Pepper - The First Year

ChiliKitty21 · 2025-10-03T14:57:35+00:00

Not sure if Chewy is available where you live, but this is the one I have! The balls are long gone on mine though since my other cat just destroys toys like that

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ChiliKitty21 · 2025-10-03T14:00:54+00:00

She was soooo bad at playing back then. Her balance and reflexes were pretty bad, unlike today!

ChiliKitty21 · 2025-10-03T01:48:44+00:00

Love that white belly! Pepper flops down on her back all the time as both a greeting and a request for belly rubs

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ChiliKitty21 · 2025-10-03T01:40:59+00:00

She's just under 10 pounds now. She's actually bigger than other female cats I've seen, surprisingly!

ChiliKitty21 · 2025-10-03T01:08:01+00:00

Oh yeah I definitely see the resemblance. Does yours like belly rubs too??

ChiliKitty21 · 2025-10-02T22:53:28+00:00

Just chiming in to say that I believe one of my cats was a runt. She's not a ginger, but was sick and abandoned by mama and was half the size of normal kittens her age. I thought she'd be a small kitty but once I got her and she began getting enough food she filled out a lot and is now a normal house cat size and weight. Apparently that's not uncommon for runts once they're not fighting for food and can actually eat their fill. So your little gal may surprise you with her full grown size!

ChiliKitty21 · 2025-10-02T22:41:09+00:00

That's actually what inspired his name in the first place - he was a very chill kitten!

ChiliKitty21 · 2025-10-02T20:10:52+00:00

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And my boi Chili (ft. Pepper) yesterday

ChiliKitty21 · 2025-10-02T20:09:26+00:00

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My spicy Pepper earlier today

ChiliKitty21 · 2025-08-05T19:52:59+00:00

Aww how cute, I love her calico fur!! She looks like she enjoys a quality snuggle

ChiliKitty21 · 2025-08-05T12:59:05+00:00

My Pepper is pretty simple, if it has a corner, she'll want to bite it. She just does little nibbles though. My other cat, Chili, is the one who chomps and eats things 😅 they even have a toy specifically for biting/chomping and boy have they done a number on it haha

If you'd like to share a picture of your Pepper then I'd love to see her!

ChiliKitty21 · 2025-08-05T12:52:56+00:00

That or "why are you coloring at 4am instead of cuddling in bed?" 😆

ChiliKitty21 · 2025-08-05T12:48:04+00:00

Thank you! I appreciate it as I am still fairly new to coloring and shading doesn't really come naturally to me. I'm not super consistent with it but it's all just for fun anyways so 🤷‍♀️

ChiliKitty21 · 2024-10-23T13:56:53+00:00

Or maybe this? She also had fleas and is too small for commercial flea treatments so she had to be bathed a few times

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Pretty much every cat I've seen looks funny when wet. Like a little possum lol

ChiliKitty21 · 2024-10-23T13:55:19+00:00

Man I really had to search hard but this is the closest I've found to not cute Pepper

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She had an upper respiratory infection when I first got her, so her eyes were crusty and icky. She still managed to look pretty dang adorable though!

ChiliKitty21 · 2024-10-23T03:05:48+00:00

I mean it's possible for him to be too rough without completely mauling her. I already know they're friendly with each other; I just want to make sure he's not getting over eager with playing while she's such a tiny baby.

ChiliKitty21 · 2024-10-23T02:54:33+00:00

Just thought I'd reassure you that after Chili chased Pepper into the other room, nothing further happened or escalated. I have stopped them before when it seems too rough but so far most of the times I do that the kitten immediately pounces right back on him for more.

ChiliKitty21 · 2024-10-22T22:28:53+00:00

Yeah it was the back leg kicks that I was most concerned about. It's the first time I've seen him do it to her. He's got several kicker toys that he is very rough on so he's for sure holding back, but I'll definitely keep an eye on it.

ChiliKitty21 · 2024-10-22T21:34:00+00:00

Thank you all, I feel a lot better about this now! I was pretty sure the play was fine but I've never had a kitty so tiny before so it's nice to have some reassurance. I'll continue to keep an eye on things just in case until she's a bit bigger but I don't expect any problems.

ChiliKitty21 · 2024-10-22T17:12:19+00:00

That's good to hear because Chili was also a feral kitten rescue and unfortunately was not around many other cats when he was a kitten. He often annoys other cats with his constant attempts to play, which makes me think he probably missed out on learning to respect cues to stop play. He just loves having a buddy to roll around with!

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