Shareena & Miss Patchwillow's 3rd Birthday

Shareena and Miss Patchwillow were born April 7, 2007. I can't believe they're three years old already.

Here's Shareena at 5 weeks old, the first time I saw her


Shareena at 7-1/2 weeks, the day I brought her home


All worn out after settling in to her new home


Shareena at 11 weeks


Miss Patchwillow (Shareena's sister) at 3 months the day I brought her home


First day, sisters meeting again after 6 weeks apart


Second day: okay, you can touch my tail, just don't look at me


Third day: we can be friends now


Second week together: let me show you how it's done


Three-year-old pictures coming up next.

Miss Patchwillow 3 years old


Shareena 3 years old






Shareena's beautiful green eyes


Miss Patchwillow's beautiful green eyes



I don't know why their eyes show up yellow in most of the pictures. They're really a pale green/hazel.

Happy Birthday, Ladies!

That was an awesome group of pics They really have changed so much since kittenhood! They are beautiful.

Awww they are both beautiful kitties and have changed and grown so much, they really are beautiful.xx

I loved seeing pictures of them as kittens and as young ladies. They are beautiful!

Happy Birthday Miss Patchwillow and Miss Shareena!!!

They're lovely (as kittens and now). And you can definitely see that they are siblings.

May I ask, as I wasn't on the forum then, why you got one at 7 weeks and the sibling a month and a half later?

Originally Posted by Lyrajean

They're lovely (as kittens and now). And you can definitely see that they are siblings.

May I ask, as I wasn't on the forum then, why you got one at 7 weeks and the sibling a month and a half later?

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I didn't join TCS until Goldy showed up on my doorstep pregnant, when Shareena and Miss Patchwillow were a year old. So I probably haven't told the whole story even you'd been around to read it.

I had decided I wanted gray and white kitten and started by looking at the employee classifieds on the website at work. There were four litters of "free kittens" being advertised, all of which had at least one gray and white kitten.

Shareena was one of a litter of seven kittens, 5 black and white, 1 solid gray, and 1 gray and white. I chose her mostly because of the timing. The woman was actually giving the kittens away starting at 6 weeks but I asked if she could keep mine for an extra week or so because I was going on vacation. I picked Shareena up on the way home from the airport.

About six weeks later I was talking to the woman to give her an update on Shareena and she said that she had one kitten left from the litter whom she was going to have to take to a shelter. She'd moved into a place that didn't allow pets. Of course I said don't take her to a shelter, I'll take a second kitten.

At the time I knew next to nothing about cats. I had no idea that 7 weeks was too young for them to leave their mother and had never heard of doing slow introductions. I also assumed that since they were littermates that they would remember each other. WRONG! I let Miss Patchwillow out of the carrier as soon as I got her home and it was instant cat fight. For the first day and a half I thought I had made a horrible mistake and would have to find another home for Miss Patchwillow. Then in the middle of the afternoon the second day they suddenly decided that they were best friends. I'd swear Shareena took Miss Patchwillow around the house and showed her all the places meowmy didn't allow them to go.

Goodness, what stunningly beautiful girls they are! Love the then and now pics too, wow.

What beautiful girls you have

Happy birthday girls

Oh my gosh, they are so cute!!! What a sweet little story. So nice to see pictures of the little sisters growing up into such beauties. Happy (belated) birthday, girls!!!

They've grown from adorable kittens into beautiful young ladies.
Happy Birthday pretty girls!

Happy Birthday Shareena and Miss Patchwillow! You two have grown from adorable baby girls to beautiful young ladies!

Originally Posted by GoldyCat

I let Miss Patchwillow out of the carrier as soon as I got her home and it was instant cat fight. For the first day and a half I thought I had made a horrible mistake and would have to find another home for Miss Patchwillow. Then in the middle of the afternoon the second day they suddenly decided that they were best friends. I'd swear Shareena took Miss Patchwillow around the house and showed her all the places meowmy didn't allow them to go.

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Well goodness...you should have expected that! After all, sisters are sisters in every species.

Happy Birthday, girls!!

Cute pics and sweet story, thanks for sharing!!