Hello everyone,
I need help with finding a new home for my beautiful tortoiseshell cat. She is called Bella and is about 3 years old (I think), neutered, microchipped and vaccinated.
She was born in the neighbour's house but they did not really care for her so she cried for a few weeks on my doorstep until I gave in and started feeding her, then when she came to season I asked them if I can keep her, and after they said yes I got her neutered to prevent more kittens.
I never really planned to have a cat as I had a dog already and he was not too keen on her, but they got used to each other and tolerate each other, but recently my marriage broke down and I will have to move and I can not keep them both.
She is an outdoor/indoor cat and loves to be outside, she is also a great hunter, catches a lot of mice, but for luck of socialization (it took me a few weeks to even get her to let me stroke her) she is quite timid. It takes her a while to get used to people so she will need a quiet home with no children.
Once she gets to know you, she will be really affectionate, she loves to be stroked, but does not like to be picked up and handled. It all has to be on her terms
She is due a vaccination in April, if a home is found for her before that then I might take her for a vaccination a bit early so she doesn't have the added stress of going to the vet with the new owners.
Also, she had the FIV test done when she was neutered (in 2007, as she was an outside cat, and it came back negative, she did not get into any fight since so she should be ok).
I am not moving yet and won't have to for a while but I don't want to rush things when it is too late. I can take care of her until a suitable home is found, but I don't know that many people or how to go about finding her one. I live in the south east of London.
I am attaching a few photos of Bella. She is really pretty
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