Black Diamonds

Meet Nigel and Pharaoh

Con: they are only 6 weeks old and should'nt've been taken from their mom so soon

Pro: they are safe now

excuse my ashy feet please, they are filled with kitty scratches....

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as a wedding gift [married 4/6/09 and birthday gift 4/12] I was granted a kitty. I made the point that two kittens equaled 1 cat and was granted my wish

Anyway, getting over my fear of males and spraying and believing the hype about their affectionate ways, I think of my own, ahem, females, so I wanted a black male kitten. Then I thought despite the other cats, a kitten needs a like playmate. I wanted a kitten 8-10 weeks old.

First mistake, I found an ad where a lady had 15 kittens, some not ready, but this litter was 'ready to go'. So we drive 40 miles to the destination only to realize her idea of 'ready to go' was 6 weeks. My hubby [new word] knew they were too small, so did I, but this lady was ready to leave/move, I forget and needed homes right away.

So I took them home. It was challenging but not as bad as I expected. I can't wait until they are older. They are adorable, but they needed their mommy. Thank goodness after a couple of days they stopped crying incessantly and are now cooing happily. They even pooped in the litter box this morning, they were already tinkling in it. Saturday little tootsie rolls wound up on the other side of the bed, but now it's all good. They are doing well, but I need to cut them a break and put another litterbox on the opposite side of the room, as well.

I am afraid one is even younger than six weeks as he shook with tremors when first eating and I read that happens at 4 weeks. Thankfully they are now safe and have each other to learn from. the other kitties are at best, tolerant, so we are good to go...

next up: shots and deworming...

After starting this thread in all innocence, it can be deleted if necessary.

With kitten season approaching, in no way, do I mean to add to the problem by getting kittens from craigslist. These three 5 year old cats, with their 15 kittens, should've been spayed, but instead of saying anything, I went home, looked at the little ones and fretted with hubby over how pitiful the whole thing was.

I should've said/done something. So now I have two kittens who will get neutered, but I didn't save a life...

I don't know how I feel about this thread anymore. I apologize to all the members who make a difference. and yes these kittens are cute, but I didn't open my mouth and tell the lady the benefits of spaying her cats. How many other cute kittens will get born this year, but die in a shelter?, and it is only april.

I will email her now.

I apologize for ruining the thread, another section really got me to thinking.

Thanks,

Thank you, Enlightenment Is a great thing. I hadn't spent time in the stray/feral threads for a while, and then I just had to see the spca commercial with sarah mclau______ [spelling] while reading the topics, and I just felt really weird for looking at craigslist, after all of that.

I am thankful for my kitties And moreso, for telling the lady I got the kittens from the info about SPCA's spay programs.

I love All the informative Topics Of each kitty Section It gives you information and a conscience, which should never make you feel bad, but always make you want to educate the next person, just like you were educated.

Some people don't know the plight of kitties, about food, etc...I am way off topic...

Thanks for giving me such nice compliments on Nigel and Pharaoh