Matt the Cat came to PAWS when he was 9 months old. He’s about six now.
For most of his time in the shelter he avoided human touch and lived happily in an open room with his many cat friends.
About a year ago he had his vet check-up, (not an easy procedure with a basically feral cat) and it was found that he needed special food to treat the start of urinary issues. Unfortunately, this required that he be moved into a cage room.
But wait! There’s a silver lining…
Now that he can’t avoid us, he has discovered that being brushed is just wonderful.
Granted, the brush in question is a vent cleaning brush with a long 30 inch handle that I bought at Home Depot. This allows us to brush him without getting closer than is comfortable for Matt. At first he would hiss and only allow us to stroke his back. We hope to graduate to a short handled brush, and then to actual hands.
I wish someone would adopt this handsome cat and work with him at home. Matt would do best in a quiet environment with other nice cats.
But meanwhile there is an army of volunteers brushing him daily.
Oh Matt, you are such a handsome guy and I sure hope your true love finds you soon. Thanks for joining the Thankful Thursday Blog Hop!
Oh Matt, I bet you are enjoying that brush. What a good idea to get a long handle. You all have a fantastic day.
Matt is a handsome boy. I am glad he is starting to trust humans. I hope he gets his forever home soon.
Matt is such a handsome kitty. He looks so happy getting nice brushie time 🙂
He’s been waiting for so long – I hope he will find his forever home very soon!
Yippee for silver linings! We hope Matt will find his perfect forever home soon. He’s been at the shelter basically, his entire life, it sounds like. And what a perfect time to start opening up his world to someone who will slowly spend quality time teaching him all the great things of life
What a handsome boy! I bet he’d blossom in a forever home.
Oh Matt! MY mom is totally wanting to love you.
Matt is a good boy, and it has been such a joy to experience him learning to trust humans. We love when he lets us pet him, and how he likes to “talk” with us when we visit. 🙂
So sad for Matt to spend basically his whole life at PAWS. We pray that this brushing is just what he needs to get socialized and find his forever home. XOCK, Lily Olivia, Mauricio, Misty May, Giulietta, angel Fiona, Astrid, Lisbeth, Calista Jo and Cooper Murphy