Never had a kitten before, but i got her from a friend of a friend for free. She is a couple weeks shy of 3 months old and is an absolute sweetheart. No accidents outside the litter box after a week, and she has even let me trim her paws!

She was 2lbs 5ozs when i got her and she is growing well. She’s way less shy than when i got her and has become super curious and playful the past week.

  • FuglyDuck@lemmy.worldEnglish
    5·
    3 months ago

    Whelp, she’s gorgeous and clearly going to be the fun kind of trouble.

    Do me a favor and give her some scrtiches for me? You know the spot she likes.

  • Barbarian@sh.itjust.works
    2·
    3 months ago

    I see you have a scratching post. Excellent! Number one mistake new cat owners make is not having somewhere for the cat to scratch (it’s a physiological need for them), then they get annoyed when the cat scratches their furniture.

    • BakerBagel@midwest.socialOP
      3·
      3 months ago

      She’s got a few scattered around the apartment, as well as some boxes. She still takes the occasional pock ay the carpet or my bedding, but nothing excessive.

      • cheddar@programming.dev
        2·
        3 months ago

        I placed a scratching post next to the couch and bed so that the cat can’t damage the furniture. As of the carpets, they are quite robust and cheap to replace, I’m on the same boat with you. Good thinking!

      • Barbarian@sh.itjust.works
        1·
        3 months ago

        My younger cat needed a lot of convincing to use only the scratching post. Every time I saw her scratching the couch, I’d pick her up and put her in front of the scratching post. Took a few weeks, but we got there. She hasn’t scratched the couch in ~2 years now.