Karen's Kittens

[supprazz]

Dec 1, 2012 19:48:12 GMT -5 anzuhana said:

I would have named the cat Diamond instead of Ruby because of the diamond on her forehead. I know that it would be cliche and unimaginative but that's just me. I have a question: are cats difficult to care for? It's not like you have walk to them, so that's not a problem.

Wow I didn't even answer this, sorry. I have a cat and we don't walk her, she's pretty independent and keeps to herself though when she's being petted she really loves it. Mainly we just have to vacuum a lot, do the kitty litter, feed her, pick up her hairballs and few times a year take her to the vet including for a trim and to get her claws clipped

[zoar3]

I did update my post on this book in the inconsistency thread. Wanted to say here that the Kormans surprised me in a positive way. I much prefer reading about them in LS (this book, Karen's Goodybe and especially Karen's New Bike). Melody and Bill come across so much different and more interesting to me than toilet monsters or Melody pretending to be a cat. I thought it was so sweet how Mrs. Korman on page 86 immediately joined Melody in assuring Karen that Bob could be her cat, too to visit when at her dad's. Another great friend parent moment was when Mrs. Dawes called Karen about Pokey for Nancy.

The cover of thus book is really peaceful with the deep color green grass, tree, and yellow back deck. I wish we could see more of the Big House back yard. Still wish the kittens were puppies but am glad they all went to good homes and hope Growly was okay, too

[booboobrewer]

I also liked that about Mrs. Korman and Mrs. Dawes. Baby animals bring out the sweetness in people

I love this book and cover. I thought Karen looked so pretty on it and loved her hair. I remember it being one of my go-to LS books to reread.

[wenonah4th]

First time reading this one. Glad there wasn't an unrelated-seeming subplot!

[CharlotteTJohanssen]

I just randomly thought about this book today. The kittens were so cute and I feel really bad for Natalie. Glad that Nancy got her pet in this book.

[Katie]

My favorite part is before Karen find Growly and she expects something exciting to happen just because it's the big house and she's ticked when Nannie, Sam, Charlie, Kristy all leave, Watson and Elizabeth are relaxing and reading and Karen is stuck playing Go Fish with Andrew and so annoyed. I think she snaps at Kristy before she leaves. Karen's drama made me laugh

[LadyDru]

This book is cute..then again I love cats so I'm probably biased. Used to think it was so unfair that Watson wouldn't let the family have any kittens and I especially felt bad for Natalie not being able to have one. The party was a great idea...pretty ironic how Watson talks about how a wild cat must be free when he owned Boo-Boo, who is technically wild as he is a tiger cat as well.

[booboobrewer]

How adorable is this cover? Along with Karen’s Puppy.

Poor Natalie We were never allowed to have pets as kids; my dad was strict on that. I really feel for her about that.

[sparklymouse]

I am as cat-obsessed as they come, but this kind of annoyed and bored me at the same time. First of all, what was up with Watson's shady shed in the back yard? The door was all rusty and wouldn't shut all the way, and the windows were too dirty to see inside properly.

My job has a huge feral cat problem behind the building. Some of the staff feeds them, so they hang out in the area. I am obsessed with them and try to make them love me and IT IS NOT WORKING. One out of like 2 dozen rotating cats will sniff my fingers, but that is literally it after months of feeding them and talking to them. I am usually much better at taming cats, so this is pissing me off, lol. My point is that I don't believe that Growly would have been so wild that she disappeared into thin air after 3+ months of being locked in a shed with consistent food and shelter.

I've always heard that it is better not to offer animals for free. Even if you are only charging $5-$10 dollars, it makes people stop and think before they impulse adopt. Fortunately, Karen found homes with her friends and didn't inadvertently help some rando feed their pet snake.

I try not to repeat too much what other people have already said, but that Korman cat thing was so weird! They had a "really old" cat that had died a year before. Then this one, Bob, that may have never been mentioned again.

There wasn't anything really snarky about this one. I liked when Charlie and Karen were driving Ruby over to Natalie's house. Karen asked if he had said good-by to Ruby yet. Charlie was like "Uh...no." Dude did not care about Shed-Cats.

[livvy]

Mrs Springer didn't know what she was talking about. Caring for a dog or a cat isn't hard! I have a dog and three cats and cats know how to take care of themselves. I would have thought that her suggestion of a turtle would be harder to take care of.

[booboobrewer]

For a child’s first pet, I’d say a dog or cat is hard. You have to feed them at certain times, clean up after them, take them for walks. Some cats are also very clingy/needy and not as independent as the stereotype.

[sparklymouse]

Kittens are demons into everything, lol. They aren't like watering a plant and walking away. Cats are less stressful the more experienced you are with them.

I think that being a good dog owner takes a lot of work no matter how much experience you have.