I thought this theme would be more fun for this week's Petfinder post than the theme of Cats Who Should Be Sterilized. I ranted about the Manx gene last week and, frankly, I don't feel like looking at any more Manx cats today. Though when I opened the Atlanta page it did feature a super-cute Manx kitten...
This post is about cats who appear, under trying circumstances, to be amiable, levelheaded, and cordial with other cats. They are young, and come by twos and threes, but they're likely to respect your senior cat and leave him or her alone.
Zipcode 10101: Iman and Bowie
Their mother was a feral alley cat but this sister and brother have grown up with all the advantages of civilization. They're at that adorable bouncy-pouncy stage where they want to play or snuggle with each other all the time, and should be great fun to watch all winter. They don't look anything at all like our Mac and Polly, and yet they have such a similar story...somebody out there will enjoy their company as much as I did Mac's and Polly's.
Zipcode 20202: Apple, Apricot, and Artichoke
Apple's web page: https://www.petfinder.com/cat/apple-68641753/dc/washington/lucky-dog-animal-rescue-dc20/
Apricot's web page: https://www.petfinder.com/cat/apricot-68641756/dc/washington/lucky-dog-animal-rescue-dc20/
Artichoke's web page: https://www.petfinder.com/cat/artichoke-68641755/dc/washington/lucky-dog-animal-rescue-dc20/
And there was a fourth kitten called Avocado, but I don't see a web page for that one. Anyway, Apple's struck me as the cutest picture on the page. They're obviously a family, and the shelter offers a discount if you take two (they're still small!). All three? Why not? Some singles find it best to adopt two cats so they can snuggle one in each arm, but not everyone is single, and wouldn't it be hard to pick two and leave the other one all alone?
Zipcode 30303: Lilith, Penny, and Vera
Lilith's web page: https://www.petfinder.com/cat/lilith-44369496/ga/atlanta/southern-animal-rescue-ga653/ (She's the one grinning at the camera, showing her extra-long fangs.)
Penny's web page: https://www.petfinder.com/cat/penny-44369502/ga/atlanta/southern-animal-rescue-ga653/
Vera's web page: https://www.petfinder.com/cat/vera-44369478/ga/atlanta/southern-animal-rescue-ga653/
We've featured the Weird Sisters before but it is unconscionable to me that they're still languishing in a shelter. Yes, there are prettier-looking, more functional examples of the polydactyl gene in the feline world. Yes, the sisters not only have extra toes but have deformed toes that made it hard for them to run, climb, and hunt like proper feral cats. They're still clever social cats who might be as interesting to live with as our Heather, Irene, and Ivy were. They have social roles. And, despite having been born feral, they've been brought up as pets. And they've already been spayed and vetted, which makes their adoption fee a pretty good deal at today's prices. And they need a Purrmanent Home where they can be together. I'd consider adopting them myself, just because they're a unit of three social cats, if Serena would let me.
Serena loves baby kittens, loved Traveller, and loved old Sommersburr on sight. And it's not that she doesn't like other adult female cats, either. It's just that, in order to stay on her good side, other ladycats have to show no interest in ever being petted. (Serena's daughters have been known to purr and cuddle--but only when they knew Serena wasn't nearby, which she almost always is.)
Anyway somebody who enjoys reading about the antics of my social cat family has to want a social cat family of their own...and the Sisters are guaranteed not to give you any kitten tragedies, just the pleasure of their company.
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