Name: Daisy
Age: ~ 6 years
Breed: Orange Tiger
Personality: Personal Assistant
Price: 50 dollars
Status: adopted
On September 1st, 2007 a lovable, fat orange cat came to the Larimer Humane Society as a stray cat. Under the five day hold policy for strays, Daisy stayed at the shelter in the stray cat section of the building waiting and hoping for someone to reclaim her. However, nobody came and Daisy became another statistic of failed cat reclaims as there is only a 2 to 3 percent reclaim rate for stray cats around the country (around 10 percent at the Larimer Humane society), as indicated by Humane Society of the United States. With such a poor reclaim rate, it is no wonder shelters always have more cats than dogs available. But why is this statistic so low when dogs are reclaimed at 5 times this rate? Many theories exist such as people just assume the cats ran away, got eaten by a wild animal, do not know about the Humane Society services, or do not care. Another problem with reclaims is that many people when confronted with identifying a cat in strays may even overlook their own cat as many cats do look similar. Having many pictures is always helpful as cats in stressful conditions may behave in ways that you find to be uncharacteristic of your cat. Collars are another problem. Just because your cat left home with a collar, does not mean it will be picked up with a collar as most cat collars are designed to come off easy to prevent strangulation. The easy solution for this problem is to invest in microchipping where a small microchip is placed in the skin between the animals shoulder blades that hold your information and cannot be lost very easily.
After being in strays, Daisy was evaluated and then placed into adoptions. Her personality type scored toward the personal assistant: medium valence/confidence with high sociability. She is a very lovable cat that will be both a lap cat and a cat that enjoys to play with strings and stuffed mice. Oddly enough, Daisy also knows how to play fetch which makes her abandonment that more morose as obviously effort was placed to teach her this trick. Daisy loves to greet people with a meow and loves to sleep in a box. When taken into a visitation room she carries easily, investigates the room with high confidence, and immediately begins rubbing and purring. She is not a shy cat and loves to be near or on people. With both a lap cat personality and playful personality, this cat is great for people looking for a cat that will cuddle but is still kitten enough to invest in some energy. The only downside to Daisy is her overweight bulk which ranges on obesity. Obesity in cats can be a major health problem just like obesity in humans, predisposing the animal to diabetes, heart conditions, cancer, among other problems (Denes Natural Pet Care). However, no medical problems have been diagnosed in Daisy but knowing that this cat should be placed on a diet should be noted.
*Information was obtained through evaluations from workers at the Larimer Humane society.
*The Picture of Tipper was provided by the Larimer Humane Society.
