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Dean and ken
DOB: 27/07/2022
Sex: Male
Breed: Scottish Fold Mix
Coat: Short
Microchip: 956000015007153 & 956000015930806
Location: Narre Warren South, VIC
Dean and Ken are looking for a foster home.
Dean and Ken are sweet but very special boys who are a part of our perma-squishy program. This means that Squishies will be responsible for managing their care and the cost of their veterinary care for the entirety of their lives.
Both boys were born with myelin deficiency which means that they lack coordination, shake and sometimes experience seizure activity. This usually looks like staring straight ahead, walking in circles and is something we manage with daily medication. Their condition won’t get worse but it won’t get better either. Neither know that there is anything different, they just know that sometimes they fall over instead of moving forward.
Dean loves to trill and chat to the humans. He can be quick when he wants to be and will sometimes run at full speed to get away from you if he knows it’s time for bed. He is so affectionate and loves being cuddled. He will flop onto your chest, purr his little heart out while making biscuits on your arm. When it’s dinner time he will smooch your legs while you get the food ready.
Kenny is much quieter than his brother and being a Scottish Fold he does have some joint issues that likely impact him. To help him with this we give him some supplements in a tubey treat each day that he licks up at olympic speeds. He also loves a scritch on the head and has recently found the joys of toasting his bones on the heated blanket, he can lay there for hours.
They’re happy to entertain themselves throughout the day if their foster family were at work but would be equally good working from home buddies. They snooze on their bed (always cuddled up) and then have a good wrestle and chomp on each other before having another nap for good measure. Both enjoy a regular brush but Dean will help you by licking your arm while you do it (so helpful).
Both boys are great at using their puppy pads to go to the toilet. They can use disposable or washable ones so will be happy to do what suits their new foster home. They consistently use the same space but can have the occasional accident (nearby) so an understanding home that has a space with tiles or floorboards rather than carpet would be best.
They would be more than happy to share their foster home with other cat/s. They are not bothered by feline friends and are even tolerant of a bop on the head if they get too close to a grumpy cat. They haven’t lived with a dog for a long time but a calm, cat-friendly dog who will give them space may be fine.
Squishies is looking for a foster home in Melbourne who is initially willing to commit to them for at least three months but the longer, the better. Ideally we want to find them a permanent foster home so that they have their own family to love them for the rest of their life. While the boys are not difficult to care for (or to love) Squishies will be there to support their new carers however they need.
If you are considering fostering these boys we would love to talk to you and set up a chance for you to come and meet them in Narre Warren South.
CRUMBLE & CAROB
DOB: 27/07/2022
Sex: Female
Breed: Selkirk Rex & British Shorthair
Coat: Short
Microchip: 953010100015858 & 956000006215209
Location: Thornbury, VIC
Adoption Fee: $600 for both
Carob (BSH) and Crumble (Selkirk Rex) have spent the past few months being given patience, kindness and love in their foster home and it has made a world of difference for them!
The girls love each other and would love nothing more than to spend the rest of their lives cuddling and playing together. They will cuddle up at almost any opportunity. They’ve realised how wonderful a bed is for a snuggle especially if there’s some sun involved. They like to come and hang out where you are and watch while you eat dinner or hang out on the couch.
Carob and Crumble like a pat when they’re in a safe place like their bed but aren’t as keen to be picked up and carried around the place (who is really). Crumble has even started scoping out napping spots while the humans are in the bed too. When they aren’t hanging out they like to play chasey or entertain themselves by looking out the window.
While the girls are well on their way to being very special members of the family they are still in the confidence building stage and need a home who is understanding and patient to allow them to come out of their shell in their own time. Carob and Crumble would be happy with an indoor only home in a house or apartment with a single person or a couple. They wouldn’t mind if they worked from home or in the office, they have each other for company during the day.
We are hoping to find a family who would like to foster the girls with a view to adopting them after a settling in period. This means that their new family will have our support while they get to know their new environment!
They are both desexed, microchipped and up to date with their vaccinations and parasite treatments. They are currently located in Mornington but we can arrange transport to their new home within a reasonable distance.
NOMO
DOB: 19/07/2020
Sex: Male
Breed: Persian
Coat: Long
Microchip: 953010004892172
Location: Lilydale, VIC
Adoption Fee: $800 or $1300 for Nomo & Coyo
Nomo’s personality is almost as big as his head. He is curious and playful, especially with his favourite jingly mouse toy! He loves to have his nightly cuddles on the couch and afterwards is happy to tuck himself in under the blankets to make sure he’s as toasty as possible.
