Haley

Meet Haley, 14 years old and absolutely convinced that your lap belongs to her. Haley is the kind of cat who makes you wonder why anyone ever decided that cats are aloof.<br/><br/>This beautiful girl is extremely sweet, loves attention, and is a serious lap-cat professional. Her favorite activity is curling up on her person and going to sleep. If you sit down, there is a good chance Haley will interpret that as an invitation. If you lie down, even better. She especially loves sleeping on her person, and once she decides you're hers, she wants to be close.<br/><br/>And then there is her fur. It is unbelievably soft. Seriously, you'll want to keep petting her.<br/><br/>Haley is a little skittish and can be nervous in unfamiliar situations, so she needs a quiet home and someone who will let her build confidence at her own pace. But underneath that initial caution is a wonderfully affectionate cat who really enjoys having a person of her own.<br/><br/>She's also playful and still very much enjoys batting at toys and having a good time. She may be 14, but she has not retired from the important business of playing.<br/><br/>Haley currently lives with Smokey, her "brother." They aren't related by blood but came from the same former home. They get along fine, but they aren't bonded. Haley would probably be happiest as the only cat, where she doesn't have to share her person, or her lap.<br/><br/>Haley is afraid of dogs, so she needs a dog-free home.<br/><br/>Haley does have some ongoing medical needs, but they are quite manageable. She takes a thyroid medication and gabapentin for her arthritis pain, neither of which is particularly expensive. She also needs to remain on a prescription renal diet. Her adopter will need to be comfortable continuing her medications and dietary care.<br/><br/>She also has excellent litter box manners, because even when she's busy occupying your lap, she takes care of business.<br/><br/>What Haley wants is someone who will appreciate a slightly shy cat who becomes deeply attached once she trusts you, and who doesn't mind having a soft, purring, sleeping cat permanently installed on their lap.<br/> <br/>To adopt you must first complete an adoption application and meet the cat in its foster home. We do not do same day adoptions so, generally, we can only adopt within the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area.

Meet Haley, 14 years old and absolutely convinced that your lap belongs to her. Haley is the kind of cat who makes you wonder why anyone ever decided that cats are aloof.

This beautiful girl is extremely sweet, loves attention, and is a serious lap-cat professional. Her favorite activity is curling up on her person and going to sleep. If you sit down, there is a good chance Haley will interpret that as an invitation. If you lie down, even better. She especially loves sleeping on her person, and once she decides you're hers, she wants to be close.

And then there is her fur. It is unbelievably soft. Seriously, you'll want to keep petting her.

Haley is a little skittish and can be nervous in unfamiliar situations, so she needs a quiet home and someone who will let her build confidence at her own pace. But underneath that initial caution is a wonderfully affectionate cat who really enjoys having a person of her own.

She's also playful and still very much enjoys batting at toys and having a goo

Meet Haley, 14 years old and absolutely convinced that your lap belongs to her. Haley is the kind of cat who makes you wonder why anyone ever decided that cats are aloof.

This beautiful girl is extremely sweet, loves attention, and is a serious lap-cat professional. Her favorite activity is curling up on her person and going to sleep. If you sit down, there is a good chance Haley will interpret that as an invitation. If you lie down, even better. She especially loves sleeping on her person, and once she decides you're hers, she wants to be close.

And then there is her fur. It is unbelievably soft. Seriously, you'll want to keep petting her.

Haley is a little skittish and can be nervous in unfamiliar situations, so she needs a quiet home and someone who will let her build confidence at her own pace. But underneath that initial caution is a wonderfully affectionate cat who really enjoys having a person of her own.

She's also playful and still very much enjoys batting at toys and having a good time. She may be 14, but she has not retired from the important business of playing.

Haley currently lives with Smokey, her "brother." They aren't related by blood but came from the same former home. They get along fine, but they aren't bonded. Haley would probably be happiest as the only cat, where she doesn't have to share her person, or her lap.

Haley is afraid of dogs, so s