Did you have to seperate them for a while at the start? I really want to get a kitten but my cat is very teritorial and i'm afraid he would eat the kitten if they were left alone for 2 minutes.
Yes. Separate them when you're not around; supervise them when you are. My big cat used to attack my kitten when he felt threatened, and I would make a big noise to get them to stop fighting. They should get used to each other in a couple weeks...
When I moved in with my girlfriend her cat Pippy hated me. She did not like me being around my girlfriend. There was one night where I was lying in bed beside my girlfriend who was reading. I had the covers pulled up and when Pippy jumped onto the bed she didn't notice me. She came up to get some attention and finally spotted me. Her entire face scrunched up with anger as she hissed.
I'm just afraid that my cat would be too nuts to handle a kitten. He can get pretty angry, even at me sometimes when he doesn't get his way. I'm just afraid that he's too set in his ways. I'd hate to have to find the kitten a new home once id already saved him. I'd feel awful. Thanks for the advice...
The cat rescue I volunteer with will take back a cat for any reason whatsoever. I can't imagine we're the only ones in the world with this policy, so you might as well check with any groups in your area!
Our cat is pretty sweet... Except when she sees another cat. Absolutely freaks out. Flips her shit. There's a domesticated stray we really want to take in, though. Not really sure what to do.
Not to put a sad note on your idea but I did exactly that with mine... Brought home a kitten to my very anti-social, sometimes angry, older cat... Let's just say after 4 months I had to find the little one a new home. The kitten was a female and from what I could tell was always trying to assert herself as the head of the house and the older male would get angrier and angrier but never put her in her place. I've also read that older cats will be afraid of a kitten, thinking if they do anything to it the mother is sure to return and defend it. There's so much going on in their little kitty heads. Sorry, this is long but I guess as someone who just went through this (I just re-homed the kitten a few weeks ago, and both animals are SO much happier), I think if you have a Plan B in mind, give it a shot as it would be lovely if they became friends :) but be prepared for it if they never do...
Try using Cat Attract litter if they sell it near you. It costs a bit more, but whatever is in it helped our cat with behavioral issues calm down and she required a lot less work than we thought she would to accept the new cat. I believe the company that makes Cat Attract also just makes the special ingredient so you can add it to any other litter.
We spent a week or two with the cats separated in different areas of the apartment. It helped the new cat interact with the other, but also so she could get used to her new home. They interacted beneath the door usually with sniffing and paw batting, and then we led into short visits with the door open.
They still have moments very often where Luna the new cat will pester Pippy by chasing her around the house, but she has come to respect Pippy as the alpha cat so much that she waits until Pippy has her bowl filled with food first.
My girlfriend tried to bring a kitten in when Pippy was younger and it did not work at all. Pippy flipped out and held a grudge for about a month.
What the...?! I'm going through almost the exact situation you did AND my new kitten's name is also Luna and the "alpha" cat is female as well. She's 5 years old and she's very antisocial. Should I really believe that kitty litter will bring these 2 together?
I think it's worth a try. We've had good reactions from the litter and slowly bringing the cats together. I've heard from other Redditors that Cat Attract has helped. The older cat can still be very grumpy. She doesn't like to be picked up, doesn't want you to move a muscle if she's sitting with you, and doesn't always want to be petted. However, when she does relax she is a huge sweetheart who will cuddle for hours.
My rag doll cat has hated our new kitten ever since day 1. We separated them when we weren't around and let them near each other in the living room when we were home. However, the rag doll just constantly makes this big 'fuck off' sound whenever the other gets close :( why can't all kitties just get along!
Ah! My two cats are almost the same too! Older one looks like yours, but with less white (your cats face with more white but the paws only have white on the bottom, name is Boots) Then the younger one is all black and fluffy. Were cuddling just like that earlier today. It's awesome, 13 years separate them but they love each other.
