What adorable kittens. It would be very difficult for me to choose. I am so sorry to hear about Amara and her kittens. That's the risk you take when you let cats outside. It is not the best thing for them, period. The hard part with Amara is not knowing if she is okay or not. The neighbor's cat that I've been taking care of now for 2-1/2 years is finally allowed inside our house and he loves it, but he was a complete outdoor cat before, so he still insists on going outside. We live in a quiet dead-end part of our subdivision, but there are still cars and he loves to roll around in the middle of the road. I fear for him every day when he is out. Now that our temps are dipping into the single-digits at night, I worry about frostbite. He has a heated cat house that he will use, but he roams the neighborhood for about 2 hours before he returns. If I see him on the surveillance cameras, I let him in the house. He has gotten locked in garages and crawl spaces -- and when he goes missing, I am a total mess and spend days looking for him. I do not want to lose a pet. And these babies need better protection from their owners.
Who is to say one of these gorgeous babies won't cry and bed to go outside and end up with the same fate? I made a decision when I was given Raiden that he would not be allowed to roam free and he is only out on a harness and leash (this morning, our walk was in 23 degree temps, but we've been out in 16 degrees). He now rarely uses his enclosure due to the cold even though there is a heated bed out there. It faces north and the wind is horrible.
Since you've been through these losses with your mom and family, I honestly hope that you won't get any kitty that you won't keep safely inside or on a leash. Yes, mine yowls at the top of his lungs. Keeps me awake at night -- but it's for his own good.
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