Why TWO Kittens???

I have people ask me frequently; WHY TWO kittens? I only want one, two is too much! Or they only want one of the kittens- but not their brother.

I won't go into detail on why two kittens are better than one; as there are many websites out there that discuss this:

http://www.kittycottage.org/twocats.html and http://www.safehavenanimalsanctuary.org/adopt/two_kittens_vs_one.html

Of course, some people have 'single kitties' that work out just fine- I don't think my fosters would be fine. I have six foster kittens who are all sort of in 'pairs' with their littermates; JT and Haga; Jack and Miguel; and Casey and Bayliss. Of the six; I would only consider breaking up Casey and Bayliss- and only to homes with another playful cat or kitten. Remember- I've had these guys since they were babies and they are used to having their friends and family around all the time! Yes, they are no longer babies as they are now coming up on 8 months old however, they still play together all the time- and they definitely sleep and snuggle together.

I'll use Jack and Miguel as an example

Imagine this: you are only 8 weeks old and you live on the streets. You were nursing from your mom just a few weeks ago, and now you have to search for any food you can find. You are tired, hungry and very dirty. You smell something delicious and tasty- you warily approach and BOOM you and your brother are inside a metal cage. You are so hungry that you eat the food anyway and then snuggle next to your brother. Something covers the cage with a cloth and carries you away! You are so scared- but you have your brother so its not too bad.

You don't understand that you can't go back to where you came from- it is too dangerous. You don't understand who these things are that want to hold you and pet you. You hiss, scratch, and bite- then cuddle with your brother.

Slowly you begin to trust these animals that want to hold and pet you because they give you food and a safe warm place to sleep.

You still love your brother, and together you learn to play and cuddle and snuggle with people.

Other kittens come into the house; but you still prefer to sleep with your brother (but on occasion will sleep with everyone else in a kitty pile!)

You get older, you aren't a small kitten anymore- but you still will call out for your brother if you can't find him. You play with everyone- but at the end of the day after a good kitty romp- you are curled up with your brother.

I just took the two pictures above this week.. How can you look at them cuddled and happy together- and not believe that adopting them together is the right thing? I don't think they would be as happy apart from each other, in fact after everything they have been through together I will not let that happen. I hope there is a loving home out there that understands this- because these two guys are going to make great additions to any family.