Millie

Description: DSH dark tortoiseshell, with an orange tip to her tail
Age: Born approximately September 7, 2015
Gender: Spayed Female, microchipped

Personality:

Millie is a little sweetie. The strange thing about this ten year old tortoiseshell is that though she is almost an average sized cat, she seems small! Her face is small and sweet, her feet are tiny and her voice is almost inaudible. But when she is happy, which is much of the time, she uses that little voice to trill and purr.

Adopted from PAW eight years ago, she was recently given up again, as her person was moving, and didn’t want to bring her along. But Millie adapted to her changed situation very well. She is not shy with new people; if you want to fuss over her, she’ll let you. She’s that reasonable. She enjoys being petted and stroked, especially on the top of her head; you can rub that smooth round top quite vigorously; she won’t mind. And her sides may need rubbing, too – but not her tummy: that’s off limits.

Though she likes people, it may be a bit of time before she wants to sit next to you; near you may do for the first while. Once she’s come to know you, though, she will enjoy being by your side, curled up, purring as you pet her. Even with the number of cats in her foster-home, she has taken to exploring when she has the opportunity, and we now know that she likes the idea of snoozing next to her person on the bed.

On the subject of cats, Millie isn’t fond of her own species. She may choose as a friend a quiet, non-invasive feline, someone who doesn’t bother her; such a friendship would take time, though. She doesn’t care at all for a cat who is too froward and rambunctious. She’s a little introvert and minds her own business.

Millie’s a healthy cat, with very soft fur – and a little orange tip on her tail. She was on a dry-food only diet in her previous home, but has taken to wet-food very nicely; she hurries over to her hand-delivered dish of tinned food and, though she may not eat all of it at once, it all goes eventually.

Millie did arrive at her foster-home with a problem: she would wet outside her litter-box. This has been solved. Through a combination of using Dr Elsey’s Cat-attract clay litter, and denying her the space where she tended to wet, Millie now uses the box conscientiously and regularly. We believe that with continued use of her special litter, and living in a stress-free, calm household, she would have no difficulties adjusting to a new environment.

And speaking of no difficulties – Millie was given a dental when she was accepted back into PAW. For an older cat, her teeth and gums were in very good shape, and now – after a thorough cleaning, and the removal of a few teeth that looked to give her trouble in the future – they are in even better shape.

If you are looking for an only-cat, or someone who will make just a little dent in a quiet home, you may be looking for Millie.