BOULDER — And then there was one.

A single black cat — whiskers, ears and fur singed, and nose and paw pads badly burned — is the only domestic animal displaced when wildfire raced through the foothills last week that has not been reunited with its people.

Nicknamed “Sizzle” by veterinary caregivers looking after him, the jet-black kitty with pale green eyes was found hiding under a rock along Post Boy Road on Sugarloaf Mountain.

He was taken by Boulder County Animal Control officers to Alpenglow Veterinary Specialty Emergency Center in Boulder on Saturday, where he was put on oxygen for two days to help him recover from smoke inhalation.

He is the only one of the 115 or so dogs and cats displaced by the Fourmile Canyon fire who has not been claimed. Rescued animals were sheltered by the Longmont and Boulder humane societies and at the Boulder County Fairgrounds.

“Everyone else that we know of has someone to go home to,” said Sara Spensieri, animal control specialist with the Boulder County Sheriff’s Office. “Everyone that is, except Sizzle.”

Sizzle, who appears to be about 5 years old, may be lost but he’s not unloved. His feet wrapped in bandages, he’s been surrounded by veterinarians and veterinary technicians nearly every minute. He soaks up the attention and Fancy Feast cat food with a serene calmness that’s almost as impressive as his survival skills.

“He gets all the best food and love,” said Alpenglow vet technician Dawn Renee Neff. “He never gets too ruffled or excited. He’s a pretty cool cat.”

Other than his superficial injuries, the neutered Sizzle is in good health. His lungs cleared up, and he walks around in his bandages at night when the other animals are asleep and in their kennels, staffers said.

He’s likely to spend the next seven weeks with his feet wrapped and probably will lose his claws, Neff said.

Otherwise, Sizzle is ready to go home or be introduced to a good, new one.

“If someone takes him, we want to make sure he can visit us on the weekends,” Neff said.

Monte Whaley: 720-929-0907 or mwhaley@denverpost.com

Know where Sizzle belongs?

Call the Humane Society of Boulder Valley is 303-442-4030 or Boulder County non-emergency dispatch at 303-441-4444.