Shelter Cat – Xanadu
Some cat advocates say that cats can find their own homes more successfully than well-meaning people ever could. That’s true if the cats have enough time. If an abandoned cat can avoid coyotes and cars, if she can keep from starving to death or getting hurt or ill, someone may see her pleading eyes and open a door.
Even a sheltered cat, like Xanadu, has a similar problem. The colorful, spayed, vaccinated calico is safe and fed, but she’s trying to stay appealing and hopeful until someone notices her. And Xanadu has another problem. She can’t peek in windows, looking for the happiest home. She needs to wait for people to visit the shelter.
Xanadu has been waiting a month for her chance to charm someone.
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Midnight, a spayed young lady whose coat reflects light like semi-precious onyx, loves people. She’s a cat who lives for attention. So, it never occurred to Midnight that being noticed could be a bad thing. Yet, it was when a landlord noticed her. When Midnight’s people delivered her to the shelter, they said there was a lease problem.
Dash, an exquisite 11-month-old, spayed, oriental-mix lady, tries to persuade visitors that she’d add elegance and interest to any home. Her Siamese face and body should help Dash appeal to those who love that exotic breed. Her unique, fascinatingly blended coat should attract someone who enjoys a friend who isn’t ordinary or boring.
Maybe Oreo’s people fell in love with the barely-more-than-a-kitten cat. Maybe they didn’t think about the fact that they rented. Maybe they thought that Oreo was so little, so quiet, and so sweet that the no-pets rule wouldn’t apply. Maybe they knew that they could always get rid of Oreo if necessary. Of course, Oreo didn’t know any of that.
Daphne is a special kitten. However, in the shelter, it’s hard to feel special. It’s even harder for nine-month-old Daphne to feel like a kitten. The itty-bitty kittens running around make people forget that Daphne’s a kitten, too. They don’t notice how vulnerable she is, just like they don’t notice that she’s rare.
Four-month-old, frost-colored Fog fades into the soft white background of her photo. But little Fog, who’s spayed, wouldn’t do so well at fading into an outdoor background. That could cost Fog her life if she tried to survive outside. White animals are rare because it isn’t a safe color to wear. They’re easier for predators to spot, from the ground or from the air.
At times, when he was even tinier than he is now, Eugene, who wears an appealing kitten-beard on his white face, must have felt as though he was a little too loved. The four-month-old, neutered kitten was born into a family with children. He learned to expect and welcome lots of attention, lots of well-intended handling.
Eleven-month-old Scout is a medium-sized boy who just wants to have fun. That shows in the cute, white and bronze, neutered, housebroken, curled-tail-wagging pup’s expressive ears. When Scout sees someone who might play or go for a walk, those ears go up in excited anticipation, a lot like airplane flaps.
Homeless pets must wonder what they did wrong, how they could have misunderstood the rules. The fact is, they didn’t fail or misunderstand. Their people unfairly ignored the rules.
When a law enforcement officer asks for help from the shelter staff, it can be very serious. Situations don’t get much more serious than Marley’s was. Read Marley’s story and learn more about how you can help this sweet dog’s recovery efforts.
Dramatic cases of animal injury and recovery are common at the Grant County Friends of the Animal Shelter and Castle is no exception. We encourage you to read Castle’s story and learn more about how you can help this resilient cat’s recovery efforts.
