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From Foster: She came to us traumatized. She preferred to stare at a wall corner hidden under a bed. It has taken us months to have her trust humans. She still has a ways to go. With the right humans who love a little challenge she will become a cuddle bunny in time. She needs in a home with No small kids, No dogs. She does not like being picked up. I have been working with her to slowly be held and have been increasing the time of being held. She no longer tries to scratch me, she will just growl to signal please let me down. CeCe, enjoys walking down stairs laying on top of the coffee table or cat tree looking out at the world. (Upstairs she loves going on top of the cat tree looking outside.) Every morning she will go into the kitchen and meow until she receives her breakfast. (Her plate has to be away from all other animals-she is fearful of sharing it.) She loves to lick up the gravy/juice first out of her plate, while purring. She will then meow again wanting someone to pet her, then walk to one of her claimed spots to nap. She has a beautiful long full coat of hair. She is becoming more and more used to it being brushed. If she has had enough or wants left alone she will growl to signal you to stop. I try to brush her every other day just to get her to understand I am her to help her not hurt her. On the days she is craving attention, she will follow me around the apartment. ( It is easy to shut her in the bathroom if you do not know she followed you into it.) If I sit on the floor she will come and lay beside me and let me pet her without any difficulty. She loves feather cat toys and the colored tin foil balls. We use the feather toy to get her to move around the apartment rooms/ furniture to gain her confidence. I have my son sit on the floor and try to sue the cat feather to get her to climb into his lap, we have been successful a few times.
From Foster: She came to us traumatized. She preferred to stare at a wall corner hidden under a bed. It has taken us months to have her trust humans. She still has a ways to go. With the right humans who love a little challenge she will become a cuddle bunny in time. She needs in a home with No small kids, No dogs. She does not like being picked up. I have been working with her to slowly be held and have been increasing the time of being held. She no longer tries to scratch me, she will just growl to signal please let me down. CeCe, enjoys walking down stairs laying on top of the coffee table or cat tree looking out at the world. (Upstairs she loves going on top of the cat tree looking outside.) Every morning she will go into the kitchen and meow until she receives her breakfast. (Her plate has to be away from all other animals-she is fearful of sharing it.) She loves to lick up the gravy/juice first out of her plate, while purring. She will then meow again wanting someone to pet her, then walk to one of her claimed spots to nap. She has a beautiful long full coat of hair. She is becoming more and more used to it being brushed. If she has had enough or wants left alone she will growl to signal you to stop. I try to brush her every other day just to get her to understand I am her to help her not hurt her. On the days she is craving attention, she will follow me around the apartment. ( It is easy to shut her in the bathroom if you do not know she followed you into it.) If I sit on the floor she will come and lay beside me and let me pet her without any difficulty. She loves feather cat toys and the colored tin foil balls. We use the feather toy to get her to move around the apartment rooms/ furniture to gain her confidence. I have my son sit on the floor and try to sue the cat feather to get her to climb into his lap, we have been successful a few times.
Please come in and visit with our pets available for adoption. Once you find an animal you would like to adopt, you will be asked to fill out an adoption survey and meet with an adoption counselor. We do require landlord approval and we do not adopt out animals to live completely outside. Our adoption fees are $75 for dogs and cats under 5 years old and $55 for those 5 years and older.
Please come in and visit with our pets available for adoption. Once you find an animal you would like to adopt, you will be asked to fill out an adoption survey and meet with an adoption counselor. We do require landlord approval and we do not adopt out animals to live completely outside. Our adoption fees are $75 for dogs and cats under 5 years old and $55 for those 5 years and older.
Go meet their pets
To visit pets please go to http://bloomington.in.gov/animal-shelter to fill out an adoption application and schedule a visit. You can find out more information about adoption events and specials at https://www.facebook.com/COBAnimalShelter.
To visit pets please go to http://bloomington.in.gov/animal-shelter to fill out an adoption application and schedule a visit. You can find out more information about adoption events and specials at https://www.facebook.com/COBAnimalShelter.
More about this shelter
The shelter has very active volunteer and foster programs. Volunteers walk dogs and help with cat care. Fosters take young, shy and injured animals into their homes to prepare them for adoption. Learn more on our website and consider getting involved today!
The shelter has very active volunteer and foster programs. Volunteers walk dogs and help with cat care. Fosters take young, shy and injured animals into their homes to prepare them for adoption. Learn more on our website and consider getting involved today!
