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...and they don't stand a chance of being adopted!
We got in two kittens, about 10-11 weeks old now. Brother & sister, so naturally, they are Jack & Jill. Jill was going home with a volunteer at the shelter once her brother got adopted, but she changed her mind(I believe she rescued other kittens from a bad place & can't afford Jill).
I cannot remember exactly what Jill has, but I believe it is cerebrellar hypoplasia? After watching Jack for several weeks, we do believe that he also "has a touch" of it. Jack has much more movement control, he is slightly uncoordinated.
We hope to be able to send these two to a rescue in the Twin Cities so they have a chance of being adopted(although, the rescue isn't too sure they want them), but until then, we plan on putting Jill on Petfinder as special needs. Jack isn't listed as special needs because we do not know for sure if he is.
The saddest thing in the world is the two kittens made a poopy mess of their cage & themselves. I had to bathe them lastnight & Jill kept flopping around....like a dying fish(I cannot think of another way to describe it). It was one of the most heartbreaking things I have ever done, & I carried her around cuddling her & then Jack for 30 minutes. Poor girl couldn't even crawl out of the sink to get away...
I should also add, these two were not people friendly at first, but now Jack likes people more, and Jill loves people. She always attacks my hand until I get a toy whenever I clean their cage.
Here's Jack.
Jill is much more white, she has one black spot on her side, & black "darts" on her head. If I am remembering right, she also has a black tail.
What can I add to their bios to make them more appealing? Are Jack's pictures good? Whenever we get Jack out of his cage to put him on the counter to take his pics, he looks scared. With how over crowded the shelter is, I really pity these two. They don't get the attention they need & deserve to truly come out of their shells. (particularly since we have a calico mother with cute calico 7 week old babies, and other "healthy" kittens)
We got in two kittens, about 10-11 weeks old now. Brother & sister, so naturally, they are Jack & Jill. Jill was going home with a volunteer at the shelter once her brother got adopted, but she changed her mind(I believe she rescued other kittens from a bad place & can't afford Jill).
I cannot remember exactly what Jill has, but I believe it is cerebrellar hypoplasia? After watching Jack for several weeks, we do believe that he also "has a touch" of it. Jack has much more movement control, he is slightly uncoordinated.
We hope to be able to send these two to a rescue in the Twin Cities so they have a chance of being adopted(although, the rescue isn't too sure they want them), but until then, we plan on putting Jill on Petfinder as special needs. Jack isn't listed as special needs because we do not know for sure if he is.
The saddest thing in the world is the two kittens made a poopy mess of their cage & themselves. I had to bathe them lastnight & Jill kept flopping around....like a dying fish(I cannot think of another way to describe it). It was one of the most heartbreaking things I have ever done, & I carried her around cuddling her & then Jack for 30 minutes. Poor girl couldn't even crawl out of the sink to get away...
I should also add, these two were not people friendly at first, but now Jack likes people more, and Jill loves people. She always attacks my hand until I get a toy whenever I clean their cage.
Here's Jack.
Jill is much more white, she has one black spot on her side, & black "darts" on her head. If I am remembering right, she also has a black tail.
What can I add to their bios to make them more appealing? Are Jack's pictures good? Whenever we get Jack out of his cage to put him on the counter to take his pics, he looks scared. With how over crowded the shelter is, I really pity these two. They don't get the attention they need & deserve to truly come out of their shells. (particularly since we have a calico mother with cute calico 7 week old babies, and other "healthy" kittens)