Remember my 4-week-old rescue kitten Sam?

[joeybee12]

Well, that was exactly 48 weeks ago, so I figure today is her and Beau's birthday...I found Beau about 10 days later, same location, and they looked the exact same age, so odds are they're from the same litter. Oh, and they're girls with boys' names...couldn't tell at first and I assumed wrong! Happy Birthday!





Poor little Beau just got a bath...she was really dirty, and her eyes were bad from the URI





Big Brother Ashley

[DarthDem]

1. Adorable!

Thanks for posting and happy birthday to the kitties.

[joeybee12]

16. Thank you!

[TwilightGardener]

2. Aww! Happy birthday to your wonderful kittehs!

[joeybee12]

15. Thanks!

[Shrike47]

3. Cuties! What do they look like now?

[joeybee12]

12. I need to get some good photos of them now...

Beau is a very big girl, Sam still slender and sleek...they like to sit in the window more than the other cats, so I should get some photos of them..

[karmaqueen]

4. Beautiful Furbabies! Thanks for helping! n/t

[joeybee12]

13. Thanks!

[tammywammy]

5. Adorable!

[joeybee12]

9. Thanks!

[wheniwasincongress]

6. How did Ashley first take to them?

All the cats I've had got pissed when there's a new cat in the house but they get over it quickly...

[joeybee12]

7. Sam and Beau are the first of about 10 kittens I took in last year...

Kept four...he was good with all of them...I kept them apart the first couple nights...Sam was really sick for a bit, but when introduced it was love at first sight...all he had was India, since I lost both melanie and Scarlet a few months earlier, and I think he was lonely...they all loved him...Sam, though, I think is his favorite.

Also, every single kitten I rescued was female...that probably helps with his acceptance...no one going to challenge him.

[Polly Hennessey]

8. Sam, Beau and big brother Ashley

Thank you joeybee12. Two sweet little girls are now loved and safe and even have a big brother.

[Polly Hennessey]

10. Just realized something else

You are naming some of your kids after Gone with the Wind characters. I had a Melanie, a Scarlett, and an India. I also have three rescues - Millie (after Thoroughly Modern Millie), Pumpkin Pie (because he is the color of pumpkin pie with whipped cream) and Smokey Joe (my husband named him -'nuff said).

[joeybee12]

14. You got it...I also have a Belle and a Blue...short

for Bonnie Blue Butler...they're still younger than Sam and Beau.

[joeybee12]

11. Beau has turned out to be pretty big for a female...

Sam is still slender, still has kept her girlish figure!

[siligut]

37. I have to wonder if the weight difference is due to 10 extra days of poor & or limited nutrition

At any rate, they are both very content and happy kitties now. Good work.

[joeybee12]

39. Found them both in an area I feed in...Sam was very sick...scary...

but has a strong will...Beau didn't have the URI as bad and had a nice little fat belly even though she was dirty when I snagged her...she was getting her share of the food!

[siligut]

44. So more of a fitness issue then?

In humans infant nutrition is a factor in adult obesity, so I was attempting to relate it to your rescue kitties. I strong will goes a long way toward survival, I agree.

[joeybee12]

49. Probably, although Scarlet and Melanie were from the same indoor litter...

And Melanie was always bigger...must have been a nutrition issue in the womb, because Scarlet was the smallest of the 5 kittens, and stayed that way.

[siligut]

50. I found some old images of Scarlet and Melanie

I hope you don't mind, I used your URLs: http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=105x9462275






They are adorable and their names suit them well, Scarlett O'Hara is a rather petite, though spunky heroine and Melanie Wilkes is the solid, steadfast one.

[joeybee12]

51. Aww...thanks...I still miss them...they made it to 17 and 17-1/2...

Scarlet was a very vocal kitten, so she got the name Scarlet, but as a kitten Melanie was very, very quiet...I really think her vocal chords hadn't quite developed when I got her!

[siligut]

52. You are more than welcome

You are a very good cat parent, 17 & 17-1/2 are a ripe old ages.

[joeybee12]

57. Yeah, they knew they had a cushy life and wanted to stick

around as long as possible! Thanks.

[lululu]

72. fat belly

Just a note that in a stray kitteh a fat belly can be a sign of worms. You'd know by know if that were the case, of course.

[joeybee12]

73. Thanks...she got checked out right away...

In this case it was because I knew there were some kittens and I was leaving a lot of wet food daily for the mom and kittens to get...little Beau certainly wans't being pushed aside at feeding...she was probably the one doing the pushing!

[BlancheSplanchnik]

17. adorableness!

