Domestic Short Hair - Black - Skylar - Small - Senior - Male in Artesian, Iowa For Sale

Domestic Short Hair - Black - Skylar - Small - Senior - Male
WE ARE NOT A SHELTER. WE ARE A NO-KILL 501-C-3 NON-PROFIT RESCUE: To see an animal, you must fill out an application first and then once approved, we can set up for you to meet the animal you are interested in. Please go to our homepage and fill out the online application. www.wpr.petfinder.com Skylar... Domestic shorthair, black male; 'Senior Kiti-zen' at 9-10 years old BTW... Who really came up with the notion that a cat is a 'senior' when they reach 7 years old? It just isn't so anymore with high quality vet care and healthier food options available! Cats are living well into their late teens ,if not their early twenties, on a regular basis! So 9-10 year old cats have a lot of livin' yet to do, that's for sure!! Skylar is one such 'senior kiti-zen' who might beg to differ by being called a 'senior'... as he sure doesn't look his age at all! He was recently rescued by WPR when found abandoned in a NE Iowa home, along with some other kitty companions. But never fear, Skylar - you'll be a WPR foster kitty until the PURR-FECT FURR-EVER home and family comes along to adopt you! Skylar is a beautiful silky black shorthair male who is somewhat scared right now - and who wouldn't be after being totally left to die by his former 'owner?' But he is super sweet and we have no doubt he will be a great companion for that special someone who choses to adopt him! He gets along great with the other kitties, but we have no idea about dogs or children. Black cats are often overlooked in shelters, which is why they are usually euthanized because they are the last to be adopted, if they are even lucky enough to make it to the adoption area. And that also goes for Senior cats - usually considered unadoptable - so a black senior cat would virtually have no chance at all... except with a rescue who values the life of an animal, despite color or age - like Waverly Pet Rescue. Won't you come and meet this sweet boy and see if his charm, sweet personality and dashing good lucks ignite a spark of love between the two of you? You could spend the next 10-12 years together, mutually giving each other lots of lovin' and snugglin' time!! Skylar is fully vetted, been brought up to date on vaccinations, and tested negative for FeLK/FIV. 2/25/13 Skylar and Charity UPDATE: The new "kids" are doing well. Very different from my other fosters. They are very affectionate and loving, but the girl stills curls up tightly into a ball. I'm spending at least an hour a day with each of them holding them and trying to draw them out. The eventually do come out of their shell a bit ... they long to be pet. They just have no interest (yet) in wandering into the bedroom. My walk-in closet makes them feel safe I suppose. I have two hidden spots for them and them have now ventured into separate sleeping quarters. At first they remained glued together.Skylar is the more outgoing of the two. Although he doesn't like to be held for long. His coat is such a shiny, rich black color and his bright green eyes really pop against it! He's quite lean (no rib bones, but his spine is quite pronounced). He's healthy, I surmise he's just a thinner kitty. His purr is soft, but it's constant when I pet him. I love how he'll lower and extend his head toward my hand when he doesn't want me to stop petting him.Charity will lay on me for hours if I wanted. Yes, in a tight ball, but she too will purr and nuzzle my hand if I rest between petting sessions. It's been ages since I've had a cat that doesn't mind being held ... in fact, it seems she prefers it. This will be a definite plus for those lap cat adopters out there! She has beautiful round eyes that I hope soon will lose that frightened expression.They've been exposed to all three of my kids and no surprise ... they all get a long. Of course these two aren't territorial which may be why the integration has gone so smoothly.Anyway - just wanted you to know. If I didn't already have three, I'd keep these two. In only three short days they've worked their way into my heart. Genius of them, don't you think? 3/13/13 UPDATE: He's a real char
CHARACTERISTICS:
Breed: Domestic Short Hair-black
Size: Small
Petfinder ID: xxxxxxxx
ADDITIONAL INFO:
Pet has been spayed/neutered
CONTACT:
Waverly Pet Rescue | Waverly, IA
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