How do you know?

[Taz_Zoee]

Claudia, I just saw on the ARF website we are having a special "two-fur" Fridays on kittens. You can adopt two kitties for the price of one. It is only for two more Friday's though. August 27th and Sept 3rd.

Here is the link. Click on Adoptable Pets on the left of the screen to see the animals for adoption.

[Randi]

I think it's with cats like with humans - some get along and some don't. I can imagine how difficult it must be to bring a new cat home, who you fell in love with but who your resident cat can't stand the sight of. It would be so much easier if you could take different cats home and let the one you have choose his new friend. Then, it would be hard to bring back the other ones. OK, enough blabbering!

I wish you luck finding Calvin new friend.

[Taz_Zoee]

I don't mean to keep bugging about this. But I just looked at the kittens on ARF and there are 8 blackies!!! 8 out of 13 kittens available right now.

[krazyaboutkatz]

Claudia, I just saw on the ARF website we are having a special "two-fur" Fridays on kittens. You can adopt two kitties for the price of one. It is only for two more Friday's though. August 27th and Sept 3rd.

Here is the link. Click on Adoptable Pets on the left of the screen to see the animals for adoption.

I took a look and the kittens that caught my eye were two white ones with gorgeous blue eyes named Coconut and Moose Tracks. I think they must be brothers even though it didn't say. They're both 13 weeks old and look very similar. Polarbear a 7 year old senior also caught my eye but it says he's a borderline diabetic and needs to be on special food. He sure is gorgeous though.

Who ever named many of these cats must've been hungry at the time because many have food names. This is a great 2 for 1 deal and hopefully it'll help get many of these cats adopted out to wonderful loving forever homes.

[Taz_Zoee]

I took a look and the kittens that caught my eye were two white ones with gorgeous blue eyes named Coconut and Moose Tracks. I think they must be brothers even though it didn't say. They're both 13 weeks old and look very similar. Polarbear a 7 year old senior also caught my eye but it says he's a borderline diabetic and needs to be on special food. He sure is gorgeous though.

Who ever named many of these cats must've been hungry at the time because many have food names. This is a great 2 for 1 deal and hopefully it'll help get many of these cats adopted out to wonderful loving forever homes.

Yes, the names they give them are really out there sometimes. They go with themes. This one is an ice cream theme. There was cookies and cream, pralines and cream and others.
Well, 6 kittens went home today.
I looked at the blackies we have and there are two that look to be medium or long haired. There were two of them that were about 19 weeks old in a condo with another 4 month old blackie. The two young ones were playing, chasing each other and rolling around on the floor together while the older one sat in a cylinder on a cat tree watching them. LOL

Oh, and I misunderstood the kitten deal going on. All kittens are half off every day, but on Friday if you get two they are half off again! So a kitten (under 6 months old) is normally $125. Until the date specified they are only $62.50. On Friday's (the next two Friday's) if you get two they are only $31.25 each. If you just get one on Friday it is $62.50. A little confusing, but a very good deal. Apparently we still have lots of kittens in foster care that are not ready for adoption yet.

[kitten645]

Thanks every one for the replies. I've pondered the one or two kitty options. I've come to two conclusions...well three actually. Must be younger than Calvin. Must be a boy. MUST be a blackie. That sort of narrows my options. I'm working with a rescue group (Safe Cat Foundation). I could foster thru them and test run the situation. See if there's a fit.
I ADORE ARF. I think they do such good work (including you Cindy of course)
I'm on staycation next week so maybe that would be the time to try out a friend for Calvin.
Thanks again for all your thoughts. I've followed the new adoptees stories on PT and maybe that sort of put the "kitty bug" in me So nice to see sucess stories!
Claudia & Calvin

[Taz_Zoee]

We had discussed fostering to try out a kitten first too. But I just never went to the class you have to do at ARF. And I knew once we had a kitten in here it wouldn't be going anywhere.

Also, I knew your requirements and I had similar requirements when getting a new kitten also (except for the color).

I don't care where you get your newbie. I'm just excited for you and Calvin to be getting a little brother.

So, I will be hoping that the foster you get will work out wonderfullly in your house and Calvin will take to him.

[kitten645]

My concern with fostering is that I work weekends so getting them to adoption fairs would be hard. I don't think I could EVER take them to PetSmart and leave them in cages during the week. I'm thinking more and more that adoption is the way to go.
I went to the Dublin Shelter today to take James to a "Get Aquainted Room" Both rooms were taken. One by a baby blackie named Zepplin. I asked the volunteer if I could come in and Zepplin is just the cutest thing. A real snuggler and shmoozer. Came right to my lap and loved all over me. He's three months old.
I asked the volunteer to bring in James to see how he was out of the cage. He's a really outgoing kitty. Volunteer said she was cleaning the cage next to him and felt a thumping on her butt... She's said WTH? turned around and James was the thumper!
He's eight months old so some of the climbing up your leg kittenish behaviour is over. He's a lover too. Reminds me alot of Calvin. Sleek and loves his head bumpies.
I think I'll wait until my vacation starts on Sat and if either or both are there, it was meant to be. They are so outgoing that I hope they charm someone and get a forever home before that. But if not, we'll see what happens.