Name: Kelly
Age: 6 years
Breed: Blue Cream Domestic Short Hair
Personality: Sidekick
Price: $ 25
Status: Adopted
Starting October 12, 2007, a small, sweet, shy, half-Persian came into adoptions after coming into the shelter as a stray. Within a week Kelly was adopted out to a family with small children; however, the situation for both the family and Kelly did not work out as Kelly was so scared she hid over the course of 4 days. This incompatibility may have been from the presence of small children that scared Kelly at such an early stage for such a shy cat or the family did not slowly introduce her to a house. Any newly adopted cat should be slowly introduced to a new home, over the course of two weeks, to keep the cat from becoming overstressed and overwhelmed in a new environment. A new cat brought into a house should be placed in only one room of the house allowing them to come out of their carrier on their own volition. Not all cats will immediately become comfortable, but may take several weeks or even a month to warm up to the house and a person. Once comfortable in the new room, which usually takes a week or so, the cat should be slowly introduced to the rest of the house. This strategy helps establish a bond with the person as well as keeping a cat's stress levels low because if stress is high the cats are more likely to hide, run away, and catch infections. For more information on bring a cat home as well as bringing cats home to a house already with animals click here.
After Kelly's first adoption, the Humane society now understood that Kelly would probably fair best in a quiet home with older children. Categorized as a sidekick, Kelly likes attention but also likes her solitude. Her sociability rates medium as well as her valiance or confidence meaning she takes time to adjust and is not instantly attached to a person. In her first personality test of introduction to a novel room, Kelly alternated from coming out and hiding in her carrier with some interaction with the evaluator. Upon call approach, Kelly was willing to come up to evaluator, meow, and even head butt as she became more comfortable. Petting also had to be approached slowly as Kelly was a little scared at first but within minutes Kelly began to enjoy the attention and petting. Kelly is a talkative cat who loves to meow at a person suggesting she wants social interaction but will approach in her own terms. Kelly also is a playful cat who loves to chase and play with a cat charmer. During this play examination, Kelly took no time to start playing versus the other exams that she had to warm up to. If a house is looking for a middle of the road cat that will be independent, affectionate, as well as playful, Kelly will be perfect. Just make sure to introduce her slowly to her new environment and a wonderful relationship can began.
