Obee needs a new home (Essex) (Homed)
Posted: Thu Feb 02, 2017 1:51 pm
This distinctive, adorable and incredibly affectionate male (neutered and chipped) cat is sadly unable to stay where he is.
He's always been quite a small cat and although appearing to be black and white in most light, he is actually brown in bright sunlight leading some to suggest that he may be part Burmese. By my reckoning he'll be 12 in April but despite of his age, he still retains many kitten traits (playing with wool is a favourite); again leading to the conversation that he may have some purebred in him.
I only learnt of this forum today while speaking with my local Cat's Protection and was advised to join here as their re-homing policy is one out, one in; and so I cannot be given any precise date as to when a space may become available. So in the meantime I'm hoping that this forum may give him a small platform to attract a potential new owner.
Obee has been with me since he was a kitten, brought up with other cats and with children. After a marriage breakdown he became a house cat, before becoming a social cat, then a seldom coming home cat (a too much of a social cat if you will ) and he became more inclined to spend time with the cats next door. He very much adapts to the environment he's in. Only this week he needed to revert back to a house cat over night and used a litter tray for the first time in years with no accidents whatsoever.
The reason for me needing to re-house him is several fold. Firstly, I have recently had to become a carer for my mother. She is frightened that having the cat around her legs, particularly when he's trying to show affection in his own way, could cause her to trip or stumble. The neighbour where he had been staying is no longer able to look after him and just for good measure, although suspected and very quickly forgotten in the summer, now with no doubt at all, I've become allergic to him. After taking several buses to get him to the vet on Monday I found myself with swollen, itchy eyes and runny nose. I had no idea that such allergies can develop from seemingly nowhere but after been advised that in extreme cases throats can swell and block air passages I spent Monday night firmly out of the way from Obee. I gave him a make-shift litter tray and to his credit he adapted very well indeed.
At the moment I have a temporary agreement in place, pretty much on a day to day basis with my neighbour who is good enough to let him stay with her, although her large tom doesn't seem to get on with Obee very much and there appears to be a power struggle for elevated warm positions between the males. I am very grateful to her for helping me at this time but it is strictly temporary and so here I am.
I have attached several photos of Obee which were taken quite a few years ago although he's exactly the same today as he was then. As I said, he's never been a big cat but he's healthy, as verified by a vet only this week although he did receive treatment for a skin irritation at the consultation.
He's always been quite a small cat and although appearing to be black and white in most light, he is actually brown in bright sunlight leading some to suggest that he may be part Burmese. By my reckoning he'll be 12 in April but despite of his age, he still retains many kitten traits (playing with wool is a favourite); again leading to the conversation that he may have some purebred in him.
I only learnt of this forum today while speaking with my local Cat's Protection and was advised to join here as their re-homing policy is one out, one in; and so I cannot be given any precise date as to when a space may become available. So in the meantime I'm hoping that this forum may give him a small platform to attract a potential new owner.
Obee has been with me since he was a kitten, brought up with other cats and with children. After a marriage breakdown he became a house cat, before becoming a social cat, then a seldom coming home cat (a too much of a social cat if you will ) and he became more inclined to spend time with the cats next door. He very much adapts to the environment he's in. Only this week he needed to revert back to a house cat over night and used a litter tray for the first time in years with no accidents whatsoever.
The reason for me needing to re-house him is several fold. Firstly, I have recently had to become a carer for my mother. She is frightened that having the cat around her legs, particularly when he's trying to show affection in his own way, could cause her to trip or stumble. The neighbour where he had been staying is no longer able to look after him and just for good measure, although suspected and very quickly forgotten in the summer, now with no doubt at all, I've become allergic to him. After taking several buses to get him to the vet on Monday I found myself with swollen, itchy eyes and runny nose. I had no idea that such allergies can develop from seemingly nowhere but after been advised that in extreme cases throats can swell and block air passages I spent Monday night firmly out of the way from Obee. I gave him a make-shift litter tray and to his credit he adapted very well indeed.
At the moment I have a temporary agreement in place, pretty much on a day to day basis with my neighbour who is good enough to let him stay with her, although her large tom doesn't seem to get on with Obee very much and there appears to be a power struggle for elevated warm positions between the males. I am very grateful to her for helping me at this time but it is strictly temporary and so here I am.
I have attached several photos of Obee which were taken quite a few years ago although he's exactly the same today as he was then. As I said, he's never been a big cat but he's healthy, as verified by a vet only this week although he did receive treatment for a skin irritation at the consultation.