tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3859669.post5397469581260550095..comments2024-01-27T01:29:47.634-05:00Comments on ~Tails from the Foster Kittens~: Should you give a kitten for Christmas?Connie - Tails from the Foster Kittenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01127077337743262149noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3859669.post-64596310231756302772017-12-18T16:46:43.151-05:002017-12-18T16:46:43.151-05:00When I was a kid, maybe 7 or 8, I wanted a kitten ...When I was a kid, maybe 7 or 8, I wanted a kitten badly and when I got a stuffed one instead, I was very disappointed and wrote Santa a letter the day after Christmas. (LOL) I couldn't have understood the work and expense a kitten would be, and looking back, I'm glad my parents waited until I was 13 or so. Getting any pet is a commitment and not something Santa should have in his sack.Renehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10832643923158222775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3859669.post-78371324606665720082017-12-18T16:46:14.950-05:002017-12-18T16:46:14.950-05:00If you count my ~10 years of wishing and begging f...If you count my ~10 years of wishing and begging for a cat, our first cat Holly was well planned for when we adopted her in early December one year - just in time for my dad's winter break from work, and my brother and I to be on Xmas break from school. :-)Amy Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00264289659825681004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3859669.post-57776482341721751852015-12-13T12:07:56.592-05:002015-12-13T12:07:56.592-05:00This is great. Thre are a lot of assumptions made ...This is great. Thre are a lot of assumptions made about this topic by some rescues. I posted a while back on the subject and got blasted by someone (can't recall who, it's been a while) saying flatly that there's too much chaos at the holidays for that. Well, how do you know that there's too much chaos in a household if you don't know the household? Maybe the family has quiet holidays and likes the idea of being around during holiday vacation days to help a new cat adapt to their home. Just like one cat doesn't fit all families, one timeframe doesn't, either. The important thing is that the cat is a decision between all of the adults in the family and that the family adopts at the best time to help the cat transition in... whenever that is for them, even if it is Christmas. Cats Herd Youhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15571176442884334134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3859669.post-78363805005375519352013-12-17T13:01:24.576-05:002013-12-17T13:01:24.576-05:00all pets are a gift when they come in to your home...all pets are a gift when they come in to your home,xxLittle Miss Titchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08456038281813066947noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3859669.post-73166079883528220512013-12-17T11:13:59.844-05:002013-12-17T11:13:59.844-05:00Agreed! I was a gift, you know. But I was on a tri...Agreed! I was a gift, you know. But I was on a trial foster first, and then, when momFOD KNEW for SURE that dadFOD wanted to keep me forever, she said "CHristmas gift!" and took him to the shelter to fill out the papers. I think that kind of gift is great. It always requires thought. A fine article. - Crepes. CatInTheFridgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13271645193167878628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3859669.post-54339182063841580802013-12-16T15:45:11.119-05:002013-12-16T15:45:11.119-05:00well put. our theory on gifts (and "sales&quo...well put. our theory on gifts (and "sales") is this - so long as the adoption process doesn't change and the whole family (or at least the adults) are in agreement, then fine. But we are in BIG favor of giving the stuff and a gift certificate and letting the person pick out their own new kitty. Random Felineshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02591546634183113556noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3859669.post-78432804850663412342013-12-16T12:39:31.415-05:002013-12-16T12:39:31.415-05:00Well written, Connie. :)Well written, Connie. :)The Furries of Whisppyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16732972758512775677noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3859669.post-24906719329482331072013-12-16T09:45:48.286-05:002013-12-16T09:45:48.286-05:00ITA with this! If you are going to get a "gif...ITA with this! If you are going to get a "gift" of a cat or kitten, the entire household should be involved in the process. And yes to adopting!! Renehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10832643923158222775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3859669.post-19830150479270456712013-12-16T06:21:28.093-05:002013-12-16T06:21:28.093-05:00Kitties are always a gift, no matter how they get ...Kitties are always a gift, no matter how they get home! Purrs to Jack from all of us.Brian's Home Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08809631273441407139noreply@blogger.com