My name is Chandler!

*This animal is located at our same-day adoption center partner, Coon Rapids PetSmart. Please contact this location prior to visiting to ensure this animal is still available. A paper adoption application will be completed on site so please do not submit an online adoption application. For more information on adopting from one of our adoption center partners, please visit our Adoption Center Animals page.

Hi, I’m Chandler—a big, curious guy with a serious love for exploring my surroundings. I like to know what’s going on and will happily investigate every corner of my world.

I’m not really a fan of being picked up, but don’t let that fool you—I do love being close to my people. I’ll curl up right beside you, plant myself at your feet, and politely request scritches. If those scritches don’t happen fast enough, I may resort to my signature move: popping up like a little prairie dog to reach your hand and remind you that you are, in fact, late.

I get along great with other cats, but I’m also confident enough to be perfectly happy as an only pet, soaking up all the attention myself. I’m generally a pretty quiet guy…unless you’re running behind on dinner. Then I suddenly find my voice and make sure my feelings are very clear.

If you’re looking for a sweet, independent-but-affectionate companion with a dash of humor, I might just be your perfect match.

Chandler was found as a stray.

To learn more about Ruff Start’s adoption process and the care our foster animals receive, please visit our How to Adopt page.

If you are unable to adopt but want to help this animal and others in our care, you can donate to support the medical and veterinary needs of all Ruff Start Rescue animals.  

Want to adopt a kitten? We highly recommend you consider bringing home two instead of one! Adopting kittens in pairs has been proven to be beneficial for cats’ emotional and behavioral well-being and greatly improves the likelihood of long-term adopter happiness as a result. Adopting more than one kitten also reduces the risk of “Single Kitten Syndrome” (also known as Tarzan Syndrome), a symptom of under-socialization during a kitten’s most formative weeks. Kittens who are under-socialized may develop aggressive tendencies toward both other animals and humans as they grow, creating lifelong behavioral issues for owners.