Kittens for Adoption

Wildwood Ranch mission is to end the suffering of domestic and wild (feral) cats in Sumter counties due to homelessness and abandonment, misuse and misunderstanding.

Bumper, a four month old  kitten was found by a pond sick and blind.  How she got there was not determined however, a nice lady took her home and had her seen by a vet.  Due to unfortunate circumstances the women had to move and was no longer able to care for the kitten.  What was she to do? She couldn't release her again to the pond area and she couldn't take her with her.  So she did the next best thing; try to find her a home.  That is how she landed up at Wildwood Ranch Cat Rescue of Central Florida. To read more about blind cats

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Suzie Que - female  More Pictures Of Suzie Que	Suzy Que is a rescue from a parking lot in a neighborhood shopping center. Fortunate someone had enough sense to bring her into the vet in the shopping center and the vet was compassionate enough to find her a safe cage while they found a foster home to care for her.  After two days of hiding in her carrier,  Suzy Que  made the big move to explore the kitty room and has been exploring since. She has taken to her foster mom as her real mom and spends many hours kneeding on her as if she were her real mother.  She is recent on her shots and the vet was kind enough to offer a free spay and neuter for her. The adoption fee is $25. Maybe she will be lucky for the second time and find a loving home. She is about three pounds now and a very mellow kitten. Gets along with other cats and is affectionate without being to demanding. A real prize for someone who wants a kitty companion for their existing cat.  I do not recommend kittens be by themselves for long periods of time they need love and companionship and supervisiion like babies. Perhaps you would like to adopt one of our other kitties for companionship for her. We offer a special price for two kittens going together.
Tabby Cats - Amelia	Amelia took a flying jump of faith that morning her mother abandoned her on a rooftop.  She safely  landed on a pile of leaves under an easement  of  the neighbors roof.  Since then she  and her sister are flying solo as her other two sibling have landed in the hearts of two aviators.  (See below sister Sally)      A flying cat that has the faith of a mustard seed will make a wonderful addition to your home.  She is gentle and friendly.  Loves to play with the other cats and kittens and catnip and sit on your lap while watching TV. (No rooftops please)
	Hershey and Snicker   Both kittens are Havana Brown Mixes.  Snicker is also a Polydactyl or mitten or Hemingway cat.  What is unique about Snicker is that she has seven toes on her front paws.  They are loving lap cats and we would like to have them go as a beautiful pair.
Sally ADOPTED	Sally took a flying dive from a house roof after her mother deposited her there, probably to avoid being eaten by a dog. Well, Mom never came back and I promised Sally and her litter mates a forever home. II managed to keep the promise for two of her siblings but not for Sally and Amelia. (See Amelia above) It would be a wonder day if Sally and Amelia could be adopted together as they have shared such a trauma together.  Both cats were bottle fed and have the attachment towards people that usually kittens only have for their natural mothers. More about tabby cats
Lexi & Sami The Abyssinian is one of the oldest breeds of domesticated cat and we are delighted to have a pair for adoption   Sometimes called the “bunny cat” because of its ticked coloring (each strand of hair has several colorings on each strand) is a large, oriental shaped cat with a melodious voice who likes freedom, bonds with its owners, sometimes can be shy and wearing of strangers and make great pets.  Not to mention the fact that you get to live with a thousand year old breed of cat that may at one time been related to the sacred cats of Egypt. And whose beginning ancestry dated back to the saber tooth tiger. Now how awesome is that.     Go to this page to learn more about Abyssinian cat history and breed
