Meet the Kitties

Last year we had to put down our very sweet kitty Ginger. We’ve had her since I was a little girl and I don’t remember life without a cat running around the house. Since then, being home has felt so empty. I miss the feeling of a warm little furball purring in my lap while watching TV. Since my mom won’t let me get another cat…I’ve come up with the next best solution: fostering.

I toyed with the idea for a few days and finally mentioned it to my mom. I did a little research before and realized it was kitten season. To my absolute delight, she agreed! I tried going through the SPCA, but in order to foster you have to go through one of their classes and the next one wasn’t until June something. Lord knows I couldn’t wait that long! So I kept looking and found an organization’s post on Craigslist. It’s called Cats About Town Society (or CATS) and they have a little adoption center set up in one of the local PetSmarts. I emailed them and within 10 minutes I got word that there were kittens waiting to be fostered! Yay!

Bringing them home as they stare up at me as if I'm an alien!

"Sleeping" in their little box we set up

Two days later we were on our way to pick up our bundles of joy. The tiniest kittens I’ve ever seen were handed to us. The smallest weighed 1 lb!! The three of them were 8 weeks old (2 from the same litter). We picked up food and some litter and were on our way. Before we left, we were told the most important job for us was to give them great names—it helps them give a good first impression when they’re being adopted.

So for this post, I want you all to the meet the kittens!

Dexter

Starting with Dexter. This tiny little boy coming in at 1.2 lbs is the sweetest little cuddler you’ll find. Within an hour of bringing them home he already fell asleep in my mom’s arms. When he was just a bay, he had an eye infection and now his left eye has a blueish film over it from scarring. I think it just gives him more of a personality. He loves to sleep—especially if it’s close to someone. He perches himself on my shoulder or chest when I’m laying down and can stay like that for hours if I’d let him. Dexter will play a bit with the other two, but he’s more of people cat. Guaranteed to melt your heart in seconds!

Lilly

Next up is Lilly. Affectionately referred to as Lilliput from Jonathan Swift’s Gulliver’s Travelers because she’s so darn tiny! But the fact that she’s only one pound doesn’t stop her one bit. She’s a little ball of energy and tries to keep up with her big brother. Yesterday she started to limp on one of her legs and breath heavy. The vet said it was from the pain, so we’re keeping an eye on her.

Jackson

And finally there’s Jackson. He is like the Energizer Bunny and is always getting into trouble. As the biggest one (1.5 lbs haha) he pounces around proudly, sneaking up on Lilly or trying to get Dexter to play. He’s the most adventurous out of all three and I feel like I’m always pulling him away from something he shouldn’t be doing. Despite this, he has the cutest little meow that greets me whenever I haven’t seen him in a while and when he’s playing by himself he coos like a little birdie. I hope he goes to a great big family with lots of kids to keep him busy. 

I’m hoping that I will post more regularly about these little guys and keep you all updated on how they’re doing! Time to go snuggle with one of them!

Dexter and I snuggling on the couch.