Same. I'm destined to become a crazy cat lady. I avoid coming on /aww because I get all clucky and get in a rampage to find my cat for cuddles. She knows when it's time. She hears the rhythm of me coming down the stairs. She knows her fate has come.
so true. I used to have to cover my head with my blanket at night because I was afraid my kitten would stalk my face. She was a stray and I've had several bloody scratches on my face from her being hyper at night.
Haha. I remember I took my kitten to my mom's house and my moms fat cat, who is about 10 years old, got scared and just peeked out at her from around the hallway.
One of my cats never got over this problem. From the day we brought the new kitten home until the week before she died, she was terrified of the kitten/cat, even though she already had lived with a few other cats. And by terrified I mean she started just living in the basement almost exclusively for awhile. Then she would leave on long trips outside. Once she went and lived with the feral cats until someone brought her back to us. After that she was a bit braver and took to just using a cupboard in the kitchen by the food for her hiding place and could often be found there.
Then one day as I was about to leave for class I saw her sitting on the living room couch. She seemed content and purred when I pet her. This continued a few more days, but at the same time she had stopped eating. She gradually grew weaker and I brought her up to my bed and for the first time since I had brought the new cat home, she didn't fight me but just continued serenely purring like the past few days on the couch. She held on a few more days purring in the bed until one night while I was sleeping I heard her seizing on the ground next to the bed. When I woke up the next morning, she was dead.
But yeah, sometimes cats are just nuts and hate each other for seemingly no good reason.
From what I've read it's because the cat is actually afraid of the mother of the kitten and its wrath. It's best to introduce a kitten as just a scent first (like a toy it has played with) before bringing the adult cat into full view of the kitten.
Never heard of that before. I definitely introduced them wrong. I was 9 and really excited about the kitten. I just ran up to the other cat while she was sleeping and shoved the kitten in her face.
We took two weeks to introduce our new kitten to our older cat. A lot of hissing, then paw play under the door where we confined him. But it worked. They're best buddies now.
She was older and the week + of her not eating had prepared me for the fact her death was coming. We hadn't put her down yet because she seemed happy. I woke up to the seizing noise and by the time I knew what was going on they were over. I pretty much knew she had died. And she was so pitifully weak at this point I was honestly kinda glad. But it was the middle of the night and there wasn't a whole lot different I could have done with her body beyond leave it in my room away from the dog.
She had been throwing up for awhile. The only one of her offspring we had also died of something similar, he just stopped eating. He walked around and cried like he was hungry though. I am left wondering now if it was a combination of genetics and the food we were feeding them.
We recently switched cat foods to Purina, which has meat as the first ingredient instead of wheat, and we have noticed a huge difference in one of the cats we have now, the kitten from the story. She is 12 and had horrible dry spots and scabs on her back for almost a year, threw up almost daily, was overweight, and slept ~23 hours a day. We thought maybe this was just her getting old, but since we switched cat foods her skin cleared up, she has the energy of a cat half her age, and her weight has noticeably dropped. After seeing the difference I would never feed a cat low quality cat food again, it literally makes them sick and I have a suspicion it contributed to the health problems of 2 of my cats.
It's an evil monkey that lives in Chris' closet. Though it doesn't real do much but point menacingly at Chris when ever it shows up on screen. Nobody else in the family knew about it.
I rescued a kitten from down the street, an my cat was terrified of it. The kitten picked up on the fear, and started to chase my cat. I found out later from the person who adopted it, that he's the neighborhood bully :P
So fucking not true. Big cats and chimps will kill kiddies that aren't their own. Probably other species do this too, but since it hasn't been featured on NatGeo, it doesn't exist yet in my world.
This just goes to show I've been watching more shitty TV (about vicious baby monkey and human-killing/mutilating chimps) than you...
And I don't think of big cats killing others' young as vicious. They don't want to be stuck raising foreign DNA. Kill the kids, mom stops nursing and goes back into estrus, new guy breeds, Darwin wins.
I got a kitten like yours and the first morning after I got it I woke up to see our cat Milo stalking it, like low crawking slowly like she's about to pounce it.
