A kitten question:

[hedgehog]

After we lost Siggy the cat and Jack the dog around Thanksgiving, my daughter announced at school that we were in the market for a puppy and/or kitten. One of her teachers has a son attending a local college. The son's cat had kittens, so the teacher said he'd bring all three over to let us take our pick. That was about 3 weeks ago. He keeps putting off bringing the kittens over. I suspect that this is a case of someone whose head says to give the kittens away, but his heart can't let go. Do you think we ever will actually see these kittens?

[Chan790]

1. They have to stay with the mother for several weeks post birth...

do you have any idea how long ago they were born? I think it's 8 weeks, but I could be totally off the mark.

[hedgehog]

2. It's not clear whether they were born last summer or last fall.

They're past the 8 week mark for sure. At this point, they should have been to the vet to get fixed and I don't think they were. My husband said NOT to pick a female kitten. He says since they haven't been fixed yet, a female is apt to break into a bunch of little kittens!

[applegrove]

3. Kittens are a drug. They really are. I'm addicted to kitten pictures on the DU. And I have

to pinch myself often and remind myself that with two fully grown cats at home I have no room for another.