PAW --> Available Adult Cats -->  "Cameo"


  

Name: Cameo
Color: DSH Tabby with golden/rusty highlights
Age: Born Approx. March, 2001
Gender: Spayed Female

History: 
We are just guessing at her age, but it's probably quite accurate.  
People say she had been in the neighbourhood for three years (we 
heard about her in August, 2005).  Apparently, in the time she lived in 
that area, she'd had at least three litters of kittens.  Some of 
them were taken to the city animal shelter, others had unknown endings. 
Had a neighbour not intervened, Cameo would have gone on to have endless 
litters of kittens.  In October, 2005, she was trapped along with 
her four spring babies.  All were unsocialized to humans, although 
they had been coming into a cat friendly yard for food.  All have now 
been spayed and neutered and we are in the process of socializing them and 
finding homes for them. Cameo is in a small, glassed-in room at the Cat 
Compassion Centre, where she can see out and also be visited by people.

Personality: 
Cameo's socialization will take a little longer than that of her babies'.  
She is very cute and we think has a very dear little soul. Unsocialized cats 
establish a deep bond with their caregiver.  It is difficult for cats like 
this to be at an adoption centre because of the many different people 
interacting with them.  However, she is making progress.  She will 
reach out and gently rest her paw on the hand of one of our volunteers.  
When a cat in her situation shows just a tiny bit of trust like that, it 
is a blissful moment! Cameo needs a home. It will be a very rewarding experience 
for her adopter.  It would be best to have her in a smaller room with no 
unreachable places. Spend lots of time in the room, just being there with her.
After awhile, she will start to anticipate and enjoy the human contact.
In the evenings, when she thinks no one is watching her, she plays with 
her toys and her daughter (who currently shares the room), Tokara.