Here are the names that we went thru before we chose Halva(h) as the cat’s name:

Жучка (typical dog name)
MoMo (one of Irina’s cousins called Nemo that)
Масяня (Russian cartoon character)
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Watching ‘Black Hawk Down’…

DON’T listen to anyone who insists that the cat should live with shitty Russian food. You’re not in Russian anymore, there should be no excuse  why your cat has to suffer thru lack of vitamins and hearburn. Besides cat food is cheaper to have the cat addicted to rather then bliny s ikroi and less messy than eating borsh.   

1.     Buy a $3 plastic litter box (tazik), don’t use more than 1 inch(deep) of litter in it.  It’s REALLY HARD to change your cat’s habit once he’s used to something.

3.   Canned food – buy the small cans (usually run between 39 -80 cents/each). One tea spoon is a good serving for now. Refrigerate after opening and serve at room temp.- always! Do not microwave! It kills all the neutrinos.  Caned food sticks to their teeth- so don’t feed it more than twice a week… Try on Sundays as a treat day.

4.   IF your cat has fleas, buy carpet powder/spray as well as the treatment for the kitten. Those fuckers can live in carpets/sofas up to a year without blood.

5.  Keeping food in an air-tight container will keep it crunchy and fresh tasting longer. Go to Ikea and invest in a $7 glass container. IT WORKS!

6.   TREATS: most kittens don’t like them. Why? They can’t smell them. Give it time: by the time the kitten is two months old, he’ll be begging for them. Treats are great to work with if you have a rewarding system.

8.   Carrier: GET ONE! You don’t want your cat stuck between the gas pedal and your foot, better yet, behind the breaks! We got ours at FredMeyers (local grocery chain store) for $19. Halva loves to play in it! Like right now she just closed the door behind her once she got in.

9.   Get the stain remover with some enzyme content: so the cat can’t pick up his odor should he pee in the wrong spot of the house.

10.   Get a place mat to put the food/water bowels on: cats are messy at eating: it’ll be easier to clean up. Same for litter box: get a mat designed to trap the litter: it hurts to step on crystals at 3am when you run to the bathroom to pee. Trust me!

11.  Call us if you have questions! The pictures should help you out with looking for what you need. CHMOK!

Hi lover!

Any ideas of names for your kitten yet?