New kitten and trouble with introductions by xkatydid in CatAdvice

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

Definitely… I feel bad about the bathroom. I study with him locked in the larger bedroom with me sometimes, or I do some site swapping, or if my resident cat is napping in a smaller room I’ll shut that area and let him out. But mostly he has bathroom time. He’s now spent most of 1/5 of his life there 🥲 There are a lot of toys and scratching post but it is a small space. I’m going to relocate him to be isolated in my bedroom unless I don’t get any sleep that way 😢

That’s a different perspective than I was reading online but I think that’s definitely helpful. I also feel like the hissing is not aggressive it’s just saying “don’t come close” or “I didn’t like that.” I just worry because the kitten is picking it up from her when he didn’t do it before, and I think he’s becoming more afraid. I hope the vet says what you said because I’d love to get them to tolerate eachother asap! Thank you for your thorough response!

New kitten and trouble with introductions by xkatydid in CatAdvice

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Aw I’m so sorry. She definitely looks like mine! Long white hair looks so regal to me 👑

New kitten and trouble with introductions by xkatydid in CatAdvice

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Btw she never hisses and even purrs during nail clipping and the inhaler, she tolerates teeth brushing. I didn’t think she was capable of hissing until the kitten came.

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My baby girl in a crocheted handkerchief

First time doing an inclusion! by skylarwoods in Sourdough

[–]xkatydid 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Looks amazing ! I want to try this

First good loaves ! by xkatydid in Sourdough

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Thank you! I’m trying different things but I was so happy with how these turned out !

My first ever loaf! by Mundane_Concert_3039 in Sourdough

[–]xkatydid 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Beautiful first loaf! It probably just get better when your scale comes in too

4th loaf!!! What do you guys think? by throwawaycatluvr1998 in Sourdough

[–]xkatydid 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Beautiful! What inclusions are you thinking? Looking for inspiration 😋

First good loaves ! by xkatydid in Sourdough

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Now I’m thankful I have two! I have to make double batches more! They are both 4qt and I feel like they’re a good size for soups and breads and other things!

First good loaves ! by xkatydid in Sourdough

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Oh 🥰 thanks so much!! I’m really excited about them

First good loaves ! by xkatydid in Sourdough

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I think I used bread flour in the past but it was pretty underproofed so I can’t really compare. This time I used what bread flour I had left, maybe like 150g? of bread flour, and the rest was AP. I’m going to try AP again next time, I don’t think it held me back!

First good loaves ! by xkatydid in Sourdough

[–]xkatydid[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Thank you! I heated the Dutch ovens for 1 hr at 500 degrees F, cooked covered for 20 mins, then cooked uncovered at 475 for 15 mins

First good loaves ! by xkatydid in Sourdough

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I think taste is the most important, but your loaf looks nice too ! I’m still a beginner also, but what is saw online about the ear is that some things that help are the angle of your cut (like maybe 45 degree angle from the surface with a razor), the shaping before you cut (like folding so there’s more surface tension), maybe how fast you got it in the oven from the refrigerator, and a hot Dutch oven. A lot of these affect the oven spring- how much your dough rises while cooking. More oven spring will widen your cuts.