His cuteness is becoming overwhelming

[Siwsan]

[Ocelot II]

1. Squee! It certainly is!

[rockbluff botanist]

2. 😍😍😍😍

Oh, Siwsan, he's adorable squared.

I have a 6 month old black girl kitten named Blackberry. She only weights 4 lbs. The vet says she is going to be very small. I love black cats. I wonder if he will be tiny too?

You and he are so lucky.

[iscooterliberally]

8. My wife and I had a little tortie named Sassy.

She only weighed in at 4 pounds her whole life. When she passed she was just a month shy of her 23rd birthday. When she was about 18 she decided that she wanted to hang out on our stove top, of all places. We made a lot of sandwiches that month and I cooked out on the grill.

Anyway, I hope that little Blackberry and little Merlin both do well!

[rockbluff botanist]

32. iscooterliberally, I love this!!!

The things we do do for our furry babies is for just pure love.

You and your wife are good people!

[japple]

35. Awwww. You're a good cat human...sharing your beer with her!

[Archae]

3. OMG! I just melted...

SOOOO adorable!

My black cat Raven looked about as cute as that, when I first got her.

She's 8 now.

[Archae]

4. Black cats actually have some advantages too!

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[TommieMommy]

19. Thank you 😊 I have a beautiful black cat who is absolutely wonderful 💙💙

[ChazInAz]

30. Black cats are my favorites.

I think of them as the minimalist, essential cat: no distracting colors or patterns, simply "the thing itself". There are normally two cats in my household at any one time, with one of them being black. At the moment, there are three grown littermates, one a grey tabby floofmonster, the others sleek, ebony beauties.

[benfranklin1776]

34. That is a very informative video!

Thanks for sharing! Good stuff! 😺

[jfz9580m]

5. You have to go to war!

Kittenwar!

https://www.kittenwar.com/kittens/

I bet he would do well..my cats have not fared well on that site ;-/. Therefore it is rigged!

Pusheen (the famous tooncat) will not be able to beat Merlin at this rate:

[AltairIV]

6. Adorable!

And they grow up so fast. Is everyone getting along?

[Siwsan]

7. Arthur and Gryff have accepted that Merlin is going nowhere

Arthur started curling up next to me, again, at night. Gryff continues to sniff at Merlin but then heads off to places unknown.

Madoc is still on the fence. Carys? Who knows. I'll have a better idea on how things are progressing, starting on Friday. My friend heads back home so things in the house will settled back into our usual routine.

[AltairIV]

9. Excellent!

Hopefully, like you said, things will settle down when your house quest departs and a routine is established. But please... keep those photos coming!

[hlthe2b]

10. Those big eyes... Got any Persians among your feral cats? Might he have been a drop-off?

Cutie!

[zanana1]

11. Black kittens melt my heart.

They're almost ridiculously cute.

[Biophilic]

12. Oh, good grief. You poor girl, you don't stand a chance. Way off the cute-o-meter nt

[Laffy Kat]

13. Cutest kitteh I've ever seen!

Adorably bat-like. Just in time for Halloween.

[Siwsan]

38. My niece ordered him some bat wings

I doubt they will be small enough to fit him but we'll see. If they are too big, maybe Gryff will humor me and wear them for a while. At least for some photos.

I ordered him a snuggle toy that purrs so that I can get him to sleep in a cat bed instead of on me. My right shoulder is one big muscle knot from accommodating him.

[Polly Hennessey]

14. Siwsan are you trying to melt my ♥️

Merlin is one cutie pie and I have fallen in love again.

[SheltieLover]

15. Such a sweet face!

Yup, I think you're done for.

[aggiesal]

16. Don't worry, they grow up to be teenagers ...

when they think they know everything & can do whatever they want.
Then they blame you for ruining their life! 🤣😭🤣

[judesedit]

17. What a sweetie pie. Thank you for loving him

[TommieMommy]

18. What a cute baby, so darn adorable 💙💙💙💙

[pansypoo53219]

20. black boys my fav. i've had 2. pater's wee black cat had 5 kittens. 3 black + 2 tabbies. we kept 2.

i picked out a black longhair. bro picked a tabby. 2nd was a funny looking black kitten that turned into a 'forest cat'. he was gorgeous.

[Diamond_Dog]

21. Those eyes!

[Figarosmom]

22. Aww

He looks like an adorable stuffed toy. Just perfect in every way.. cute pic.

[CaptainTruth]

23. Such a sweetie!!!

[Upthevibe]

24. Siwsan...........

Be still my soul..........words can't describe his cuteness!

[wendyb-NC]

25. Aw, he's adorable

What a little beauty.

[Tarzanrock]

26. I've seen his claws ...

... he has the claws of a Lion! Be afraid, furniture, be very afraid.

[BattleRow]

27. Merlin's magic has us spellbound!

[Trueblue1968]

28. I lovefluffybalck cats. Your kitty looks like my inky

[Skittles]

29. TEH CUTENESS! IT BURNS!

[arkielib]

31. Merlin is super cute!

I've had 3 gray tabbies, a ginger , and a calico, but I've never had a black cat. Merlin sure does make me want one.

[benfranklin1776]

33. What a pure doll he is! 😻

All Hail King Merlin the 1st, cutest kitten 🐱 of the realm! 😹😺He’s shaping up to be QUITE the gorgeous, healthy and happy kitty thanks to you! 👏🏼👏🏼

[Rhiannon12866]

36. Awwww! He couldn't be more adorable!

Do you know how old he is? He reminds me of my Felix when I first found him in a supermarket parking lot on my way home - and my vet said he was about 7 weeks. He's the third black kitty I've had in my life, 2 long-haired.

[Siwsan]

37. Guesstimating he is about 5 weeks old

He's definitely not the size of a 5 week old but he seems to be hitting the other bench marks. His teeth are fully in and his ears are wide open. He's racing around and climbing up on things and scratching around the litter box. Sometimes I 'prime the pump' and then put him in the playpen, which is where his litter box is, for now. He is a little slow to give up the bottle so I modified it for slurry. My guest leaves tomorrow so I'll have more time to concentrate on training him to eat out of a bowl.

[Rhiannon12866]

39. He is just the cutest thing! And my Felix, who he reminds me of, grew into a beautiful cat

Kudos on the great job you're doing with him...

[Siwsan]

40. He's actually tolerating the playpen, this morning!

I put off cleaning up after last night's dinner party so I've got plenty of stuff to do, this morning. Not balancing a kitten on my shoulder will make things go much faster and easier.

[Rhiannon12866]

41. LOL! Good for him! But enjoy him while he's little, kittens have to be the cutest baby animals...

And he's exceptionally adorable with those big eyes.