Platy (Available est 7/3)♀

About

From the foster family: PLATY is a very special kitty. She's actually quite AMAZING. We have fostered many kitties. It is so easy to fall in love and bond with a little kitten. For many it is an automatic response, but to fall in love with a mother presents its challenges. The Mamas are wonderful. Each has their own story, but this Mama has undeniably carved a place in our hearts. She and her babies were malnourished and underweight. She was nursing 3, six week old babies and only weighed under 4lbs. One of her legs had been damaged and she was missing a few nails. She didn't let this stop her from being EXCEPTIONAL. Not only is she a great mother, but she didn't let any of this hold her back in any way. She walks, she runs, she jumps, she plays with her babies. She is so HAPPY. Normally when we first bring home a mama and her babies They're anxious, afraid, timid & very skeptical. Maybe it was their first time to the vets office, their first vaccination, the first time for medication, their first car ride. Maybe even their first time inside. Within the first hour home she jumped on my husband's lap and purred. No other mama that we have brought home has done this in the first hour. She was grateful for a "safe haven". Talk about unconditional love in action: she is so affectionate and personable. She loves sitting on your lap frequently belly up & is very partial to belly rubs and ear scratches. She follows my husband around like a puppy. My husband was fixing a step inside our house & she sat next to him with her paw on his shoulder guiding the construction. She talks to us and purrs all the time. She loves to be picked up & held. Of all the mama cats that we have fostered she was the fastest and easiest for us to bond with. We were genuinely tempted to keep her but we travel a lot and know that she wouldn't understand long, unexplainable absencees. It will be bittersweet when we need to return her to Safe Haven for adoption but in our hearts we know that this is the right thing to do. She truly is a happy cat. She will bring that happiness to your home and family If you let her. She is exceptional and deserves a wonderful, loving, forever home. May your home and family be as lucky as we were to get to know her and love her.

Shelter

Safe Haven of Iowa County

Williamsburg, IA