He can be a little more reserved than Coyo and prefers to get to know you before committing to loving you. But once he does he will give you all the love in the world. This love is more for adults, he has met kids and would prefer a life without them in his home all the time. He would be happy to tolerate visiting kids if he has to though.
He is an avid user of the scratching post and sometimes it seems like he can read a clock because if you’re late with dinner he is there meowing to remind you. Eating is his favourite pastime and he will need a new family who make sure that he doesn’t put on any more weight.
Nomo is a happy participant in face cleaning time and will need a home willing to continue the upkeep of his face and coat after being groomed while in our care. Especially as he likes to dunk half his face in the water bowl when he has a drink!
He has been happy to tolerate his canine foster sibling but prefers just to look at them from afar so he wouldn’t like a dog who was all up in his business. Nomo does enjoy the company of other cats so if he did not go to a home with Coyo he would like a home with another friendly feline.
Nomo is desexed, microchipped and up to date with vaccinations and parasite treatments. He has also had a scale and polish while with us to give his teeth a bit of a spruce up. Nomo is in foster care in Lilydale and looking for a Victorian based home.
COYO
DOB: 04/03/2020
Sex: Female
Breed: Persian
Coat: Long
Microchip: 953010004382813
Location: Lilydale, VIC
Adoption Fee: $800 or $1300 for Nomo & Coyo
Coyo is a social lady who is always ready to meet new people! She loves to be wherever you are whether that’s making coffee, wrapping presents, doing a puzzle or reading a book. She will make sure you never feel lonely. Perhaps in another life she was a fish because she loves running water. This means that she is keen to be on the bench, near the sink where she can watch the water run out of the tap. Sometimes her foster mum will turn it on a little, just for her.
While in foster care she has spent some time with kids and while she will tolerate younger ones, a home with older or no kids would be more suited to her needs. Coyo doesn’t mind Nomo’s company but she is also happy to live a life of her own. A new home with Nomo or one with another friendly cat may be fine but she is not interested in making friendship bracelets with anyone except her humans. While she is happy to tolerate her dog foster sibling she really wants to make sure there is plenty of room on laps for herself.
When she isn’t snuggling on the couch or giving you a headbutt she wants to play with her very favourite mouse on a stick!
Coyo has been professionally groomed while in foster carer and will need a home who is committed to daily brushing and face cleaning to ensure she stays comfortable. She is desexed, microchipped and up to date with vaccinations and parasite treatments. Coyo has also had a dental while with us to give her teeth a bit of a spruce up.
Coyo is in foster care in Lilydale and looking for a Victorian based home.
NOSHU
DOB: 08/10/2024
Sex: Female
Breed: British Shorthair
Coat: Short
Microchip: 956000016763965
Location: Harkness, VIC
Adoption Fee: $350
Noshu is a sweet, little lady who is still coming out of her shell.
While we do not know exactly how her life has been, we know that Noshu has not been offered the kind and caring environment all cats deserve before being surrendered to one of our pound partners. Despite this she has been happy to share her sweet purrs and over her time in foster care she has begun to meow and play with her foster mum.
She is currently sharing a foster home with another cat from her surrendering home and has definitely lived with other cats before. While she is used to it, she has been a little bossy to Lotus and would be better suited to a home as an only cat where she can reign supreme. She has not met a dog while in our care but we feel that she would prefer a home without them at this stage.
Her new home must go at her pace and understand that things like televisions, vacuums, washing machines etc are new to her and she needs patience to settle into a home environment. For this reason a home with young children will be too much for her at this stage in her life. A home with older, respectful children or one without would be great.
Noshu is desexed, microchipped and up to date with her vaccinations and parasite treatments. She is in care in Harkness and taking applications from Victorian homes only. Noshu’s adoption fee has been reduced from our usual fee as our pound partner has covered the cost of the majority of her vet work.
LOTUS
DOB: 17/12/2022
Sex: Female
Breed: Selkrik Rex
Coat: Short
Microchip: 956000013040145
Location: Melton, VIC
Adoption Fee: $350
Lotus cannot tell us what the first few years of her life has been like but we know that she was not offered the kind of environment that all cats deserve. She came into our care after being surrendered to one of our pound partners but despite this she has already grown so much while in foster care.
