I do that now, eh?

[montereybride]

Jul 15, 2014 20:06:37 GMT -5 lilafowler said:

Jul 15, 2014 20:05:15 GMT -5 toledo said:

Tell your mom to get her outdoor cat (god help me) spayed, for fuck's sake.

Do you always have to be so vague?

fucking SNORT!

[Deleted]

Well you'll be getting the kitten spayed, right?

Have your mom's cat secretly spayed at a low cost clinic.

[Deleted]

Adorable! He doesn't look like a long hair to me. We have a medium hair and it ways very clearly much longer then that when we adopted him at about the same age.

[ashbridemd]

What can I say? That was some epic drama. It just felt right to post something.

[montereybride]

Jul 15, 2014 20:10:38 GMT -5 toledo said:

She showed up the other day, guys. Crawled out of the woodwork COMPLETELY COINCIDENTALLY while shit was going down.

Just like some others. **Cough, cough**

Ok, so here's the thing.. I resist the urge to be all fangirl about you almost daily because I don't wanna come off as weird and shit.

But I don't know how much longer I can reign this shit in because you are the tits and smart and hilarious and stuff.

[Lilac]

Our cat has medium length hair and sheds allllllll over the place. all the time. I highly recommend the furminator, too! It's expensive, but works SO well.

[ashbridemd]

Jul 15, 2014 20:13:28 GMT -5 @amoosed said:

Well you'll be getting the kitten spayed, right?

Have your mom's cat secretly spayed at a low cost clinic.

Most definitely.

I wouldn't be able to get close enough to the cat to get it to a vet. She likes no one but my mother.

[montereybride]

Jul 15, 2014 20:16:24 GMT -5 toledo said:

Jul 15, 2014 20:14:29 GMT -5 montereybride said:

Ok, so here's the thing.. I resist the urge to be all fangirl about you almost daily because I don't wanna come off as weird and shit.

But I don't know how much longer I can reign this shit in because you are the tits and smart and hilarious and stuff.

.....you're not gonna rip my spanx off, are you?

Not on the first date.

[thatgirl2478]

If you have any kind of upholstery, forget the vacuum and invest in one of these :

www.simplygoodstuff.com/rubber_brush.htm

They are WAY better than vacuums on furniture.

[cheeseandcrackers]

Ugh..

[foundmylazybum]

Jul 15, 2014 20:06:34 GMT -5 ashbridemd said:

Jul 15, 2014 20:05:15 GMT -5 toledo said:

Tell your mom to her outdoor cat (god help me) spayed, for fuck's sake.

Trust me....It goes in one ear and out the other. This is a 3rd generation cat. She WANTS them to keep breeding. It's ridiculous. Her neighbors have called animal control more times than I can count. She just pays the fines. She is legit a crazy cat lady.

Aw. Isn't cute how her cat keeps having these kittens--and she can't always find them homes...so she has to take them to the overcrowded shelter, where they get killed?

How adorbs.  Your mom is an idiot.

[ashbridemd]

Jul 15, 2014 20:57:50 GMT -5 foundmylazybum said:

Jul 15, 2014 20:06:34 GMT -5 ashbridemd said:

Trust me....It goes in one ear and out the other. This is a 3rd generation cat. She WANTS them to keep breeding. It's ridiculous. Her neighbors have called animal control more times than I can count. She just pays the fines. She is legit a crazy cat lady.

Aw. Isn't cute how her cat keeps having these kittens--and she can't always find them homes...so she has to take them to the overcrowded shelter, where they get killed?

How adorbs.  Your mom is an idiot.

Was this supposed to hurt my feelings? LOL. I agree with you wholeheartedly. My mother is a whackadoo when it comes to this.

[olegregg]

Jul 15, 2014 20:11:22 GMT -5 montereybride said:

Jul 15, 2014 20:06:37 GMT -5 lilafowler said:

Do you always have to be so vague?

fucking SNORT!

My boob hit "like" for this post, but FTR, I still like it.

[lpcats]

I'll play along and answer your question. It's definitely a short hair. When they're little their hair seems very fluffy but by the age they are you can tell what it is and that's definitely a short hair.

[SKP82]

Jul 15, 2014 21:21:25 GMT -5 tators said:

Jul 15, 2014 20:10:38 GMT -5 toledo said:

She showed up the other day, guys. Crawled out of the woodwork COMPLETELY COINCIDENTALLY while shit was going down.

Just like some others. **Cough, cough**

what does this mean? Trixie?

I'm wondering this as well.