Maui, an 8-month-old male kitten, will get together with “EVERYONE,” stated the shelter’s president. He wants a home with not less than one different pet.
HUNTINGTON, NY — Maui, an 8-month-old male kitten, is ready to reach on the Grateful Paw Cat Shelter in Huntington this week.
Maui was a part of a yard colony that was by no means spayed or neutered, stated Debbi Larkin, president of the shelter.
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“The elderly couple who was taking good care of him, eight different kittens and roughly a dozen adults had been making an attempt their greatest however simply feeding and giving shelter doesn’t assist the overabundance of kittens and cats that appear to populate each city on Long Island,” Larkin stated.
Maui is wholesome and well-adjusted since being trapped, nevertheless, Larkin stated.
Maui was trapped along with his different siblings when he was solely about 5 weeks old. He was beginning to eat on his personal so he was instantly placed in a foster home so he might modify to dwelling inside and begin the method of getting him able to be adopted, in response to Larkin.
“Maui is an actual love bug who’s all the time in search of consideration and is ALWAYS purring…he has a continuous motor!” she stated. “He is all the time speaking, whether or not you might be listening or not and if he feels you aren’t listening to what he’s saying he’ll observe you round the home…even into the lavatory. As you may see, he doesn’t perceive the idea of ‘private house.'”
Maui shall be one’s alarm clock within the morning and the official door-greeter after they arrive home after a day at work or faculty.
Maui is presently in a foster home with two dogs (one giant and one small), numerous different cats and kittens and two young ladies who adore him.
“He will get together with EVERYONE (2 legged and 4 legged) and likes to be groomed by the older cats in the home…he’s all the time grooming himself however he loves the additional consideration,” Larkin stated.
Maui likes to play with the bouncy balls, spring toys and something that’s dangling from a stick or wand. And he doesn’t discriminate who he’s enjoying with …if the cats should not he engages the dogs to take action they usually lovingly and willingly comply.
“He is happiest when he’s operating and enjoying along with his siblings,” Larkin stated. “He undoubtedly wants a home with one other cat or two and a canine.”
Maui has very mischievous eyes which can be all the time testing the environment and the “cutest” black freckle on his nostril, Larkin stated.
He has been vetted and neutered, acquired all however certainly one of his vaccines (which Larkin stated the shelter’s in-house veterinarian will full when he arrives), is litter box-trained and microchipped.
If you have an interest in assembly Ida, you might name the shelter at 631-757-4517, e-mail [email protected], go to the Facebook web page or go to on the Grateful Paw Cat Shelter.
The rescue is at 3 Verleye Ave., East Northport, and visiting hours are Tuesday by way of Sunday from midday to 4 p.m.
The shelter can be open from 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday nights solely for individuals who can not make it through the daytime hours.
He will even be on the shelter simply in time for its Valentine’s Day Adoption Event on Sunday, Feb. 10 from midday to 4 p.m.
“We know that everybody is in search of the ‘child kittens’ proper now, however this man has a lot love and character he deserves to be any individual’s Valentine even when he isn’t a child…don’t you suppose?” Larkin stated.
