deep breath

[mmegaera]

Well, I did it. I just put a deposit down on two kittens with a fostering lady I met yesterday at PetSmart. We had a nice long conversation then about how she fosters them at home and socializes them and all that, which was extremely reassuring from my POV, but none of the kittens she had (a pair of orange tabbies and some black and whites, and a gray one) seemed all that interested in me, although the little gray fellow who apparently got adopted after I left yesterday did purr at me a bit. I went back to PetSmart this afternoon on a whim, and this time she'd brought a different litter of kittens along with the ones I saw yesterday -- two solid grays and two gray tabbies, all shorthaired. They're only four weeks old, though, and she's still bottle-feeding them (they're orphans), and won't let them go until they're eight weeks old and have had all their necessaries (shots and neutering and tests for leukemia, etc.). The only reason she brought them with her today is because the partner who normally takes care of the babies while she's doing the petstore adoption thing wasn't available.

Anyway, I will be getting one of the grays and one of the tabbies, both males. She named the gray Ivan, of all things, which I took as an omen [g]. The tabby is named Domingo (after the opera singer, Ivan is because he looks sort of like a Russian Blue). I think I'm going to keep both names, since Domingo is Spanish for Sunday, and I met them on a Sunday. Besides, I like the names. They are really, really adorable. I got to see them being bottle-fed. Ivan's got a cream-colored shirtfront, and Domingo's got really strong tabby markings. Anyway, they're going to be mine soon.

I'm going to go back to PetSmart for a visit next weekend when they're there again. I will take my camera. It's going to be a long four weeks...

Comments

[norabombay]

That is exciting! I hope that they work out for you. You deserve a good kitten experience, and this is a set who are as well socialized as possible to begin with.

Pictures next week?

[mmegaera]

It is [g]. I hope so, too. I'm optimistic, anyway.

Yes, definitely pictures next week.

[dfledermaus]

Excellent! This sounds like a very promising beginning. I hope you're all very happy together. So young--they must be very teeny.

[mmegaera]

They are. I probably could have held each one in the palm of each of my hands, had I tried. But they'll be considerably larger by the time I bring them home [g].

[azurelunatic]

Ivan is a reasonably well-omened name! One of my friends named one of her cats Miles; Miles is now "you shithead" just as often.

[cynthia1960]

Probably a good idea that this pair is Domingo and Ivan then, otherwise it would be "you shithead" and "you idiot", neh?

[mmegaera]

ROFL Although I am sort of going back to an idea for a name that I had before I found these guys for Domingo. I had had the thought of naming one of my new kittens Theodore, so I could have a teddy cat. We'll see when I bring them home. It's not like they know their names yet.

[mmegaera]

Seems like it to me, anyway [g]. I ended up having to explain to the fosterer lady why the name made me break out laughing, but the upshot of that was her asking for Lois's name. "Bujold junkie and part-time pusher. Just try one."

As for naming a cat Miles, your friend is braver than I am...

[nishatalitha]

That's really exciting and I'm so pleased for you. These ones sound adorable and I'm looking forward to seeing your pictures next week!

[mmegaera]

Thanks! I wish I'd had my camera with me yesterday [g].