After having attended a big presentation on socializing feral cats and how to to do community management when managing feral colonies I should have a lot to say on the subject. At the moment I am going to take a detour and cover the subject of Ollie and kitten Brooklyn. The reason I am giving these two some attention in this blog is as of this writing Ollie does not have a forever home.

Brooklyn being a kitten did not hang around the adoption centre for very long and found a loving forever home. On the other hand Ollie is still waiting for his loving forever home. I am including these photos of Ollie at play in the hopes it will prove how good he is capable of getting along with another cat. He very much enjoys playing and exploring which is a little surprising when you hear what he went through.

Here is where Ollie’s story get’s interesting. Ollie came from a home of 120 cats. That is 120 cats shoved into a single bedroom apartment. Given that there were 120 cats and 2 human caretakers most of the cats received very little if any socialization. The most social ones probably owed it to genetics and not human attention. Ollie is one of the cats who genetics did not favour instant socialization.

Ollie however with a little love and attention quickly overcame his fight or flight response. First he started to get friendly with the other cats and now he is friendly with people. Now he loves to play. Quite often when the cats are tired and sleepy Ollie is all about playing. He will be happy with another cat that likes to play. He will also enjoy someone who can engage him in play as well.

I am hoping by showing what a joy Ollie is it will help to inspire some love for this amazing cat and more important a loving forever. If you made it this far I want to share with you a special reward. It is a YouTube video that where you get to see Ollie playing, hoping around and having fun with Brookyn.

For more information on adopting Ollie please call (416) 538-8592 to speak with an adoption coordinator. Say you want more information on the adult cat named Ollie at the Petsmart-Kennedy Commons Adoption Centre.