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Photo Comments "My first photo!"
Age: 8 Years Sex: Male Weight: 10 lbs.
Photo Comments "lounging, August 2012"
Photo Comments
Photo Comments "hanging with Lady and Leo"
Photo Comments "Lady in foreground, eating my food. Grr."
Photo Comments "I have expressive ears!"
Photo Comments "Naptime with Cow!Cat, November 2012"
Photo Comments
Photo Comments "My favorite hiding place. It's even better when the table cloth is longer!"
Photo Comments "Sleeping on Mama's lap. Check out my cougar claws!" [See My CatsterPlus Photo Book]
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Leave a treat for Xavier Cougar ♥
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Nicknames:
Xavy, Javier, Sweet Pea, Mr. X
Kitty Complexion:
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Quick Bio:
Gotcha Date:
July 19th 2012
Birthday:
July 9th 2004
Coloration:
Tabby and White
Likes:
food, petting, laps, ear scritches
Pet-Peeves:
other cats nosing in on his food or his purrsonal space, people touching his paws
Favorite Toy:
catnip toys, undercover mouse
Favorite Nap Spot:
on the driveway in the sun, on my lap when I'm sitting on the porch at night. Once he moved into the house, he staked out the couch, a dining room chair, and a laundry room cupboard.
Favorite Food:
Chicken Soup for the Cat Lover's Soul and Verus canned foods.
Dwells:
indoors
Arrival Story:
Xavier showed up in July 2012 while we were spending the week at the shore but our son was home. He was skinny and had a forlorn expression, but responded in a friendly way to our talking to him, giving him food, and touching him - obviously he'd had a home at one time and viewed people as potential allies. We started feeding him, he stuck around, and after a week or so I posted a notice on Craigslist and contacted various vets and the police to see if he'd been reported missing by anyone. No one claimed him, and he seemed content to hang out in our vicinity, so I vetted him. He's about 7-8 years old and FIV+, needs a dental eventually, but seems healthy.
Bio:
For summer 2012 he sheltered in a plastic tote box lined with a styrofoam cooler and a purr pad, but I wanted to get him inside for the winter. I started carrying him inside regularly, but he wanted out after a couple of minutes. We also enjoyed many late-night bonding sessions on the front porch and the back walkway. I counted on cold weather to provide him with incentive, and it did; Xavier began moving inside in November 2012. The transition was rough at first as we unexpectedly were fostering a kitten at the same time, who terrorized him, and a new human with yet another dog and cat moved in, so the household was in flux for several weeks and he did not like all the changes. But the kitten found a permanent home by January 2013, and by late February he has integrated himself into the household. He seems to have some level of hearing impairment or neurological issue that makes it difficult for him to perceive moving objects at a distance, leaving him highly frightened when they move closer to him and he suddenly becomes aware of them. The vet says this could be related to his FIV+ status but could also be partial deafness. Originally we thought it was his vision causing the problem, because of how he moved his head around trying to locate the object making the sound, but his eyesight is apparently fine.
Lives Remaining:
8 of 9
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Catster Id:
1271518
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