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

[Alex]

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.

[wendybeth]

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.

[AllyOops!]

I would give my eye teeth to have Doc. Unfortunately, where I live, I cannot have pets.

I plan on moving. When I do, I seriously want to start my own ranch. Rancho De Ally. I want gazillions of pets. Dogs, cats, birds, fish, hamsters, bunnies, lambs, goats, pigs & Ooh! I want a bearded dragon, too. Ooh! Ooh! And some miniature ponies. I just love those things.

I'm obsessed with my boyfriend's parakeet,Tippi (as in Hedren- a salute to Birds). I feel so very Snow White when she sits on my finger. She's so social & adorable. His cat is super cute, too. (we can't keep her anywhere near the parakeet.)

I think those cats are precious. I wish I could take Doc. DAMN!!!!

[Alex]

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."

[AllyOops!]

Originally Posted by Alex Stroup

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."

Friggin' A! Do you also poke the terminally ill repeatedly with a stick? I mean, because I do. Thus, no judgement here.



Seriously now! I walk through a shelter & weep like a tortured school girl. I wish I could adopt EVERY animal on the planet. Now, as far as sending people off to the gas chamber? We don't have enough posting space for me to tell you all the folk I'd gleefully send, beginning with O.J. & ending with the bitch who cut me off at Starbucks the other day.

[blueerica]

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. !!!

[Kevy Baby]

I love most all animals.

Especially with BBQ sauce.

[Disneyphile]

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

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

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.

[Ponine]

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

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

[AllyOops!]

Aww! Thank you so much for posting those pictures, Disneyphile! You did a fantastic job! I love it!

You love animals as much as I do! Except I had a 65 pound black lab that insisted on sleeping in bed with me, only not at the foot of the bed. She had to spoon with me while her little puppy head was nestled in the pillow.