Peanuts was found August 30, 2006, wandering across the I-19 freeway between Tucson and Nogales, Arizona. Peanuts is pictured that night in his or her new home.-
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So very very small and lucky to be saved. Nice name for a calico too.
What a sweet amd precious kitty.
What a sweet baby…and what a scary beginning. In all likelihood, Peanuts is a girl because male calicos are very rare.
OMG!Poor little baby, the worry in his/her eyes just breaks my heart. No little creature should start life this way. But thank God for you.Sweet little Peanuts doesn’t have to worry anymore. Would love to know how he/she is doing……..give her lots of belly kisses please :))
I agree - very young with a worried look makes me want to cry. It makes you wonder what they’ve gone through in their short lives. I’m sure she’ll be a happy secure kitten soon with a loving family to take care of her.
What a little angel, I am so glad that people get put in the path of these poor abandoned fuzzes, why can’t everyone value the love these animals bring into the world.
Thank God she was rescued…poor little peanut! She’ll be a wonderful, loving pet for her new parents. She has been through so much, she’ll need lots of extra belly kisses and hugs. With hope, one day, her harrowing experience will be but a dim memory…
Peanut is adorable. Thank you for rescuing her.
She needs to be fattened up!
she looks sweet! and very cute her coloration is so comical…
What a little doll. A very lucky kitten, someone was watching over her…now she is your Angel.
How absolutely adorable! She looks so uncertain but I’m sure she’ll be happy and loved now!
Why can’t I find an adorable little kitten like that? It would be the perfect excuse to bring another kitty in to the house! I’m so glad she was rescued and thank you for sharing her with us!
Hi Bev, sounds like you have a kind and loving heart. Visit your local animal shelter they usually have kittens and rescues that need love and a home desperately. Good luck in getting a new kitten.
OMGKAWAIII~! Calicos always seem to have the cutest kittens.>^.^<
*I didn’t like playing in traffic FUZZ*
What a sweet little fuzzy! I’m certain Peanuts is a little girl as she’s a calico..She’ll rule the house in no time!
My, my tricolors (tortie/calico) are certainly being featured this week here on the Daily Kitten!
I agree that Peanuts is almost certainly a girl — the odds of a calico being male are something like 100-to-1 against. To be tricolor, a kitty needs a gene for red on one X-chromosome, and a gene for black on the other X chromosome. Since normal males have only one X chromosome (with their other sex chromosome being a Y chromosome), they can’t be tricolored. Tricolor males generally have some sort of chromosomal abnormality, like three sex chromosomes instead of the normal two.
OK, end of genetics lecture. Peanuts is very cute! Please give her tons of love!
*FREEWAY FUZz*
Cali cats rock!!!!!!! I love that eye patch, my Cali is almost 5 months old now and she has an eye patch over her right eye.
Peanuts, you are, of course adorable–you are a cat!
Calicos and tortoiseshells kitties seem to be most prettiest, too. My Baby-girl is tortie.
she? is a cutie
our first cat came to us in about the same way, my mom saw her crossing a busy street near our home, and pulled over to do something about it. she made it across okay, but was to tiny to jump up on the curb ( she was about 5 weeks old at the time ). she came home with us, and we never did find her owner, so we had our first pet. that was almost 30 years ago, but i hope she is up at the bridge waiting for me someday. not trying to be sad, she had a long and good life and though i still miss her i have 2 sweet babies to help me remember her.
So glad that Peanuts was found and taken into a home where he or she can be loved. The name fits this kitten very much. So glad this baby was not killed.
Tell Lynn Rosie!!!!
Casper’s mom - just out of curiosity, is your cat white? I used to have a white male himalayan (i think that’s what he was) named Casper and when I moved into a new apt, he jumped from the second story balcony and ran off, never to be seen by me again. He had just been given a lion cut and he looked so cute; I really hope someone took him in and nothing bad happened to him. I never got any response to my “lost” ads.
