Thinking of adopting a kitten? (pictures)

[Bertha Venation]

If you live in the Washington, DC, metro area, and are thinking of adopting a kitten or kittens, please read on.

Mrs. Venation and I care for a feral cat colony. This includes trapping the cats for spay/neuter and shots. Before Thanksgiving, we trapped two six-week-old kittens and decided to try to socialize them, then find a home for them.

While the kittens, Skittles & Francie, won't yet come to us or let us pick them up, they are no longer afraid of every move we make. They're fully part of the household now, walking about without fear, eating and playing with our other cats, napping where they wish, and playing like there's no tomorrow. If they land in my lap while we're playing together, they love to be petted -- and they purr like mad! (They are litter-box trained, too!)

I hope to find them a home together. They will need each other's comforting presence as they begin to adapt to a new household. Naturally, since they are semi-feral, they will probably hide at first. But it won't take them long to warm to their surroundings and their new people. It would be best for them not to be adopted into a home with young children.

If they are adopted before it's time to have them spayed & get their shots started, there will be no fee. If that time comes before we find them a home, we'd ask to be reimbursed for those costs. (We will take them to a low-cost spay/neuter clinic.)

If you are interested, or have any questions about adopting semi-feral kittens (or about caring for a feral colony), please reply or PM me.

For more information on caring for feral colonies, see http://www.alleycat.org

[shoelace414]

1. Are they still tender?

they get tough and not good for stewing when they get older.

[Bertha Venation]

3. They are far, far, far too old to be good eatin'.

Sorry. :D

[ET Awful]

5. That little kitty Skittles would kick your ASS if you even came

within 10 feet of her talkin' like that. She's a tough little furball.

[shoelace414]

6. Someone had to say it

it may as well have been me. :)

[Bertha Venation]

9. Well, you have three other chances...

I also posted this in Pets, DC, and Virginia. I may post it in the Lounge, too. Knock yerself out! :7

[Bertha Venation]

13. LOL ET, I missed this yesterday

:7

[ET Awful]

2. I wish I could Bertha

even though I'm not in the DC area, these are two awesome kitties :) I think I've reach my purring fur quotient for the time being though.

[Bertha Venation]

7. You're sweet to reply, ET.

I know you can't. :hug: Very sweet of you.

[ET Awful]

8. Come on, you have so many already, you could keep 'em

and hardly even know they were there :)

:hug: righ back at ya :)

[Liberal Veteran]

4. They are beautiful little children...

I hope you find them a great home.

[Bertha Venation]

10. I hope so too, LV.

Thanks. (Already had a call from my BB posting at work.)

[DaveinMD]

11. we'd love another kitty

but we have a human baby on the way, so now is not the time.

[Bertha Venation]

12. Congratulations, Dave!

Thanks for the reply.

[DaveinMD]

14. thanks a lot

we're very excited. Less than a month away.

[Bertha Venation]

15. Kick

:kick:

[Bertha Venation]

16. No takers so far . . . how about you?

:hi:

[kwassa]

17. Sorry, got two already ....

They are a wonderful handful by themselves.

[arismomkoofie]

18. I have 8 now (wayyyy too many), but..

Have you posted their pictures on catster.com?

It's free and worth a try!

Good luck!