I've been itching for a new kitty, and have fawned over several (including a dilute tortie at Petsmart I posted about here) for the last few months... well, a chance for a kitten has just presented itself. A lady at my local Ace hardware has 4 kittens. She's keeping one, and another has been specifically claimed. A third has been tentatively claimed, but the humans involved haven't decided which one they want. So, it may be up to me. They're between three and four months old. I havne't seen them yet, but here's a description:
The female is a Calico mix, she's white with calico markings mixed in, medium length fur...
The male is gray and white, medium length fur...
neither are fixed, so while I was walking to the grocery store, I stopped at my vet and asked about visit costs and spay/neuter. neuter is 115 and spay for the girl is 245... of course these prices seem REALLY high to me... any local clinics that might be considerably cheaper?
They're very active and playful... which'll give my two 3 year olds (well 3 and 3 and a half) a run for their money... she lives out in the sticks, while I'm in downtown Chicago... so she is thinking she has some errands to run along with bringing them here for me and JJ and Jack to meet... I mentioned the possibility of kitten-sitting both of them while she runs her other errands. She likes the idea, and this way I'd get to know both purrsonalities... if I have the time and opportunity, i'll post pictures of both before i pick. Unless one of them just outright adopts me...
I was hesitant for a bit about bringing a third cat in, becauase I may be moving next summer... but someone here asked yesterday about what they're thinking of doing about traveling a long distance with their pets... renting a van or something and setting up the crate in the back... brilliant!! I figure I can set up a litter box and food and water in the cargo area and get a cargo net to keep them from getting under foot while I'm driving...
Of course as I mention the possibility of moving away from Chicago to my local friends, they're all starting to plot ways to keep me here... including finding me affordable, decent housing that's the same size or bigger than what I'm in. (long story as to why I'll have to move out of this place.)
Anyway... I just wanted to bring this up today... I'll try to get pictures of the two of them tomorrow... if she brings them. She wants to diminish the brood by this weekend (she's refrained from doing her Christmas decorations because of the hyperactivity of the kittens...) I fully understand that... even though JJ and Jack don't mess with my decorations...
Amanda
The female is a Calico mix, she's white with calico markings mixed in, medium length fur...
The male is gray and white, medium length fur...
neither are fixed, so while I was walking to the grocery store, I stopped at my vet and asked about visit costs and spay/neuter. neuter is 115 and spay for the girl is 245... of course these prices seem REALLY high to me... any local clinics that might be considerably cheaper?
They're very active and playful... which'll give my two 3 year olds (well 3 and 3 and a half) a run for their money... she lives out in the sticks, while I'm in downtown Chicago... so she is thinking she has some errands to run along with bringing them here for me and JJ and Jack to meet... I mentioned the possibility of kitten-sitting both of them while she runs her other errands. She likes the idea, and this way I'd get to know both purrsonalities... if I have the time and opportunity, i'll post pictures of both before i pick. Unless one of them just outright adopts me...
I was hesitant for a bit about bringing a third cat in, becauase I may be moving next summer... but someone here asked yesterday about what they're thinking of doing about traveling a long distance with their pets... renting a van or something and setting up the crate in the back... brilliant!! I figure I can set up a litter box and food and water in the cargo area and get a cargo net to keep them from getting under foot while I'm driving...
Of course as I mention the possibility of moving away from Chicago to my local friends, they're all starting to plot ways to keep me here... including finding me affordable, decent housing that's the same size or bigger than what I'm in. (long story as to why I'll have to move out of this place.)
Anyway... I just wanted to bring this up today... I'll try to get pictures of the two of them tomorrow... if she brings them. She wants to diminish the brood by this weekend (she's refrained from doing her Christmas decorations because of the hyperactivity of the kittens...) I fully understand that... even though JJ and Jack don't mess with my decorations...
Amanda
