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Cats for Adoption: A Bunch of Tabbies

This family of six tabby cats (four pictured) were saved with 25 other kittens from a large colony that was trapped for spay and neuter and are a little over a year old. These are spayed and neutered, have been tested for FeLV and FIV and had all the necessary vaccinations. All are tabbies, with a mix of black tabbies and gray tabbies, friendly, playful, accustomed to other cats, dogs and people. They have been fostered since they were kittens by our featured foster household, where Baxter and Bailey live. All were rescued by, and available for adoption through, Frankie's Friends.

The foster home needs to take in a number of rescued kittens right now, some of whom are ill and need care, and she's running out of time and space. An adoption or two would be a great help to her.

Mickey says: "I'd be just as handsome in a sun puddle on your floor as I am in my foster home. Don't you think I'm handsome? And I'll bring along one or two of my equally handsome and beautiful siblings so you can just sit and look at us all day. Doesn't that sound like fun?"

ZZ
looks like a zebra. "Love his stripes." So his foster named him ZZ. "He is a TOTAL LOVEBUG!!!!!" He wants nothing more than to be held and loved. He is also very talkative. Will jibber jabber to her all the time to get attention or if she forgets to give him his canned food.

Ike
is a little scared about new things and he needs someone to take their time with him, but if you want someone to play with he's worth the wait!

Crystal is a little scared of new people, but once she knows you, she is a love bug and wants held and wants back rubs. And she's very pretty.

How about two tabby and white boys? Mickey and Ike look so much alike I had them confused! Or ZZ and Crystal, two silver tabbies, one light, one dark! The foster home named them and I asked if she had a run on pop/rock vocalists, not so, but still fun to consider.

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These tabbies are in a foster home north of Pittsburgh. Please contact Frankie's Friends if you are interested in any of these lovely tabbies! Bear in mind that Frankie's Friends is managed by volunteers who check messages once a day, so please be patient if you can't get in touch right away.

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All photos courtesy the foster home.

And read about other kittens and adult cats who are looking for homes.

Can't adopt? Foster! Can't foster? Donate or volunteer.

There are so many ways you can help cats who need homes and care. You may not have room to adopt another cat, but can foster a cat or kitten for a few weeks. If not that, you can volunteer at a shelter or with a rescue, or donate. You do this because you love your cat, and by doing so you help all cats. No matter which of these actions you take, you help to save a life, and make life better for all cats.

  • Adopt one of the cats I've posted here, or from any shelter or rescue near you, or from Petfinder, to open up a space for another cat to be rescued and fostered.
  • Offer to foster cats or kittens for a shelter or rescue near you.
  • Volunteer at a shelter or rescue.
  • Find a group of volunteers who work with homeless cats and help them with their efforts.
  • Donate to a shelter or rescue near you.

If you can foster kittens or adults cats to help prepare them for a forever home, please run to your nearest shelter and find a cat who needs you! Anyone can help with this effort at any level, even if all you do is donate to a shelter or rescue so they can help to pay for the food or medications needed for their foster, or the spay/neuter/veterinary care during a clinic.

Need to know more? Read Fostering for Your Shelter and Fostering Saves Lives.

Browse some other rescued cats and kittens!

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