Davis, CA - Exotic. Meet Aleksander a Pet for Adoption

My basic info

Breed

Exotic

Color

Cream or Ivory (Mostly)

Age

Young

Sex

Male

Pet ID

–

Hair Length

short

My details

Shots current

Spayed / Neutered

My story

Here's what the humans have to say about me:

Aleksander: 1 yr old male, flame point Highland Lynx exotic
pictures on purebredsplus.org website

The shelter emailed: Would I like to foster an American Curl? Yes, I said. When he arrived, I stared at him, perplexed. He wasn’t an American Curl. What was he? His goofy ears reminded me of the Mokave Jag I fostered last spring. A quick look to the internet told me he was related to the Jag. With his flippy, inward curling ears and manx like tail he was a Highland Lynx. The description mentioned flames as a color choice for the breed, but his coloring is a little unusual. He is so young, I think his colors may still be coming in, “ripening.”

He is a super nice, friendly, affectionate boy. Right away, he showed us how loving he was. Good natured. Glad to be with us. We found he did not seem to like other cats. He ate, he used his box. What was this very pricey, nice young boy doing in a shelter???

We noticed right away that he was rubbing his left ear and soon the answer was revealed in a trip to the vet. He was diagnosed with a mass in his ear. After trying the normal meds to see if the swelling blocking his ear canal would go down, we found instead that the swelling was even larger. He was in pain and had to be examined under anesthesia. A specialist surgeon we immediately consulted said, “Oh, yes. This is going to be an ear polyp. (not cancer, thank goodness) It is either going to be an easy one to remove or one growing down into the middle ear chambers and very expensive to remove.This polyp could kill him. We crossed our fingers and scheduled surgery right away. We posted on or Home Page asking for donations for Aleksander.

It was one of the polyps that are difficult to remove, requiring an MRI to show its growth into both middle ear chambers.This excellent vet removed it by going in through the skull below the ear. He reassured us--this is a hard procedure for the vet to perform but a fairly easy procedure, despite how it sounds, for the cat to recover from. He was entirely successful in the surgery and how happy Aleksander was as he swiftly recovered. If he was loving before, he was even more loving now. His third eyelid has nerve connections to the area worked on and has been, as expected, extended out but is now, on schedule, going back to normal. His hearing seems to be fine.

I think this nice boy was in the shelter because either his breeder or his purchaser did not want to pay for the surgery. Simple as that. He is a very lucky boy, as not many rescues would take on such a surgery--it cost between $3000 and $4000 to help him.

So, that is all over and done with. Alek is ready to start a life with a new family who will love his big heart. He is better with other cats than he was, but I still think he would be happier as the only cat in his family. He is a playful guy who loves catnip and feathers and rolling balls. He is a bit of a comedian. Alek is hard to photograph because he is always moving -- usually towards the photographer.

So here he is: an unusual looking, young, exotic kitty with a very nice personality. Someone will be so lucky to have his companionship.

He eats wet and dry food very happily and is litterbox perfect.

His foster mom is Harriet in Santa Cruz.