NJ DU'ers help me find homes for these kittens

this is the "gang of five". We think they are only about three weeks old. So you can't have them just yet. I have a total of nine available so ask anyone that might be interested in. Why not take one of these pictures to work and show them around? E-mail me for additional pics of any that tickle your fancy. I can't afford to take all of them to the vet, so that will be your responsibility.







And these fine felines are called the "Gang of four" They are
slightly older and a real fine lot if I do say so myself. There is
another all black one with a white tip on his tail not shown here. E-mail me for a pic. Thanks

for taking them in. I live in MO so I cannot take pics to work but I do hope these lovely cats find a home where they will be worshipped as cats deserve.

maybe someone there has a friend or relative in NJ....

I didn't think of the angle that someone could have a relative in NJ.

Please explain??????????????

Inquiring minds want to know

Look at the one on his side looking up, so cute!!

Where is their mom? How did you end up with NINE kittens? I have one 2 year-old long-hair and am seriously thinking about getting a second cat. But I am in Massachusetts...

in the home state of OUR NEXT PRESIDENT......
BTW, I think that cats are God's most beautiful creation. Their proportions are perfect and their grace in unmatched (even the big ones). And their wittiness.... I am NOT religious but I thank God every day for our five beauties and for the many dear departed, whom (notice the anthropomorphization?) I miss terribly.

in the week we have had them their instincts are starting to show.....the arching of their backs...scratching in the litter.....climbing...very cool to see

I could get one to you. really!

The mom is around....we have a mom and three feral kittens show up in the yard last fall. We managed to trap and spay or neuter the three kittens. The mom disappeared. We cared for the kittens all winter with food and shelter. Leaving food out of course draws more cats, Which we continued to catch and have fixed.

We were unable to catch all of them. But recently we caught one(mini-tabby). So she went to get fixed and the vet said she had recently had kittens....so my sister went seaching for the kittens and in the yard next door found a litter of four.....but the mother was with them. So that still left another litter not yet found....a couple of houses down under a porch we found the others and the mother was at the vets....so they had been a day and ahalf with no mom around. We were able to urge them to come out and we put them in a carrier and fed them. They are called the gang of five. and are doing nicely.

the decision to keep the first four away from the mom was done so that they will be adoptable and not feral. The mom is nearby and attempted to grab one of the kittens and run of with her today. She was not sucessful. and that's the short version.

Question.....it's furthur down the thread

your waistband in photo #2. They'd NEVER recover. LOL

our entire family are suckers for animals of all kinds

What little beauties. Wish I lived closer so I could make my adopted cat collection an even half dozen, but am sure you'll find homes for all of them in no time. As for me, if I can convince hubby, I will get my next kitty-fix at our local animal control shelter...we only have five cats and two dogs, all strays. They're the best and even when they get loose accidentally, which happens once in awhile, they always come home...but I worry about their safety until they're back inside. I love the DU because, besides the fact that everyone thinks so intelligently, there are so many animal lovers. It must be our bleeding hearts at work, huh? Wonder what happens to cats in Freeper land, or should we ask Bill Frist?
I guess that's unfair. Even Freepers must have hearts, right, right?

Id love to see your little darlings.

aren't all so little! I'm a computer moron so can't promise you'll ever see them, but they're almost as adorable as these little kitties (being full grown now they can't quite compete). As for the dogs, well, they kind of remind me of Republicans in that they are blindly loyal to me. But, I like to think I'm a better object of devotion than *ush.

what kind of computer and operating system do you have .....maybe I could walk you thru it.....it's so rewarding to see you animals on a webpage.

I can probably get hubby to help me eventually. Right now he's recovering from surgery. But, it keeps him from being deployed overseas right now, so I'm grateful. And he knows if he goes by the time he gets back I'll have twice the amount of critters running around. BTW, love your user name and mine means *the crazy cat* in FRENCH, OMG!!

