Three Reasons Why YOU Need a Kitten! (Free kitties!)
 

So.... who wants one? :D (Sorry, but Emmy, the starlet at the top, is already mine. ;) )

Gosh what wonderful pics DP! PM away...these little darlings need a home in about a week!

Oh, how I wish this ark wasn't already full :(

Another great feature besides cuteness - they are already potty trained and use the litterbox religiously!

They're also used to dry or wet food, so they're not finicky eaters.

And, they love to be held. Wolfy's been handling them for hours daily, so they will be quite loyal pets. :D

Ooooohhhhhhhh! Mater is so cute! They all are!

Does €uro know you're hanging out in this thread, NA?;)

He will soon enough.

I'd actually probably be pushing the issue but, Charles needs all of our attention and love and bringing in a new member of the family probably wouldn't be a good idea.

This thread has me choking. If I were in a different situation, two would be snatched up immediately, and which ones wouldn't even matter to me.

Woman, are you trying to kill me with all this cuteness?

Oooh... kitten cuteness! If I wasn't married to a guy that's so allergic and refuses to take a pill daily, I'd soooo get one or more. Dang.

Doc is scrumptious. Hey Corndogwalker, don't you think he was a gladiator in a previous existence?

Doc is adorable.. very tempted...

It's probably a good thing I don't live close enough to get one, because those photos of Mater are so cute.

I'd take one too, but the landlord said "no pets". :(

I don't want one (I'm immune to the cuteness of kittens) but I'm curious what their source is. Do you have an unspayed cat?

I've love Flo and Mater, but my landlord wouldn't. Then there is Tango who might also object. But, dayum, they're sure cute as hell. Im not immune to cute.

If I didn't live with animal haters..I would have had a cat a long time ago. I LOVE the first one!

WHY DID I OPEN THIS THREAD!!!!!!

No kitties for me. No no no. NOOOOOOO

I bet Leo would take them though /evil

If I didn't live on the opposite coast, it'd be near impossible to resist. I do hope you find perfect homes for them.

I'd love one, but I can barely afford the vet bills for the two I have. That, and I'm only supposed to have one cat; landlord doesn't know I have two. Damn.

Hmm, I might actually have an extra bucket laying around...

She was a feral cat in the neighborhood and she got pregnant by another stray cat. We were able to befriend her and take care of her and the kittens. Once the kittens are gone next week we are taking her in to be "fixed" so this will not happen again.

Mater, Flo and Sally (Emmy) have been adopted. Doc is the only one left. They will be ready to go with someone next week. Won't someone show Doc some love? He is the runt of the litter.

Oh, I love me some runt! My Boris was a runt, not that you'd know it to look at him. It's not fair that they're so cute!

If I had any interest in having another cat Doc would be the one I picked. But I prefer dark cats.

Is the mother remaining feral or are you taking it in? If the latter, good for you.

I suspect ours was a runt too (rescued from a gas station parking lot), and she stayed that way at about 10 lbs fully grown:



It's too bad their eyes don't generally stay blue, though.

Is that your kitty, Alex? Very cool looking cat.

Well, that was our cat two years ago. Now she looks more like this:

They've adopted her. (More like she's adopted them. ;) ) She's already established that is her home now.

Alex, your cat is beautiful! Very nice color!

And Doc is awesome. He's got dark brown stripes that run through the black, as shown in one of the photos of him. He's also the most playful of the four.

Beautiful cat, Alex. Looks a tad bit spoiled. Lani's doing, I suppose?;)

runt kittens are the BEST for juggling :evil:

OK, Alex, though you are immune to the cuteness ray.... I've been blasted. What a cute cat you have!

Not sure what spoiling would entail. She gets all the food and water she can consume.

Otherwise she is a perfect fit for me. She doesn't like physical contact but doesn't take anything seriously. I don't think it would be possible to spoil her, her tastes are too ascetic.

I really should post some pics of Haggis as a kitten. I know that would melt Alex's cuteness barrier. She's a scottish fold, and she is pretty tiny even today. With her bent ears and big owl-eyes, she's still awfully cute. Nasty-tempered, but adorable. She has a serious catnip addiction going these days, but we don't mind- it seems to mellow her out.

When I say I'm immune to their cuteness I don't mean to say I don't find them cute, I do. Kittens are uniformly cute.

But seeing a cute kitten does not make me want it. That's what I'm immune too. I can walk through an animal shelter look at all the kittens, play with them, tell them how cute they are and then say "ok now, off to the gas chamber with you."

I don't find animals uniformly cute. Temperament plays a key, and a cute picture says "great disposition" regardless what reality has to say about the situation. The problem I have with animal shelters is that often, I want to take about half the animals home. I know that's not possible, so when I see a really cute one and really really really want it, I do get sad.

Hopefully, my next trip to the animal shelter in UT will result in the bringing home of a doggie and a kitty. !!!

I love most all animals.

Especially with BBQ sauce.

Well, all the kitties found homes, and we pick them up tonight!

Emmy, the one in the first photo, is ours. :D

And, here's what I did today in preparation for her homecoming:

To help with the "barrier" method of giving Emmy her own space and keeping the other cats out, we decided upon a cardboard box, with an opening large enough for her, but too small for our big babies, until everyone is comfortable in a few days or so. (Our bathrooms are way too small to lock her away, and I'd like to keep an eye on her.)

Of course, I can't let anything be that simple, so here are the results of that idea -

Note the curtains in the front "windows".


This is the backside access port so we can scoop her box, etc. I made the roof slanted to keep our big cats from sitting on top and causing a "cave in", and added tabs to keep it locked down, but easily accessible.


And, this is the interior, with flooring that matches the curtains. ;)

You know I love, right?
But sometimes, you scare me you're so creative. :p

Enjoy your new kitty, and take lots of pictures!!!

No pictures of her family on the walls?!

Thanks for the idea!

But, sadly, our printer is out of ink right now. :(

Due to unforseen circumstances beyond her control......bella from Micechat won't be able to adopt Flo....Anyone one interested in a real sweetheart?

MUST RESIST.

If I make it through this "kitten season" with a divorce, I'll be happy.

With? Wow, that's a lofty goal :p

Flo is taken....I hope!