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Sabrina is a special cat, and she needs a
special person to bond with. She needs someone who understands that trust
needs to be earned and can sometimes come slowly.
Sabrina was found wandering outside in the typical below zero Chicago February.
She was only about six months, very cold, hungry, and pregnant. A kind
lady took her in, and although she wanted to keep her she could not care for
Sabrina as well as all her babies, so she brought her to Almost Home in the
hopes that Sabrina would find a patient and loving person to care for her.
We don’t know what Sabrina has been through, but she spent the first three
months at our house under my bed or in the closet. You couldn’t get near
her, and she only came out to use the litter
box when no one was around. We even put her food under the bed, or
she wouldn’t eat. Any time we tried to get to her was an ordeal, and by
the time you pulled her out of her hole she was so tense and ready to spring
that we limited contact to pure necessity.
She needed lots of help with her babies. Her shyness made this
particularly difficult, so they were supplemented with bottled formula and
weaned early.
Sabrina began to explore a little bit when the house was relatively quiet, but
if you so much as looked at her she would run back under the bed. She was
not, however, eating. Even if we put it under the bed, it seemed as if she
was always being disturbed. Either one of the kittens or one of my kids
were always walking around, and that was enough to keep her from feeling
comfortable. She began to get too thin, and I was actually afraid for her
health.
At someone’s suggestion, after Sabrina had been at our house for three months
we put her into a spare bathroom with her own scratch post/platform, an open
window, and a private litter box and food station. The key to this
situation was that when we walked in, she had nowhere to hide. I was
amazed to discover that this made an almost immediate improvement. With no
hiding, running or chasing, Sabrina seemed much calmer. She ate any food
we gave her. She even let us pet her. All in all she was quite
content, as long as you didn’t try to take her out of the little room.
After a month we transferred Sabrina to my bedroom. She still hides under
the bed a lot, but now she comes out to play with her toys all the time.
often she stays sitting on the bed. Also, she has become quite
affectionate- on her terms. Every night at bedtime she comes out and wants
to be loved. She throws herself down against my arm, head-butts me, and
even licks my face. I often find myself thinking, "Is this the same
cat???" I end the petting session because I want to sleep, even
though she seems as if she would continue for hours. She sleeps near me on
the bed. Then, in the morning when my alarm goes off, she comes back to
see if she can get some loving in before I leave. She has come such a long
way.
I know that Sabrina was in a home at some point when she was a kitten. She
was litter box trained and, although skittish, she was not truly afraid of
people. She is beginning to show just how much she does want to be around
us crazy humans, even though someone betrayed her in the past. She has a
Breeze Litter Box System
because she was worse than my four year old in a sandbox when it came to getting
litter everywhere, and it seems to be working beautifully. She loves to
play with toys that roll around or have feathers.
Sabrina would do best in a smaller, quiet home where she could take her time to
get adjusted. I believe that if given the time, she would become a very
loving cat and loyal companion.
If you are interested in adopting this cat please click here
for information and frequently asked questions.
If you are interested in adopting this cat
please call leave a message at 216-509-1032
or
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