[joeybee12]

23. I know...I can't help it!

I;ve got to find a good one of Beau right after I got her, after she's been cleaned up!

[BlancheSplanchnik]

31. She's my fave. :)

Love nappping in the same pose as big brother.

[cate94]

18. They are adorable.

They are lucky to have found you and Ashley.

[joeybee12]

24. Thanks!

[myrna minx]

19. Awwww.

[joeybee12]

27. Thank you!

[The CCC]

20. Remember my 4-week-old rescue kitten Sam?

Too Cute.

[joeybee12]

25. Thanks!

[Auggie]

21. How did Ashley take to the kittens?

[joeybee12]

22. He fell in love...I kept them separate the first couple nights...Sam

was very sick, but then the second night they played all night with each other's paws underneath the doors, so I introduced them and they adored one another...he was good with all the new kittens, all were female, so that helped.

[aintitfunny]

26. Very cute - I had a boy named Zelda

We adopted him off the street and we believed he was a female kitten, declawed. When we found no owner we took him to the vet to find out he was a 2+ year old boy. Even he seemed surprised by the news.

[joeybee12]

28. Hah!

Yeah, my excuse with Sam was I took her straight to the vet and they wanted a name, so I said Sam...with Beau, she was very dirty and I thought I saw something...apparently not!

[DesertDiamond]

29. Adorable!

[joeybee12]

34. Thanks!

[navarth]

30. DUDE you need to include a cuteness overload warning

These little babies are so. fucking. adorable.

I need to go find one of our kids and love him up now.

Good on ya.

[joeybee12]

32. Thanks...isn't the first one of Sam the best? She looks like an angel..

She really is, too...I have India, almost 20, and the others don't know how to act around her, and bump her as a greeting too roughly and she's too frail for that, but Sam gently greets her and grooms her a little...it's like she has empathy, which cats aren't supposed to have.

[oldandhappy]

33. Sweet!

Thank you for taking them into your home and your heart. Tooooo cute.

And wish we had some kitty smilies.

[joeybee12]

35. Scary thing is, Saturday I saw two kittens in the same location...

I trap there, fix the ferals, and then release them, but someone is always dumping someone new...anyway, gonna trap this weekend and hopefully catch those two.

[oldandhappy]

63. wow You are a kitty hero.

Thank you for all your rescue work.

[joeybee12]

64. Just can't stand the thought of those litle guys growing up feral if

there's a chance they can get a good home!

[Louisiana1976]

36. They're just too cute.

Happy birthday to them.

[joeybee12]

41. Thanks!

[TekGryphon]

38. You need any donations?

Let us know and put up a PayPal.

[joeybee12]

40. I'm good...thanks...I know all rescue groups can always

use some help.

[Arugula Latte]

42. They all make my heart melt. Do you have any current photos of the bunch?

P.S. Can't believe it's been that long since you found them!

[joeybee12]

43. Not really..my camera is acting up...only the zoom works...

I'll try this weekend when I have time...Beau especially is a lot bigger.

[polmaven]

45. You didn't assume incorrectly!!

You have simply been using shortened versions of SAMantha and BEAUtiful!!

[joeybee12]

47. That works!

[randome]

46. "Napping in formation" for that last pic.

[hr][font color="blue"][center]Everything is a satellite to some other thing.[/center][/font][hr]

[joeybee12]

48. They copied everything Ashley did when they were tiny...

I had a litter box set up for Sam for her own use with wheat litter because she was so tiny, well, she saw Ashley get in the other one, so she followed him, went right NEXT to his box on the floor at the same time.

[840high]

53. Happy Birthday babies.

[joeybee12]

54. Thanks!

[TexasTowelie]

55. They are cute

Out looks like I will reunited with my cat next week. Her third birthday of on the 27th. I've missed her during my illness.

[joeybee12]

56. Aw...sorry to hear you're sick...

Have a happy reunion with her!

[yallerdawg]

58. Cats and democrats

I just don't get it.

[joeybee12]

59. I do...

[ellie]

60. Awwww! So much fluff!

Ashley looks like my Riley. Is he a Maine Coon?

[joeybee12]

61. Ashley is also a 4-week old rescue, now 2-1/2

Don't know anything of his background, but there's got to be some Maine coon in him because of his looks and his really great temprament.

[ellie]

69. I have two Maine Coons

They are the best.

[joeybee12]

70. My first and I agree...nt

[virgdem]

62. Aww..they are simply gorgeous, cute and very adorable...

good luck with them.

[joeybee12]

65. They're very good cats...

Ashley sets the tone for the household, and he has a great personality...and they know he's the boss!

