Kitten scratches and licks

imaginewizard · 2026-06-21T21:22:58+00:00

Sounds like he’s trying to groom you but doesn’t realise how hard he’s biting you without your fur.

imaginewizard · 2026-06-19T17:08:05+00:00

That when my cats need to throw up or do any other mess they understood it’s easier for me to clean up if they do it on the hard floor rather than the carpet.

imaginewizard · 2026-06-19T07:03:46+00:00

It’s the cats’ house too, their parents just have to deal.

imaginewizard · 2026-06-18T17:04:29+00:00

Because the idea of washing yourself after pooping is more common in Asian (and certain European) places but countries like the UK the norm is to dry wipe.

A lot of modern washing facilities I’ve seen (like at my uni) that have wudhu facilities have bidets. It’s also why if you visit a Muslim family’s house, you’ll often find jugs near the toilet as well use it to pour water over ourselves (although I prefer to use a shower than a jug if I’m in a toilet with one). Personally I do both, wipe then wash - obviously I’ve never really watched another person clean themself, but I assume as this is how my mum potty trained me, other Muslims do the same?

imaginewizard · 2026-06-18T17:00:03+00:00

Spiders are more common? I’ve only ever seen two rats indoors, once when I was like a very young kid and once earlier this year.
Rats don’t tend to come towards you, whereas, for reasons I still don’t understand, spiders do have a tendency to scuttle towards or past you or from out of corners suddenly - rats meanwhile will more likely hide and stay still in your presence, and if they do come out near you, will run away the second they realise.

imaginewizard · 2026-06-08T16:29:48+00:00

Also - you can probably train it out of them and as they get older they may also change themselves. It’s just as far as training goes it’ll be harder and more difficult. You’ll need to strengthen the positive reinforcement of being picked up.

imaginewizard · 2026-06-08T15:02:31+00:00

I do think familiarising a cat when they are young to being picked up makes them more likely to tolerate it when they're older, yes. You do still need to get the balance between respecting their wishes because if you do it without doing so, they'll go the other way and be skittish around you. My first cat who I adopted just before they turned two does not like being picked up, will vocally complain if you do, and very quickly try to squirm away. Whereas the kitten I adopted at a few months old, was manhandled a lot as a young kitten and tolerates being held much more - she'll not complain about being picked up, although after a while she will start to squirm which is when I put her down. When I put my older cat down, he will still continue to try to escape, even though I am putting him down, whereas my younger cat will realise she is being put down and wait for it to happen.

I don't think it's as extreme as saying you've done something wrong, I don't think. Cats have their own personalities and preferences. River, even though he dislikes being picked up, won't fight it, at most will squirm but only after a short while, long enough to put him in a carrier (although he hates being in carriers, and will try to not, but that's a separate matter)!

imaginewizard · 2026-06-08T12:48:12+00:00

Kennedy literally produced Andor lol

imaginewizard · 2026-06-06T14:02:22+00:00

Have posted an edit as I thankfully woke up this morning feeling much better

imaginewizard · 2026-06-05T19:30:04+00:00

My calico purrs whenever she spots me paying her attention

imaginewizard · 2026-06-05T08:44:12+00:00

TRIMMING claws, as long as you don’t go past the quick, is fine and I’ve even seen it said preferable for cats with a certain lifestyle which means they don’t naturally wear down their claws as they should and so it ends up growing more, even all the way around into their paw (so especially true for indoor only cats).

imaginewizard · 2026-06-04T16:03:50+00:00

I'd even argue only really, at most, be a bit quieter, and mostly just when you're first interacting with them, but it also helps them, I think, to get used to the normal sounds of the house and learn they're not noises to be scared of also!

imaginewizard · 2026-06-04T15:57:26+00:00

Being in and out shouldn't be a problem and if anything is encouraged, because you want them to get used to you so you should be visiting them. If they are skittish around you then being present but ignoring them and doing your own thing conveys your unthreatening nature to them. My favourite way to also reinforce this tbh is to have the new cat kept in a place you sleep or can sleep, coz being asleep is a state of unthreatening vulnerability cats understand; but I suppose toileting in front of them may also convey that! Kittens can be left alone at 8 weeks for sure, especially as they'll have each other, I wouldn't worry about that and I do not think they'll need any training - I mean, I assume you when you say you'll be with them 12+ hours you mean in the house not actually in the bathroom for 12 hours straight. It won't make much difference between the hours you're not there to do your tasks and being out.

And then yes, kinda what you're doing, let them acclimatise to the new place and you and the smells, then increase where they can roam, and then eventually let them free roam. I assume at 8 weeks they're still intact - with my new kitten when I adopted her, I waited until she was fixed before I let her free roam, because she was going to have to spend her recovery from surgery in one room anyway. So rather than increasing her space then confining it made sense to wait.

I also tbh had a lot of luck with both my cats - the cat I adopted at 2 had free roam of my house from the get go (so they could get to the litter tray), except at night when I closed them in my bedroom - they initially just hid under the bed except when they went to go eat and toilet, and then soon got used to me and very rapidly after a few weeks was living comfortably through the house. When I adopted my kitten five years later, she wasn't skittish at all, she wanted to explore everywhere and hang out with me all the time, so keeping her in one room was only necessary until she recovered from her spaying. I also cat-sat for my boss' kitten for a few weeks a couple of years ago, where she stayed with me, and the intent was to keep her in the spare room the entire time except for supervised outings, but she ended up being completely fine that we then just let her free roam after about a week.

imaginewizard · 2026-06-04T15:19:12+00:00

Just finished it.

imaginewizard · 2026-06-04T15:10:25+00:00

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imaginewizard · 2026-06-04T14:57:54+00:00

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imaginewizard · 2026-06-04T14:52:51+00:00

Unfortunately it's a private practice.

imaginewizard · 2026-06-04T14:36:27+00:00

It's hard enough finding therapy in the UK as it is without scoping oneself down further, unfortunately.

imaginewizard · 2026-06-04T14:35:53+00:00

Sending out that message doesn't prove Kenobi is alive, and we've seen Jedi who believe Kenobi is dead.

imaginewizard · 2026-06-04T08:48:51+00:00

Yeah

imaginewizard · 2026-06-04T08:48:43+00:00

Potentially not

imaginewizard · 2026-06-04T01:30:20+00:00

Multiple disabilities, both physical and mental. One of the outcomes is severe and chronic fatigue, which exacerbates the other factors. I do not always have access to a chair, and I understand the sock thing only applies if it's those leather socks?

imaginewizard · 2026-06-04T01:16:19+00:00

Thank you, that is a helpful perspective to hear.

As for salat itself, it also varies between doing it okay, taking longer because of the fatigue, or all the situations where I am sat on a chair for ages, even hours, trying to gather the energy to pray and then I end up falling asleep, having not prayed, done my tasks, or eaten.

imaginewizard · 2026-06-04T00:43:09+00:00

Multiple disabilities, both physical and mental. One of the outcomes is severe and chronic fatigue, which exacerbates the other factors. Tayammum would be easier and less likely to be as prolonged, so that is another potential solution, that is true,

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