Daisy
Daisy was “picked” from a litter of kittens that were all born in the woods and had never been touched by human hands till she was seven weeks old. The morning after I caught her, she was purring in my arms and since then loves to be held and cuddled and of course loves the kisses… to and from me. My aunt (whose woods she came from) calls me the “cat whisperer”.
~*Sweet Nothings FuzZ*~
I am in love with this picture! She looks so peaceful and sweet!
What a beautiful kitten, and such a nice story to go along with it!!
What a sweetie! We just adopted 2 kittens; a brother (Ike) and sister (Julia) that are about 6 months old. We had to put our 15 year old diabetic tabby named Doodles to sleep a little over a week ago. So of course, the kittens are definitely new to us. The female has been under the bed and the male under the recliner since we brought them home Friday evening. Any suggestions on how to get them out? Or does it just take some time. Thanks!
It does take time but maybe get something like a string or toys that will ‘draw’ them out or some treats to bring them out. Congrats on your new bundles of fuzz! My dad (a history buff)had a cat named Ike, after Eisenhower. Is this the case with yours?
They’ll be out soon.. It just takes time for them to get used to the new noises and scents around them… Toys will help along with soothing words.
I enticed mine out by putting food not too far away from their hidey-hole, sitting very still and speaking very softly about nothing in particular. When they came to eat I ignored them but kept talking. The next food saucer was further into the room, and so on, so that they associated food with an unthreatening voice and a safe eating place. Good luck.
I am sorry about Doodles and it’s sad to think how the new ones are hiding from their greiving new parents–but alas–they will emerge after a few days. Fear not!
When my Arnie died a couple of months ago I stood in the vet’s office crying like a baby (I am 58 years old) The vet assistant said, “Here’s a kleenex Fran.” And she handed me a kitten, upon whom I shed my tears all over her furr. Her name is Kateri, for the Native American Saint, because she brought joy to this sad old Indian woman. (Me) and my other 2 older cats.
She loves water and I have to discourage her from jumping in the tub with me every day. She is my kleenex Kateri fuzz and I adore her.
Lovely story Fran. When I need a good cry, I pick up my “Kleenex” also known as Alfie Underfoot (Sounds kinda First Nation, don’t you think? But he is so named cause he is always underfoot.) He is my sweet orangie, my little love bug!
BTW, nothing wrong with Kateri joining you in the tub! As long as you dry her off well:)
Oh and one more thing, 58 is hardly old!
I have to say, that kittens make the best type of kleenex.
Yes time is the only thing. We adopted twin sisters at 1 year old. It took several weeks before they would not run when we walked into the room they were in. We have had them for 8 months now and they are so friendly! Give the little ones some time and they will come around.
I suggest putting them into a small room where you can corner them to catch them (a bathroom usually works) put food and water and litter box in the room and leave them overnight. THen, catch one of them at a time ( using a towel to guard yourself from scratches and bites) pick them up with just their head out from the towel. NO other distractions, no kids, have the door shut. Just pick up and hold up in your arms or better yet, just sit down in the bathroom and hold the kitten for few minutes ..they will stop hissing…just whisper softly…its ok…your nice soothing voice…when possible, touch, rub on head and side of head…ears…all kitties like that, they just dont know what they have been missing. after doing this each time, give special milk (goats milk or something special for kittens) and then quitly leave them alone…do this few times during waht time you have and each time should get better. the whole house is too much if they are new to you and have never been inside. thats my way…hope it helps.
i think it takes time or maybe you have to go slow at first and give him and her some time to get settled in their new surroundings
It takes time.I put new arrivals ina small room so it is quiet at first.Just have their food,water,litter box available for them and go about your business stooping every so often to offer a kind word.Don’t try to touch them for a while.Feed them their favorite food in your presence so they’ll associate it w/ you and they’ll come out to meet you after a while.And they’ll love you for life.
Their natural curiousity will bring them out eventually. Let them get used to your routine and don’t force it. You might offer some food!
(different Daisy) What a beautiful girl!
Sorry to hear about Doodles, Laurie, but I’m sure the new kittens will help.
A tiger calico! I’m a calico freak, this really makes my day to see such a gorgeous sweetie… you lucky thing! Bless you for taking care of this doll — from a fellow cat whisperer, LOL!
What a little darling Daisy is?!? I love the title “Cat Whisperer”. Maybe your on to something?
A little doll! She looks so cosy. You must be a cat whisperer! According to everything I have read there is a very small window of opportunity for a kitty to became fully socialized. To be a purring lap cat overnight is magical:)
What an adorable kitten! She looks so happy.