I love her kitten fuzzy hair.
What a funny little patchy-face! That eye makes her look like a little pirate! Arr! She will be a sweet darling companion and bless you for recuing her! Love her always.
The eyes say it all “I’m scared”.
Am I safe now? *Fuzzy FUZZ*!
What a sweetie baby, and so blessed that you came along at the right time. Hope she’s calmed down and has a furry smile instead of a worried frown by now. Hugs to her, and to you for rescuing her! (I’m assuming she’s a she.)
Close Call Fuzz.
What a sweet little Peanut! I bet she’s queen of her home now.
I never saw a more appropriate picture in which to use the term “fuzz.” She is very adorable, and it is always wonderful when people can find the love in their hearts to help out a wee one in need. Obviously she has a life of snuggles and spoiling ahead of her.
What a darling little sweetie! We love the cute markings on her face and overall coloring. God blessed Peanuts because you saved her life and took her in. May the Lord continue to bless this precious baby and you always.
Poor widdle Wost In The Desert Fuzz!!
AW! Peanuts is such a cute little darling. Hugs & Kisses to you sweetie.
Definitely a she for genetic reasons already posted. Absolutely adorable and an fortunate little kitty.
And it is not certain from the picture whether she is calico or tortie and white, which is a different colour pattern.
If the tortoiseshell pattern is broken up by white, Calico,
If the tortoiseshell pattern is continuuous, but the tummy or feet are white, Tortie and White.
How Cute is that fuzzball i want to hug it until the day i die!
What a lovely baby. My aunt has a cat that they found in a similar situation. Now she is she sweetest loving cat. This precious baby will be the same.
Calicos rule!!! She is and will be an adorable cat.
Lets hear it for calicos!!
Isn’t it amazing how babies and cute kitties turn adults into babbling fools oh well!!!!!!!!!! cute kittycat
Good things you found her, a little further south on I-19 and she would’ve been served at a hot dog stand. Now that would’ve been a tragedy…
More genetics… White is the absence of color in a cat. I was told by a friend that in the fetal cat the pigment cells are located in or near the spine (forgot which). The cells then migrate outward which is why a cat will often have little white but any white you do see will be furthest from the spine, the belly, paws or tip of the tail.
As for this tri color….she is beautiful and absolutely deserving of lots of kisses. She almost looks as if she’s about to cry but I hope that with every day she forgets another day of her not having a person to love and hug her.
Please give her a kiss and scritch for me.
I believe that homeless kittens who are rescued know how lucky they are to have found a loving, safe home and they seem to be extra lovable kitties. And we’re lucky to have such wonderful furpals.
With all this kitty genetics talk, can anyone tell me why almost all gingers are male, but you do get the odd ginger female? I’ve never known.
um, i haven’t read all the comments, but most cat lovers certainly know that calicos are GIRLS!
i guess one in a zillion are boys, but virtually…
cute kitty!
Peanut FUZZ! What an absolutely adorable babe! Looks like the one I’m feeding, only mine is a soft muted calico. Some people have named her Yoda, but I call her BEBE. Must run to feed her and family now!
Oh! Thanks for saving little Peanut and lots of love from her will come your way.
Oh Peanuts! You look so worried!
It’s OK, now, kitten…you have a safe, loving home.
I dread to think of what would’ve happened to this precious little kitten….bless you for rescuing her off the highway!
well the poor little sweetie - i guess he destined for a good life now
awww Peanuts! bless you for rescuing the lil guy! sooo sweet. what a gorgeous face and lovely colors.
Bless you for rescuing Peanut. I live in Tucson and avoid I-19 like the plague — it’s worse than the garden variety interstate. I hope you and Peanut have many long and safe years ahead of you!
I so glad little Peanuts is okay and has got a loving home. What a little cutie pie.
he’s lucky you came along!
sorry ,she’s very lucky you came along