Gratitude & Kittens ;)
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Gratitude & Kittens ;)
I'm having a hard time finding my gratitude today. It happens - I work in the financial industry & sometimes it's difficult to watch the greed taking place while we truly struggle. Most of the complaints I hear are from those that don't seem to know what REAL problems are. Today's events involve a multi-millionaire trying to harrass his sister out of $50 of their split inheritance. I kid you not.
So, taking a big step back I'm turning my attention to other news; I spent most of Saturday watching/comforting our cat while she delivered a litter of kittens. It was a very grounding experience & as stressful as it was beautiful. I've been learning reiki so I used this event to practice pet-reiki a bit, uber-cool opportunity for me.
I AM grateful for these little cutie pies (even though finding homes will be a challenge) and I AM grateful that I was able to comfort Mama Cat through this experience.... what kind of bad luck am I facing since ALL FIVE of them are SOLID black from head to toe???
Just thought I'd share!!
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So, taking a big step back I'm turning my attention to other news; I spent most of Saturday watching/comforting our cat while she delivered a litter of kittens. It was a very grounding experience & as stressful as it was beautiful. I've been learning reiki so I used this event to practice pet-reiki a bit, uber-cool opportunity for me.
I AM grateful for these little cutie pies (even though finding homes will be a challenge) and I AM grateful that I was able to comfort Mama Cat through this experience.... what kind of bad luck am I facing since ALL FIVE of them are SOLID black from head to toe???
Just thought I'd share!!
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Congrats, they are adorable!
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FireSprite---I could just eat them up!!! I love the sounds and smells of newborn kittens.
Kittens are fairly easy to find homes for. When my kids managed to "rescue" two cats--that happened to be pregnant (unbeknownst to us at the time)---we had two litters born within a two week period = 12 kittens at one time!!!!!
I advertised and screened like a strict social worker. I also kept names/addresses/pone numbers and made follow up phone calls to all the adoptive families. I only adopted to families that were intact with a child or two. I also told them that if it didn't work out, they could bring the cat back--no questions asked. Actually, one woman did do that. Her husband was (allegedly) allergic.? I did quite detailed interviews with the families and observed them interacting with the kittens. also.
You have to do this while they are young and cute. The older they get--the harder it is.
I am jealous of you, right now.
Good luck with your babies.
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Kittens are fairly easy to find homes for. When my kids managed to "rescue" two cats--that happened to be pregnant (unbeknownst to us at the time)---we had two litters born within a two week period = 12 kittens at one time!!!!!
I advertised and screened like a strict social worker. I also kept names/addresses/pone numbers and made follow up phone calls to all the adoptive families. I only adopted to families that were intact with a child or two. I also told them that if it didn't work out, they could bring the cat back--no questions asked. Actually, one woman did do that. Her husband was (allegedly) allergic.? I did quite detailed interviews with the families and observed them interacting with the kittens. also.
You have to do this while they are young and cute. The older they get--the harder it is.
I am jealous of you, right now.
Good luck with your babies.
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Oh Dandy, you sound so much like me with regards to making sure that they have good homes! The last time we went through this I know that people thought I was over the top about it, but I refuse to give them to people who won't care for them properly or treat them like a member of the family. DD9 is ALREADY freaked out at the prospect of giving them to strangers.
I can't wait until they start running around & creating trouble, lol.
I can't wait until they start running around & creating trouble, lol.
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