Sir Scraggalot (Scraggles)

Age: Estimated ~2 years old
Sex: Male Neutered
Temperment: Very friendly, playful, and cuddly; good with other cats, unbothered by the dogs that he's met
Ideal Home: Someone who wants a companion! Scraggles loves attention and being the center of it. He wants to be able to snuggle under a blanket with you and sit at your feet while you have dinner (and share a few scraps with him, if you please). He would do best in a household with someone who likes to play with him as much as they love to just sit and have a good snuggle as he purrs on your chest at the end of the day.

Like a wounded knight, Sir Scraggalot appeared at our doorstep with a rumpled, scraggly (haha!) appearance far separated from the cute little purr as he begged for pets. He craved attention even more than food, despite his haggard and underweight appearance as he rubbed himself against our legs even after we had poured a mound of kibble for him. He had no collar and when we reached out to our vet and our neighbors, no one was familiar with him despite being clearly comfortable around people so we feared he had been abandoned.

We were trying to find a good home for him because we have an inside, elderly cat, ourselves, that we cannot allow to be around other kitties when he suddenly disappeared for a few days. We thought perhaps he had found a home or something else when he appeared again out of nowhere with a large wound on his hind quarters and his back, right leg was limp and dragging. We took him to the vet and the vet said that she thought he had most likely been hit by a car and the best thing would be to amputate it. We did so and took the chance to also have him fixed and up to date with shots. He did wonderful with the surgery and healed well and the vet was impressed with how quickly he adjusted to the loss of his leg, even able to use the litter box on his own the same day after the surgery.

Sir Scraggles is now a proud tripod kitty who gets around just as well, if not better, than most other cats with all four of their legs. He loves to play, eat, and snuggle under the covers.

Sir Scraggles has tested positive for FIV, which is a common disease found in stray cats. FIV is NOT transmissable to people or other animals, and most cats who are diagnosed with FIV live long, happy lives. However, then general veterinary recomendation is to home a cat who is FIV positive with other FIV positive cats, or to let them live our their lives in a single cat household, just to be on the safe side! Which is why as much as we would adore to keep this lovely gentleman for ourselves, unfortunately it's not an ideal environment with our older, already frail kitty. **** Breed: American Short Hair **** Pet Link: https://www.nokillnetwork.org/adoption/pet_detail.php?petid=2197207&flag=1