Adopt Valerie a Gray, Blue or Silver Tabby Domestic Shorthair (short coat) cat

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Adopt Valerie a Gray, Blue or Silver Tabby Domestic Shorthair (short coat) cat

Location:

Mount Clemens, MI

Description:

Valerie is a sweet girl who had a rough start in life. She was a young feral cat who found a nice lady to feed her outside and look out for her. She became pregnant and the lady called the rescue for help. We got her safe into foster and she gave birth one week later. She was able to nurse and care for her babies until they were ready for adoption. Then she was fixed and settled into a longer term foster home where she could be socialized with people. She was very skiddish and afraid of everything. Never aggressive, she would just freeze in place like a statue and hope you go away. It took a lot of one-on-one with her foster, but she finally came around. She learned that she loves to be pet and a good back scratching. She has been with a terrific bunch of cats in foster known as the trio. You couldnt ask for a better set of role-models. Observing the trio interact with people and each other has been very beneficial for Valerie. They are friendly, welcoming, gentle, and fun. At first Valerie wanted nothing to with them, mainly because she was just afraid of everything. She would stay as far away in her own area, while they played and had a ball. They always tried to befriend her and welcome her in, but she always remained independent of them and closely observed all their behaviors and games and routines. She began to show interest in toys and try playing with fuzzy mice and a spinning feather toy. She learned to relax and feel safe and let her guard down. Eventually she began to cohabitate very well with the trio. She still remains independent of them and has her own cat tree that everyone respects as hers, but she is no longer afraid of them, she will occasionally share a window seat with one of them. She watched the other cats get individual attention from their foster and finally decided she would like a turn. She created her own routine to let her foster know she is ready for pets. She goes on her cat tree and sits on her favorite perch watches everyone get their turn. She used to run away when it was her turn. Now she gives a look like, "don't forget me!". When you make that eye contact with her she knows she is understood and it has built her confidence tremendously to be able to communicate with the human. Then she flops over and rolls around with delight while you pet and scratch her for as long as you will. When you stop, she acts stunned and the look says "how dare you stop petting me". She has worked so hard to overcome her fears and form a sense of belonging. It's so great finally being able to pet her and her hair is extra soft like velvet. For a long time there was no sign of a personality in there, but now she has facial expressions, and purring, and the puppy dog eyes. I think she has come to enjoy the companionship of the trio, even if she doesn't join their group. So she doesn't have to be an only cat, but she would probably prefer to be. She has learned what she needed to from them and they have been glad to help her succeed. Now she's ready to bond with someone and learn what it means to have a home of her own. She will need a quiet home, one or two people, no kids or dogs. She is petite, and a pretty light silver color tabby.

Breed:

Tabby

Category:

Cats

Color:

Blue

Sex:

Female

Posted:

November 24 2023 on Adopt-a-Pet.com