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My name is Leo #check-meowt!

Posted over 6 months ago | Updated over 4 months ago

Adoption fee: $125

This helps HOPE (Homeless & Orphaned Pets Endeavor) with pet care costs.

My basic info

Breed
Domestic Shorthair
Color
Orange or Red Tabby
Age
Adult
Sex
Male
Pet ID
21526619-25-0419-C029
Hair Length
short

My details

Checkmark in teal circle Good with cats
Checkmark in teal circle Shots current
Checkmark in teal circle Spayed / Neutered
Checkmark in teal circle Housetrained
Checkmark in teal circle Has special needs

My story

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

BORN DIPLOMAT

 

DOB 1/1/21, weight 13#

Hey there, everyone! I’m Leo, and I’m a sweet, talkative, and playful mitted red tabby fella who loves to chat with Foster Meowmy about how her day has been. I recently overheard her tell someone, “Leo is the bestest because he’s so full of energy AND love.” My easygoing disposition means that I’m very patient as I wait for her to give me some stimulating scratches on my chin, cheeks, and ears. It’s worth my wait because I go crazy with my acrobatic flips when she waves the wand-toy over my head. I’m used to entertaining myself by batting around pompoms or catnip mice to show off my skills as a soccer striker until it’s my turn for Foster Meowmy to focus her attention on me.

I showed up as a friendly stray at Foster Meowmy’s community-cat feeding station. The old-timers resented my arrival, and they took advantage of my easygoing nature by bullying and attacking me at every opportunity. I’d been happy outdoors, but I admit that I was relieved when Foster Meowmy ushered me into the safe haven of her home. When she got me fully vetted, Foster Meowmy discovered that I was positive for Feline Immunodeficiency Virus (FIV+), which I probably contracted from the deep bite wound from another cat. (Unlike Feline Leukemia, FIV is NOT passed on "casually" by sharing food bowls and litter boxes with other household cats.) Being FIV positive means that I should live an average life span as long as my dental health is routinely monitored and prompt attention is given to any urinary-tract or upper-respiratory infections.

Although I don’t have to fight for food any more, now I’m tiptoeing on eggshells when I’m around the resident indoor cats. I’m usually in a room to myself where I stay busy watching the birds and squirrels fly and scamper by the window. However, I love to explore outside my bachelor quarters, which means that I will encounter my feline housemates. I do try to get to know them in a non-challenging way, but I understand their boundaries and behave submissively when they don’t want to engage with me. Alas, why do other cats always have to be so grouchy and territorial when I’m really no threat? Ah, well.

Now I’m ready to bring my loving and playful temperament to my new family. Could that be with you? If you’re looking for an easygoing yet energetic 13-pound red-tabby Gentle Giant, I certainly would be happy to fill the bill. Who knows -- maybe a chatty-cat is just what you need “to take the bite out of being alone,” as a Dr. Camuti once said. Arrange to meet me today!

HOPE ID 25-0419-C029

Leo's $125 adoption fee includes spay/neuter, basic vaccines, microchip and registration, testing for FIV/FeLV, negative fecal test, and preventative treatment against fleas and parasites.

To apply online: http://www.homelesspets.net/adoption-forms/cat-adoption.php

If you have questions prior to filling out the application or want to find out which adoption site Leo will be this weekend, email us at nancy.e.kline@hotmail.com, and a volunteer will get back to you.

September 1, 2025, 5:30 pm
Rescue

Contact info

Pet ID
21526619-25-0419-C029
Contact
Nancy Kline
Phone
Address
Houston, TX 77005

Their adoption process

Additional adoption info

Adopting an animal is a very serious decision and we want to be sure that our potential adoptive families have thought about the impact of this decision carefully. To adopt an animal through HOPE, we request that you complete an Adoption Application, a copy of which is available online for cats at http://www.homelesspets.net/adoption-forms/cat-adoption.php or for dogs at http://www.homelesspets.net/adoption-forms/dog-adoption.php. You may fill it out online or print a copy of the application and complete it prior to arriving at an adoption session. This will expedite the adoption process and will also assist our adoption counselors in matching you to a suitable pet.

We at HOPE make every effort to match our foster pets to appropriate homes. If you feel that we are too intrusive, please understand that it is because we care about their welfare.


Fees
All animals are neutered or spayed and have received age appropriate shots prior to being adopted. We ask that you provide a $100 donation for cats and a donation of $150 for dogs when you adopt your new family member from us. This donation helps us in defraying the costs of these and other medical needs of our animals.

Go meet their pets

Mobile adoption sessions are held on the weekends. All adoption sessions run from 12:00 - 4:00 pm at a variety of locations and days as noted on our website http://www.homelesspets.net/adoption-locations/. For more information, please contact us at hope@homelesspets.net

More about this rescue

Our mission is to end the homelessness of cats and dogs through foster to adoption, feral cat Trap-Neuter-Return, and education.

HOMELESS & ORPHANED PETS ENDEAVOR (HOPE) is an all-foster, no kill adoption group based in the Houston area.

HOPE covers the cost of general medical expenses for the animals in the program, such as altering, routine vaccinations and treatment for parasites. Our foster families are asked to provide food, shelter and love to the animals for which they care. They receive no payment for the services that they provide. Without them, and the other volunteers who so selflessly do what is necessary to keep HOPE afloat, it would not be possible to run this nonprofit corporation.

One aim of HOPE is to develop a network of area rescue and humane organizations which will facilitate the rescue and placement of a variety of animals. The goal is to never have to turn away an animal in need. By forming a coalition of humane and rescue groups in the Houston area, we could potentially place all animals who need a temporary home until they are placed into a permanent one.

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