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Skittles

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Mon Jun-19-06 04:49 AM
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cool kitten pic

I forgot my boyfriend took this picture (with zoom lens) of a stray kitten living in the bushes outside my apartment....it took me three more months and a feral trap I ordered over the internet to catch and adopt him....his name is Riff Raff:

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bluethruandthru

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Mon Jun-19-06 07:46 AM
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1. AWWWW!

He looks like a Furby! Too cute!

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Heidi

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Mon Jun-19-06 08:01 AM
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2. Are you keeping him? He loves you! Look at his eyes!

What a beautiful little guy, Skittles. Thanks for the photo. :hi:

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Skittles

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Mon Jun-19-06 06:48 PM
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7. see #6 below

yeah, the hairy bastid is mine now :D

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Anarcho-Socialist

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Mon Jun-19-06 09:11 AM
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3. He's very much a cutie

:-)

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Arugula Latte

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Mon Jun-19-06 10:15 AM
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4. Oh my god. He is ADORABLE.

:loveya:

Thanks for helping him! :hi:

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Skittles

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Mon Jun-19-06 06:47 PM
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6. here he is now

by the time I trapped him he was thin, limping from bites on his side and had no fur on any of his feet but he has come along well:

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Arugula Latte

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Mon Jun-19-06 06:48 PM
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8. Oh, Man. I'm in Loooooooove!

:loveya:

Handsome devil!

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Kajsa

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Mon Jun-19-06 09:57 PM
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13. He is sooo handsome and happy!

Bless you for rescuing him.

We've had feral cats in our family.
It takes a lot of patience to earn their trust.
One male adopted us. He was with us for 10 years.

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u4ic

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Tue Jun-20-06 12:18 AM
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16. What a wonderful job

you've done, nursing him back to health.

He's beautiful, and what a great name! :thumbsup:

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wildhorses

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Mon Jun-19-06 02:47 PM
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5. but, with that tuxedo

I bet it is
Mr. Riff Raff
for you and me

what a truly charming and poignant pic, thanks for sharing

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Skittles

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Mon Jun-19-06 09:48 PM
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11. I named him Riff Raff after the Rocky Horror character

because he had bald feet and was so hairy where he DID have hair - just like Riff Raff:

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havocmom

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Mon Jun-19-06 08:58 PM
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9. Before & after pics say a lot! Thanks, Skittles

Gave a lovely lad a home and showed others what a little TLC can do for one's own corner of the world.

I think when you adopt a struggling stray, you have served an angel, and will be watched over for your loving nature.

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Skittles

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Mon Jun-19-06 09:45 PM
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10. thanks!

I trapped his extremely feral mom and got her fixed and released, she still stops by for chow daily. And Riff Raff's siblings went to the pound and got adopted. :D

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Sanity Claws

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Mon Jun-19-06 09:51 PM
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12. What's his personality like?

Some ferals don't adapt to living in a home. How is your handsome boy adapting?

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Skittles

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Tue Jun-20-06 12:11 AM
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14. OMG he is in terminal KITTEN MODE

I guess he didn't have much time to play out there but he is making up for it! If I leave my purse on the floor he raids its contents and he is OBSESSED with bottle caps. The other day I was doing some floor exercises and was able to see under my TV stand - it was FILLED WITH THINGS - 8 bottle caps, mascara, visine, pens, breath mints, fingernail clippers, you name it. :o

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Robeson

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Tue Jun-20-06 12:14 AM
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15. Thank you so much for rescuing the furkid, Skittles...

...you did good...:thumbsup:

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Skittles

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Tue Jun-20-06 02:46 AM
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17. thanks

I think he has the POTENTIAL to be a good kitty; right now he is still quite the handful :o

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Rhiannon12866

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Tue Jun-20-06 02:57 AM
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18. Oh, Skittles! What a cute little kitty!

Thank you for sharing this with us! I had to use a have-a-heart trap to bring my cat in, as well, but I borrowed one from my local animal hospital. She was not a kitten, but 12-years-old, and it took me more than three months, as well... Kudos to you!:yourock:

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