Hello, my name is Claira.  I am a beautiful tabby girl.  I am a petite little lady, with some of the most beautiful eyes you will ever set sight on.  In fact, eyes are the window to the soul and if you look into mine you’ll see that my life hasn’t been the easiest.  When I was just a little bitty kitten, I was exposed to ringworm and had to be put into the medical department at the Humane Society of Pinellas.  Due to there being many kittens in my community cage, we were all isolated.  During this time some of us also got coccidia.  So we were kept down in the medical department until all of us were well.  It wasn’t until we were nearly 5 months old that we finally were able to come ‘up the hill’ for adoption.  At this point, a litter of my cage mates came down with FIP.  FIP is Feline Infectious Peritonitis.  And you can read a bit more here: http://www.vet.cornell.edu/fhc/brochures/fip.html as to what FIP is.  Now all of us here in our cage, Lucky #13, are healthy and don’t show any signs of getting sick.  But there is always the possibility that it could happen.  With any cat or kitten, we can be carriers of FIP and live long healthy lives as the disease can lie dormant.  Or we can begin to show signs of FIP and have to be put to rest.  So as you can see, my life has been tough.   The majority of the people that come to the shelter want teeny tiny little kittens and not ‘big’ kittens like me.  But I have so much love to give, and just want a family that understands my circumstances and is willing to give me a chance.  I love to cuddle and I love to play.  One of the cutest things that I do is give a silent meow, which in cat language, is a high honor.  I will give you a look and melt your heart.  I am absolutely sweet and want nothing but to belong to you and love you forever.  Please think of me for a kitten to be a part of your family and home.  I am ready for my forever home, and am here just waiting for you.

Hello, my name is Bingo.  As you can see I am a very handsome orange Tabby boy. While I may melt your heart with my eyes, my soul has a sad story to tell.   When I was just a little bitty kitten, I was exposed to ringworm and had to be put into the medical department at the Humane Society of Pinellas.  Due to there being many kittens in my community cage, we were all isolated.  During this time some of us also got coccidia.  So we were kept down in the medical department until all of us were well.  It wasn’t until we were nearly 5 months old that we finally were able to come ‘up the hill’ for adoption.  At this point, a litter of my cage mates came down with FIP.  FIP is Feline Infectious Peritonitis.  And you can read a bit more here: http://www.vet.cornell.edu/fhc/brochures/fip.html as to what FIP is.  Now all of us here in our cage, Lucky #13, are healthy and don’t show any signs of getting sick.  But there is always the possibility that it could happen.  With any cat or kitten, we can be carriers of FIP and live long healthy lives as the disease can lie dormant.  Or we can begin to show signs of FIP and have to be put to rest.  So as you can see, my life has been tough.   The majority of the people that come to the shelter want teeny tiny little kittens and not ‘big’ kittens like me.  But I have so much love to give, and just want a family that understands my circumstances and is willing to give me a chance.  I love to play, and am very fond of the other kittens, so if you’d like to take one of my cage mates with me, I sure would love to have a playmate.  I am a bit shy because we didn’t have a lot of interaction with people for a while, but I am coming around.  I would love it if you opened your heart and home to me, because I just want someone to love and to love me.