Simba Simba	Simba is a beautiful Siamese mix cat about two years old saved from death row at animal control.  She has lovely blue eyes and a disposition to match.   She was determined to leave animal control the day I went to pick up some kittens and was crying at the top of her lungs which probably saved her life. Since she has settled in to her indoor outdoor safe cat quarter she has not uttered a sound.  In respect for saving her life she has been very considerate to all the other cats and kittens.   Simba when I first found her escaped any opportunity she could just to explore and came right back.  But I did not find her wondering a safe environment so fixed the hole in the fence.  I believe Simba would only be happy if she were allowed free access to the outside.  Only safe envirnments please.  The cat fence has really worked out for all our cats.   See our link to purr-fect fence  More pictures of simba
Meow! I'm Gus (gray like the rat in Cinderella), a have typical tabby markings with the tell tale “ M” on my forehead. I am son of Cinder, brother of Duke and Jaq and foster brother of Pirate. The similarity of commonness, however, ends there, as I am a very much unique and a special fellow in my personality, abilities and talents.   I did not always live in a magical land of bugs, leaves and trees and be a part of a magical kingdom.  You see I was born in a cage and spent my early years confined until I was placed in a foster home and was given so much space at first I was beside myself.   I have had lots of training in leadership.  You see my adopted brother, Pirate, came to join us when he was smaller than us and Mom took up to nursing him too but we did the rest of the care. You see my bro, Pirate, lost his right eye soon after he was born and before he joined us.  I must admit I was a bit hard on the little fellow considering I was three times his size. But I felt I needed to train him up in the ways of survival of the cat world.  We all must of done well as Pirate has a new home and his missing eye does not seem to me a hindrance due partially to my help in toughening him up.   I may not turn into a coachman at a fairy mother’s flip of a wand and the magical words of "Bibbity Bobbity Boo” but I will become your handsome and kind Prince when you adopt men.    I am looking for a forever home preferably where I can get some fresh air every day and have some feline companionship.  I am up the day on age appropriate shots and will be fixed as soon as I catch up on the required weight for neutering 4.5 lbs.  Come visit me at the castle at the Wildwood Ranch Cat Rescue of Wildwood Fl.  Call first at 352 748 5260 as I need to put my very best attitude.	Gus More Pictures of Gus More about tabby cats
Jaq Add your content here	My name is Jaq son of Cinder, brother of Duke and Gus and foster brother  ofPirate.  I am an orange tabby who loves to play in my indoor-outdoor enclosure with my cousins and brothers.  They call me the runt, whatever that means. My mom, Cinder, like me has learned to share space, lull around in the sun, chase bugs and leaves and tell cat tales of all sorts.   I did not always live in a magical land of bugs, leaves and trees.  I was born in a cage and spent my early years confined until I was placed in a foster home and was given so much space at first I was beside myself.   I have had lots of training being tender.  You see my adopted brother, Pirate, came to join us when he was smaller than us and Mom took up to nursing him as well but we did the rest of the care. You see my bro; Pirate lost his right eye soon after he was born and before he joined us.  Since I was more his size than the big dumb brutes for brothers, most of the training rested on my paws.   I am looking for a forever home preferably where I can get some fresh air every day and have some feline companionship.  I am up the day on age appropriate shots and will be fixed as soon as I catch up on the required weight for neutering 4.5 lbs.  Come visit me at the Wildwood Ranch Cat Rescue of Wildwood Fl.  Call first at 352 748 5260 as I need to put my very best coat of fur on.     Add your content here

