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Puffy Paws Kitties of the Week

King Odo

Puffy Paws Kitty Haven — The World’s Great­est Cathouse is fea­tur­ing a cou­ple of very dif­fer­ent cats that need homes this week.

King Odo is a great kitty. He’s a king in search of a king­dom. His long hair, all orange and white, gives him the appear­ance of being larger than he is. Give the King a sec­ond chance in your home.

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Robin is EARS Pet of the Week

Robin is the EARS Pet of the Week.

By Kel­lie Karbach

LBHS Cor­re­spon­dent

Look­ing for a mild man­nered and quiet feline? Robin may be your girl.

Robin is a 2-year –old black-and-white kitty who is rel­a­tively new to EARS. She has a very sweet, calm dis­po­si­tion towards people.

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Sadie is EARS Pet of the Week

Sadie

By Kel­lie Karbach

LBHS Cor­re­spon­dent

Are you look­ing for a spunky, sweet young kitty who will never cease to enter­tain your household?

Meet Sadie.

Sadie is a 10-month-old brown tabby with a very love­able and ami­able personality.

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Puffy Paws Kitty Haven Kitties of the Week

Nero

Nero is a gray tiger cat who is large and loves to be in charge. He is a Manly Man’s cat.

Chad is one kooky cat who needs a gen­tle soul to show him some love.

Chad, Nero and all their friends are avail­able for adop­tion at PetS­mart in Port Charlotte.

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Adora is EARS Pet of the Week

Adora

By Kel­lie Karbach

LBHS Cor­re­spon­dent

Are you a fan of Siamese cats? Do you want a young, yet not kitten-aged, feline with plenty of energy yet moments of calm­ness as well?

Meet Adora.

Adora is a beau­ti­ful blue-cream torti-Siamese mix of about 2 years. Adora was found wan­der­ing on Man­a­sota Key when she was res­cued by EARS, and now, after some check-ups, she is ready for a home of her own.

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Chico is EARS Pet of the Week

Chico

By Kel­lie Karbach

LBHS Cor­re­spon­dent

Are you look­ing to have your heart and home warmed by a quiet, mild-mannered young kitty?

Meet Chico.

Chico is a sweet, 11-month-old domes­tic short­hair mix whose buddy, Tasha, was adopted only a cou­ple of weeks ago. Now Chico is look­ing for a home of his own.

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Puffy Paws Kitties of the Week

Midnight

Mid­night

Puff Paws Kitty Haven, based in Engle­wood, is fea­tur­ing two cats this week. Both are in need of per­ma­nent homes.

Mid­night thinks he is a dog but we won’t tell him he’s not. He is a great people’s cat and he will make you some­one very happy.

Scout is always on the look­out for love. If you have lots of love in your heart, than Scout is for you.

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Scarlett is EARS Pet of the Week

Scarlett

Scar­lett

By Kel­lie Karbach

LBHS Cor­re­spon­dent

Some own­ers pre­fer a very play­ful, spunky, lively kit­ten for their fam­ily. Oth­ers, how­ever, like a young one who enjoys hav­ing fun occa­sion­ally but is mostly mel­low and calm. Does that sound like you?

Then you must Scarlett.

Scar­lett is a 3-month-old sil­ver clas­sic tabby with a placid per­son­al­ity for her age. Scar­lett will play with toys, but she prefers to do so qui­etly in her own lit­tle space instead of frol­ick­ing ram­bunc­tiously like many kit­tens her age. She is a curi­ous lit­tle kit­ten who loves being out­doors, though she has a habit of chew­ing on plants; if you are a per­spec­tive owner, you may want to keep that in mind. Don’t let the lit­tle chew­ing habit deter you, how­ever: Scar­lett is a very sweet girl.

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