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Solly Mack

(90,740 posts)
Wed May 5, 2021, 05:10 PM May 2021

This is Shitleg.



I know it's not the best of names but I also call the kitten Flossy, heathen, eejit, and Spud.

Shitleg mostly though. Just cause.

6 days old and I've had Shitleg for all 6 of those sleepless nights and lost days scheduled around the baby in the house.

As it should be.

Fast mover unless sleeping.

This was at feeding and bathroom time. Tried to get a decent shot but Shitleg wasn't having it.

Eyes still closed but ears beginning to open.

This is my 3rd hand-raising of a kitten so young. All my cats have been rescues.

I'd call the eejit a foster but foster at my house just means new family member.





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This is Shitleg. (Original Post) Solly Mack May 2021 OP
You make me laugh, Solly! PJMcK May 2021 #1
My mom called us that from time to time when we were children. Solly Mack May 2021 #2
My Dad called me shithead. Wasn't a term of endearment. Funtatlaguy May 2021 #5
I'm sorry. Solly Mack May 2021 #6
Sure I'm not alone. Most 70's Dads were absentee alcoholic jerks. Funtatlaguy May 2021 #7
So sweet! Siwsan May 2021 #3
I feed the neighbor's barn cats. I put out the food. They eat and give me dirty looks. I can relate. Solly Mack May 2021 #4
I have a beagle that thinks her name is "Dammit!" TomSlick May 2021 #8
Bet she wags her tail. :) Solly Mack May 2021 #9
Sometimes. Usually, she just continues to ignore me - which is why she's called Dammit. TomSlick May 2021 #10
Me, too. I even fetch. Solly Mack May 2021 #11
Yeah, me too. TomSlick May 2021 #12
my grandfather called my cats Shitheels nt XanaDUer2 May 2021 #13
Heh. Solly Mack May 2021 #14

PJMcK

(21,921 posts)
1. You make me laugh, Solly!
Wed May 5, 2021, 05:15 PM
May 2021

You're a kind soul who clearly loves animals.

Does the kitten have a bad leg or is there another reason for the name?

Solly Mack

(90,740 posts)
2. My mom called us that from time to time when we were children.
Wed May 5, 2021, 05:37 PM
May 2021

Also eejits and heathens.

We won't give the kitten a name until the ears open fully. A couple more days. I'm leaning toward Jethro or Siobhan. Regardless.

Siwsan

(26,177 posts)
3. So sweet!
Wed May 5, 2021, 05:39 PM
May 2021

I keep watching to see if any of the ferals I'm feeding might produce some offspring. Of course, I can't really get close enough to any of them to do a gender verification and have no real idea where they are denning. I'm just the human in charge of the veranda restaurant.

Solly Mack

(90,740 posts)
4. I feed the neighbor's barn cats. I put out the food. They eat and give me dirty looks. I can relate.
Wed May 5, 2021, 05:41 PM
May 2021

They always look hungry and perhaps rodents ain't their thing.

TomSlick

(11,035 posts)
10. Sometimes. Usually, she just continues to ignore me - which is why she's called Dammit.
Wed May 5, 2021, 10:31 PM
May 2021

I've never been real good at training dogs. However, I do have significant experience at being trained by dogs.

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