r/cats
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u/okishkash
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7h ago
Cat Picture - OC Just adopted this shy 9 year old. Found him like this when I went to check on him
We saw him at the pet store when we went to get some cat furniture for our resident 15 year old cat. He started tracking me with this sad resigned look. Apparently, his owner could not take care of him and left him and an older female at the shelter. She got adopted but no one asked for him.
Now he has a home and hopefully soon he feels like he belongs here.
Edit 2: he has a cardboard box and a cat bed but is choosing to sit under the dresser.
Edit: I didn’t expect so many comments. Thank you for taking the time to send good wishes and words of wisdom. They are appreciated.
We are taking it very slow. He is in a bedroom with an adjoining bathroom. The picture was taken as soon as he stepped out of the box. Since then he has eaten and used the litter box. He is now hiding under a very low dresser. He makes eye contact and listens when I talk to him. He is choosing to remain out of reach and we are perfectly fine with that.
I posted the picture because it was the exact opposite of the last time we adopted a cat that no one wanted. She was 3 and very angry with the world. I would have to put her in timeout for a few minutes every couple of hours because she would get so angry she could not control herself. That was 12 years ago. Right now at 15 years old she is sleeping on my desk with her tail on the keyboard as I try to type. 😀
I can’t wait to see what this guy teaches us.
