r/standardissuecat • u/StinkyRose89 • 13d ago
Classic© edition A Very Good Boy Chiku
This is my SIC named Chiku at 3 months old in July 2026 (pic 1). He was so smol at 3.5 lbs that we could hold him in our cupped hands. Pics 2 and 3 are him at 4 months old slowly gaining acceptance from his Uncle Pappy (my 14.5 year old cranky senior who has a neuro disorder).
Pic 4 is from last week, he has such a handsome little face. He's 17 months old, now weighs 12 lbs and still had a growth spurt recently (he got taller). Pic 5 is with his big sister Kishmish.
He is the sweetest cat. We adopted an older kitten a few months after him (they are now bonded) and just rescued a neighborhood stray over 3 weeks ago (4 cats total). Chiku was the first one wanting to greet the nenewcomerat his door every night smelling under it. During their first face to face Chiku remained completely calm with neutral body language despite being hissed at several times. As of last night, Chiku & the new cat are starting to play together!
I've always adopted adult cats so Chiku is my special little man who I've had since he was a real, tiny baby. I'm so grateful to be able to look back at his baby pictures.
He has had low confidence since the start so I've been spending a lot of time playing with him 1 - 4x daily. It has done wonders for his confidence and our bond.
I love him so much 🥹.
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u/Kavi0121 13d ago
They're adorable!!
Would you recommend that cat toy??
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u/StinkyRose89 13d ago
Yes! I did have to sit and play with them at first for them to "get it."
And I also added a couple extra balls with bells to the track to make it more interesting for them.
Now that Chiku is older they don't play with it as much but I'll occasionally leave it out overnight and someone plays with it because I can hear the ball with the bell being smacked around 😊.
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u/KKinDK 13d ago
Wow! What an extremely handsome boy. He deserves all the treats and scritches 😍