No, I'm not actually typing this on Christmas morning...I stayed online late on Christmas Eve to make this post timely, and to watch the fat white snowflakes cover the ground and worry about power outages. You probably can't adopt these cats on Christmas Day but you can start the process by using the links provided to contact the shelter. A few extra links seem appropriate to the Christmas Spirit...
This is a cat week, and this week's adoptable cats are long-haired and three-colored. Along with cat food, cat litter, a cat-sized bed or blanket, a sturdy plastic ball with a little jingle bell inside, and a gift certificate for next spring's rabies shot, another thoughtful gift idea for these cats and their humans is a nice new vacuum cleaner. Grandma Bonnie Peters used to love a hand-held, battery-powered Dirt Devil, because it's strong for its size and because her grandsons used to run it around her carpets--for fun. Little kids love to push lightweight objects that make noise...yes! This early conditioning should have helped to make them good husbands some day. Here is the obligatory Amazon link. If you buy this particular model they'll throw me a few pennies.
Now for the cats. It's interesting to note that when I entered "Domestic Long Hair" and "Tortoiseshell" into Petfinder's search bar, the site did not limit the search results to cats tagged with both of those terms, but aggregated results for cats tagged with either term. Why? Because long-haired three-colored cats stand out, so they tend not to languish in shelters as long as short-haired cats do? Maybe.
1. Zipcode 10101, New York: Caitlyn from Massapequa
Long-haired cats are sometimes expected to be fussy about who handles their fur, like the one in The Incredible Journey. Caitlyn, however, reportedly loves to be petted and will follow her human around like a pet dog. If the picture doesn't take you directly to her web page, click or paste: https://www.petfinder.com/cat/caitlyn-49454009/ny/massapequa/all-about-spay-neuter-inc-ny520/ .
2. Zipcode 20202, Washington: Macaroni from Alexandria, and DC from Maryland
Awww...This pretty little old lady was adopted from the shelter, once, by a senior human...that "At least this animal won't grow old before I do and break my heart again" thought process. And she lost her human. She is described as very much a Queen Cat who likes to snuggle up beside her human for naps and expects a lot of grooming. She's on thyroid medication, which needs to be mixed into her food. If you're willing to adopt a pet just for mercy's sake, Macaroni is said to be a lovable pet. If the picture doesn't take you to her page, click or paste: https://www.petfinder.com/cat/macaroni-48555061/va/alexandria/tails-high-inc-va540/ .
It is possible that readers in the metropolitan area want a younger cat. Here is young and perky DC, who should probably be adopted together with her brother AC, who is plain black and maybe not quite so fluffy. Both cats are just now reaching their full size and will take a lot of grooming. Natives of Maryland, they've been transferred to a less crowded shelter in Virginia. The shelter policy is to place pets "in the Greater Washington Area only, except for barn cats." These two don't look like barn cats. To meet them, use the picture or this link: https://www.petfinder.com/cat/dc-ac-50052445/va/merrifield/4paws-rescue-team-va260/ .
3. Zipcode 30303, Atlanta: Izzy (and Friends) from Marietta
Yes. Three cats. All spayed, female, and described as good with children. The one closest to the camera is a long-haired Tortie called Izzy. Behind her are Xenia, the gray cat, and Coco, the black one. You might have to tilt your screen to see Coco's yellow eyes. They were brought to the shelter as an adoptive family and deserve to be adopted as such. The shelter asks that those who call or e-mail about this cat family use the cats' tracking numbers--625755, 625756, and 625757--when following this link: https://www.petfinder.com/cat/izzy-see-also-xenia-coco-49689598/ga/marietta/friends-of-shelter-animals-for-cobb-county-ga50/ .
Bonus #1: Zipcode 37662, Kingsport: Betty Lou and Cindy Lou Who from Morristown
They're sisters, but you can tell them apart because Cindy Lou is simply gray and Betty Lou is grayzel (diluted tortoiseshell). Their coats are expected to get thicker as they mature; this is a baby picture. These kittens are still younger than kittens ought to be when separated from their mothers, so their having web pages of their own when they're only two months old probably means something happened to their mother. If you want to hear a Who, or two Who's, click or paste: https://www.petfinder.com/cat/betty-lou-who-49868578/tn/morristown/morristown-hamblen-humane-society-tn268/ .
Bonus #2: Zipcode 90209: Gisela and Elvira from Los Angeles
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