The quiet corner room at the Feline Rescue Adoption Center, sometimes called the library, houses a group of cats known affectionately as “the shy cats”. Some of these cats have lived at Feline Rescue for many years because they aren’t as adoptable as our more social cats. Most visitors don’t get a chance to interact with these cats, since they are pretty shy and can take a few visits to warm up to a new person. But Feline Rescue volunteers have developed close relationships with this great group of loving cats.
When I first met Snickers, she would hiss at me when I tried to play with her and swat my hand away if I tried to pet her. She was scared, and I learned that you just can’t move too fast with Snickers.
Today Snickers is one of my favorites at the adoption center (and I like to think that I’m one of her favorites, too)! She purrs and kneads her bed when I pet her. She loves to be brushed and likes to play.
Although Snickers is happy and well-adjusted to life at the adoption center, I think that she would be happy to go to a home someday. What friendly cat wouldn’t love a little more space to run around and some people to call her very own? She would just need patient, trustworthy humans and a little extra time to get familiar with new surroundings. And of course, she would want to bring along one or two of her best buds from Feline Rescue. Snickers thrives on the companionship of other cats.
In fact, most of "the shy cats" would probably not do well going to a new home all alone. Because they are bonded with each other and used to living with other cats, they would do better adopted in groups of two (or three). Once you have spent some time with these shy cats, you discover how wonderful and loving they can be. These cats would do well with quiet, patient, experienced cat-people who are willing to invest some time in making them feel safe. Earning these cats' trust is so rewarding!
To get to know these great cats, stop by the Feline Rescue Adoption Center. You can also support them by donating to Feline Rescue's sponsorship program. Click here to sponsor Frasier, Isaiah, Rachel, or one of their friends.
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