Jack the Hat - all over you and in your face! Domestic Short Hair Gardiner, NY

Do you want to be read all over by this black-and-white society boy? Your deepest secrets revealed? You may decide that's exactly what you want - please read about Jack the Hat here and, if interested in adoption, please write in to info@affectionateadoptions.org with your answers to the questions asked below. Everyone writing in with answers will receive a prompt reply (please make sure your answers are in the body of the email, rather than an attachment) - if you are seeing this listing, he is still in need of a home.

JTH is a friendly boy and there's nothing he likes better than marking you as his own - he butts you all over with his head (especially your hand, so that you understand you ought to be petting him), weaves in and out of your legs when you are standing up, and rolls around in your lap when you are sitting down (almost as if he were rolling in catnip, but in a content, cosy way rather than a wild way), and he wants to make a visit to you. At night, he usually takes his place by your feet in bed (is not a suffocating bedtime companion), though he may also want to get under the covers with you or wedge himself (if you sleep on your back) between the back of your neck and your pillow (or the small of your back and the mattress).

He gets along with dogs and other cats, but can be a bit of a bully, and his feline friends never know whether he's going to fall asleep embracing them and grooming them or give them a bratty bat on the head. (That's a problem, if your kitty is submissive!)

Because he likes to be in amongst your feet and all up in your business, you may have to watch out that JTH doesn't trip you up or slow you down. He always wants it to be playtime or petting time, and sometimes tries to grab your paw with his paws or nibble on it. As I write this, it strikes me that he really does sound like a brat, but his intentions, anyway with you, are purry and convivial.

He's not a Velcro cat - he has interests of his own, such as scaling the scratching black and perching on its apex, looking out of the window, playing black-and-white things like chess and keyboards, and running around when you are trying to catch him (he's actually quite dim about this and very easy to catch, as though he's not really trying to get away from you at all, or forgets that he wanted to). Somewhat surprisingly, he does not like being held up in your arms and carried around; he is squirmy at such times. He's always ready to help you with cleaning chores, including making sure that the litterbox you just cleaned out is still functionally optimally, and he'd be a great choice if you want your cat to always be happy to see you when you walk in (purr purr!).

If interested in adoption, please be prepared to offer a vet reference (or a reference related to sitting or dog-walking or fostering/volunteering) or, failing that, a reference related to your job skills/employability. Please send in your answers to the questions below - thank you so much for your time!

1. What diet do you intend to feed him? Wet? Dry? If dry, please say why and whether you would allow free access to the food for grazing. Raw/homemade? If you intend to feed a combination, please give a sense of what ratio of wet to dry food you intend to feed him. And please mention what brands (of dry or canned [or manufactured raw food]) you are planning for him to eat. Thanks!

2. What are your views, pro or con, on neutering/spaying?

3. What are your views, pro or con, on declawing?

4. Can you think of any circumstances in which you would no longer want JTH to live with you in/as your family? If so, what would they be?

5. Would he be indoor, outdoor, or both?

6. What sort of water would you offer him and what type/ brand of cat litter do you want to use?

7. What sort of domicile would you be sharing with him (dorm, owned house, trailer, rented apartment, etc.) and who are all the humans (if any) and non-humans who currently share it with you, please?

8. Could you please tell something about yourself? What is your job, profession, or source of income? What is your age or approximate age? What is your lifestyle, what hobbies/interests/leisure pursuits do you have? Have you previous experience as a caregiver for a non-human (maybe as a volunteer or a sitter or dog-walker, or as a bunny or fish parent or whatever)?

9. {Optional} If there is anything about him that calls to you, in his pictures or the description of him, you could mention that here. Thank you so much!