We're in AZ but he's in a specialty they need in Iraq (intelligence) so I don't know if or when he'll be sent. He feels guilty that he's not deployable and so many of our guys are stuck there. Me, I'm just so p----d off that the Commander in Thief sent any of them at all, for nothing but lies. Although, did I pick up on buzzflash that the US and Britain are mulling an earlier pullout? *ush and *lair are such putzes. Well, this thread is about your adorable kitties and I really shouldn't sully it with mention of these jerks. Let us know how they are doing. I'll say goodnight and have a wonderful day tomorrow everyone. I have to take hubby up to Tucson to see the surgeon for followup.

into full kittyhood

Excellent nick. Welcome to DU!

He just woke up which is why he looks that way.

Someone may have to snatch them away right now! Seriously, they are all sooo cute.

I'd love to take one home, but i live in a small house with two cats already.

i'm looking for a larger more rural abode so when this opportunity comes along again I can keep a couple of them. thanks for post. posting keeps the thread up in the pecking order which helps alot.

I really needed a kitty post right now. I just got done with a very sad phone call, and kitties are just what I needed to cheer me up. Thanks for posting, and I hope all the babies find good homes. You're wonderful for helping them!

even in war cats are facinating edit for-----I think my be a british soldied bases on the shoes

That looks like one of my neighborhood kitties! We have a stray-friendly neighborhood, with several families who put out extra food. We have a few little families around, and that one looks like one of our mommas.

The uniform's non-camo, which is standard in the IDF; so's the helmet and the weapon (M16 clone). Israeli soldiers, especially reservists, wear pretty much whatever shoes they want to.

Sweet to see that this young troop hasn't lost his gentler instincts in the middle of that madness. :hug: :cry:

Hope whatever's wrong gets righted soon.

a close friend of mine is dealing with a death, and it brings back memories for me. I was still sniffling when I got online and saw this topic, so it really did give me something to smile about.

Thanks for the concern :-)

I will post more pictures soon so you may all follow the progess of the nine kitties latest achievements and the progress of adoption.......thanks for all you comments and encouraging words. you have inspired me.

Halifax, Nova Scotia

Did you try the SPCA in Dartmouth? They're overrun all the time. Don't know if they have any kittens, but I see cards up from people who want to unload them in stores all the time.

:hi:

Looks like a little tiger. And the one in the last pic peeking out of the cinder block on the right.

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Bertha and I already have six house cats and four ferals that come to us for food and water, so I think we can't have any more. You are a wonderful person, and God will bless you for taking care of these critters!

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Tell you what, you find a way to get that little orange baby to me and I'll take him (or her) . . . Quinn would LOVE to have another kitty around. Only catch is I'm in Massachusetts.

I've been planning on adopting another kitty after I finish moving (in 2 weeks).

E

I frequently visit my sister in NY st. She's lives a little northeast of Albany, so I go up the thruway. Maybe we can work out a place to meet and you could have a new kitty and Quinn could get a buddy. Two or three weeks is a good time frame for me. I'll be going up North and the kitties should be old enough to be on their own. Quinn is beautiful.

I volunteer for a cat rescue group that has a pile of applications for people looking for kittens. I'm sure they would have no problem finding homes for these guys. They charge a nominal fee to the person who is adopting the cat/kitten, but that fee covers the shelter's cost for fixing them, shots, test, deworming, etc.

If you can't find homes for them, I'm sure our group could help you get these cuties adopted

Thanks for your offer. I'm very interested. All the local shelters seem to be full. Can I email you with the details?

If only I could.

:evilgrin:

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I wish I could, but I'm in Texas. Besides, I have 7 already!

Wonderful kittens! i do feral feline rescue outside Atlanta. i 1ce rescued a kitten that had been abandoned by mom , minutes after birth. i had to teach him to suckle, & feed him every 2 hours for about 3 weeks. an amazing experience, must be somewhat how a mother feels.

he's four now, & cd be my alpha, but is too cerebral to thirst for power.




i really admire what you're doing for these creatures. from their apparent age, you are clearly competent in your handling, so i won't bother to advise. Best of luck, A!

:hi:

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the photo of the kitties in the cinderblock is fantastic- should be sent to local newspapers along with a plea for help in educating the humans about pet responsibility! sorry that you have responsibility now for all 9 kittens. C'mon DUers help these beautiful felines find good homes! Keep this thread kicked- and maybe PA, NY Duers will help too.

c'mon cat lovers, you know you want one!