*Lexi*
~Declawed~
SPCA#: 05-13-226
Breed:
DLH
Age: 5yr
Gender: Female
Arrived at shelter: May 26, 13
Lexi is a very
beautiful cat with show quality looks! She has huge bright blue eyes
and very pretty coat markings.
Past experiences and
personality
Sadly Lexi has been
through experiences that have left her extremely scared. Because of
her reluctance to interact with the world she is going to need a very special home where there will be no expectations or demands put upon her. Time and patience in a safe consistent environment is what this little girl needs.
Lexi tends to growl
under her breath and back away when she is directly approached by
people, and she has been known to bite. She currently dislikes being
picked up, but this may change in the future. She has been
declawed prior to coming to the rescue and so is unable to scratch
people.
Lexi's future and
positives
With a great deal of
patience and a very caring and special family who are willing to give
Lexi a chance of a happy home for life, she could begin to trust
again and become part of a family.
She has been fostered
by a volunteer for only a few days and in this time has shown that
she does desperately want to please people and to give and accept
affection. She has started to approach those she trusts and offer
herself to be stroked and petted. She gets scared of sudden
movements, especially of the hands, and it is best to leave her if
she backs away growling and give her some space to compose herself
again.
She has started to
enjoy gentle play with cat toys. She likes a ball rolled towards her,
and she will bat it with her paw. She also likes feather wand toys,
and particularly ones associated with noise, such as with bells attached. Because Lexi has no claws, she cannot hold the feather toy
firmly as if she has caught her prey, so for her self esteem it is
important to be gentle and let her think she has caught the toy
between her paws and that it can't get away!
Requirements of a
happy home for Lexi
Lexi
will need to have an indoor home. If she were to escape outside she
would have no way of defending herself due to her lack of claws.
An ideal home would be quiet and calm, so that Lexi could have every
opportunity to re-learn how to interact with people and begin to
trust again.
This
adorable little girl deserves a chance of happiness in life again and
is waiting for a very special family to come and give her that
opportunity of a life time in a forever home.
Please
come and visit Lexi at the rescue.