Update On The Olney, Illinois Kittens!!
Well, I apologize for the delayed thread. Believe it or not, I just finished flea bathing, treating, earmite cleaning, and nail clipping these luck dozen. They are fisty little bits!! I ended up with a bit of marks!! LOL! Well here is the story:
I left at 6:30am on 8/17. We made good time. We arrived at Richland City "Pound" (as it was posted) at about 10:30am. Sandy (the pound manager) was very eager to meet me....she practically ran out the door as we pulled up! She is a very nice lady...at second impression that is!! Well, we went inside. It was horrible. The smell was overwhelming of dog feces and urine. As soon as I walked in I saw one dog....who just looked at me all sad like. There were several dog kennels...but one lone dog. I wish I could've taken him. Sandy led me into the "CAT ROOM". There was a desk, a bathroom, and about 9 or 10 descent size cages. I instantly knew which babies were mine. As Sandy and her assistant...can't remember her name...sorry, loaded the 8 in my carriers. The post on the babies said they were 8-10 wks old, so I figured they were small enough to fit four to a carrier...yeah, I was wrong. The white deaf baby....is not no 8 wks... more like 16...very big boy. Yes it is a boy. The orange and white male is rather big as well. About 12 to 16 weeks. The other six are about 8-10 weeks as stated. So anyway, Sandy piled them in the carriers. I spotted another all white with blue eyes and asked about him. She told me he just came in....I said I will take him too. Then I saw a long haired grey with white blending in the fur and ask about him. She said he is a bit aggressive. I saw no aggression at all. Then I saw three more. A big long haired orange tabby momma and her little lone baby. They seemed very sweet. And a rather large grey tiger stripped tabby in the bottom cage. I asked about them as well. Sandy informed me that the momma was found with her "one" baby in somebody's yard so they turned them in to the pound. The large male at the bottom was not allowed to go. He was found in a drug house. He was exposed to Meth and not very healthy or friendly. Sandy said it was only fair to him to have him euthanized. So, I made a call to be sure my fiance would not go through the roof...he said take 'em all....I said without hesitation...I am taking all 12. Sandy was rather surprised. She agreed to let me take the four extras at no charge. She was even kind enough to donate me two of her used carriers. One was duck taped together and the other is in wonderful shape. I gave her my info and told her to give me a couple of months to find these 12 homes and I would be glad to help out again. Sandy was very pleased.
Our trip home was not to great. The kittens were so stressed they deficated all over thier carriers. The momma tried clawing apart our passanger seat! After the trip home, we stopped at petsmart and purchased thanks to the generosity of all whom donated and my fiance's extra cash) two cages that were on sale, flea medicine for all, flea shampoo, two extra litter pans, and a two boxes of litter. All have been de-flead and treated.
Here are the long awaited photos of the babies, teenagers, and adults.
Our original eight....
Tortie girl, about 8-10 weeks old.
http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e1.../Aug18_009.jpg
Grey girl ( I think) with grey eyes. 8-10 weeks old.
http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e1.../Aug18_008.jpg
Other grey girl. 8-10 weeks old.
http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e1.../Aug18_006.jpg
Calico girl. 8-10 weeks old.
http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e1.../Aug18_004.jpg
Black and white little boys..he is actually small though he looks big in the pic. 8-10 weeks old.
http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e1.../Aug18_003.jpg
Orange and white male...he looks about 12-16 weeks old.
http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e1.../Aug18_002.jpg
Black female (I think). 8-12 weeks old.
http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e1.../Aug18_001.jpg
The long awaited....Pure white with blue eyes deaf little boy. About 16 weeks old. I call him Icess...just for now.
http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e1.../Aug17_002.jpg
(See #2 for the other kitties)
I hope you enjoyed the pictures. I have my hands full, but at least they are alive. Well, now all is said and done and they are safe and sound. Some babies are coughing, so as soon as I get the funds I am taking them to the vet. I am getting all 12 spayed/neutered, vaccinated, and FIV/FELV tested. I called the vet regarding the prices. I take them to PAWS in Chicago. They are low-cost everything. Well for everything for all 12 it came out to $476.87 USD. I guess that is a great price...but I do not have that money saved up....well, for bills, my kids, yes, but not for this. So donations are appreciated. Thank you everybody. :D
