Calico kittens & cats in Chesapeake, Virginia

Hi my name is Harley.  I am a very sweet girl.  It takes me a little while to trust you but I am loving little thing from the very start,  I am a dainty girl and I don't like to be treated rough at all.  I stay our of the fray when the boys are playing.  I am usually on the sidelines watching or playing with Dart.  While we have totally different personalities.  I am the dainty one and Dart is the rambunctious one.  We would absolutely love to be adopted together.  I am always looking for him and he looks out for m.  I am great with all the 4 legged creatures here and I love my foster mom!  She took such good care of me when I was abandoned as a tiny baby.   To be considered for my forever family and to request an application please contact Vivienne at viviennejames@comcast.net.  APPROVED APPLICATION AND ADOPTION FEE REQUIRED.  (Dart is actually in Tennessee but can be transported north upon adoption.)May 9, 2024, 2:12 pm

Our pets are located and physically fostered in Mt.Airy, NC until adopted. We are 5 and 1/2 hrs west o VA Beach. You are welcome to drive to us. We can normally transport to VA Beach for $200 or meet halfway for $100. However transport has been temporary on hold due to vehicle problems. This sweet girl came to us after being dumped at a shelter in NC who euthanizes cats due to lack of space. She is extremely sweet and loving. She is good with other cats and she is used to dogs. She will go to her new home current on vetting, spayed and microchipped. The adopter will get all his vet records with adoption. We require a pre screen application to adopt. You can get that on our website at www.saveamuttkennel.net

Our pets are ALL fostered and physically located in Mt.Airy, North Carolina until adopted. That is 5 1/2 hrs west of Va Beach. Normally we have transport available to VA Beach for $200 or 1/2 way delivery for $100.00. Transport is temporarily on hold due to vehicle issues. You are welcome to drive to us. Stacy is a 3 yro cat. She is not a crawl in your lap type of cat but she tolerates attention and affection. She is good with other cats and is accustomed to dogs. She is spayed, current on shots and preventives and microchipped. The adopter will get all medical records with the pet. We require a pre-screen application to adopt. You can get that on the website at www.saveamuttkennel.net

CHARACTERISTICS active, amusing, bashful, cute, fun, gentle, goofy, graceful, happy, healthy, independent, mischievous, playful, quiet, quirky, shy, silly, smart, soft, sweet Amanda is easy-going, good-natured, and gets along great with her other feline friends and often snuggles with her BFF Sophie (see her profile and consider adopting the pair for a purrfect feline family!). From her foster caregiver at the FAN Rescue Sanctuary: "Amanda is very playful; she just loves to chase the broom as you sweep. She loves being petted, but she's shy and has to get to know you first before trusting you. If she were in a forever home by herself or with one other cat, she definitely could become a lap kitty - particularly if treats are involved! She's inquisitive, endearing, and sometimes silly - she loves rolling on her back with her tummy out. She loves to meet the new cats that come to the rescue sanctuary and always checks out the scene to make sure everything is in order. Amanda will always come out to greet and rub against you, and she enjoys just hanging out nearby people. Amanda doesn't really want to be picked up, most likely because she was a feral and slightly older when she was rescued (8 months). I predict this may change once she gets to know her family. Amanda LOVES chicken baby food from a jar and will often hop into your lap if she knows that you have some to share. She's a stunning dilute calico with pretty light green eyes. Not much is known about her backstory but whatever may have happened to her in her past has not prevented her from wanting love and being open to socializing." AMANDA has been working in Foster-care on her socialization skills, and she’s now ready for adoption. Here's a little explanation in poetic form from our team: I May Never Be A Lap Cat - Ode to the Independent Feline I may never be a lap cat, or snuggle by your face; I’m quite aloof and lovely, but I’ll beautify your space! I want to be your kitty; just don’t hold me tight. If you try to kiss me, I might put up a fight. As a baby kitten, I had no human cuddles. Now I need your patience, though I can’t reward with snuggles. I won’t be good with children; they scare me just a bit. They run around and grab me; while I prefer to sit. I’m an independent feline, but I need your love and care. I want to live inside with you, but I need my own chair. I will keep you company on long and winter days. I’ll sit and watch you as you work - I might decide to play. I may let you come closer, once you earn my trust. I’ll definitely eat your food, and good treats are a must! So won’t you take me home with you and give me lots of space? And time to be more comfortable and roam about your place? You can worship and adore me, and I will love you too. But I am not a lap cat, and that will have to do. All our adoptable cats and kittens are: — spayed / neutered — vaccinated (rabies & FVRCP) — tested for FIV & FeLV diseases — parasite-free (dewormer & flea prevention) — provided additional veterinarian visits, if needed for any health issues — conveyed to you with all medical records at time of adoption INTERESTED IN ADOPTING? 1. APPLICATION: a. Complete and submit the online form at www.feralaffairs.org/adopt/ b. Schedule a call with our Adoption Coordinator to review your application/questionnaire for approval and answer any questions about the process 2. MEET-N-GREET: We'll set up a time for you to get to know each other whether at their foster home and/or Norfolk's Catnip Cat Cafe 3. CONTRACT: If you & your cat (s) are a good match, then the adoption proceeds. Contract is completed, signed, fee is paid, and your new furry friend(s) can go home with you! Feral Affairs Network (FAN) is a 501c3 nonprofit group focused on caring for community cats. 100% of adoption fees and donations go to saving cats and kittens from lives of despair. EMAIL: feralaffairsnetwork@gmail.com WEBSITE: www.feralaffairs.org ADOPT: www.feralaffairs.org/adopt/ FB: FeralAffairsNetwork IG: feralaffairs DONATE: https://bit.ly/paypalFAN #adoptFAN

