This quiet, bonded pair, Page and Turner, are always in the thick of the plot together: sleeping together, pouncing on each other, running away from their foster together. Turner recently started coming out of her human-interaction shell, in particular when playing. She tends to shy away from her foster’s hand and will romp with her brothers and chase toys, but all three kittens had been afraid of the feather wand toy up until her foster recently tried it out again after leaving it for a few weeks. Turner LOVED it! There’s a video of her chasing the feather wand down, and you’ll see her really start to write her own story as a kitten who can leap and chase and is definitely learning the ways to share joy.
She’s also super curious. When resident cat Tabitha ventured in, she’s the only kitten who followed her around to figure out who this stranger was in a gentle sniffy way.
Just a note about bonded kitties:
While, it is always wonderful to adopt kittens in pairs, sometimes it is imperative that ones go together when they need each other for their own well-being, in order to feel safe or secure. Bonded kittens need this desperately, but they also teach each other about acceptable play and keep each other company so you don’t have to worry about them being lonely.
As a general rule, even when not bonded, we recommend that young kittens only go in pairs or to households that already have another pet. Young kittens on their own, no matter how much attention they get from humans, usually get bored and tend to be more destructive. They need another animal to help socialize them (to learn how to appropriately wrestle, boundaries, etc). Most times having another cat is the best, though some may be okay with a gentle dog.
You can see more pictures and videos of our fosters on our facebook page: Sophia L'Orange Kitten Rescue
All of our adoptable animals are cared for and assessed in foster homes (we do not have a shelter), up to date on age appropriate vaccinations and have been spayed or neutered and tested for FeLV/FIV, before they are adopted. They have had de-worming medication as a standard of care and Flea/Tick/Ear Mite preventive treatment. Medical records will be released with the adopted pet.
##2102307##
