Still No Kitten

Geez, who would have thought it would be so difficult to find a kitten? Baby (aka Binki Blue aka Binks) wrote a letter to Santa Cat asking for a new friend. She has been very lonely since our beloved Appi crossed the Rainbow Bridge in September 2010. For the first couple of months Baby would wake me up in the middle of the night pawing at me. She just wanted to be held and petted and if I drifted off to sleep, she would paw me awake. We have also noticed she is more quiet and withdrawn. Santa Cat told Baby that after Christmas she could get a kitten friend. Unfortunately, we were not thinking about kitten "season". Young kittens are scarcer then hen's teeth at the moment. I know that there are MANY adult and older kittens desperately looking for a home. However, we are not novices at introducing cats/kittens to our home and have found out that we are much more successfull when we introduce a kitten to our adult cat. Baby is also a high stressed cat and has irritable bowel syndrome so I want the transition to be as smooth as possible. If you are thinking about adopting a cat, the Humane Society of the United States has some great tips on how to accomplish this. Their website is http://www.humanesociety.org/animals/cats/tips. Hopefully, one of the 12 vets I contacted will be calling soon with news of a little sister for Baby.