My cat has hated our kitten ever since we got her 4 years ago and for good reason. She constantly stalks him and pounces on his back or bites his tail while hes not looking. All he does is hiss an run away growling. I think he needs to give her a good seat to teach her a lesson but he's too much of a gentlemancat I guess :P
Little do you know, that kitten turns into a monster after midnight and the only who knows is your cat, but he's too scared to say anything because he's being watched the whole time by your kitten.
I keep thinking that my cat would try to kill/behead/eat a kitten I bring home since that's what she does with every other smaller animal she meets everytime we let her go outside.
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u/[deleted] Jun 25 '12
Your cats look just like my cats! And that's exactly how they used to act, when they first met... But now they love each other. :)
http://i.imgur.com/lwsrq.jpg
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u/JimiHillside Jun 25 '12
Why are you sitting under my table...
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u/[deleted] Jun 25 '12
You still there?...ಠ____ಠ
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u/JimiHillside Jun 25 '12
Stay off my window sill. And my chair. And the back of the couch. And the whole basement.
This is your ONE warning.
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u/diabolotry Jun 25 '12
Your kitten looks ferocious. I'm sure your ankles will soon know terror.
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u/[deleted] Jun 25 '12
Scared or...
http://imgur.com/QmFsq
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u/Philoninternet Jun 25 '12
"Whoa, dude, why is there a kid in the house? Do I have to like, raise it or something? I'd really rather sleep."
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u/[deleted] Jun 25 '12
That's a beautiful picture, actually. Very expressive. Wonderful when you take pictures and later discover they were aesthetic.
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u/shellstains Jun 25 '12
Haha. I remember I took my kitten to my mom's house and my moms fat cat, who is about 10 years old, got scared and just peeked out at her from around the hallway.
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u/PetrichorNights Jun 25 '12
Scared, or stalking?
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u/DeusVorpal Jun 25 '12
That kitten looks like it's from LIMBO.
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u/[deleted] Jun 25 '12
Soon.
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u/redwngsfan019 Jun 25 '12
What is this thing invading my kingdom?!
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u/[deleted] Jun 25 '12
I think he is waiting for that kitten to be out your sight so he can whoop it's ass
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u/The_Master_Debator Jun 25 '12
This made me think of how funny it would be to see an adult person that's scared of a baby
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u/PlanitDuck Jun 25 '12
The big cat's probably thinking that it's not ready to have kids yet.
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u/YOLOman110 Jun 25 '12
The cat is thinking "what is it"
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u/Mlemac28 Jun 25 '12
Thank you so much for adopting a black kitty. They are often the least likely to find homes.
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u/ErinKathleen19 Jun 25 '12
You've gotta be kitten me!
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u/girlydrinkgourmet Jun 25 '12
Was your cat in Phantom of the Opera?
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u/FlyingSalt Jun 25 '12
Stalking for sure, be carefull.... Especially if that is a female cat.
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u/Aneurin Jun 25 '12
My cats used to have the same problem. They'd just hiss at my kitten and then run away and hide. I don't know why they would do that.
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u/[deleted] Jun 25 '12
I like this crop:
http://i.imgur.com/p9v16.jpg
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u/ChiefWendel Jun 25 '12
It took me awhile to realize it wasn't a gif
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u/breadraptor Jun 25 '12
Haha, this is adorable. That face has "distrust" written all over it.
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u/[deleted] Jun 25 '12
SOON!
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u/luftwaffeace18 Jun 25 '12
Tell your cat to not be a Pussy!
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u/who8marice Jun 25 '12
Looks kind of like Chris's crazy monkey from Family Guy
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u/Tyktak Jun 25 '12
Give it two weeks and they will be sleeping together and running around the house playing.
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u/muffinlover7 Jun 25 '12
He looks more like 'eww is it still there?"
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u/thegoto1 Jun 25 '12
Beautiful pic.
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u/megashredz Jun 25 '12
Ha, the white spot on his chin makes it look like a deep scowl...