This cat was found abandoned on the street by my brother and we have taken her in and loved her and nutured her. She loves to lay out in the sun and she is very loving and loves to snuggle. She is house trained and she does have her playful side where she wants to run and play. She loves things that dangle.

Update October 2023. I remain with my foster - not showing at the Pet Adoption Center as it stressed me out - I was there 23 times - showing just on the weekends. I am still on my rigid Rx food plan (wet and dry) and my urine is monitored every three months along with my weight. I am a loving guy who loves attention. More to follow. Announcement: sorry to disappoint, but I will not be showing at the Pet Adoption Center on Saturday, 11 June 2022. I will be there on Sunday, the 12th. Come to visit for awhile! =================================================== My owner surrendered me to CRI for the Pet Adoption Center on 21 February 2022 under the guise that I had a mental issue - least that is what their Vet told him. Read more below under 'Background. I was removed from the Pet Adoption Center on 1 March and placed on Medical Hold addressing my medical issues. I was cleared on 1 May 2022 and now available for adoption.' My Foster calls me 'Handsome Mando' ....because I am! I am the most perfect CAT EVER! I am an Awesome cat! I am an Extremely Affectionate and Extremely Loving guy who absolutely LOVES ear scratches. Go ahead and pet me - I will roll over to show my belly. I am also a Gentle, Quiet, Laid-back type of guy seeking the same in a home. Best that my new home be quiet. Loud noises and fast motions really scare me. I will hide and even may have wetting incidents external to the litter box. So no young children. Children MUST be older than 14/16 years of age. No barking dogs. Prefer adults or seniors. Get along with males and females. This last year has been extremely challenging for me as my family had changes - suddenly the home had five kids all under the age of ten. Way too much activity and noise for me. As a result, I became stressed and anxious. The anxiety affected my urinary habits - I was too scared to go the litter box, so I held it or peed someplace that was not in the litter box. I also was diagnosis with UTI and bladder infections, so now I have a history of both. Please note that when the kids were not home, I had no issues whatsoever - I used the litter box. What do I like? Let me share a little: I like to be picked up, held and hugged gently and in a quiet home (but you know that part already). I also like to be brushed. My fur is very dense and needs to be brushed. I am a Very Social guy and Friendly to all my resident foster felines - as if, I had always been here. So having other cats is okay, but I would welcome to be your only cat too! I am WICKED SMART and VERY Clever . I figured out how to use the dog flap without watching the residents. I ventured out into the garden (note backyard has Purrfect Fence)...sitting under the trees for shade and stretching out on the garden stones for the heat. The play chases occurred too. {Foster Note: prior owner kept Handsome Mando as an inside cat. No notes about his first home - perhaps he was an outside kitty?} I meow when I am hungry or will sit on the counter looking at you with my hungry eyes. I eat all the different types of Rx Urinary food as my meal plan. I will sleep in bed with you - near the knee/leg area...but could be closer. All the other spots were taken by the other Foster feline residents. My most favorite pastime is positioned in front of the window or front door watching life unfold. The Vet suggested that I have an 'Enrichment Program' to assist with the correction of my inappropriate urination. My family had a large cat-friendly dog. We were friends and we played together. ================================ Background with Medical Updates: My owner surrendered me after two years because they were unable to provide a safe and quiet home for me. I did see a Vet - many times - tried medications and special prescription food. Cat Rescue, Inc accepted me knowing I came with inappropriate peeing. Why was I surrendered? Because I was showing signs of anxiety and stress over the past year (2021). Initially, my family of ONE adopted me from an ASPCA when I was 5 years old and already declawed. I had the best two years in a quiet home.... but then, the family dynamics changed drastically with the addition of a wife and five very young children under the age of ten. My Family was so patient with me. They tried all they could to help me. They added more litter boxes for me in different locations, tried calming collars, sprays, and plug-ins (for me). Their Vet assessed my behavior as psychological - so it was either me or the kids leaving. Well, here I am...no surprise.... and I welcome the change of environment! The first three days for me at the Center, it was noted that while I did posture to pee in the litter pan, no pee came out....until the forth attempt. Then much later after my successful pee, it was found out that I had peed in my bed on three separate occasions ...three new bed changes for me...I did not know I did this as I kept sleeping in the wet bed. At first, it was contributed to me getting use to my surroundings...but as it turned out, it was much more than this. My first 1 March 2022 Vet visit lead to a slew of more appointments trying to figure out what was ailing me and my behavioral issues of inappropriate wetting. The Vets did diagnosed I had urethra sphincter spasms, so I was on meds for that along with pain meds for two weeks. Elevated RBC's were found in this sample; no bacteria. The second urine sample still showed blood, so I went to Blue Pearl for an ultra-sound: all normal, no inflammation, no stones. The internist stated a plausible source for the blood was the needle entering to pull the urine. He also advised a Rx wet food diet only as perhaps the dry food from my diet formed as particulates in my urine and maybe was irritating my bladder wall? The next month my diet was only wet food. I had to be isolated from the other cats and their dry food. Guess what? It worked. A month later, my free urine catch using hydrophobic litter was tested and showed NO Blood in my urine. My special needs: 1. Rx: Royal Canin Urinary SO and Urinary SO/Calm wet food and Purina Plan UR wet food. ABSOLUTELY NO DRY FOOD or TREATs! 2. Transdermal Fluoxetine (Prozac) pen applied to alternating ears for up to 2 months when adopted. Vet says I can be weaned off it after two - three months (maybe sooner) after settling into my new home. It will help me adjust and not get stressed. Stress is the Culprit with my urination amount and inappropriate urination outside of the litter box. {From Foster: Mando received only three days of Fluoxetine and NEVER urinated outside the litter box. Home was quiet - had other cats, no kids, no dogs.} Note: Handsome Mando will not be checking into the Pet Adoption Center as a guest waiting for adoption, but will remain with the Foster. The goal is not to have him become stressed and have a return of his inappropriate urination. Interested to adopt him? Text Shawne at 757.237.6112 or text the Foster Liz at 757.359.9834. No not call Liz as voice mail not set up.

