lizardprincesa
Well-known member
(Hi, Mini ! )
Mini the Kitten, age about 12 weeks, is probably going to leave us this week, to go and own another person, my hubby's co-worker, in a nearby town. When he heard the news, he looked stoic. He went about his normal Evening routine of curtain - hanging- by - claw, biting my ankles, massaging his feet on my laptop keyboard, playing with his brothers, and eating.
I went upstairs to check on my little boy, & came down to find my husband had made me a delightful white wine drink, in my favorite little mug with the kitty picture decorations. The only oddness was that a little tangerine-coloured head bobbed in and out of my wineglass; a little sandpaper tongue was going lap, lap, lap! Mini was removed from the premises, but not without a fight! He said he had not finished drinking, and he attempted to move the spindle of discs my husband had hurriedly placed atop the cup. We spoke calmly to Mini, in a non-accusatory manner, & he finally agreed to go.
We placed poor little Mini near his sleepy brother, Freddie Brian, who put his arm around him & told him he'd be alright.
Mini seemed content, curling his paws, purring, going in and out of a sweet Dream.
We were worried! We knew he'd only had a couple of sips, but still, we
do not provide alcohol to underage drinkers, especially those of us who have feline DNA. We frantically Googled the situation, only to discover that, in cats, small doses of alcohol causes similar sedative effects as it does in people.
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Lately, every time I turn my back, if Mini is not engaged in any of the afore-mentioned activities, I'm likely to find him sipping my coffee or tea,
or lapping the juice out of my husband's grapefruit. Tomato sauce is another of his favorite liquid refreshments.
But now we face the truth:
Yes, Mini the Kitten, Princess Cathy's firstborn, has a drinking problem. He has since awaken & attempted to nose his way into my wine again. I will not enable Mini in his habit. We are also concerned he might spread the word - peer pressure is fierce among the 3 little Tanger (tangerine) Brothers.
I don't know if we can let Mini go. If he handles unsettling news by seeking ways in which to avoid his feelings, his new owned may not understand, and may enable him. A truly intoxicated cat would not be a pretty site.
(disclaimer: Research shows, while a teensy bit (a sip or two) of alcohol will probably not harm a kitty, but may cause drunken-ness, larger quantities of alcohol may cause severe health risks in your fur babes. Kittens are underage, anyway, and cannot make informed, mature decisions.)
No more wine for Mini. Fortunately, the little angel is up & around & preying upon a mysterious piece of black foam rubber (where on Earth did it come from?!) I do think Mini has a bit of a headache, as I'm closely observing him & I've seen him place his left front paw over his sweet little forehead a couple of times. We're encouraging him to drink alot, to re-hydrate himself (with filtered *Water*.) We may have a talk with him later.
xxxCF
Mini the Kitten, age about 12 weeks, is probably going to leave us this week, to go and own another person, my hubby's co-worker, in a nearby town. When he heard the news, he looked stoic. He went about his normal Evening routine of curtain - hanging- by - claw, biting my ankles, massaging his feet on my laptop keyboard, playing with his brothers, and eating.
I went upstairs to check on my little boy, & came down to find my husband had made me a delightful white wine drink, in my favorite little mug with the kitty picture decorations. The only oddness was that a little tangerine-coloured head bobbed in and out of my wineglass; a little sandpaper tongue was going lap, lap, lap! Mini was removed from the premises, but not without a fight! He said he had not finished drinking, and he attempted to move the spindle of discs my husband had hurriedly placed atop the cup. We spoke calmly to Mini, in a non-accusatory manner, & he finally agreed to go.
We placed poor little Mini near his sleepy brother, Freddie Brian, who put his arm around him & told him he'd be alright.
Mini seemed content, curling his paws, purring, going in and out of a sweet Dream.
We were worried! We knew he'd only had a couple of sips, but still, we
do not provide alcohol to underage drinkers, especially those of us who have feline DNA. We frantically Googled the situation, only to discover that, in cats, small doses of alcohol causes similar sedative effects as it does in people.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Lately, every time I turn my back, if Mini is not engaged in any of the afore-mentioned activities, I'm likely to find him sipping my coffee or tea,
or lapping the juice out of my husband's grapefruit. Tomato sauce is another of his favorite liquid refreshments.
But now we face the truth:
Yes, Mini the Kitten, Princess Cathy's firstborn, has a drinking problem. He has since awaken & attempted to nose his way into my wine again. I will not enable Mini in his habit. We are also concerned he might spread the word - peer pressure is fierce among the 3 little Tanger (tangerine) Brothers.
I don't know if we can let Mini go. If he handles unsettling news by seeking ways in which to avoid his feelings, his new owned may not understand, and may enable him. A truly intoxicated cat would not be a pretty site.
(disclaimer: Research shows, while a teensy bit (a sip or two) of alcohol will probably not harm a kitty, but may cause drunken-ness, larger quantities of alcohol may cause severe health risks in your fur babes. Kittens are underage, anyway, and cannot make informed, mature decisions.)
No more wine for Mini. Fortunately, the little angel is up & around & preying upon a mysterious piece of black foam rubber (where on Earth did it come from?!) I do think Mini has a bit of a headache, as I'm closely observing him & I've seen him place his left front paw over his sweet little forehead a couple of times. We're encouraging him to drink alot, to re-hydrate himself (with filtered *Water*.) We may have a talk with him later.
xxxCF
, plus he loves green olives - he startes rolling all over the floor when he gets them and acts like he is either drunk or high!