[CFLDem]

66. OMG!!!!!

Look at the whittle kitty! The whittle Mr.
Man with the poofed hair and saucer eyes!

Awww

[joeybee12]

67. Makes you want to run out and get a dozen, doesn't it?

[TEXASYANKEE]

68. Cute, cute cute!!!!

Beau looks like a feral I trapped at work last fall (named her Sister). She and her 2 brothers were skin and bones, full of worms, and all went through URIs and ringworm. But they all got healthy and adopted through a local no-kill shelter. The feral mother, who is as healthy as a horse, stayed with me for socialization. She liked my 5 cats right away and is slowly learning to trust me, so I've decided to keep her. Watching a feral cat/kitten go from pitiful sick to healthy and adopted is a wonderful journey, isn't it?

[joeybee12]

71. It sure is...

Glad you helped those guys...Sam and Beau didn't have ringworm when I got them, but a few months down the road, it showed up...the vet said they were carriers apparently, and it took a while...they didn't pass it along to the others, which is good...but boy did they run when I tried to the apply the topical treatment!

[shenmue]

74. Happy birthday, kittehs!

How wonderful!

[joeybee12]

75. Thanks!

[1StrongBlackMan]

76. LOL ...

Okay ... I was looking the pics and the narrative. Loved the "Hey, I guessed wrong" reason for the "girls having boy names" ...

Until I got to the "Big Brother Ashley" pic (At which point I laughed the coffee out of my mouth) ... I did that on purpose!

[joeybee12]

77. It's a Gone with the Wind theme...Ashley was once a man's name...

Now, it's not...but he looked even grayer when I got him, so Ash...Ashley...

[1StrongBlackMan]

78. Okay ...

So tell me ... your next female kitty is going to be named Trevor, and the next male will be Cybil ... Cy for short, Right?

[joeybee12]

80. Next female will be Rhett!

Actually, if I ever get a male orange tabby, Rhett will be his name!

[LadyHawkAZ]

79. NEEDS MOAR PICTURES!

MOAR PICTURES I SAY!

Hope you get your camera fixed soon- I'd love to see what those adorable babies look like now.

[joeybee12]

81. They're big girls...

But they have another 7-month old sister who keeps them being kittens, because she gets into so much trouble...

[gopiscrap]

82. I lost my beloved 14 year old cat in January

this almost makes me want to get another one!

[joeybee12]

83. Don't get one!

Get several!

[allan01]

84. re:Remember my 4-week-old rescue kitten Sam?

happy bday ya all.

[joeybee12]

90. Thanks!

[nomorenomore08]

85. Our Siamese cat Bob (R.I.P.) was mistaken for a girl at first. So what we thought was a funny name

actually turned out to be rather appropriate.

[joeybee12]

91. Hah!

Thing is, I took Beau to the monthly free clinic I volunteer at because I found her the day before and I really needed help with washing her...so I said to the person helping me, I think it's a boy, she looked and agreed...so, there were two of us who were wrong!

[wisteria]

86. Too cute. n/t

[joeybee12]

92. Thank you!

[Samantha]

87. You might not necessarily have them misnamed

Beau could be a nickname for Beautiful or Beautiful Baby (which she is) and Sam could be short for Samantha. I believe have seen that before....

Sam

PS They are just too wonderful.

[joeybee12]

93. Yeah, she's a Samantha and maybe a Beaulah!

Although that is spelling it wrong!

[Samantha]

98. Another good possibility

I think since the names have already been chosen, with a little thought, they can be made to work as nicknames for proper names that seem feminine. They are beautiful kittens, and I am so happy they found a wonderful new home.

Sam

[Samantha]

99. You have a lot of possibilities to work with here

You could change the spelling of Beaux to Bo and call her either that or Bobo, whichever suits her personality.

Sam

[joeybee12]

100. True...although her rabies certificate has Beau...

Good thing is, she doesn't know any better!

[blkmusclmachine]

88. Kitties!

[joeybee12]

94. Makes you want to go out and grab a couple dozen or so...

doesn't it?

[Iwillnevergiveup]

89. You done and do good, joeybee

Saving precious kitteh lives. I have often thought how interesting it would be to have DU folks check in with a tabulation of puppies, kittens, dogs and cats we've rescued over the years. Both from shelters and "the wild." I'm sure it would reach into the thousands.

for humans who care for animals.

[joeybee12]

95. I think you should start that thread...

I bet it would be one of those threads that never die...

[dipsydoodle]

96. Great to see you care so much.

[joeybee12]

97. Thanks!