Lotus is a box fiend, if there’s a box then she’s exploring it. She will flip flop around in it and loves to peep her head out of it to see what you’re doing. She also absolutely LOVES to be brushed and this is definitely the way to her heart. She thinks that this is the best time for a human to be with her and hanging out. She has even been known to be bribed with a tubey treat or two.
We would love for Lotus to have a friendly feline friend in her new home. She takes cues from them and actively seeks out feline friendship in her foster home so having another cat to keep her company and show her how great humans are would be wonderful.
Lotus’ new home must go at her pace and understand that things like televisions, vacuums, washing machines etc are new to her and she needs patience to settle into a home environment. For this reason a home with young children will be too much for her at this stage in her life. A home with older, respectful children or one without would be great.
Lotus has recently had a dental to ensure her teeth are spick and span. She is of course, desexed, microchipped and up to date with her vaccinations and parasite treatments. She is in care in Harkness and taking applications from Victorian homes only. Lotus’ adoption fee has been reduced from our usual fee as our pound partner has covered the cost of the majority of her vet work.
MOCHI
DOB: 12/03/2023
Sex: Male
Breed: Exotic Shorthair
Coat: Short
Microchip: 978142000037962
Location: Brighton, VIC
Adoption Fee: $450
Meet Mochi
Mochi has been in our care since January after his previous family were unable to house him. He has just turned three and is now ready and looking for his forever home.
Mochi is so easy to love! He is happy to spend time with you, hang out on the couch or watch the world go by through the window. He is happy to entertain himself when you are busy but loves to keep you company when you have the time. Once he’s settled in he is happy to explore, especially places that are up high like benches and tables. Mochi likes to bond to his humans so a home without other animals is what he is looking for. With people he’s a lover not a fighter, he would love nothing more than curl up and sleep with you all night, even if he does have a bit of a snore going on. He lets trusted people give him belly rubs and will reward you with lots of kisses.
While in care he has had some instances of inappropriate toileting on things left on the floor. This has been easily managed by not leaving material items (towels, clothes etc) on the floor and by providing him both a litter tray with litter and one with a puppy pad. These instances have been infrequent but we want him to go to a home that understands that this may happen while settling in. Squishies is happy to provide advice and support at any point in Mochi’s life around this. He is easy to care for but needs consistency! This means regular brushing (he’s recently had a groom) as well as cleaning his eyes at least once per day. He prefers dry food but has some chosen wet food that he likes to eat, however he’s always up for a treat.
While in our care he has had a scale and polish to get his teeth gleaming. He is of course, desexed, microchipped and up to date with his vaccinations and parasite treatments. He is in care in Malvern and taking applications from Victorian homes only.
KIALLA
DOB: 21/12/2015
Sex: Female
Breed: Exotic Shorthair
Coat: Short
Microchip: 956000005384073
Location: Warrandyte, VIC
Adoption Fee: $350
Kialla has made amazing progress in foster care. As the oldest (10) of our sweet treat intake you would expect that she might be a little shyer than others after living in terrible conditions for longer than them but we are happy to report that that is not the case!
Kia has really thrived in a calm, quiet foster home. She loves to chat and will tell you all about her day even if you didn’t ask. Once she’s settled in she is incredibly affectionate and loves to be brushed and will happily make biscuits in her bed while you brush her.
Now that she’s a bit more confident she is enjoying exploring her foster home and watching the birds through the window. Otherwise you might find her doing zoomies around the house or following you around while you make breakfast.
Her favourite napping spots are on her heated blanket, in her cubby holes on her scratcher or on the end of her foster mum’s bed. She will even use the scratcher for its intended purpose if it’s got material she can really get her claws into.
Kialla would be happiest in a home with one or two adults but may be okay with calm teenagers. She can still get a fright from quick or loud movements so young children aren’t really her thing. She would be happy to co-exist with a friendly cat but would be more than happy if the humans were all hers.
Kia is looking for a patient indoor only home who is willing to let her settle in in her own time. While in care she has had a dental which removed nearly all her remaining teeth but she doesn’t let it bother her too much. Kialla is also desexed, microchipped and up to date with her vaccinations and parasite treatments. She is in care in Warrandyte and looking for a home within Victoria.
Squishies Animal Rescue is registered with the Pet Exchange Register. Our source number is RE100215.