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when find kittens at shelter?
We went to the humane shelter today to adopt two kittens. We want two so we
can share them better in our family and so they will be happier when alone, but there were no kittens there. Only older cats...and no bonded pairs which we would consider too if young. Is there a good time of year when to expect there would be kittens at the shelters here in California? thank you for any input |
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On Sat, 10 Apr 2004 22:32:55 -0700, "quilterhusband"
wrote: We went to the humane shelter today to adopt two kittens. We want two so we can share them better in our family and so they will be happier when alone, but there were no kittens there. Only older cats...and no bonded pairs which we would consider too if young. Is there a good time of year when to expect there would be kittens at the shelters here in California? thank you for any input That depends somewhat on the local climate, and California has a wide range of climates. Basically, the breeding season starts in December in the warmer areas and continues through perhaps August. Gestation takes 60-67 days - figure March-April as the time for a peak in kitten births. It takes another three months or so for the kittens to be old enough to rehome, though some people give them up as soon as they are weaned - figure May through July as the peak time for kitten availability in the temperate northern hemisphere. Of course, strictly indoor cats aren't influenced as much by the climate as outdoor cats, so you could start seeing kittens on offer in a couple of weeks. There are no kittens on offer here, but pregnant gueens are, so kittens *are* on the way. I'm not so sure that early bonding means all that much: I have three sets of sibling pairs and I don't notice any special relationships - in fact, it seems that the cats actually spend more time with and are more closely bonded with unrelated cats, or they are loners. The closest associations seem to be between small cats and very large males: Tigger and Fleagor are most often accompanied by some of the smallest males and females. Millie seems not to like her brother Ozy very much, but she likes to be with Fleagor; Dandy doesn't appear very friendly with his sister Maryweather, but loves Fleagor; Ozy, Maryweather, and a couple of others like to use Tigger as a pillow; Avery and his brother Mudpie do hunt together, but otherwise don't spend any time together. Maybe a large (neutered) adult male now and a smaller and younger cat (either sex, but fixed) in a month or so might work out well. Or not, but that's the problem with siblings too. T.E.D. - e-mail must contain "T.E.D." or my .sig in the body) |
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Why not adopt an adult pair? So many need good homes these days especially
with cat and kitten season now in the beginning stages. -- Panther TEK: Staying On Top Of All Your Computer Needs! www.members.cox.net/catprotector/panthertek Cat Galaxy: All Cats, All The Time! www.catgalaxymedia.com "quilterhusband" wrote in message news:XI4ec.608$Va4.404@fed1read01... We went to the humane shelter today to adopt two kittens. We want two so we can share them better in our family and so they will be happier when alone, but there were no kittens there. Only older cats...and no bonded pairs which we would consider too if young. Is there a good time of year when to expect there would be kittens at the shelters here in California? thank you for any input |
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