Well, They're All Ready To Go To Their Forever Homes!

Hello once again, fellow kitty lovers!  My beautiful "Flower Kittens" have grown and caught up to their weight class, and are the most adorable little balls of energy and cuteness.

This weekend will be their first day at adoptions.  The event happens in Antioch, CA, in Contra Costa County from noon until three p.m.  We use Slatten Ranch Shopping Center on Lone Tree Way, and we have kittens at Pet Food Express and at PetSmart.  Usually, there are kittens (and sometimes older cats), but adoptions are held on both Saturdays and Sundays; same times both days and both locations.

And now, they've had their spay and neuter surgeries, gotten microchipped, had their first vaccines, been combo-tested for kitty illnesses and passed the test.  They were previously de-flead and de-wormed, so all that remains is to find them their loving, forever homes.

Here, then, are their "graduation" photos:

This is "Chrys"  He is a very handsome tuxedo kitty

Since I could not think of any names of flowers that seemed in the least masculine or even boyish, I was a little bit stumped on what to name this fellow.

Finally, I decided on "Chrysanthemum," which I was then able to shorten to just "Chrys," pronounced exactly the same as in the first syllable of the flower's name.

Problem solved!









Since the rest of this group of kittens are females, there were no further such issues with names.  In any case, the names the fosters give them are usually temporary, for the adopters will change the names in probably 99% of cases.  It doesn't even matter at this point whether they recognize their names or not.  But it does increase the cuteness factor when promoting them.

Pansy was the 'runt' of the litter, weighing in at just about a pound and a half when I got her.  She was definitely 'behind the curve' for her age of nearly 2 months old.  Kittens in the first few months are supposed to weigh approximately 1 pound for each month of age.

This silly kitty is Petunia.  All four of these are siblings.

Meet Pansy.  She is a real little lovebug.

Last but certainly not least, we have little Tulip.  She's another one who will climb right up into your lap for some cuddle time.

She and her sister, Petunia, just love, love, love to wrestle with each other; it is probably their favorite activity!

Petunia and Tulip are both Tortoiseshell kitties.  It's a variation on the calico pattern, hence they are always females.

Pansy, above, is known as a "dilute calico," exhibiting mainly gray, with some cream on her undersides and a faded orange on her face and head, but at first glance, she appears mostly gray.

Chrys, of course, is the black and white, well dressed for formal occasions, known as a 'tuxedo' kitty.  All black above, and white underneath coming to under the chin.  Sometimes they have a white blaze on the face, as Chrys does, but that is not always the case.

Thanks for following along.  I'll update the blog with their adoption dates, and photos of the new "parents" (if they are willing).