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After almost one year of missing Snowball, we thought we might try getting a kitten again because 10-year-old kept saying that she would love one of her own to care for. Snowball was 5 when she was born, so she felt that did not have her own kitty.
We started looking at the beginning of Christmas holidays, and put in two applications. The first kitten was a shy one so the society didn't want a family with kids for it. The second one we were simply too slow - the day after it was posted when we saw it the kitty was already adopted.
Another pet adoption society showed on facebook so I checked it and saw a bunch of black kittens. The bios were very detailed so I found a female kitten I liked. The bio indicated that this kitten always followed her brother who shouldn't be left alone so he needed to go to a family that are mostly around. We asked to see both kitties and the kids really enjoyed meeting and playing with them. The 8-year-old demonstrated really good skills to hold the whole litter of 4 one by one and the kittens were all so cute. We thus put in an application for both kitties -- the kids wrote first and I helped with revision, completion and sending. After the Christmas break was over, a volunteer phoned to speak about the applications for 36 minutes. 3 days later we heard that we're approved for the kittens.
Last Friday early evening, the evening before we lost Nonie for one year, we picked up the two purring kitties. They were kept in the safe room downstairs where everything they needed was there for one evening before they came out the next day. Hubby put a camera in there and the two were wrestling and playing in there. On Saturday we couldn't agree on their names. I was proposing Obi One and Obi Two, or R2 and D2, Thing 1 and Thing 2, and bun and meat bun etc., 10-year-old wants earl and mocha, and 8-year-old and dad wanted soccer stars' names. In the afternoon when I was replying a colleague friend's message, I mentioned we got the kittens. She asked if we were going to name the kittens after her and another colleague friend. I asked her if I should, since we really couldn't agree. She suggested Kiki (girl) and Coco (boy), and all four family members agreed right away, so now we're working to get them to know it's their names.
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| Coco really likes this spot in the kitchen |
The two kittens are very different from Snowball. They were born in late September 2014, and are now 4 months old. When they first came Kiki kept wanting to hide. They were well cared for in a foster home so they do not use their claws on anyone. They let the kids hold them for a long time and purr very loudly. Coco likes following people and Kiki likes following him. Coco would gently move your hand to pat him, and Kiki loves being held up and stretching all four little legs - she even fell asleep like that in 10-year-old's arms. Both kids think they are so cute, while their dad sulks a lot and thinks it's a lot of work long-term. The kids have taken up a lot of work esp. cleaning the litter box. I was sitting and reading, and Kiki came over so I picked her up and held her. She was then taken by the 10-year-old to groom. Afterwards she came back and jumped to the space behind my back and put her paws gently on top of my back so I held her again. I really appreciate their gentleness. Their growing up with the kids help them get used to kids' patting and holding, and the kids are learning about how to care for them best as big brother and big sister. Pray for health and happiness for long years to come for all.
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