Dear George,I’m completely confused! This morning I woke-up in a little quirky noise or maybe it was giggling? I don’t know! All I know is that I woke up suddenly and what did I see? This little human kitten staring at me and trying to reach me (as you can see in the picture)! Hm! Who WAS he in the first place? And how did he get into my house?
Groggy and confused I looked around to make sure that I was still in my house and yes, my humans were around. So, who could he be and how did he get into my house? Definitely he wasn’t a rescue – too well dressed and fed! I heard my humans saying something about a plane! George, I don’t know what a plane is or if it can bring babies, but I was under the impression that it was the stork that brings the babies! But, we live in the 21st Century and maybe the planes (whatever they are) are bringing babies now.
Anyway, my dilemma is: should I adopt the human kitten and make him one of my own or just ignore him? I have to admit that I like him – he’s soft and smells good. I rubbed against him and I rubbed his belly – he was giggling and giving me big kisses. George, what do I do?
Zoe
Dear Zoe,
Don't panic! You just have to make allowances for their clumsiness and the way they lag behind feline kittens. Our kittens grow up in about 8-12 weeks. They can manage their own toilets, wash themselves and feed themselves well within that period. Human kittens remain helpless much longer. They are - I have to say it - very slow compared with our feline kittens.
That doesn't mean they can't be trained. I can see from the photo that you have made a good start in teaching him that he must ask permission before he touches you. Your paw is ready for a quick pain-free swat and your ears are back. Yes, the sheer size of these slow developers is worrying as is their pathetic clumsiness and lack of gracefulness compared with a true kitten. But it is not their fault.
Just put the normal training programme into being. Calm gentle behaviour is rewarded by rubbing and closeness. Excited or rough behaviour earns either a tap from the paw or (better still) you remove yourself altogether. Getting high up, where the human kitten cannot reach you, will ensure some peace and quiet during the day.
And yes they do smell good!
Yours
George
George, don't underestimate humans my friend. I agree with you that they are usually quite slow but, on the same token....some are quite shrewd. They realize that we have far better parental skills and they place their kittens in our dens like the cuckoo birds! After we train their kittens all survival skills, mousing, hunting, etc. they claim them back and try to get credit for well behaved human kittens. Phew.
ReplyDeleteDiego
Dear Zoe, I know exactly what do you mean. Yes, they smell good. I got one and he thinks he is mine:-)
ReplyDeleteTricksy
Zoe, they smell good ...but they can eat your food too! Keep your guard up!
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Minnie
They might smell good but they are too noisy! Zoe, just be nice for few days and enjoy him - he won't stay long! When human kitten come by planes they are just visiting not staying (which is wonderful)! A plane will take him back to his house! I know a bit about planes as I'm a traveler :-)
ReplyDeleteTom
Oh dear! Minnie is right....by his looks....he might eat your food :-)
ReplyDeleteShumba
Chubby kid! Hide the food :-)))
ReplyDeleteFrederico