PAW --> Available Adult Cats -->  "Josie"




Name: Josie
Color: DSH Black
Age: Born Approx. June 2005
Gender: Spayed Female.

History: 
Josie and her kittens were found living in a shed when the kittens were very young.
A person in the neighbourhood began feeding them, and they became a managed feral 
colony.  “Managed Colony” means that someone is providing food, water and shelter 
for the stray cats in the area, most of which are usually unsocialized to people.  
When the kittens were approximately nine weeks old, they were placed in foster 
homes.  Josie was trapped, spayed and released back to the area, as it was believed
she was feral (unsocialized).  Over the next few weeks, she began to allow the 
caretaker to come close and eventually pet her!  Once it was realized that she was 
at least partially socialized to people, she was placed in a foster home.



Personality: 
When Josie first was brought in from outside, it was thought that she was partially
socialized to people but would need many weeks of adjustment before she would be 
ready for her forever home.  Within thirty seconds, she had proved us wrong!  From 
the moment she was released from the kennel, she simply could not get enough love. 
When she is stroked, she flops onto her side and rolls on the floor to soak up as 
much attention as she can.  Josie has made the adjustment to being an indoor cat 
with no difficulty, and like most cats brought in from the street, shows no 
interest in returning to that difficult and dangerous life.  She is currently 
being fostered with other cats and enjoys their company.  She is still quite young
and also quite playful.  At night, her favourite place to sleep is next to her 
person.