	Morton is a salt and pepper type of lad.  He is simple, pleasant and dependable. He purrs the minute you pick him up.  He is the first to leave his pen in the morning and the last to go in at night.  However, he is never willful about his needs and wants.   The litter was abandoned in a box in front of a spay and neuter clinic at age five weeks.  It only took a week for Morton and his litter mates to be allowed freedom in their foster home because they adjusted immediately to their environment and profusely objected to being confined in a pen. (probably due to abandonment and confinement in a box) If you adopt one of his sisters Pepper, Poppey or Heather or his brother Nutmeg you will have double the joy and half the work as they will be company for one another. WRCRCR gives special rates for multiple adoptions. ADOPTED Morton Add your content here Two strikes against this  lovable kitten, Pepper,  part of a  litter of five, which includes: One strike: her unknown human did not have mom spayed; second strike: the litter were abandoned in a cardboard box in front of a spay / neuter clinic.   Lucky the day they were found employees of the clinic had a moment to call a rescue instead of animal control.  Usually kittens left under such conditions land up in animal control and more than likely put to sleep.   You and Pepper will have hit a home run if you choose her to be a part of your happy home. You will be a double hitter if you allow   Pepper ‘s sister, Poppy to join you as well.  The kitten loves  to play with her sisters and chase leaves and bugs in the outside patio.  She loves to be held and petted will not jump out of your arms when carrying her.  She uses her litter box and scratching post "Poppy"  Pepper's sister  (ADOPTED) Pepper More Pictures of Pepper Adopted Peter, Paul and Mary Peter, Paul and Mary   Lovely bottle fed kittens.   Bottle fed kittens imprint with humans and make lovely pets.  Sometime becoming more docile than the normal everyday mother raised kitten.  What is different about Peter is that he is a male calico. almost 99.9 % of calico cats are female.     Probably more than you want to know.  Genetics of a calico A little calico kitten is just about as cute as a baby animal can be. However, a calico cat is not actually a breed but rather a very specific color characteristic. A "true" calico is a tri-color cat, with its colors in distinct patches, not mixed as in a tortoiseshell cat. However, there is more to a calico cat than just a mix of colors.   For instance, have you ever seen a male calico cat? Few have, as a matter of fact, word has it that all calico cats are female. To better understand this mystery, lets have a brief, very basic, review of genetics.     Each mother cat's offspring will carry a pair of sex chromosomes, XX or XY, the result of which will make the kitten either a girl or a boy. The mother passes an X chromosome down to it's creation and the father passes either an X or a Y. If the offspring receives the Y, it's genetic composition will be XY and it will be a male.   However, color and other physical calico kitten characteristics are tied specifically to the X or Y gene depending on the specific circumstance. For a kitten to be born a calico it takes two X genes, one carrying an orange characteristic and one carrying the non-orange characteristic (usually black). And, if a cat has the XX combination of genes it needs to be calico, then it would be a female, hence, why there is the perception that a calico cat has to be a female.   However, as life would have it, you will, on very rare occasion, run into a male calico cat. "But, how can this be?", you ask. Well actually, it is possible, rare, but possible just the same, that a genetic anomaly can occur where an offspring ends up with an extra sex chromosome producing the combination XXY. The XX of the XXY meets the requirement of the two X chromosomes needed to produce the calico cat characteristic's color and the Y of the XXY produces the male sex. However, male calico cats are usually sterile and do not reproduce.   So next time you see that cute little calico kitten, remember there's more to that girl than "meet's the eye".     Heather started out in life abandoned in a box on the doorsteps of a spay / neuter clinic.     Heather is a female, as all calico cats are.  Now six weeks old and a winner in more ways than just beauty. She is friendly, happy and loving.   A Grand new beginning for this special kitten would be a loving forever home.  Consider adopting this lovely friendly kittens and adopt one of her “spice sister or brother” as well . See Pepper, Poppy (black), Morton (salt and Pepper Tuxedo), Nutmeg (male orange and white tabby) ADOPTED Heather Peggy Sue Add your content here Peggy Sue was abandoned in a field by her mother, probably scared away by a dog.  When we found the two sisters they were in poor shape.  Her sister did not last the nigh and when Peggy Sue arrived at the rescue we immediately gave her subcutaneous fluids, hand fed her and gave her lots of love.  The poor baby was out in the fields, heaven knows how long and judging by her stools was eating grass and leaves to stay alive.  Just at four weeks old Peggy Sue was determined to make it a go.  she has been a wonderful kitten and is growing into a strong healthy cat.  Now at six months she is ready for a loving home.   Peggy is a medium length cat with a long bushy tail.  She needs regular brushing to keep looking fit and pretty.

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