kevinboehm: heh If I were in the market I would want one that already understands what the box is for. Yeah, you might not get the laughs from the "I meant to do that" moments you get with a kitten, but I really think an older cat would be more my speed anyway.

Oh, very much so. Kittens have the "D'awwwww, lookit what he's doing" thing going on, but older cats are more mellow, have established personalities, know how to use the litter box, and often tend to be grateful, if that makes any sense. You're giving them a second chance at a home and a good life, and I really think that they understand and appreciate that. I'd also adopt more kitties from our local center, especially the older ones, but we're in a small home as it is, and it's not even ours. That wouldn't be fair or polite. I know that Sassy and Sonny would be totally cool with it (they don't mind Bluecheez, Morris was a curiosity, and the black kitty that hangs around is intereseting), but we'll hafta wait until we have OUR OWN home to do that.

Heeee, the hubby admits that he's a cat person, and could easily see us having three, and possibly four, but no more than that. You get into the "Crazy Cat Person" territory there, and you don't have the time and resources to give all of them the attention and love that they deserve.

Ah well, time to get another cup of tea and enjoy the lovely spring day out here. Current weather conditions are 66 degrees and sunny, with a 5mph breeze coming right off of the Delta. ...Though it's expected to start raining again later this week. *Sigh.* I've gotten a slow-cooker of my Ground Beef Soup simmering (recipe in profile), did the dishes, and once I get some laundry started, it's time to get some hardcore lounging done. Whoooo!

domari: Happy Easter and Happy Passover to all of those who believe. Happy spring and just plain happy days to everyone.

I woke up this morning and instead of finding candy and goodies from the Easter bunny, I found one of our new cats having kittens. She started around 8am and by noon she had 7 kittens. I hope she's done now. All the babies look good so far, one is a little weaker, but that's normal in a large litter like this. I'll have to keep my eye on it and make sure it gets equal time at the milk bar.

Kitten season is in full swing, been getting calls to take in entire litters already. Someone called today and said they found a starving kitten on their back porch. I'll be up to the rafters in kittens sooner than expected. Going to start bringing some to Petco on weekends to try to get them more exposure and new homes.

Hope all of you are doing well. Sorry to hear of some of the losses.
I haven't been on Fark for a while, I'll catch up some time. I see some new names. I was looking for Alien, hope she's ok.

Here's Lacey before she had her kittens. We'll get some photos of the mewbies when she's done and cleaned up her mess.

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I already saw two older kittens at the Richmond SPCA on Friday. I'm doing a weekly shift in their kitten nursery. Hopefully that'll ease my guilt once all the foster emails really start coming in. My fuzzy little sweetheart despised my foster last year. She'd bang on the bathroom door (I have no idea how she manages to knock on doors), then go sit in the hall, radiating hate.

What color did Lacey's kittens turn out since she's white with two shades of tabby?

professional_vampire: akimbotoo: Happy Birthday QJ
//yeah, I know you're not 40....it's a joke!

Love it! I'm using that on Mr. p_v on Tuesday - he will be 40!

Just remember, the first thing you do in the morning is roll over, wake him up, and say, "Wow. I never thought I'd wake up with a 40 year old man in my bed," and promptly leave the room.