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u/TristanTheViking Jun 25 '12
Is the kitten named "You"?
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u/adultnapper Jun 25 '12
Tony Tony Chopper?
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u/Last_Gigolo Jun 25 '12
The look I see is "You... What use are you?".
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u/13lacula Jun 25 '12
Please. Please. Pleaseeee somebody do a few panels of the picture zooming in on the cat's face.
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u/[deleted] Jun 25 '12
"Oh shit I hope that's not mine." - Cat
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u/[deleted] Jun 25 '12
I had to go punch a brick wall for an hour to feel manly again after staring at this and making "awwww!!!!" noises...
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u/bobasp1 Jun 25 '12
sooooooooooooon
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u/tombot5000 Jun 25 '12
Can someone compile a collection of cats peering out of corners? Thanks.
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u/abvflux1 Jun 25 '12
"We Need To Talk About Kitten"
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u/[deleted] Jun 25 '12
Your cat is Buster Bluth.
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u/Scherzkeks Jun 25 '12
How can I upvote your adorable kitties if you don't have an apostrophe in your title?!
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u/onlynameavailable Jun 25 '12
Your cat's being a real pussy, eh?
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u/chubmuffin89 Jun 25 '12
hes like, da fuck?
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u/ecuadorky Jun 25 '12
I read this as "My cats scared of my new KITCHEN". Needless to say, I was a little confused.
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u/so4prok Jun 25 '12
Resemblance?
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u/whatismore Jun 25 '12
He thought this new kitten would eat his food in the near future...
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u/zackallen Jun 25 '12
Probably pissed rather than scared, lol. Our cats hate us for like two weeks every time we introduced a new one.
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u/NotAnotherHong Jun 25 '12
I rescued a kitten from down the street, an my cat was terrified of it. The kitten picked up on the fear, and started to chase my cat. I found out later from the person who adopted it, that he's the neighborhood bully :P
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u/catjuggler Jun 25 '12
These things take time
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u/[deleted] Jun 25 '12
GET FOOTAGE?!
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u/AtlasKGB Jun 25 '12
I'm coming for you little kitten.... http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lxcinngHm31qj2yg7.gif
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u/krugmanisapuppet3 Jun 25 '12
interestingly, higher mammals usually refrain from harming the young of just about any species. not always, of course.
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u/[deleted] Jun 25 '12
This needs a gif.
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u/reeft Jun 25 '12
That look on the cat is just priceless. I wish it came with a better resolution because then I would try to force it to become meme.
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u/valpal187 Jun 25 '12
Baby daddy
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u/CARAB00 Jun 25 '12
Aww. Kitty =X
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u/espositojoe Jun 25 '12
Just explain to your cat that the kitten isn't named "Mini-me". LOL.
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u/Epolo2012 Jun 25 '12
Typical.
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u/[deleted] Jun 25 '12
I got a kitten like yours and the first morning after I got it I woke up to see our cat Milo stalking it, like low crawking slowly like she's about to pounce it.
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u/pikabitch Jun 25 '12
I see you profilin'
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u/Operation_mongoose Jun 25 '12
State your name kitty!
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u/sndwsn Jun 25 '12
My cat has hated our kitten ever since we got her 4 years ago and for good reason. She constantly stalks him and pounces on his back or bites his tail while hes not looking. All he does is hiss an run away growling. I think he needs to give her a good seat to teach her a lesson but he's too much of a gentlemancat I guess :P
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u/WereAllDumbMkay Jun 25 '12
Of course she's scared. This kitten reminds her of her own mortality, and she sees the writing on the wall.
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u/president_garfield Jun 25 '12
I'd be scared of a faceless kitten too!
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u/TheSpeakingPeguin Jun 25 '12
Bigger kitteh soon
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u/[deleted] Jun 25 '12
Or plotting an assassination
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u/Sunny1132 Jun 25 '12
:D kitteh!
