2 posts tagged “kittens”

So I've been following this lead of 8 kittens that were born around July 26th. There was a lot of back and forth, they weren't promised, they were, they weren't really, they weren't up to seeing anyone yet.... and today, I got to see them.
They were so tiny and adorable!
I'd never seen kittens younger than 8 weeks before because my cats were always spayed/neutered and I didn't know anyone whose cat had had kittens. Pet stores won't take them until they're 8 weeks old, and that's the only place I got to see them. These babies were only 4.5 weeks old, not ready to come home yet, but alert and interested (once they got used to their surroundings).
The girl who was in charge brought them to a local pet store that she worked at, and we brought an old baby playpen to hold them in. 7 out of the 8 came - one was at home with the mother - and 6 of those 7 were available. There were three calicos of varying coloring, three orange tabby boys, and one b&w - she was going to be the store's pet. I immediately picked up a sweet little calico girl with tan ears and forehead. Initially she just sat in my arms without moving much, but eventually became interested in climbing all over me XD She was my absolute favorite and I claimed her quickly. I had to consider whether getting two was the best option - littermates would make the best companion for a lonely kitty, and while I don't anticipate going on lots of trips, I do know there will be times when I won't be home for a few days to a week throughout the year. I wanted to choose a friend, but the other two calicos became someone else's choice right away. Only the tabby boys were left.
When we initially took the kittens out of the cat carrier and into the playpen, one of the tabbies immediately rushed over to the side and started to climb out! He got to the top before we noticed! I'm fairly sure that's the boy I picked - he was very playful throughout the time there - at the very end like most of the others he was tired out, of course, but we brought toys to play with them and he was eager to participate. Holding him was a bit of a challenge, he wanted to climb right up and over my shoulder!
We did take pictures of the ones we liked, but they're on my mother's camera so no photos yet (sorry! (^^;;)). The calico is easy to tell apart from the rest, but the tabby has a brother who is very similar, but more dark orange than him. Hopefully I can pick him up before his brother goes off to his location - someone else just wanted "a cat" without caring too much which one so they got the last one available.
Initially I wasn't sure if my husband would be up for getting two at once since he's never had pets before, but so far he's seemed very receptive. He knows I'll be the one to take care of them, so it's not much work on his part anyway XD I'm so excited! They will be ready to come home early to mid September~ if I don't upload the initial photos by then, I'll take lots of new ones anyway!