EL SEGUNDO HERALD January 19, 2017 Page 13 Purrrfect Companions Run to save homeless animals! Join “Team Kitten Rescue” in the 5K of the Los Angeles Marathon on Sunday, March 19 (a link to more info is available on the home page of our website…www.kittenrescue.org). Check out this week’s kitties and adopt your favorite today! The “Fruit kittens,” Blueberry, Mango, and Kiwi, were taken to the shelter at the age of two weeks without their mama. Kitten Rescue saved them from certain death (shelters don’t want to kill tiny kittens, but they simply can’t bottle-feed around the clock). They were raised in the nursery at the KR Sanctuary, and when weaned went to their foster home. Bottle babies tend to be extra affectionate with people, and these three gorgeous kittens certainly are! They love everybody and all are wonderful cuddlers. They’re very playful and have welcomed their foster brother Lawrence into their family. Blueberry, Mango, Kiwi and Lawrence play, sleep and cuddle together. These siblings are also accustomed to adult cats and small dogs. Blueberry is the male, and Mango and Kiwi are the females. They look so much alike that we’ve had to color-code them with dots on their ears. Their personalities are similar: love, love and more love! It’s best for the four kittens (including Lawrence) to be adopted in pairs--though if you have a playful cat, two of these kittens could be adopted singly. Lawrence really needs one of them in his forever home. Lawrence and his sister were found in a backyard at the age of one day. An experienced Kitten Rescue bottle-feeder took them. The female kitten died, which is not unusual for newborns without a mama. Lawrence survived! After weaning, he went to a foster family with other kittens. That was his first experience with other cats and they taught him how to be a real kitten. Now he fits right into his family of three other kittens--playing, sleeping and cuddling with them. Lawrence is also accustomed to adult cats and small Jesse Mandy amazing backflips while she tries to catch it! She also loves to run around with her sister, like they were a herd of gazelles. It’s cute to hear the pitter patter of eight little feet. Venue loves to end her day by jumping up onto your bed when you are about to go to sleep, and purr on your chest. Then she usually finds a more comfortable place at the foot of the bed for a long catnap. Mandy is a sweet Calico kitten with goldcolored eyes who was hand-raised with her sister, Venus. She’s completely comfortable around people and is gentle and fun. Mandy has an easygoing personality and a very cute mew, which she uses to manipulate you into giving her treats. But she also loves to rambunctiously play with her sister. They chase each other and love racing up and down the stairs. Her favorite toy is a pink fuzzy ball that she bats around. Mandy is very tolerant of bathing and nail trimming--unlike her sister, who likes to let everyone know that she doesn’t appreciate baths. After a couple of mews, Mandy usually just relaxes in the tub. dogs, too. Lawrence is small for his age, but handles himself with his foster siblings. He’s playful, affectionate with everyone, purrs to the touch, climbs on laps and cries when he needs love. Lawrence is very handsome with his dark stripes and grey eyes. He’ll need to be adopted with another kitten, even if you already have an adult cat at home. His siblings, any of whom would be ideal, are Blueberry, Mango and Kiwi. Angel is a handsome, all-white kitty. The sweet boy was rescued from a vacant lot in Canoga Park. When you pet him, he purrs like a little locomotive and makes biscuits with his paws. He’ll also sit on your lap and bury his little face into your arms. Angel is a bit timid at first, but warms up as soon as he feels comfortable. He needs someone with a little patience and lots of love. Come meet this wonderful boy and give him a chance and a home. Jesse (“Jessie”) is one of eight kitties rescued from the demolition site at the 6th Street Bridge. We thought there were three male orange kittens, but she is one of three orange female kittens from this litter! She was so tiny and sweet and struggled with flea bite anemia when she first came out of the river. Now she is healthy and loves to play with her siblings. Jesse is a confident kitty who loves affection and likes to talk to you. She’s awesome! She is great with her siblings and would love to be adopted with another kitten or cat or be a companion for a kitty at home. Venus is a friendly, sweet and spunky Calico kitten with beautiful gold-colored eyes. Venus loves her sister Mandy and gets along well with the three permanent cats in her foster home. Venus is curious and loves to sit on the kitchen counter and watch when her foster family cooks or putters around. She loves to play and her favorite toy is called “Da Bird.” It’s a feather toy on a string, and she will do Blueberry, Mango, Kiwi Angel Cappy is an affectionate, smart, energetic cat who is playful and fun. Absolutely devoted to playtime, Cappy will happily bat around spiral toys as if playing ice hockey. Up and down the hallway he’ll slide, using his left leg and then his right to score a goal. He’ll jump. He’ll fall. He’ll fearlessly throw his body against a wall. Then shake it off and get back into the game. In fact, Cappy would rather play than eat--which keeps him on the slim side. He is a curious kitty who explores on his own, as if hunting or in search of his next adventure. When Cappy misplaces his pucks (oops, his toys), he and his foster parent hunt for them together. The furniture is moved and Cappy runs behind each one to check. It’s almost a game in itself. Cappy’s wideeyed expression is sure to make you smile. Scoop him up and kiss his belly. He’ll purr and snuggle and then be off again. Arrange to meet Cappy soon. He’s everything you are looking for in a kitty. These kitties are available for adoption through Kitten Rescue, one of the largest cat rescue groups in Southern California. All our kitties are spayed/neutered, microchipped, tested for FeLV and FIV, dewormed and current on their vaccinations. For additional information and to see these or our other kittens and cats, please check our website www.kittenrescue.org or email us at mail@kittenrescue.org. Your tax-deductible donations for the rescue and care of our cats and kittens can be made through our website or by sending a check payable to Kitten Rescue, 914 Westwood Boulevard, #583, Los Angeles, CA 90024. On Saturdays, we have adoptions from noon to 3:30 p.m. in Westchester at 8655 Lincoln Boulevard, just south of Manchester Avenue, and also in Mar Vista at 3860 Centinela Avenue, just south of Venice Boulevard. Our website lists additional adoption sites and directions Venus to each location. • Lawrence Cappy
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