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Name: B B King
Status: Adopted!
Adoption Fee: 200
Species: Cat
Breed: Bengal / Mixed (short coat)
Pattern: Spotted
Sex: Male (neutered)
Current Age: 6 Years 8 Months (best estimate)
Activity Level: Highly Active
Indoor or Outdoor: Indoor Only
Good with Dogs: Yes
Good with Kids: Yes
Declawed: No
Housetrained: Yes
Description:
This little guy was just found on the street very hungry and with a kitty cold - a total sweetie - very playful per the vet, when he was first rescued and caged. His cage would be a mess from him playing overnight :) Typical older kitten at 7 months or so.... They were calling him Bengal Boy which became BB which then became BB King.... That's how these things work, right?
From the foster mom who now has him in a bathroom:
BB has the irredescent fur typical of the breed. I see it on his tail. I think he's playing w/the water & float toys because I see kitty litter in that area. He eats/drinks a lot. I lightly scruff to give his med when he comes to his food bowl because when I approach him head on he cowers and I don't want to scare him. However long it takes me to scruff and get the syringe in position, he knows it's coming but does not defend himself. Then I put the food and he calmly goes to the food. I prefer to pet him when he's eating because head on scares him, but as when you held him, I think once you've got him he's fine - fight or flight thing. Who ever gets him should know he's curious about what's beyond the door and I move very quickly when I enter because he usually is rubber necking real bad in the direction of the door. He could be a runner (totally opposite of Porsche who flees the door area when it opens). I moved all his stuff- bowls, scratch pad to the furthest spot from the door. He's probably going to be better when he feels better (head still little congested) and breeders say they are very social w/dogs and cats so that might help bring him out of his shell too.
Due to his medication (from the kitty cold he has) he has no vaccines and has not been fixed yet. (after all you wouldn't go get shots while you had a headcold would you?)
Our volunteer picked up BB last night. He is extremely shy - we think he was dumped on the street at a young age and had to fend for himself. So incredibly sad. We are working with him.
BB has a home pending. We are not sure how he is with other cats or dogs yet.
This little guy was just found on the street very hungry and with a kitty cold - a total sweetie - very playful per the vet, when he was first rescued and caged. His cage would be a mess from him playing overnight :) Typical older kitten at 7 months or so.... They were calling him Bengal Boy which became BB which then became BB King.... That's how these things work, right?
From the foster mom who now has him in a bathroom:
BB has the irredescent fur typical of the breed. I see it on his tail. I think he's playing w/the water & float toys because I see kitty litter in that area. He eats/drinks a lot. I lightly scruff to give his med when he comes to his food bowl because when I approach him head on he cowers and I don't want to scare him. However long it takes me to scruff and get the syringe in position, he knows it's coming but does not defend himself. Then I put the food and he calmly goes to the food. I prefer to pet him when he's eating because head on scares him, but as when you held him, I think once you've got him he's fine - fight or flight thing. Who ever gets him should know he's curious about what's beyond the door and I move very quickly when I enter because he usually is rubber necking real bad in the direction of the door. He could be a runner (totally opposite of Porsche who flees the door area when it opens). I moved all his stuff- bowls, scratch pad to the furthest spot from the door. He's probably going to be better when he feels better (head still little congested) and breeders say they are very social w/dogs and cats so that might help bring him out of his shell too.
Due to his medication (from the kitty cold he has) he has no vaccines and has not been fixed yet. (after all you wouldn't go get shots while you had a headcold would you?)
Our volunteer picked up BB last night. He is extremely shy - we think he was dumped on the street at a young age and had to fend for himself. So incredibly sad. We are working with him.
BB has a home pending. We are not sure how he is with other cats or dogs yet.
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