Critter Details

See Peppermint’s HomepageGo to our official websiteYou can fill out an adoption application online on our official website. Hi, I go by Peppermint and like peppermint I'm a little spicy and a little sweet! I am a handsome mostly white boy with some black markings on me. My story starts in mid April 2024 when I and my brother and sister were born outside. When my siblings and I were big enough our mom showed us a great kitty lodge where we could find food and shelter. Sadly our mom disappeared so the man that owned the kitty lodge trapped us. This was very traumatic to me and I'm not quite over it yet. Although I will let people pet me, I am still a little shy but we are working on that. I do like having food and water handy and toys! Playtime and treats are also good.   My brother is Butter Rum and my sister is Licorice. Like my siblings, we are very appreciative of a clean litter box and use it very well. Just because I was born in the woods, doesn't make me an animal.   Peppermint is from a stray surrender with 2 siblings. If you are interested in getting to know this animal better, please fill out an adoption application. An adoption application is the best way to show your interest in an animal and is not a binding contract. To learn more about Ruff Start’s adoption process and the care our foster animals receive, please visit our How to Adopt page. If you are unable to adopt but want to help this animal and others in our care, you can donate to support the medical and veterinary needs of all Ruff Start Rescue animals.   Want to adopt a kitten? We highly recommend you consider bringing home two instead of one! Adopting kittens in pairs has been proven to be beneficial for cats’ emotional and behavioral well-being and greatly improves the likelihood of long-term adopter happiness as a result. Adopting more than one kitten also reduces the risk of “Single Kitten Syndrome” (also known as Tarzan Syndrome), a symptom of under-socialization during a kitten’s most formative weeks. Kittens who are under-socialized may develop aggressive tendencies toward both other animals and humans as they grow, creating lifelong behavioral issues for owners.