Daisy is such a cutie. Love the little spot on her nose. Smooch smooch kiss kiss cuddle cuddle smooch…uh…etc. Bless you Cat Whisperer Mom for taking this sweetie in. Hope the rest of her family got good forever homes too.
Laurie-Sorry to hear about Doodles. Comforting thoughts to you. Thanks for taking in two new little loves. Ike and Julie will come around. I agree with Lynne.
Adorable. Animals give more unconditional love in a week than most humans ever bother to. I feel sorry for those who deny themselves the experience of being its recipient.
Ditto.
well said!
Flower FUZZ
Daisy Duke FUZZ
Yoga kitten!!!! Where’s what when how?
Daisy is a cutie! I have a “patched tabby” like Daisy is…
I hope all the other kittens and mama are all OK.
Just wanted y’all to know. I broke down and let another little feline into my house and heart. Someone abandoned this little dilute tortie in the woods and she was very hungry and relieved when rescued by a friend of a friend. She’s about 10 weeks and a regular purr box.
Resident cat Ollie (all 16 pounds of him) has stopped hyperventilating and swatting her around and they have even started playing together. That’s good, because she screamed like a banshee when I shut her into the bathroom
Bless you Lynne. You are an angel and Ollie is her friend.
YAY!! I am so happy for you Lynne. You know you are in for quite a ride. Tortie’s are famous for their cattitude
Watch Ollie turn into a kitten again:)
I love Torties and have a 13 pound one. They are so loving. Thank you for rescuing her.
awwwwwwwwww what a precious story. i’m so glad your aunt found them. i hope they all went to good furrever homes. Daisy is absolutely adorable. she looks so cozy and sweet
There is just something so special about pinkie paws and Daisy’s are no exception. I hope she brings you as much joy as my Muffins did before she crossed over!
i wish my cat would sleep he CRAZY but hes still a kitten!
Daisy, Daisy,
Give me your answer, do…..
I’m so crazy
Just for the looks of you!!!!
LOL!!
Daisy is adorable. Aren’t all cats? especially torties. I have a tortie named Daisy, also. I can be known as a cat whisperer, too. Cats just gravitate towards me. Hugs & kisses to you Daisy. So glad she had a happy ending to her story.
Poser fuzz! What a cutie and such a great story too! So nice of you to rescue this wonderful kitty.
Daisy looks identical to our patch tabbly, Honey Bear, that for a minute I thought it was her (she is just a doll same as yours). Hope she is lots of fun like our Honey. Our Honey was also an outside born kitten. Her litter was born from a hugh tom and queen, so we thought she would be big. But, she is a petite little girl who rules our house with an iron paw. Bless you for taking her in. Hope the others are ok, too.
what a sweetie! she looks just like my torbie calico Ariel did when she was little. she was found in a beer box with her sister outside my old work. i couldn’t resist her little pink nose, and her sis went home with another lady. have fun with your spunky little girl, she will bring you lots of love and joy.
So sweet. Just love the way she is sleeping. Looks like she is having good dreams. She says she likes belonging to someone and having a forever home. Love her coloring, really pretty.
What an innocent little angel! So wonderful that you were able to rescue this little one from feral-hood! Love her always.
What a beautiful girl! Would ove to kiss her little nose!
I LOVE this picture! She looks so sweet, just the coziest position ever! It’s raining here today and a lap full of Daisy would be just the thing.
What a little snuggleupagus! That’s just the best cuddly cat-face…
Soooo adorable!!! What a sweetheart. So trusting and loving.
Just TOO precious and sweet! The Lord bless you for rescuing this little doll and bless her for just being who she is.
whoopsie daisy!
Daisy is a very sweet girl. I would love to curl up like that.
Yoga Fuzz
Daisy you are a mass of soft paws.
I’m glad you have had such good luck domesticating a feral kitten. Daisy is very cute!
Daisy has such pretty pink and white petals!
How I became a cat lover
It happened in the spring of 1996 when my wife and I along with our youngest two decided to walk along the creek at the back of our property to seee how high the flood waters were from the spring thaw.
We had walked about 200 yards when we heard the distressed cry of a cat, of course this caused us to investigate.
She was clinging to a sapling that was bowed over the swift moving waters.
Having a 5 and 6 year old in tow I had no choice than to rescue the cat (I would have done it anyhow).
So off into the waist deep ice water, hoping that the owner had her declawed.
To my surprise she was very calm and stayed calm all the way back to the house,this was odd as I was at a full run back due to being soaked, (I wanted dry clothes and a warm house).
When my wife and children made it back they were happy to see the cat, my wife noted at this point that I had rescued a pregnant cat who was promptly named Mama Missy.
