Dizzy with Dunlop shortly after they arrived in foster care
Little Dizzy came into foster care in July last year when she was about 8 weeks old, along with her sister – Dunlop. Since then I’ve had about 18 other foster cats, and all of them other than Cassie (who’s kits aren’t quite ready for her to go) and Murphy (who has only been here a couple of weeks) have either gone to their new homes, or are busy packing to go to them in the next week or so. Poor Dizzy hasn’t even had a phone call to ask about her.
I’ll be honest – she’s not going to be entirely easy. She spent her earliest weeks living rough with her mummy in a garden and that has affected her. She’s less confident with humans than most of the rest of the cats in the house, though she gets on well with the other cats. The sad thing is that she makes an effort to be more friendly and most often gets pushed out by the more confident kits. She rushed onto the bed for a love this morning. It was a lovely surprise to see her there wanting a fuss but by the time I’d extracted an arm from under the duvet, Flipper had dive bombed her, pushed her off the bed and was lining herself up for what should have been Dizzy’s cuddle. She’s made more progress since there have been fewer cats around here, and has come out of her shell much more, so I’m certain that in a home where she could have more individual attention things would greatly improve.
She’s very very pretty, with lovely long fur. Long enough to look beautiful and make her special, but not so long that it gets tangled and messy. It may help to also know that she doesn’t suffer from “pooh trousers”. Fluffy cats leaving the litter tray with parts of the trays contents attached to their fur isn’t an unusual issue, but its not one that Dizz struggles with. She loves to play, always head of the pack when playing the laser game and is keen on other sports too.
She’s spayed, micro chipped, vaccinated and has a clean bill of health. Her experience of many other cats in foster care suggests she could fit quite happily into a multi cat household. [She’s been reluctant to go out when given the opportunity so could probably also be happy as a house cat – edit 28 April – Dizzy now loves going outside along with the other cats]
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