From reader Hannah:
My sister-in-law has been having difficulties recently and gave away her three cats — Bomber (male), 5, Vesper (female), 5, and Dagny (female), 3 — to a shelter near Chicago. They developed a respiratory infection and were not eating, and the shelter told us that they needed to be picked up within the next few days, otherwise they would be put down. I arranged for the cats to be released and transported to a temporary foster home in Minneapolis, but they need something more permanent. Unfortunately, I’ve already reached my pet quota, so we can’t keep them ourselves.
As you can probably tell, these cats are very dear to my family. My husband and I rescued Bomber and Vesper at my grandparents’ farm almost 5 years ago. They were 4 weeks old when we found them and had been without their Mom for at least several days after she had been hit by a car. They were malnourished and sick and we nursed them back to health, and adopted them to my sister in law. She adopted Dagny a couple of years later from a shelter in Chicago. All three cats are very sweet and loving. Dagny is the most outgoing. Bomber and Vesper like to cuddle with each other and play.
My preference would be that Bomber and Vesper stay together, since they are littermates and very bonded. Dagny can be adopted separately. I would say they get along with other cats since they have adjusted fine to each other. Bomber and Vesper were around dogs when they were very young, but not recently. They were fine with dogs at that time. I am not sure if any of them have been around kids.
All three cats are up to date on vaccinations and vet care, and are spayed and neutered and all have microchips. No medical issues, other than recovering from upper respiratory conditions after their time in the shelter, but I am hopeful they will recover just fine. Bomber and Vesper could lose some weight, but I think this could be accomplished by not letting them free feed. (After nearly starving as kittens, they have ravenous appetites and probably need better weight management.)
If you are interested, or have any leads, send me an email at annelaurie (at) verizon.net (click on my name in the righthand column) and I’ll put you in touch with Hannah.
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Ted & Hellen
Disturbingly, that cat bed resembles the gaping maw of an Anaconda. Yikes.
Trollhattan
Holy moly, it took Penthouse to get kitteh pr0n like that mainstreamed.
Much luck with the kitteh redistribution. Clearly, there’s much entertainment to be had from this crew.
kc
Love that top picture!
Yatsuno
Shall get wifey upon this task when I get home. She might not be able to take them but possibly she has a few good leads for homes. Although I don’t think she’d be above going crazy cat lady either.
Roger Moore
@Yatsuno:
Fake wifey going crazy cat lady? Perish the thought.
Amir Khalid
With his feet so close to the camera, Bomber kinda looks like he’s part kangaroo.
rikyrah
what a cutie!
gbear
I wish you good luck in finding them homes. Four months ago I adopted a second cat that looks exactly like Dagny. His name is Edward and he’s a sweetheart and he tries to get along with my 13 year old Tort Halley. Although they rarely fight, it’s obvious that Halley finds it upsetting to having to share space with Edward, so I can’t think about introducing another cat to the house. If you’re in St. Paul you might want to try calling Grand Avenue Vets. They’re very cat-centric and are often posting cats needing homes on their facebook page.
Face
Speakin of orphans, what ever happened to the FP guy who posts those audio bits?
Yatsuno
@Roger Moore: She foes have her two black boys that she’s quite attached to, so I dunno. I don’tthink that’s exclusive, though there might need to be some assistance with the integration process. Again, I’ll check. And maybe get her to show up here again dammit.
TooManyJens
@Face: TWIB was at Netroots Nation two weeks ago and on vacation last week, but they’re back this week, so I’d imagine we’ll see Elon posting again soon.
ranchandsyrup
Dagny needs a name change.
MikeJ
@ranchandsyrup:
Cats are pretty much glibertarian assholes much of the time.
Southern Beale
Oh, wow, that’s so much cuteness. I wish I lived in Minneapolis. Sending good vibes out to Bomber, Vesper, and Dagny that they find wonderful families.
ranchandsyrup
@MikeJ: People are wondering why i’m laughing so hard. Well played MikeJ.
Mnemosyne
Since this is a cat rescue thread, does anyone know of a good rescue/stray cat org near Inglewood, California? I think anywhere in South Bay would work as long as they’re willing to go to a nice (safe) part of Inglewood where my friend has stray cats living in his yard that need spaying/neutering. He wants to do the right thing, but he’d really rather have a personal recommendation than email strangers out of the blue like you do with Alley Cat Allies.
shlemizel
I am traveling but will get in touch with the woman foolish enough to marry me. Not sure if she is ready for more cats after our recent lose.
debit
I hope someone can take these three sweethearts. With three cats already, and a dog, I sadly cannot.
schrodinger's cat
First photo: PlayKitteh of the Month.
debit
@schrodinger’s cat: Oliver thinks he might have a shot at that title.
Comrade Mary
@schrodinger’s cat: That’s some serious seventies bush right there, folks. Everyone knows all kittehs want to look like Sphynxes these days.
Comrade Mary
@debit: OMG, Oliver is one HEALTHY kitteh.
Reminds me of this artist’s work. (NSFW or the testephobic.)
schrodinger's cat
@debit: My hairblz, let me show you them.
debit
@Comrade Mary:
@schrodinger’s cat:
That is actually his preferred sleeping position. And even though he’s neutered, he displays sexually aggressive behavior when he believes his territory is not being respected; he sort of shuffles/kneads and stares fixedly at the object of his ire, and his penis usually makes an appearance. It’s at that point I say, “Fine, fine, the couch belongs to you. Now put your penis away.”
ETA: in moderation. Was it the word penis?
Comrade Mary
It’s ALWAYS the word peanuts.
Now I’m reading your post as “The peanuts usually make an appearance.” Oliver: history’s second-greatest monster (after Jimmy Carter).
asiangrrlMN
Aw, shit. That sucks. I’ll circulate and see what I can do.