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02 January 2009

Another Kitten Update Remember that stray kitten my husband and I found, starving and freezing nearly to death? And she recovered well but turned out to be feral?→[More:]

She's still with us, purrs like a motor boat, drools when you pet her just right, has fun with paper towels, and is now named Madeleine Mary (Maddie for short).

She's still being kept separate from our other pets until she reaches 6 months of age and we can re-test her for feline leukemia and FIV and all that. Then we start with the introductions to the rest of the family.

She's a skittish, hissy little thing but we adore her.

post by: misskaz at: 14:48 | 16 comments

Awww... congrats on successfully rehabilitating the kitty. So cute!

posted by TrishaLynn 02 January | 15:13

A-ha! I knew she'd be sticking around.

posted by mudpuppie 02 January | 15:15

awWW! Yay, Maddie!

posted by taz 02 January | 15:25

Oh! she's so cute. I'm glad she's all right.

posted by crush-onastick 02 January | 16:12

She looks great! Y'all are good people. :D

posted by chewatadistance 02 January | 16:33

Oh, she's a pretty one! so curious in the video. Well done on the rescue. Sometimes the difficult ones are the best. :)

posted by Miko 02 January | 16:43

Aww, what a cute little curious psycho.

posted by casarkos 02 January | 16:47

She's beautiful.

posted by essexjan 02 January | 17:04

She's GORGEOUS! and what a purr!

posted by Medieval Maven 02 January | 17:55

squee! the kitten gods thank you.

posted by By the Grace of God 02 January | 18:47

Gorgeous! I love it when any skittish, hissy little things get a mention but she is so pretty to boot. Definitely a keeper!

posted by goo 02 January | 19:22

My older kitty was on my lap as I watched the video. When she heard the purrs coming from the speaker on the right, rather than looking at or sniffing at the speaker, she turned her head to look at the computer screen to see what was showing there, and watched with interest. She normally pretends no awareness of what I'm watching, even if it's pet videos, and I was not aware she had made the connection that when she hears something interesting on the speaker it's just displaced sound of what's on the screen, and therefore that is where you would look.

posted by serena 02 January | 19:47

My parents got a feral kitty a few years ago...it was pretty unfriendly till it got fixed. Now it is a really nice cat.

Weighs over 20 pounds, too. If you know what a Kliban cat looks like, that's him.

posted by bunnyfire 02 January | 20:09

Great misskazz! Definitely a sweet little monster you have on your hands there. Great too to see how the little monster is taking to you. That'll end up to be a great cat yet. Maybe I should consider a kitten now...

posted by eekacat 02 January | 21:20

I love Maddie! My feral. ≡ Click to see image ≡
Two years to see him and three years to pet him, but now he is glued to my side.

posted by arse_hat 03 January | 02:14

I'm so glad you kept her! Lucky Maddie and lucky kaz family.

Her facial markings remind me of my mum's cat:

≡ Click to see image ≡

posted by deborah 03 January | 15:38

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