Kitten??? - Orchid Board

MuscleGirl'sHobby · #1 08-13-2010, 07:54 PM

I have two cats. One of them completely leaves all plants alone. My other one selectively chews. He did pretty good at leaving my orchids alone when they were in the house under lights. The shelving was wire though... so not something he wanted to try to walk on. However, I left a den. hercoglossum and my maxillaria tenuifolia x sanguinea on the counter one night when I was re-organizing and the bugger helped himself. I think he bit into every single leaf at least once

Now all the 'chids are either in the green house, or in the tank hubby and I built.

Have fun finding the new kitten. I just love cats. They each develop the funniest personalities.

marydaniellesantos · #2 08-13-2010, 08:07 PM

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Originally Posted by MuscleGirl'sHobby

I have two cats. One of them completely leaves all plants alone. My other one selectively chews. He did pretty good at leaving my orchids alone when they were in the house under lights. The shelving was wire though... so not something he wanted to try to walk on. However, I left a den. hercoglossum and my maxillaria tenuifolia x sanguinea on the counter one night when I was re-organizing and the bugger helped himself. I think he bit into every single leaf at least once

Now all the 'chids are either in the green house, or in the tank hubby and I built.

Have fun finding the new kitten. I just love cats. They each develop the funniest personalities.

Oh wow. Thank you for the heads up. Although I want one, I don't want it to eat my plants...

WhiteRabbit · #3 08-13-2010, 08:36 PM

Has your dog been around cats? I know that Siberians, malamutes, and other Arctic breeds can have an extremely high prey drive ...

mspatt · #4 08-13-2010, 09:38 PM

My first shelving unit was a baker's rack and the window only shed light on the top three shelves--so the bottom shelf was for the cats to stretch out. Now I have two more taller shelving units, but the bottoms of these are built of wire rods--I cover them with towels and then put the cats' round cat beds on top of the towels. My three cats love to sit on these shelves, curled up in their beds, and just watch the world go by. They know (thanks to a big, yellow, squirt gun) that the top shelves are taboo and we seem to have reached a good understanding. They never bother the orchids. The best method for me is to give the boys and girl their own shelves.This has worked well for me and I've got some gorgeous pictures (still experimenting with posting, though!). Give it a shot--it should work really well with a new kitten. But buy a squirt gun, too.

marydaniellesantos · #5 08-13-2010, 09:45 PM

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Originally Posted by mspatt

My first shelving unit was a baker's rack and the window only shed light on the top three shelves--so the bottom shelf was for the cats to stretch out. Now I have two more taller shelving units, but the bottoms of these are built of wire rods--I cover them with towels and then put the cats' round cat beds on top of the towels. My three cats love to sit on these shelves, curled up in their beds, and just watch the world go by. They know (thanks to a big, yellow, squirt gun) that the top shelves are taboo and we seem to have reached a good understanding. They never bother the orchids. The best method for me is to give the boys and girl their own shelves.This has worked well for me and I've got some gorgeous pictures (still experimenting with posting, though!). Give it a shot--it should work really well with a new kitten. But buy a squirt gun, too.

Lol. That sounds like a really good idea, WhiteRabit mentioned a windowsill perch that I was thinking of getting also, and a tall condo. Not sure yet though. It's all up to if the kitten is available or not.

WhiteRabbit · #6 08-13-2010, 10:33 PM

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Originally Posted by marydaniellesantos

Lol. That sounds like a really good idea, WhiteRabit mentioned a windowsill perch that I was thinking of getting also, and a tall condo. Not sure yet though. It's all up to if the kitten is available or not.

well if not this kitty - there are always plenty that need homes, kittens and adults, at shelters

My Jack I adopted from the shelter, my previous cat Taz, was a stray my friend rescued ...

Izzie · #7 08-13-2010, 11:33 PM

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Originally Posted by WhiteRabbit

well if not this kitty - there are always plenty that need homes, kittens and adults, at shelters

My Jack I adopted from the shelter, my previous cat Taz, was a stray my friend rescued ...

I'm a big shelter fan. I was the head of the "cat cuddler team" at the Humane Society back near my college. So rewarding.

The window perches are awesome, and pretty cheap nowadays. Easy to install. I have one that is over a heat vent under a window- a favorite of my elderly tabby (RIP).

marydaniellesantos · #8 08-14-2010, 08:25 AM

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Originally Posted by WhiteRabbit

well if not this kitty - there are always plenty that need homes, kittens and adults, at shelters

My Jack I adopted from the shelter, my previous cat Taz, was a stray my friend rescued ...

I was looking, and the ones that I would like, they won't adopt out to people who have dogs. It's really sad because there was this cute chunky kitty that looked like the cat in Princess Diaries, and my husband loved it too... Even more sad that it's been sitting at the shelter for over 6 months!

Izzie · #9 08-13-2010, 11:32 PM

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Originally Posted by mspatt

My first shelving unit was a baker's rack and the window only shed light on the top three shelves--so the bottom shelf was for the cats to stretch out. Now I have two more taller shelving units, but the bottoms of these are built of wire rods--I cover them with towels and then put the cats' round cat beds on top of the towels. My three cats love to sit on these shelves, curled up in their beds, and just watch the world go by. They know (thanks to a big, yellow, squirt gun) that the top shelves are taboo and we seem to have reached a good understanding. They never bother the orchids. The best method for me is to give the boys and girl their own shelves.This has worked well for me and I've got some gorgeous pictures (still experimenting with posting, though!). Give it a shot--it should work really well with a new kitten. But buy a squirt gun, too.

I do this as well-a few of the bottom shelves in my house have fleece liners.

marydaniellesantos · #10 08-13-2010, 09:42 PM

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Originally Posted by WhiteRabbit

Has your dog been around cats? I know that Siberians, malamutes, and other Arctic breeds can have an extremely high prey drive ...

My husky in my picture passed, but the Mal I have has been really good around other animals, ferrets, cats, other dogs, so the kitten would be fine, and they would never be alone together. It's not a for sure thing, there is this one kitten that I'm set on, but the owner said that someone was asking about it, but if it falls through I can have her.