Stunning Skye is a person for all seasons. On the Cattery, he was resident in our feral cat part. To start with, he appeared to suit the outline of ‘feral’ as he stored to himself and shied away from folks.
Rob got here to TEARS Animal Rescue in 2020 with the intention of adopting Skye. He had seen him on-line and, having misplaced his pricey cat, Jimmy, he had been struck by how a lot Skye reminded him of Jimmy. He met Skye and there was speedy mutual understanding.
Nevertheless, Rob seemed by the Cattery whereas he was there and everybody was blown away when he met Brian as a result of Brian ran to greet him. Now, for those who knew Brian, you’ll know that this was fully uncommon behaviour. It was clear that Brian had chosen Rob because the love of his life. Rob was disenchanted (as was Skye) that Skye was not going dwelling with him, however delighted to present Brian most likely his solely alternative of bonding with a human.
Not too lengthy after, as soon as Brian had settled in at dwelling, Rob returned and adopted Zuki who was renamed Geoffrey. After a while, Brian and Zuki lastly struck up an extremely shut friendship. All of the whereas, Skye was nonetheless at TEARS.
Not way back, we had been all shocked and saddened when Brian suffered a coronary heart assault and handed away very instantly. Rob determined that one of the simplest ways to honour Brian was to present one other cat a house. In fact, Skye was prime of the checklist and he was adopted.
As soon as Skye had been there for a few weeks, the introduction went superbly and Geoffrey and Skye at the moment are greatest buddies. Skye is feeling safe sufficient to point out is smooth facet.
It simply goes to point out that the cats who conceal on the again, who’re seldom seen due to the extra assured cats bowling them over of their hurry to fulfill new folks, or are shy or afraid, are sometimes those who turn out to be most content material and loving as soon as in a secure and joyful setting.
Not all cats present their greatest facet within the Cattery state of affairs as it’s an unnatural surrounding for them. We do hope extra folks will look additional and provides a deserving older, shyer, quieter cat the love, time and a focus it could require to blossom to their full potential.
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