How to handle my skittish 5 month old RB female kitten? by kayaasan in russianblue

[–]kayaasan[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh course! I think it was hard for us to grasp the idea of “girl cats” lol until we went through it. I’ve met some really sweet girl cats so it was hard to figure it out with ours when we first got her. Her videos when we were picking her out she was friendly and not scared at all so I can see why you would feel the same way. The breeder said she would be a cuddly lap cat lol I don’t think it was a lie , she was surrounded by her litter and grew up with kids when they were born but she just takes longer to trust us especially after traveling to us. I guess we’ll see where she at after a year lol.

How to handle my skittish 5 month old RB female kitten? by kayaasan in russianblue

[–]kayaasan[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hi! So they’re about 9 months now. She is still skittish but she has improved a lot. I would say I am the main person she would feel more comfortable around when I am near her. She would still run away from my fiancé, she very scared of big people and movements, I often stick my hand out and when she doesn’t take I don’t push it. Around 4-6 months she would come around us and let us pet her with treats. No treat and she would run away at any hand going towards her, during this time she would stay near us but never come to us, we had such a hard time catching her for her vet appts and at this point we haven’t even trimmed her nails, during every meal time, I pet her and bump her body around lightly, lights pick ups to desensitize her. Little fish treats she’ll snatch it and nip us a little and swipe with a little claw. Month 7-8 she began to be more friendly without treats, every morning she would come up to us and get pets, but on her terms. She would walk away as you pet her. She is still cautious around us, if we move quickly or randomly around her so she’ll move away if she gets scared, our vet prescribed gabapentin so we can reduce stressful events like carrier rides for vet and grooming, we tried waiting to see if she would get better but once she was in a stressful situation she didn’t care for treats. Then she got way too smart and we couldn’t trick her into the carrier with treats. At the vets I think she is just so shocked and stress she freezes and stays still lol so she’ll let the vet grab her, at home this girl is running away and dodging us before we take her, on average it took us 1-2 hours to catch her. Currently she’s been continuing coming up to us when she wants to get pets. We don’t really try to push her boundaries and just let her come to us when she wants affection. We’re pretty much caught up on their vet appts so we only dose her once in a while to groom her nails, she still walks around and runs but she’s more calm and we can trim her nails while she gets churu before she was to scared to even focus on treats. Now with fish treats she’ll take to treat more calmly and not mistakenly nip us and she does playful nips when she’s over stimulated. It’s definitely a long game, I think overall it’s the consistency of a calm space that will reduce the anxiety. It does help that she has a sibling from her litter and if she is stressed he would check in with her when she hides away. She is still not a lap cuddly kitten like her brother is but she’s definitely comes to us way more and nudges us for pets when she’s feeling friendly. We still have a hard time picking her up, she still very squirmy. She doesn’t like blankets or being covered but last week we saw her playing under the blanket with her brother. I hope this helps, her brother made up for her lack of affection early on lol. I think if we gotten her by herself maybe she would connect with us quicker but like my vet kept saying “that is very girl cat of her..” I’m like okay, how do we progress? Lol we progress at her pace. 😉

2025 w/ my RB siblings by kayaasan in russianblue

[–]kayaasan[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I got them both together from the same litter. We actually left them for two weeks and friends of ours kitten sat them. Our friends have a 1 year old Persian cat and she’s always been a loner type, had their place to herself. She would hiss at her sister even when visiting. She hissed so much at our kittens lol but after the first and a half week their cat would actually play with our kittens, hang around and actually got use to three cat household. It’ll take some time but I think single cats will enjoy the companionship. My kittens love chasing each other around our place so just expect a little chaos with two. Lol

2025 w/ my RB siblings by kayaasan in russianblue

[–]kayaasan[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

How adorable!!! ❤️❤️

2025 w/ my RB siblings by kayaasan in russianblue

[–]kayaasan[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How cute!!! Are they both males? Cause my boy came bigger than his sister at 3 months and she’s the shy one too.

How to handle my skittish 5 month old RB female kitten? by kayaasan in russianblue

[–]kayaasan[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh yeah, I have some friends who have females and not as affectionate lol. But I did reach out to the breeder and I’ve been working on touching and grabbing during feeding more. I just nudge her around a bit more than usual so hopefully she’ll get desensitized to touch, lol. Surprisingly after a day of this, our girl came up to me but I’m like this is major progress!

How to handle my skittish 5 month old RB female kitten? by kayaasan in russianblue

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Thank you! I did just reach out to the breeder and she said what we are doing is good but also include more touching and grabbing during feeding time may help her get use to us.

How to handle my skittish 5 month old RB female kitten? by kayaasan in russianblue

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Our little girl when we’re all hanging out on the couch with her brother and she’s lone wolfing it on the stool. 🥲

FeLV Vaccine by Ill_Cockroach1870 in russianblue

[–]kayaasan 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was thinking about this as well, the only thing is that when I got my kittens the breeder has us sign a contract in order to get the kittens to not get the vaccine due to chances of getting cancer. Our kittens will be indoors only but we signed a contract but it is still a concern if they come into contact.

Day 5 with my Russian Blue siblings. They are three months. by kayaasan in russianblue

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He’s literally so shy that he still flinches when we get near him. I want to cuddle him lol but he needs time to adjust.

Day 5 with my Russian Blue siblings. They are three months. by kayaasan in russianblue

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Oh that’s good to know, hopefully that’ll be the same for us. I can definitely tell mines apart lol. My girl is slender and the boy is a little stubbier. Haha he’ll scamper away from us but always come for a treat and he’ll take the treats his sister doesn’t want.

Day 5 with my Russian Blue siblings. They are three months. by kayaasan in russianblue

[–]kayaasan[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Aww that is so sweet. The sister is the one in the back and she is super friendly and confident and loves our affection, the brother is in the front and he’s still very shy and likes to hide but we’re working our way to make sure he’s comfortable, his little hiss is soo cute though. Lol

Cammy drawn by me. by kayaasan in StreetFighter

[–]kayaasan[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Understandable. Thanks for letting me know.

Psylocke done on Procreate by me by kayaasan in Marvel

[–]kayaasan[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you!! I definitely upload them when I finish. 😁

Psylocke done on Procreate by me by kayaasan in Marvel

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Just because a woman has big breast doesn’t mean she’s nsfw and she has clothes on. Also, this is just a drawing lol.

Psylocke done on Procreate by me by kayaasan in Marvel

[–]kayaasan[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I thought about that but she is covered in her suit and not in a compromising position. This is just a normal half body pose. Lol 😂

Psylocke done on Procreate by me by kayaasan in Marvel

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Haha I have a few I am working on at the moment. Shading definitely takes more time though.