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Female Cat, Domestic Short Hair
Domestic Short Hair / Mixed (Short Coat)
Description:
Slinky is from a litter of six kittens born to a neighborhood stray. After living in a garage with her mom until she was weaned, she was trapped and brought inside along with her siblings and mother. Slinky is a shy little waif of a kitten. If Slinky doesn’t want to be held, you won’t be able to catch her. She can slip away with her sleek long body and disappear under a blanket in a blink. Once she comes out of her shell, you’ll see she is quite curious and sweet. Always observing with her pumpkin-colored eyes. Slinky likes to be pet and will bunt her head into your hand when she’s happy. She could become a very sweet loving lap cat with the right environment and encouragement. Slinky is from a stray surrender with 5 siblings. If you are interested in getting to know this animal better, please fill out an adoption application. An adoption application is the best way to show your interest in an animal and is not a binding contract. To learn more about Ruff Start’s adoption process and the care our foster animals receive, please visit our How to Adopt page. If you are unable to adopt but want to help this animal and others in our care, you can donate to support the medical and veterinary needs of all Ruff Start Rescue animals. Want to adopt a kitten? We highly recommend you consider bringing home two instead of one! Adopting kittens in pairs has been proven to be beneficial for cats’ emotional and behavioral well-being and greatly improves the likelihood of long-term adopter happiness as a result. Adopting more than one kitten also reduces the risk of “Single Kitten Syndrome” (also known as Tarzan Syndrome), a symptom of under-socialization during a kitten’s most formative weeks. Kittens who are under-socialized may develop aggressive tendencies toward both other animals and humans as they grow, creating lifelong behavioral issues for owners.
