At the end of September,
RAPS cat sanctuary became home to six kittens and their mother Autumn after being discovered and trapped in a composting plant. I was fortunate to have seen two of the
kittens being brought into the sanctuary on the day of their arrival. They were tiny, terrified little souls whose
cries could melt even the iciest of hearts.
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Trick |
Since then,
I spend every Wednesday with the kittens getting to know them and helping to
socialize them so they can learn to trust and build bonds with the humans
around them. As they say, it’s a tough
job but somebodies got to do it.
To enter their
pen is a delight both for the eyes and also the ears. It seems that if you lay
your hands on any one kitten, they all instantly start to purr. An enthusiastic purr to the power of six that could
rival the sound of a 747 ready for take-off.
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Leif, Pancake, Trick and Treat |
The kittens
all seem to enjoy human company although they are still reluctant to be held in
my arms despite my best efforts to entice them.
They do however, enjoy lots of physical affection and don’t back away
from hands that want to touch their soft fur.
It seems that play and wrestling with each other is high on their list
of good things in life.
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Trick and Leif |
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Trick and Leif |
Leif is one
of four brown tabbies and is distinguished by his longer fur particularly
around the ears giving him a rather exotic look almost like a Lynx cat. He is also the biggest of the bunch and the
bravest. He seems to be the ringleader
of the group.
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Waffle |
There are three
other short haired tabbies: Ariel, the only female of the group; Trick
distinguished by his white muzzle; and Treat. All are intensely curious but it
is Treat, fierce hunter that he is, who always seems to find my camera strap no
matter where I hide it so he can jump and attack it.
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Pancake and Treat |
There are
two black and white kittens: Waffle, who has a white nose and muzzle and
Pancake who also has a white muzzle but his white patch is smaller than Waffle’s
markings and also asymmetrical.
Interestingly, these two boys seem to be shyer than the tabbies. They took their time getting to know me and Waffle
spent a lot of time hiding in the box on the scratching post. Interestingly, it
was Pancake out of all the cats who eventually succumbed to a cuddle in my lap.
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Leif and Treat |
So for a
good time, do yourself and these kittens a favor and visit them in the Teens
house, guaranteed to put a little sunshine in your life.
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Ariel and Pancake |
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Ariel and Pancake |
whomever comes up with these names...I love it!
ReplyDeletemakes me smile looking at the cats and their names!
Dianne
And Pancake has returned to live at the Cat Sanctuary after not being adopted at the City Shelter. We are happy to have him (and his best buddy Sid), back and know that he will have a happy peaceful life with us.
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