Well, it's definitely kitten season

As I was getting ready to leave for work a few days ago, talking to my daughter, we kept hearing a kitten crying. I assumed it was her year old kitten that likes to play in the attic, in the rafters over the garage. But my daughter stopped and said, 'mom, I think it's coming from your car'. *shock* She was right!

I popped the hood and there sat three very little fluffy balls of fur, staring back at me. We pulled out a male and female solid black kitten and a grey male kitten. Scared, but otherwise healthy.

We got them to the vet and their first vaccines. While I was on the phone with our cat foster the other day telling her about it, she said she's had kittens showing up on their own, as well as being dropped on her door step lately. She's got 16 little kittens there now!!!!

It's obviously going to be a very busy kitten season. With her 16 and the 6 we have, we're looking for homes for 22 kittens. And that doesn't include the 5 she has that aren't even weaned yet. And season is just starting.

So our focus right now is kittens! We'll be picking up a massive amount of vaccines from our vet this weekend and heading to her place to start vaccinating everyone. Because they aren't really HART fosters, we're doing them as a courtesy listing for........... well, for them. They will be adopted out with their first set of vaccines done. A courtesy listing contract will have to be signed, guaranteeing you will provide us with vet statements showing they have received their other vaccines as well as been spayed / neutered before 6 months of age. The adoption fee is only $30 and you will need to complete the application as usual. If you are looking for a pair, we will adopt two at a time to approved applicants for $45.

I'm going to try to get out and vaccinate this Friday so we can bring them all to Petco on Saturday. If you're looking for a new kitten in your family - or two! - this will be a great time to adopt. We're hoping to have the kittens that have been nursed by Munchi, our long haired chihuahua, and were on the News 2 report mid-May up for adoption in the next couple weeks as well.

And if you're looking for a new canine companion, we will be at Petco with plenty of those this week. New to our group:

Willow, an 8 week old unbelievably precious boxer american bull dog mix
Tanner, a very cute and tiny 8 month old puppy
O'Connor, a stunning young adult American Eskimo
Batman, a 12 week old male border collie mix
Robin, Batman's best buddy, a 12 week old GSD / Lab mix
Bullwinkle, adoption pending, a 18 month old male Boston Terrier
Rocky, a 3 year old male Boston Terrier
Dixie, a 3 year old female Boxer