Now Mama Missy had made herself at home and was well loved by the children, I still didn’t really care it ’s just a cat, to me just another animal to be tended.
Shortly after her arrival she bestowed upon us 4 babies
and about two weeks into nursing she slipped out and never came back.
Of course this leads to bottle feeding the kittens.
she had two gray tux males and to black tux females, they became Known as count tuffy von fluffula, mister snuggles, peeper and pork chop aka piggles.
Somewhere in the past ten years I became a cat lover.
This is evident as last night I buried Mister Snuggles and I havent quit crying yet, I love him and will miss him.
I am sorry for your loss, Brad. I know how difficult it is to lose a beloved pet. They do become a part of our lives and work their way into our hearts. Sometimes it is gradual…but it is always permanent.
darn i hate the sad ending, note that alot of us are now crying with you, you will see your darling at the rainbow bridge……..sending a hug
Very sorry for your loss. Your story is wonderful and brought tears to my eyes at the end. God bless you for saving the mother of the kittens and all the kittens.
Glad you became a cat lover because of what you went through, but, you really became a Rainbow Bridge partner when your Mister Snuggles went there. I’m very sorry for your loss as it sure can devastate your heart when this happens.
Im so sorry about Mister Snuggles…..about a year ago i lost the very first cat i ever had. she was half siamese anslong haired, I named her Sassy, which was a very accurate description of her!!! she use to be gone for weeks mouse hunting, and just about the time id get worried id walk out the door to find a row of mice and moles, noses and tails facing the same dirction, announcing her return. unfortunatly, one day she went off to hunt and never returned…..but several months ago my mother got me a persian, who was found pregnant and so matyted she couldnt clean herself. her name is Kitty Mow Mow, and while it took her frever to like me, now we are connected at the hips. however, im away at school, and she is left by herself. i miss her so much, because she is so sweet and im not use to living without a few cats around. once again, im sorry for your loss, and i hope that the others are doing well.
mr brad, you are a keeper. mrs brad, my eyes tear at the thought of how proud you are of mr brad.
animals and humans…so good,,,oope, here is Daisy, on my chest, making bread, wanting kisses… gnite. xo
OMG this made me cry. Lost one of my cats a year ago and still get misty…
I guess picking daisies in the woods can be rewarding!
Who picked the Daisy(s)? You did! How lucky for you. She is adorable!
Oh my goodness what a cutie! Sometimes I think that all cats are born with rubber bands for spines — otherwise who could sleep in those positions!
Daisy, Daisy, tell me your answer do…
bicycle built for two fuzz!!!!
ohhhh - that is tooo cute!! She looks like my baby Molly - she curls up the same!!
It must be wonderful to be a kitten in a nice home. Spend your days sleeping and cuddling and playing. Daisy is a beautiful and very lucky girl.
it is amazing how kitties can sleep in ANY position and wake up just fine, with no cramps or achy bones or pulled muscles…
what a beautiful little girl! She is so relaxed because she knows she’s in a forever home where she is much loved. Is she a “tabico”?
I meant “Tabbyco” as in cross between tabby and calico.
Daisy is such a cutie.
Daisy is an angel, absolutely melts my heart. What a great pose, too, the little cutie!
Daisy is such a cutie!
This must be the week to take in strays….our Onyx’ nose is all out of joint because he is no longer king of the castle. We adopted a sweet little girl, she can’t be anymore than 6 or 8 mos old, very petite, a muted calico, and now that she’s adjusting she is giving the boy a run for his money. btw….we have changed Onyx’s name… he is now officially W.H. Kattus, Esq. (W. H. stands for whiney hiney)…he is the biggest whiner we ever saw, and it’s gotten worse now that the girl is in the family…..we told him…..GET USED TO IT! he was not at all happy, but he throughly enjoys chasing her around the apt…..guess she can be only so bad..right?
Too cute!
ive heard, been tol, she is a tiger calico, she has the tiger strip grays, with the patches of yellow, she is kissing me now because i am not kissing her…she says give it to me now.., she knows laptop in my lap but still demands my kisses, if i dont give her kisses, she gives me some and t
he]’ waits for mine, she her typing… i have had many kittens, she is the sweetest.
sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo cute!☺♦☺
Awwww……….. what an adorable cute lil kitty!!
awwwwww…so adorable thats how my cat sleeps when hes lazy lol
I made a video with pictures of Gâteau sleeping (he sleep in really funny positions), you can see it at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=POm3fGctzgI
And another one of him being playfull whe he was yourger:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eixn9WPkxwA
her name fits her perfectly
does this kitty like yoga?