I'm a down-right handsome lil guy that is a Domestic Short Hair Orange and White Tabby. My approximate date of birth is 03/27/09, and I am just the most precious, loveable, and playful boy you ever sawl! I was brought into an Emergency Animal Clinic as a 5 week old kitten. I had a really bad bite wound around my shoulder blade. Dr. Amy agreed to take care of me instead of euthanizing me, so that is what she did, and has she ever taken good care of me. You can't get better care than going home with your very own personal Veterinarian!! The wound healed up just fine; however, after many X-rays, it was determined that whatever bit me had bit all the way to the spinal cord and has left me with a spinal cord disability that is inoperable. I have some walking disability in my back legs, but it doesn't slow me down one bit. I jump, run, play hard, and even climb the cat trees. I can get in any litter box even if it is big and tall. I am very determined that when my back legs get a little out of control that it doesn't slow me down one little bit - I can keep up with the best of the other cats/kittens! You will NEVER find a more precious, sweet, and very playful boy than me. I am very loveable and when you hold me up close to you, I actually straddle you with my back legs like a real baby would do. If you adopt me, you will just fall in love with me, and I will reciprocate!! It would be best if I go to a home without small children because if I should get under their feet or they would accidentally trip on me, fall on me or anything, it could possibly really be detrimental to me!
Visit PETSMART located at 660 Ed Noble Parkway in Norman any day to see some of our cats/kittens listed on Petfinder. The Norman PetSmart hours are Monday-Saturday 9am-9pm, and 9am-6pm on Sundays. If you see a cat/kitten on Petfinder that you wish to see, you are welcome to contact us and if it isn't already at the Norman PetSmart Adoption Center, we will do our best to have it in the Adoption Center for your convenience.
Our Adoption Fees are $80.00 (currently running a Special for $60.00) for kittens under 8 months of age; and $65.00 (currently running a Special for $40.00) for 8 months and older. Our cats/kittens have all been SNAP Tested, Spayed/Neutered, dewormed, Advantage Multi, and vaccinations according to age and length of time in our foster care.
Hands Helping Paws is a nonprofit incorporated organization aimed at reducing and stabilizing unwanted feral cat populations via trap, neuter/spay and release program in Norman. Hands Helping Paws is not a rescue shelter, animal abuse hot line, for-profit organization, or cat sanctuary. However, in the process of TNR we run across adoptable strays and/or kittens that we will rescue and put into foster care. Once they are socialized and a certification of clean health they are put up for adoption for a "Forever Loving Home".
How can the community help? We ask that the community responsibly spay or neuter pets and not abandon them for any reason. In order for us to reduce the number of feral cats in Norman, we also ask the community to help us with monetary assistance. Licensed veterinarian sterilization is paid for by donations made to the organization and in-kind vet service discounts.
You may donate by sending your check payable to: Hands Helping Paws, Inc., P. O. Box 1024, Norman, OK 73070. Donations are tax-deductible. Thank you for your support.
General Information about Feral Cats and the TRN Program:
What is a “feral” cat? “Feral” and “Stray” have significantly different meanings. Stray cats are those who have been abandoned or have become lost after wandering away from home. Strays are often successfully re-socialized and adopted. However, feral cats are the wild offspring of domestic cats that were abandoned or lost and allowed to breed uncontrolled. Because feral cats know nothing of domestic life, they are wild from birth and cannot be easily socialized or adopted into a human family.
Why not humanely euthanize them all? When a cat colony becomes the target of extermination, or the cats are removed from their living areas, it creates a vacuum effect and allows for more feral cats to come in and breed. However, cats that are sterilized, fed and watered will protect their territory and most importantly, NOT BREED. This also reduces fighting among cats, intrusions into garbage cans and yards and reduces the potential of spreading disease to domesticated animals.
