Featured pet: Hiccup
As we continue to share the stories of some of our cats and dogs who, for one reason or another tend to be overlooked by adopters, we'd like to let readers know that our senior George, who was featured in the May 3rd edition, was adopted. We have received two updates so far and he is adapting very well and is very content to be the only cat in the home. Apparently he is turning out to be quite the snuggler.
Today we would like to introduce Hiccup, another cat who is in urgent need of a new home. Hiccup is currently in foster but sadly, his foster family is leaving on holiday for an extended period so he will soon be returned to the shelter.
Found late last year as a stray living under someone's front porch, unable to reunite him with a family and with the weather turning cold, he was eventually brought to our shelter.
Hiccup was, to say the least, a little unsure about shelter living and initially he spent most of his time hiding. Although he did eventually begin to emerge from the "safety" of his favourite hiding spot we knew he would be much happier in a home environment. Luckily a foster was found and within a short time of his arrival, he really began to thrive.
What we've learned about this sweet yet timid cat is that he is more at ease with women and he is quite the snuggler and extremely affectionate with his foster mom. He loves to have his head and chin scratched and will flip onto his back for a tummy rub. Despite the fact that it is the "man of the house" who feeds him and scoops his litter, Hiccup remains wary of men and he tends to keep his distance.
Hiccup, who is approximately 2 years old, is content being an indoor cat but he does enjoy watching the world go by. His favourite pastime is to sit on the window sill and watch the birds and squirrels. He is beginning to play but mostly when he thinks nobody is watching.
While at first, Hiccup is likely to hide when moved into his new forever home, once he settles in and knows he is secure and loved, he will do fine. Hiccup will do best in a calm and quiet home and given his trepidation of men, his adopter should be female. Just as in his foster home, he'll be ok sharing his new home with a male but he won't be his best buddy, not at first anyway.
When meeting Hiccup at the shelter, he probably won't make the best first impression but he is a really great cat who has a lot of love to give. In the right home, he'll shine.
If you think you might be the one to give Hiccup the loving home he deserves, please send an email to frontieranimalsociety@gmail.comor come out to meet him at our cat adoption open house which takes place every Saturday from 10 a.m to noon at 2405 Griffin in Ogden.