Repost: The Adorable Adootables!
Greetings, Kitten Academicians! We are re-publishing this post to remind everyone of the adorable kittens still available for adoption. Since the original post, Raindrop does have an approved adooter!
The Adootables!
Let’s start right here; forget anything you think you know about these kittens! Okay, not everything, but the time they’ve spent at KA has seen them all through many changes. So if you’ve heard us say things in the closeups like “I think so-and-so would love being adopted with so-and-so” keep in mind these things can change pretty quickly – and easily – at this young age.
All the cats and kittens we’re discussing here are ready to go and as always, you can adopt from anywhere in the continental USA, but you have to pick them up from Monroe, CT, in person. If you have any trouble with the application, please let us know.
The Tabby Sisters
Raindrop, Sprout, and Drizzle are sleek and lovely mackerel tabbies who are very well-adjusted and love play and snuggles with humans as you’d expect from KA graduates. They came to the Academy as the “April Meowers” and their mom and other siblings have already gone to their adopters. They have lovely satin fur and play responsibly – you can pet that belly! All three of them get along just great with the other adootables and any pairings would be great choices.
Of the three, Raindrop is the most attention-seeking, both from cats and people, and tends to be the quickest to get along with new cats and new situations. She does have a fixation on fingers and wants to help you type by biting on them, but is very gentle about it.
Sprout is a free spirit who can’t be collared – literally! Even when the sisters got their sparkly new collars, Sprout rejected hers quickly. She’s independent and of the three, probably would best tolerate time alone while her human is at work.
Drizzle is the most conservative, and can be quite growly at new kittens initially, but learns to get over it in due time. Drizzle jealously guards her favorite toys and loves to play fetch – if she brings you a toy, try throwing it, but make sure she’s watching where it goes (or use a toy that makes noise)!
All three tolerate endless snuggles from their humans and being held like babies, as long as they’re getting petted in the bargain.
The DLC
When Dr. Katz at Aristokatz discovered a litter of newborn kittens on her doorstep, she offered to let us care for them. A late addition to the April Meowers, these Darling Little Cats had a bit of a rough start but have grown into the fuzzy marshmallows they are today. Circumstances saw them hand-raised by Mr. A and their attachment to humans is particularly strong as a result. We’re pleased to announce that Wellingtons and his sister Squall have both (mostly) outgrown their need to lick noses, just as their tongues are becoming extremely abrasive. They still cannot get enough snuggling and carrying and prefer to sleep near – or on – their human’s heads. They aren’t particularly fond of other cats – they’re well bonded with all the current Academy residents and other adootables, but very skeptical when meeting new cats and kittens and take a little convincing to come around.
Wellingtons has become a “typical teenage boy” who is extra rambunctious and lately his waking hours are spent almost entirely focused on roughhousing with his sister, the Tabby twins, or anyone else he can. He reminds us of teenage Tommy, or Custard, and like them is likely to grow out of it – mostly – in a few years.
Squall is much more focused on human affection and there’s never enough. She and her brother both will need humans with lots of time and affection to give, but Squall more so. She’s a little quicker to come around to new cats than her brother is, but still a bit wary.
Serenity Now!
Serenity arrived at the Academy a momcat and a kitten herself. While she didn’t become a momcat in the end, she is still a playful kitten! Serenity is quite shy but also energetic like a kitten, and loves human affection. She’s a wonderful bundle of contradictions – a cat. We find she can be hand shy and especially wary of people standing over her, but if you are on her level and patient, she will reward you with endless affection and play. It took Mr. A some effort to get her to come around, and the resulting snuggles are all the more enjoyable for it. He still can have a hard time catching her when it’s time to go to her room – and of course she’s well-known for being an escape artist capable of operating door handles to let herself out again. As a kitten, she has a lot of energy to work out, and zooms and wrestles with the other adootables all the time. While she did learn to get along with all of the kittens at the Academy after a normal adjustment period, we notice that she really appreciates having her own space, too. We think she will be very happy in a home that has a more normal human-to-cat ratio.
Lastly, here are some bonus photos of everyone mentioned above, some more recent than others.
