Winter and Polly were rescued from a feral cat colony at the end of June, along with two other kittens. Unfortunately, shortly after they were rescued, I had some other kittens get sick with panleukopenia (feline distemper), and I had to quarantine everybody... so these poor guys spent 2 months living in my bathroom!
They did not get panleukopenia (yay!), but a few weeks later, one of the kittens did get sick... I rushed her off to the emergency vet, and they believe she had FIP (feline infectious peritonitis) and she had to be euthanized.
The other three seem totally healthy, but there is a chance they might also have been exposed to FIP. I'm going to talk to my vet and see if it's worth doing some testing, but unfortunately there is no definitive way to test for it and find out if they will get sick, and it's also pretty expensive (especially x3 kittens :P ). I probably shouldn't even mention the possibility that they might have it to people, because honestly ANY cat could be infected with it and there's just no way to know, but I feel obligated, so there you go. (This is probably why I've never sold a horse... :P )
Because there is a chance they could have been exposed, I would prefer they go to homes where there are no other cats... even though the chances of them having it are slim, I would feel terrible if they did get sick and then got ANOTHER cat sick. They get along great together, and the absolute best-case scenario would be for the two of them to go to a home together.
Polly was teeny-tiny when she was rescued, and didn't eat well in the beginning so I had to supplement her with kitten formula. She figured out very quickly that humans are A Good Thing! Every time I sat with the kittens, she'd climb right in my lap, and then usually up onto my shoulder like a parrot (which is how she got her name). Polly is all black, but has odd scattered white hairs on her legs and belly, kind of like a roan.
She has this lovely, velvet-soft fur.
Winter was a little more cautious, but has gotten quite friendly. She has gorgeous ice-blue eyes, and is just an absolutely stunning cat. (Her mother was the same, white with blue eyes.)
Both kittens will be shy upon moving to a new home, so will need a cat-savvy owner and some time and patience to get settled in. They should go to a relatively quiet home with no children. They'd be great company for a young single person. They have been living with a very cat-friendly Labrador and are quite interested in and friendly with her, so should be fine with other cat-friendly dogs. They are probably about 4 months old now, and have already been spayed, tested negative for feline leukemia, dewormed, and are current on their vaccinations.
These kittens are really special to me and they are very sweet, and complement each other so well, I'd love to see them go to a home together.
Anyone interested is welcome to come meet them.
Here's a YouTube video of Winter and one of Winter and Polly. There's also an album of photos here. (Their sister Marley, who is not quite ready for adoption yet, is the black and white tuxedo.)
They did not get panleukopenia (yay!), but a few weeks later, one of the kittens did get sick... I rushed her off to the emergency vet, and they believe she had FIP (feline infectious peritonitis) and she had to be euthanized.
The other three seem totally healthy, but there is a chance they might also have been exposed to FIP. I'm going to talk to my vet and see if it's worth doing some testing, but unfortunately there is no definitive way to test for it and find out if they will get sick, and it's also pretty expensive (especially x3 kittens :P ). I probably shouldn't even mention the possibility that they might have it to people, because honestly ANY cat could be infected with it and there's just no way to know, but I feel obligated, so there you go. (This is probably why I've never sold a horse... :P )
Because there is a chance they could have been exposed, I would prefer they go to homes where there are no other cats... even though the chances of them having it are slim, I would feel terrible if they did get sick and then got ANOTHER cat sick. They get along great together, and the absolute best-case scenario would be for the two of them to go to a home together.
Polly was teeny-tiny when she was rescued, and didn't eat well in the beginning so I had to supplement her with kitten formula. She figured out very quickly that humans are A Good Thing! Every time I sat with the kittens, she'd climb right in my lap, and then usually up onto my shoulder like a parrot (which is how she got her name). Polly is all black, but has odd scattered white hairs on her legs and belly, kind of like a roan.
She has this lovely, velvet-soft fur. Winter was a little more cautious, but has gotten quite friendly. She has gorgeous ice-blue eyes, and is just an absolutely stunning cat. (Her mother was the same, white with blue eyes.)
Both kittens will be shy upon moving to a new home, so will need a cat-savvy owner and some time and patience to get settled in. They should go to a relatively quiet home with no children. They'd be great company for a young single person. They have been living with a very cat-friendly Labrador and are quite interested in and friendly with her, so should be fine with other cat-friendly dogs. They are probably about 4 months old now, and have already been spayed, tested negative for feline leukemia, dewormed, and are current on their vaccinations.
These kittens are really special to me and they are very sweet, and complement each other so well, I'd love to see them go to a home together.
Anyone interested is welcome to come meet them.Here's a YouTube video of Winter and one of Winter and Polly. There's also an album of photos here. (Their sister Marley, who is not quite ready for adoption yet, is the black and white tuxedo.)
The first picture below is the two of them... the second picture is all three sleeping in a pile in my closet.
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