Scottsdale, AZ - Domestic Shorthair. Meet Neil a Pet for Adoption

My basic info

Breed

Domestic Shorthair

Color

Orange or Red Tabby

Age

Kitten

Sex

Male

Pet ID

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Hair Length

short

My details

Good with cats

Shots current

Spayed / Neutered

Has special needs

My story

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

Neil was a perfect orange tabby kitten, full of curiosity, but he did battle with a very live electric cord splice and is just now proving to the veterinarians that his will to survive is stronger than his injuries. He was born about April 15, 2013, so is just over six months old.

His most obvious injury is to his mouth. His baby canines appear to have fused to the bone, so he has two canines on each top side. Some teeth are missing, as is the part of his lips behind the canines on the left side of his face. His forelegs were burned and he may have some dewclaw deformities. The roof of his mouth was completely burned away, but has very slowly healed and there are now only two small "fistulae." His biggest permanent problem is half his tongue was burned off.

Somehow, Neil is grooming himself and drinking water. (It's possible the other kittens are grooming him, too.) It is hard for him to clean his plate of wet food, but he is growing normally. He can't help drooling sometimes, but that seems to be improving, too. He will need more grooming assistance as he gets older than a normal shorthaired cat, but not bad.

Call Susanne at 480-694-9998 if you might like to meet Neil and consider him a permanent member of your family. He is a really wonderful young cat and deserves as good a life as any other.