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The Tale of the Two Orange Kittens
The Tale of the Two Orange Kittens
Once upon a time two orange kittens lived behind a Ralph's grocery store in San Clemente, California. The two orange kittens were brother and sister. They were only two months old but already did the normal kitten things... they ate out of a garbage container and caught the occasional mouse or lizard for dinner. Suddenly one day they were captured in a catch cage and their lives would never be the same again. A lady who owned a business near where the kittens lived wanted to give the kittens a chance for their very own true and fated home. The lady wanted the kittens to have a home with no fleas, with regular meals, and where they would never be cold or mistreated. Quicker than you could say CATNIP the brother and sister kittens were taken to a veterinarian and spayed and neutered (this was not the highlight of their journey). The next thing they knew they were getting a bath... then a second bath because the first bath didn't quite take care of all the fleas the first bath was supposed to take care of (this was definitely not the highlight of their journey). The next day the lady who owned the business near Ralph's called another lady who might be able to find them a home. We'll call this second lady Cleo. Cleo brought the kittens to her house. It was a scary place filled with lots of other cats. Fortunately for brother and sister kitten there was a good hiding place underneath a bed. Occasionally the kittens would venture out for food or to use the litter box. Sometimes the kittens would be very brave and come out from under the bed to play with the other kittens who were waiting to be adopted. A few times the scary humans would pick the kittens up. The kittens would go entirely limp and hope that the humans would put them down soon. Once in awhile brother and sister would join in with 2 other kittens and play chase the feather toy. Even though the game involved the humans it was still fun. As luck would have it Cleo did know of a possible home for the brother and sister kittens. Brother and sister kittens went to their new home but were still very frightened of the humans they encountered. We will call the lady who adopted the kittens Allatadrama (pronounced UH . LOT . UH . DRAMA). A few days later sister kitten began to get sick and she threw up lots of very disgusting, long, white worms. This totally upset Allatadrama. Allatadrama tried to pick up sister kitten. Sister kitten hissed and scratched Allatadrama. Allatadrama called Cleo and was so upset. Allatadrama said she was going to the hospital to get stitches and a tetanus shot. She asked Cleo to pick up the kittens because they were so wild. Allatadrama told Cleo that when sister kitten threw up the worms it was like something out of The Exorcist. Allatadrama warned Cleo to bring large gloves used to pick up feral cats. Cleo went over to Allatadrama's house and brought the large gloves. By the time Cleo arrived Allatadrama was no longer bleeding and had changed her mind about having to have stitches. Allatadrama warned Cleo to put on the big gloves because the kittens were so wild. Cleo decided to try to gather up the kittens without the big gloves at first because the big gloves were kind of scary looking. Cleo herded brother kitten into the bathroom and closed the door so he couldn't get out. Then she scooped up brother kitten into her arms. Brother kitten did what he always did when he was picked up by a human and went totally limp. Cleo took brother kitten and put him into a carrier. Allatadrama told Cleo that sister kitten, the Exorcist kitten, was the one who was really wild. Cleo herded sister kitten into the bathroom and shut the door. Sister kitten leaped into the bathtub. Cleo scooped up sister kitten into her arms. Sister kitten went completely limp and Cleo was able to put her into the carrier along with brother kitten. The next day Cleo took brother and sister kittens to the veterinarian to be dewormed. Allatadrama showed no interest in having The Exorcist kittens back at her house so the kittens stayed with Cleo. Cleo gave the kittens new names. She called brother kitten Furocious (pronounced FUR . OH . SHE . US) and she named sister kitten Sigourney (like Sigourney Weaver in the movie The Aliens). Time has passed and now Sigourney and Furocious are about 4 months old. Neither Sigourney nor Furocious hiss or scratch or bite. They still spend some time under the bed but are out and about watching TV in the living room most of the time. They still love to run after the feather toy or chase after a toy mouse. They both love to chase after the light from the laser light pen. They miss playing with the kittens they saw before at Cleo's house, Brindle and Little Bug, because they got adopted. Sigourney will now let people pet her (especially if that person is eating chicken pot pie). Furocious is not as brave quite yet. Furocious will jump up on the couch next to those scary humans to chase after the feather toy but who do you know who could ever resist a feather toy. Sigourney and Furocious will need a special true and fated home. They will need someone with lots of patience. Update: Today Sigourney and Furocious are still a little shy although not at dinner time. Both Sigourney and Furocious are affectionate and love a good ear scratch. Neither can resist a good feather toy or the laser light. Furocious has been a wonderful “big brother” to a countless number of kittens. He has been their protector and playmate. He has snuggled with them when they are afraid. Sigourney and Furocious are about 2 years old now. They are both wonderful cats. They are still looking for their true and fated homes. |
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