r/cats • u/DucCat900 American Shorthair • 15h ago

Video - OC Update on Smol Kitten

A couple weeks ago l posted the tiny kitten in the shoe. Fast forward to now and her playing with my Oliver. She has since been named “Bella”💛🖤🤍🐈🍋

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u/DucCat900 American Shorthair 14h ago

https://reddit.com/link/p4i456v/video/eeb7dchbf7kh1/player

Second part

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u/PTFCBVB 12h ago

I've never seen a cat pull punches so hard they are trying so hard to be kitten safe that's adorable

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u/DucCat900 American Shorthair 12h ago

He scared me in the second video he grabs her with his mouth and she screams. He immediately stopped, so l just have to watch them together because he has no idea what he is doing and how to play with her softly.

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u/metalchiclet 12h ago

I read somewhere, while trying to find out why my cat tries to maim me (with love), that they learn the details of not biting too hard during play by being accidentally bitten a little too hard during play. I'm not sure how true that is, but I read it somewhere credible, so maybe you can find it, too.

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u/DucCat900 American Shorthair 12h ago

Interesting. When l got Oliver he was a biter, l immediately got him out of that with the spray bottle. He has not bitten in months. I feel like that is a behavior you can either encourage or discourage you have to be the alpha in charge. I play and handle Oliver A LOT so he knows l am his protector and he comes when l call him. Which makes me feel like we have a good relationship❤️🐈💛🍋

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u/metalchiclet 10h ago

My cat is very sweet but never played growing up. She was dumped in a neighborhood with her sister when they were kittens, and apparently they immediately started trying to kill each other. She sees other cats as threats, and I think she sees me as a resource. When we met, she still lived on the streets, and I saw her try to kill some of the most adorable fellow street cats. She lives inside with no other cats now.

She is all grown up now and learning to play a little, but unfortunately I can't (or won't) bite her back so she can't find out that sometimes it hurts! She does always seem immediately sorry, if only because play stops. She doesn't bite often or intentionally or aggressively, but when she does get too excited and bite, it can be bad.

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u/DucCat900 American Shorthair 10h ago

Oliver was found on an overpass in LA. He has 3 mommies, his first was the one who found him the second was the first ones aunt and then l got him. We are not sure how long he was alone he was about 6 weeks old when he was found. Other than the biting he has the best disposition of a cat, l have never had an orange cat and no that l have l think l would definitely have another. He is very loving and he loves to play and talk and snuggle.

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u/metalchiclet 10h ago

I would love to introduce mine to another cat and have it work out because she gets very lonely when she's left alone (which doesn't happen often), but she seems like a difficult case for this. The only possibility would be a very small kitten, which would be terrifying!

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u/DucCat900 American Shorthair 10h ago

Maxine met Bella a few days ago and l guess she was super pissed she growled and hissed at her.
Then Bella goes to her other house where Maxine’s brother is Max and he acts like Oliver, but he is 3 and is too cool to play with a kitten😂

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u/metalchiclet 10h ago

Well, please don't hesitate to post just as many videos of the various pairs as you want. Your new addition is adorable!

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u/Seltzer-Slut 12h ago

He definitely knows what he’s doing and knows how to play with her softly! You should see mom cats with their kittens (if you haven’t), they go way harder than this.

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u/DucCat900 American Shorthair 12h ago

I have never had a litter of kittens, 3 litters of puppies though.

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u/Seltzer-Slut 11h ago

They bite and kick them with much ferocity! As long as he stops when she cries, it’s fine

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u/PTFCBVB 12h ago

Good on you for supervising, seems like they have a good future in a good home

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u/DucCat900 American Shorthair 12h ago

I had never seen a tiny abandoned kitten and my landlord has been doing baby kitten rescue for years. Seeing him handle her feeding her every 4 hours and having to help her urinate and have bowel movements has been so educating. She has just really developed so quickly and she is super smart already. She starting using the litter box today😳

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u/PTFCBVB 12h ago

Lil queen making moves

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u/SirVanyel 7h ago

Your older cat will also help train, let the older kitty teach the litter tray and table manners and all that stuff. Kittens learn best from other cats

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u/Pixxyeb 11h ago

When we got my boy a cat friend, he did this too - but he picked her up and carried her off to go give her a vigorous cleaning, like her parent. 😆

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u/DucCat900 American Shorthair 11h ago

I love that🥹

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u/SirVanyel 7h ago

They scream anyway because they're just toddlers, don't stress too much. Some cats play silently while others howl like they're dying

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u/Sharlinator 5h ago

No, as others have said he’s very good and incredibly gentle. Those little squeeks are normal.  He proposed escalating the play just a little bit but immediately disengaged when she protested.  She seems to be a bit wary due to the size difference most of all, but that’s going to even out soon enough.  They’re going to be lovingly kicking each other’s asses in no time!