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Leo & Smooch
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Bibi Kivuli Is Lady Shadow in Swahili, and Kimahri Ronso is a lion humanoid character from a final fantasy game who was smaller than all the others but had a very big heart. Kimari in Swahili I think means moonlight.
I found Swahili to be a bit tricky as different translators gave different meanings, but I liked the way they sounded much better than squeaky and clunk. He is outgrowing his squeak but she is still clunking into the walls. All I have to say is "Where are my little love bugs?" and they both come running
Bibi gets crazy chasing any shadows including her own. She has a very feminine way about her and loves to sneak along the side of things thinking she is invisiable.
Kimahri is a sweet, playful kitty during the day but gets really wild at night. His sister is much bigger than him but he gives as good as he gets. Watching them I get the impression that she allows him to "win" quite a bit. She chases him, he chases her. They each stalk and pounce on each other. I keep thinking wow, if I only got one that could have been me getting stalked and chased, lol. I am thankful that they have each other to get some of that energy out.
Bibi is 3.81 lbs at 12 weeks and Kimahri is 3.1 lbs at 10 weeks.
Bibi has started biting hard on her food dish as she is eating. She eats some soft food, then stops and bites the dish hard and then goes back to eating. I am using metal, low sided dishes. Teething maybe?
I found Swahili to be a bit tricky as different translators gave different meanings, but I liked the way they sounded much better than squeaky and clunk. He is outgrowing his squeak but she is still clunking into the walls. All I have to say is "Where are my little love bugs?" and they both come running
Bibi gets crazy chasing any shadows including her own. She has a very feminine way about her and loves to sneak along the side of things thinking she is invisiable.
Kimahri is a sweet, playful kitty during the day but gets really wild at night. His sister is much bigger than him but he gives as good as he gets. Watching them I get the impression that she allows him to "win" quite a bit. She chases him, he chases her. They each stalk and pounce on each other. I keep thinking wow, if I only got one that could have been me getting stalked and chased, lol. I am thankful that they have each other to get some of that energy out.
Bibi is 3.81 lbs at 12 weeks and Kimahri is 3.1 lbs at 10 weeks.
Bibi has started biting hard on her food dish as she is eating. She eats some soft food, then stops and bites the dish hard and then goes back to eating. I am using metal, low sided dishes. Teething maybe?
Could be teething. Could be she is so busy eating, she doesn't notice where the dish ends and the food begins. Are you going to feed raw or incorporate some raw into their diet. If so, you might try adding raw chicken thigh chunks to her food. It could be natural instinct to want to chew. Also, raw bone-in chicken thighs and legs are great for teething and building up good jaw muscle strength.
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Right now I am feeding them innova evo chicken and turkey. Wet twice a day and dry available all day. They eat both with great enthusiasm. How small should I cut the chicken chunks? I think that she could handle a thigh but he might need a little more time. Also they are eating right next to each other and end up in the same dish most of the time. Will giving them each a thigh cause that growly possessive thing? Should I feed them separately if that happens? I have no experience with raw and have always been the type to bleach down my counters and cutting boards. How do you handle kitties running around with raw? Sorry for the probably dumb questions, just no experience and can envision her running up on the bed behind the pillows to protect her "kill", lol.
Cut into 1 to 1.5 inch pieces.
Mine never ran around. They were/are food hogs who stay in place until everything is consumed. If they try to run around with the raw, you can put it on a dish or on a towel. Towel is probably better even though it means an increase in laundry.
When mine were babies, they growled whether they ate alone or with another cat. If you're worried about it, you can feed them in separate crates or put one in a bathroom.
Handle raw and clean up just as you would hande raw for yourself. I use a combination of 1/2 white vinegar and 1/2 peroxide in a spray bottle for cleanup.
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Thanks! Was doing a bit of reading last night but mostly found articles about either what to feed or how to switch an adult cat. I will keep searching later for more info. It will be so much easier once I get them eating in the kitchen as they are still upstairs. And thank you for the vinegar/peroxide. I really didn't like the idea of using bleach or anything so harsh that's not easy to rinse.
I am expanding their space room by room but want to take my time introducing them to my himy. She has been extremely curious smelling and listening to them playing so they took a trip down to the screen porch in their carrier so that she could actually see them through a glass door. She was bug eyed watching them for about 10 minutes then I brought them back up and let her out to sniff. Because of the reflection and distraction they didn't even notice her. I then spent an hour with her giving her tons of attention, treats, and a walk out back. I plan to keep doing this to try and get her to associate seeing them with something good to follow.
Please don't mind my bathroom... we just started remodeling it but now that's on hold until the kittens are older. He is saying "Wait! That white stuff was just here a minute ago!"
I guess he will grow into those ears one of these days
I am expanding their space room by room but want to take my time introducing them to my himy. She has been extremely curious smelling and listening to them playing so they took a trip down to the screen porch in their carrier so that she could actually see them through a glass door. She was bug eyed watching them for about 10 minutes then I brought them back up and let her out to sniff. Because of the reflection and distraction they didn't even notice her. I then spent an hour with her giving her tons of attention, treats, and a walk out back. I plan to keep doing this to try and get her to associate seeing them with something good to follow.
Please don't mind my bathroom... we just started remodeling it but now that's on hold until the kittens are older. He is saying "Wait! That white stuff was just here a minute ago!"
I guess he will grow into those ears one of these days
Thank you for those wonderful videos. Steamrolled and payback were hysterical.
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Love them all. Thanks So adorable.
So adorable.