The Scooby Gang Pt. 1: Scooby Doo

September 15, 2009

Michelle says: The Scooby gang were rescued from the local shelter along with their very young mom, India. She wasn't nursing them and her milk had dried up, so a volunteer took them from the shelter with their mom, and two of us foster caregivers took two each to bottle-feed. Then I took all four back for a few weeks to get them completely weaned. Juliet, another foster cat, quickly adopted the babies and cared for them as though they were here own babies. And the kittens totally loved her! Scooby Doo was so small... we kept marveling at how small he was compared to his litter mates; kind of like a little pygmy kitten. And he had a bad upper respiratory infection. But with antibiotics and a lot of tlc, he grew up to be an amazing and healthy kitten. He was eventually adopted into a loving home.

All Photos Courtesy of and ©: Michelle Peters Spivack

Michelle volunteers for 13th St. Cat Rescue, IBOK Rescue and Paws for SJACS in San Jose, CA

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10catslady - 14 years, 7 months ago

17 points

Aww what a pretty silky black coat scooby has! So cute I'm glad they were rescued!

Smooch - 14 years, 7 months ago

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Aw, so tiny but yet so adorable! Very cute and so good to hear they all have forever homes now.

Jackie - 14 years, 7 months ago

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She looks so fragile in the early pics and then comes out looking healthy and rascally. What a sweetie. You did a great job!!

Holy Cuteness - 14 years, 7 months ago

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Snuggle time...

Auriga - 14 years, 7 months ago

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AWWW! The APEX of kitten kissatude!

wokkawokka - 14 years, 7 months ago

229 points

Scooby Dooby Doo, I LOVE you!! Tiny, tiny, tiny cat...

Rogahar - 14 years, 7 months ago

11 points

Can I ask - honest question - why do so many of the photos of these adorable fuzzballs when they're -really- young (like the top few here) always seem to have grubby faces? Is there a specific reason people don't clean them up a bit, i.e. best to let 'mum' do it or leave it to them? Not that it matters 'cos they're adorable regardless, just noticed a pattern and wondered why :)

Carolyn - 14 years, 7 months ago

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Carolyn - 14 years, 7 months ago

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They are so adorable, my goodness so precious. Nice to hear they all got good homes

gizmorella - 14 years, 7 months ago

14 points

what a buncha cuddleballs :)

Lydia - 14 years, 7 months ago

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Ruh-roh! I'm the cutest kitty!

Archie - 14 years, 7 months ago

scooby doobie dooo, i love uuuuuuuu :)

patboridout - 14 years, 7 months ago

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patboridout - 14 years, 7 months ago

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Glad all the kitties were rescued and adopted. Hope they're all thriving now.

Symeezgurl - 14 years, 7 months ago

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A kitten as tiny as a puffball? Once they grow up it's hard to remember they were ever this tiny. My kitten came with a pink ponytail holder as a collar! Now she's about 4 lbs. big. Scooby grew up to be a handsome boy.

gerriberri - 14 years, 7 months ago

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Nefenjo - 14 years, 7 months ago

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I can't wait to see this one's pictures!

Natthecat - 14 years, 7 months ago

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This little heartbreaker has the "adopt-me" gene down pat. What a cutie.

pwillow1 - 14 years, 7 months ago

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Rogahar: I have fostered dozens of kittens. Kittens without moms can look pretty scruffy at times. Moms usually do the grooming of their babies for the first couple of months and young orphans haven't picked up the routine grooming that adult cats engage in.

I used to say, "Anyone who thinks cats are clean animals has never been around kittens." Most of my orphaned kittens were like the Peanuts character "Pigpen" -- within five minutes of a cleanup, they had stepped in something or had stuck their face back into the food dish, or had wandered into a tight space where cobwebs lurked. So yeah, they could look grubby! Doesn't mean they weren't being cleaned regularly by their foster moms... just that kids will be kids.

pwillow1 - 14 years, 7 months ago

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P.S. Kittens often have upper respiratory infections with runny eyes and crusty noses. Keeping their faces clean is a full-time job. I think the transformation of this little waif from scruffy little fuzzball to sleek youngster makes the photos all the more poignant.

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Lynne - 14 years, 7 months ago

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It is so cool to follow kitties when they are first babies, and then with proper nutrition and lots of TLC, they grow into more beautiful cats:):):)

Kephara - 14 years, 7 months ago

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Oh you tiny little big-eyes - I LOVE you!

lovezkittys - 14 years, 7 months ago

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my fave pic!!!!! How cute!!!!

Cris - 14 years, 7 months ago

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What a great story and what a cute baby! Bottle feeding is so much fun. They're soooo cute at that age.

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sara - 14 years, 7 months ago

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that cat in the begining was quite ugle but in the end se loked prittier

BirmanMama - 14 years, 7 months ago

951 points

Beautiful photos and a wonderful progression from messy orphan to sleek, healthy kitten. Thanks for all you do!

Vicki - 14 years, 7 months ago

As a parent to two very small rescue kitties who are now gorgeous (if I say so myself) cats, I can vouch for them having had runny noses and dirty faces when they were little. Scooby is a beautiful boy! Love black cats! :-)

ihaz5kittehs - 14 years, 7 months ago

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I love little black kittehs the best!

Michelle Peters Spivack - 14 years, 7 months ago

Scoooooby Doo! He was so small...we kept marveling at how small he was compared to his litter mates; kind of like a little pygmy kitten and he had a bad upper respiratory infection. But with antibiotics, a lot of tlc, he grew up to be an amazing and healthy kitten. =)
it's fun to see our foster babies on here and have everyone enjoy the photos--we took them for our own memories and to help them get adopted; glad to share them with everyone. *grin*

linkzoo - 14 years, 7 months ago

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What a precious baby! Kittens are all adorable, but black kittens have a special place in my heart somehow.:) We found one just like him in the middle of a busy intersection at 4 in the morning. He is now a big lovable boy and such an awesome cat.

henrob2 - 14 years, 7 months ago

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WSL - 14 years, 7 months ago

There is always a good supply of kitten food, therefore a good supply of messy faces, especially when they are in it just to be like Mom and not to eat.

Rogahar - 14 years, 7 months ago

11 points

pwillow1: thanks! I knew there was bound to be a good reason for it but I've never owned a cat younger than about a year and a half old, so they've always been straight into the self-groomed-to-perfection bit, hehe. Still, the semi-grubbiness of the really young ones is a very "young creature" kind of thing anyway - after all, what kid likes taking baths? :D

Liz - 14 years, 7 months ago

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Good heavens! She's so tiny!

Matilda - 14 years, 7 months ago

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OMG SCOOBY DOO!!!!!!!!!!! U MUST CHANGE UR NAME TO "EXTREME CUTENESS"!!!!! hugs and hugs and hugs and hugs for u!!!!

Metmarfil - 14 years, 6 months ago