Meet Ash.

This sweet baby showed up outside our house one night flea-ridden and starving. At first, he wasn’t willing to come to me, but once he realized my intentions were nothing but kind, he became a ball of friendliness.

We took him inside, and our other three cats proceeded to scare the daylights out of him.

Within the first ten minutes of being inside our house, we decided to give him a flea bath.

To our surprise, Ash was incredibly cooperative. He didn’t try to scratch us or bolt, although I could tell he was terrified. We sat him, shivering, on an electric blanket after his bath. Although I could tell he wasn’t sure about us, he continued to purr loudly. We gave him Revolution to kill the rest of the fleas, and now he is flea free!

We kept him in our guest room for a couple of days to keep him away from the other cats. Since then, we’ve allowed him to explore half of the house with one of our cats (Luna). There is a baby gate in the hallway to keep him separated from our more aggressive, rather large male cats.

In the week that we’ve kept Ash, here are some things we’ve learned about this sweetie.

His vet exam was spectacular. The vet told us he is neutered and is somewhere between 7 and 12 months old. He will get bigger, but at the moment he weighs 10 pounds. He didn’t freak out at the vet, either.

He will drink out the toilet if you leave the lid open.

He’s extremely playful, and likes to wake us up at night with pigeon noises and light pats on the face with his paw.

He LOVES floor air vents. He will lay on top of the air vent for a while and he seems to find comfort in the vents when he is feeling anxious.

He likes being up high. He’s stayed on the guest bed most of the time but has also spent some time on top of the dresser and in the window.

He isn’t aggressive toward other cats. He has kept his distance from Luna and vice versa.

He doesn’t mind being picked up. When I pick him up and cuddle him, he starts purring.

He eats SO much. This could be because he’s nervous he’ll be out on his own at any minute. It might take some time for him to get used to the pleasures of being an indoor, spoiled house cat.

We’d like to give Ash to a good home. Although we have grown quite attached to him, we’ve decided four cats is just a bit too much for us to handle at this stage in our lives.

We’d love to find him a PERMANENT home with stable owners in a household that won’t be moving for a while. Ideally, he’d have access to his own space away from other kitties if possible. One or two other cats would probably be fine, but he seems to really enjoy being alone. We do NOT WANT HIM GOING OUTSIDE AT ALL unless he’s protected. Whoever adopts him needs to understand the risks of letting a kitty wonder around outside. We think this is the very reason he was lost in the first place.

Ash is the sweetest most lovable and quirky kitty and he deserves to be spoiled and to be happy.

Please share this if you know someone that might be interested in changing this baby’s life!!