Coconut Domestic Short Hair Richmond, VA

Coconut was trapped in October of last year, and he was quite spicy. He was still a baby, and we hated the idea of putting him back outside, so a wonderful woman stepped up to foster him.

His foster mom, Susan, worked with him for months and though it took some time, he suddenly turned into the sweetest cat. Susan often jokes he's the most "zen" cat she's had.

Unfortunately, this guy continues to be overlooked and he's stayed in his foster home, waiting to be adopted. But a few months ago, Susan noticed a lump on his tail. We tried antibiotics, we tried other things, but the lump continued to grow. We scheduled surgery for it to be removed, and while we were waiting for surgery day to get here, it kept growing.

When Coconut was finally able to have the surgery, the mass was big enough that to her good margins our vet did have to amputate the majority of Coconut's tail.

Now fully recovered from surgery, coconut is doing great. He's totally adjusted to having a shorter tail, or a nubbins, if you will. We got great news that our vet did get great margins and there is no further cancer. Technically there is always a chance that it could come back, but he foresees Coconut having a long, cancer-free life.

We're going to pretend that having a tail was the only thing getting in the way of Coconut finding a family. So now that that pesky tail is out of the way, surely he will find a new home ASAP!

Coconut has been treated for fleas and parasites, vaccinated, is FIV/FELV negative, and is fixed. They must keep their claws and be an inside only cat.

You can find out more about adopting from Tiny Paw's RVA here:
https://www.tinypawsrva.org/adopt

If you are interested in applying for Coconut, you can do so here:
https://form.jotform.com/240067834606154