I have a sketchy story. I have no idea what my life was before..... But this I can share....I was picked up by a local ACO and brought to their shelter...turns out I had a family as I was already spayed. I stayed at the shelter but no one came looking for me or had any interest in adopting me. I developed a chip on my shoulders and I did not trust any human. I will hiss, extend my paw with claws out ready to give you a tattoo of scratch marks. It did not look too good at the shelter for me. The shelter transferred me to CRI and here I sit at the Pet Adoption Center, Greenbrier PetSmart store. I arrived 2 August 2023. I do need a special person with a cat behavior background who can help me. One person here is working with me since I arrived. Now, I will enter a kennel on my own so I can get out of my cage. I watch the other kittens at play...and yes I will hiss at them from inside the kennel. They must think it is a game as they keep coming back. So it is a game! I am getting better - watching more, hissing less. In my kennel, I even have moved my locations from a cat tree to the floor level. But this took time. I am still a work in progress, so if you are reading this, can you foster me? Give me my own room, no other cats or dogs or kids around. Give me time, more room to explore, a window would be grand. I will do my best to improve. I really do no know what will become of me. I do respond to Calming sprays and treats. I like to play with wand toys. I LOVE temptation treats. Come and visit me on the weekends during playtime at the Chesapeake PetSmart Store, Pet Adoption Center on Greenbrier Parkway: Saturday, 1100 - 1700 Sunday, 1200 - 1630 Plus, you can always visit me any time the store is open Monday - Friday and call the contact number on my cage card to meet me. Adoption fee is cash or check only

Updated 11 April 2024: I was placed in a MEDHOLD status on 19 December 2023....went to the Vets to find out I had some medical issues.....I found a Foster.....tests and meds followed and now four months later, I have been cleared by the Vet for adoption as of 13 April 2024.. Since I need daily medications, I stay with my fosters and come up on Saturday to show. ======================== Now about Me: I am an out-going feline who loves to explore my environment. I am back through no fault of my own. (read history below) Expect me to bond with you - I will be your shadow, your bestie, I LOVE MY HUMANS. I Love to get all your affection too. I like to jump to the highest possible place. I do a good laser chase too. My History: Originally, I was adopted and returned to the local shelter on the peninsula...then after a stay with them, I was transferred to Cat Rescue, Inc and placed into the Pet Adoption Center. Soon after I was adopted in October 2023. Well, that adoption did not work out for me. I was returned on 13 December bc I showed signs of anxiety bc the home was way too stressful for me with 2 chihuahuas, 3 children under the age of 10 and the family had too much noise and movement for me to feel safe. My ideal home is a quiet one - just me and you and maybe another adult. Older children who are quiet - no loud music! No dogs please as the chihuahuas were the first ever I met and it did not go well. My wish - my new home - quiet - with loving and doting humans. Come and visit me on the weekends during playtime at the Chesapeake PetSmart Store, Pet Adoption Center on Greenbrier Parkway: Saturday, 1100 - 1700 Sunday, by appointment only 1200 - 1630 Plus, you can always visit me any time the store is open Monday - Friday and call the contact number on my cage card to meet me. Adoption fee is cash or check only