Meet Archie! The CDS works in mysterious ways
So I was just able to get a place of my own and the plan had always been to settle for a month or so then go to the local shelter and find a cat. We'll the CDS had other ideas...
Archie was found in a drain at 8 weeks old by my mother. He had an umbilical hernia and was either feral born or dumped. He was taken in and a local aged care facility wanted to make him a facility cat so they got him treated (fixed his hernia), neutered and vaccinated. Unfortunately, and through no fault of his own, it didn't work out at the aged care facility, so my mother took him in. He was 5 months old at this point.
I got to meet him the weekend that my mother got him and it was instant connection. Well, fast forward a few weeks and he wasn't doing well at her place, he wasn't getting on well with the other animals and was generally causing havoc and showing signs of overstimulation and play aggression. I had found a place so the decision was made we would try him with me given the connection i had felt and the fact i was going to be looking for a cat eventually anyway. I went up for a second visit and within minutes he had run up to me and was in my lap, something he hadn't done with anyone else. He was making it very clear, he had chosen his human. He's only been with me a few days but already acts like he owns the place. He sleeps at the end of my bed at night getting up to check out every little noise, I like to think he's watching out for me. Then he also already trusts me enough to come collapse and sleep in my arms. He is not at all the sort of cat o thought I would end up with but I wouldn't trade him for anything. Even if he is orange and a touch broken (the belly is not a trap?).