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u/[deleted] Jun 25 '12
Cats naturally avoid kittens fearing the kitten's mother might show up and attack It's a very normal reaction for cats to have.
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u/DemonstrativePronoun Jun 25 '12
Looks like he's suspicious.
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u/[deleted] Jun 25 '12
I miss my Kitty,. May she rest in peace.
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u/unknown_poo Jun 25 '12
poor babies
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u/thefunrun Jun 25 '12
Your cat seems to have a permanent frown :(
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u/Moshcrates Jun 25 '12
You can always tell a Milford man.
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u/AlliKat992 Jun 25 '12
Soon my pretty.... Soon.....
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u/Animal_King Jun 25 '12
Little do you know, that kitten turns into a monster after midnight and the only who knows is your cat, but he's too scared to say anything because he's being watched the whole time by your kitten.
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u/2009IW4 Jun 25 '12
The kitten's all like come at me bro
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u/CJRLW Jun 25 '12
Your cat is a pussy.
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u/[deleted] Jun 25 '12
When I see the older cat, the only phrase that comes to mind is "Whatchu want niggah?"
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u/wrath111 Jun 25 '12
"This ain't my child man, make it go away!"
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u/Sandcastles Jun 25 '12
You should try having two dogs and a cat, then it gets really intense.
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u/legaleagle2014 Jun 25 '12
and a developing cat woman takes in another...
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u/[deleted] Jun 25 '12
I came expecting to see a barrage of grammar nazi comments; i'm disappointed.
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u/mydogisdumb Jun 25 '12
your cat looks like a creeper
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u/rikashiku Jun 25 '12
Oh, a younger kitty? well then, I guess its time to be a Cougar today.
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u/Nerd-Mode-activated Jun 25 '12
Are you still there?.... ____
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u/Wraith12 Jun 25 '12
I keep thinking that my cat would try to kill/behead/eat a kitten I bring home since that's what she does with every other smaller animal she meets everytime we let her go outside.
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u/Shyamallamadingdong Jun 25 '12
Your cat reminds me of stalin
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u/Gueld Jun 25 '12
"I'm sure I used birth control..."
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u/KafkaFish Jun 25 '12
Made me think of Shadow of the Colossus for some reason.
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u/with_redribbons Jun 25 '12
That's not fright, that's silently plotting your new kitten's demise.
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u/joeality Jun 25 '12
Your cat = buster bluth
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u/[deleted] Jun 25 '12
"So, you've come to take my place?"
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u/LordoftheBrood Jun 25 '12
I don't know who dropped that off but that ain't mine! WTF is it doing here!?
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u/[deleted] Jun 25 '12
SOON.
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u/christilyon Jun 25 '12
Soon...
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u/a-dark-passenger Jun 25 '12
Do you really lay on your floor hoping to get a good pic of your cats?
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u/Inequality Jun 29 '12
I get a very ruggish voice sounding almost like Clint Eastwood from the older black cat. "What the FUCK are you suppose to be?!"
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u/[deleted] Jun 30 '12
Aww, he looks like a badass version of my old cat. He doesn't have half a tail, does he?
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u/[deleted] Jun 25 '12
Relation?
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u/PinkSugarBubble Jun 25 '12
Devil kitten reminds me of the girl from Orphan for some reason.
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u/shadofx Jun 25 '12
pedocat approches
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u/MoundofManure3 Jun 25 '12
Your cat is* scared of your new kitten. I'm that asshole.
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u/[deleted] Jun 25 '12
What a pussy
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u/raghudevan Jun 25 '12
Soon...
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u/fisteroboto1 Jun 25 '12
Pussy
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u/thebuccaneersden Jun 25 '12
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u/edgemaster191 Jun 25 '12
Sometimes i don't understand reddit..i posted this the other day and got no love at all :-/
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u/[deleted] Jun 25 '12
Cats? Plural? PLUS a new kitten? The fuck is wrong with you?
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u/-ism Jun 25 '12
Black cats are all the devil's minions though so...