Moustache's Story

Moustache managed well with communal life at the shelter (left photo). When he returned, he had to adjust all over again (top left photo). But he settled in well and enjoys attention in small doses.

Moustache can't catch a break. We first met him at the SPCA when he arrived on April 20/06. But that wasn't the beginning of his shelter life. He was transferred to Maple Ridge from the Shuswap SPCA. All we know of his former home is that he had been expected to live outdoors. He's a bright, dapper little cat but he sometimes had attitude. In a world with too many cats, they have to be perfect to compete. Moustache couldn't find a home so on January 8/07 he came to Katie's Place. He settled in and was an amiable fellow if he wasn't pestered. His lucky break came on February 2/08 when he and another of our black and white fellows found a home together. The pair was happy in their new home. Both boys slept on the bed with their new humans as of that first night. Moustache was finally able to live down his reputation for having attitude. His family said he didn't scratch and was not aggressive. All he had needed was a real home. But his back luck wasn't over. Within a year he developed crystals in his urine and began peeing outside the litter pan. It seems the problem was addressed too late to prevent the behaviour from becoming a habit and Moustache was returned to the shelter on March 29/09. Again we see flashes of attitude as Moustache copes with the bustle of shelter life and all the strangers that pass through. He's about eight years old now. Nearly half his life has been spent moving around. We hope he'll find his permanent home. But if he's always passed over for less imperfect cats, we'll do our best to make a home for him here.
 

May/09
When Moustache isn't stressed by the unfamiliar or by too much activity, so common in shelter life, he's a very friendly little guy. When you go into his communal room, he's glad to see you and he'll follow you around or he might stand on his hind legs to reach up your legs in welcome and acknowledgment. He enjoys human company and would enjoy it so much more in a real home where he doesn't have to keep one eye open for what's going on in his peripheral vision. This little guy has a lot of personality and would be fine in a new home as long as his diet is a good one to prevent the urine crystals that set off his litter pan problems.


Moustache reaches up the legs of a visitor to say hi.

 

Sept/09
Moustache was moved to a different communal room when a physically compromised cat in his old room started showing signs of anxiety. Moustache is a matter-of-fact little guy who makes his opinion plain, and if Dizzy got on his nerves with his palsied head nodding, Moustache would have let him know. He fit nicely into his new communal room. Fewer visitors seem to go there, so he doesn't get a lot of human company. But he doesn't appear to crave it. He simply enjoys it when he gets it. He passed his summer in solitary pursuits, chasing bugs on the porch, meditating, or napping. He's not a cat who seeks the company of other cats. In the right home, he would bond with his human.
 
 
 

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