Freckles and family

Freckles and her four tiny kittens came to my house as fosters back in May after they were unceremoniously dumped at night in a box in the driveway at Red Lake Rosie's Rescue.

FRECKLES/DORITO/TWYLA/DIEGOFreckles, the mother cat, was extremely thin and ill and took a long time to regain her health, but she is gorgeous and energetic now. The kittens needed some supportive care, but they are beauties.

TWYLA & FRECKLESOddly, only one has been adopted and that is the one solid black kitten, Twizzler, but he was special with extra toes on both front feet. His new family adores him and encourages anyone else looking for a kitty companion to consider the rest of the family. Twizzler got along right away with the other cat in his new household and the kids!

DIEGO & DORITOThere are two orange tabby brothers, Diego who has white trim and Dorito who does not. Diego is more mischievous and Dorito is more mellow.

DORITO & DIEGOThey definitely want to find a home together and are a perfect matching pair and have been since they were tiny.

TWYLA & DORITOThere is also sister Twyla who is a tortie like her mother but with the softest medium length fur and a very lush tail. I usually just call her "Princess" because she knows she is one. She and her mom, Freckles, are buddies so they would make a great pair, but they could also go solo.

FRECKLES & TWYLARead more about them on the website or call me at 612-269-2254.

Freckles & her kittens

The night before the May clinic, there was a large dump of cats on the driveway in the middle of the night at Red Lake Rosie's Rescue. There were seven adult cats and a mama cat with her newborn litter.

The mama was very skinny and had little milk. Her five kittens were newborn, perhaps a day old. The runt died on day 2 here at the shelter.

We are feeding mama kitten kibble and canned food and she is trying to be a good mama.

I know the metro is clogged up with kittens, but do you suppose there is a foster home out there for this little teen mama?

Thank you- Karen

When I received this note from Karen, I decided this group probably needed an experienced foster mom -- like me! The kittens were tiny and the mom was emaciated, dehydrated and had diarrhea. It took three trips to the vet for fluids, medicine, and special food, but all recovered fully. They were spayed/neutered on Tuesday and are ready for adoption!

Mom is a sweet, loving tortie with a bright speckled face, so I've named her Freckles.

The four kittens are three boys, two orange and one black, and one girl who is a tortie mini of her mom.

From left to right, Dorito is all bright orange with stripes and spots and Diego is a slightly buff orange with white feet and chest. The two orange boys are great pals and love to play.

The dark kittens are quieter and more lovey; they also tend to pair off together. Twyla is a pretty little fluffy dark tortie girl with an extra toe on one front foot -- how special! Twizzler is a sleek black kitten with an extra toe on each front foot and he is the biggest lap kitty of all.

Learn more about them on our website: www.redlakerosie.org!

Denise