Meet Midnight
Midnight is in search of a home that will be the purrfect fit for her. She is looking for a quiet home with cat-savvy, patient people who will work to gain her trust and expand her comfort zone. It may take her weeks or even months to bond with a new person, and she may not accept petting during that time. Once she has bonded, she enjoys spending time around her people. She will be happy to nap next to you while you watch TV, or she may play nearby (but not underfoot) while you exercise. She would enjoy a home with another friendly cat or two, but she would do best in a home with no children or with older children who will respect her boundaries.
Midnight is a huge proponent of consent-based petting, and she has strict rules about when she will allow petting. She has learned the word “pets”: if you offer your hand and ask her for pets, she will tell you “yes pets” or “no pets” by whether she moves toward your hand or not. Respecting her boundaries has been important for letting her learn that she can simply move away if she does not want to be touched so she does not need to drag out her Slappin’ Paw to enforce her wishes. She is somewhat reactive to touch – she is not at a point in her life where she will accept a random pat as a person is just passing through the room – and she is terrified of strangers.
A beautiful black smoke cat, Midnight came into SCAT’s care as a pregnant stray, and she birthed and raised five healthy kittens. Now she is retired and living a life of leisure.
• Energy: She is the perfect balance of playful and mature: she has never destroyed anything other than a cat toy and almost never plays with things that are not cat toys, although she may have a go at your plants. She enjoys playing independently – she is currently afraid of wand toys – and also appreciates it if her humans will throw the ball a few times for her. She is very entertaining to watch! However, she also sleeps through the night and does not wake people up in the morning.
• Food: Midnight loves her food. She does need to have her food portioned out, since she has a tendency to overeat, but she is not fussy about the type of food, and she prefers her own food to most human foods. She has never eaten anything she wasn’t offered first, and she does not counter-surf (although she does get up on the counter from time to time).
• Social needs: Midnight enjoys being around people she trusts, and she likes a few petting sessions each day from those people. She does not mind being brushed as long as it is part of the petting. She also prefers to snuggle with someone in a bed at night, but snuggling and petting are mutually exclusive activities. She has a history of getting along with other cats and would likely enjoy another friendly cat or two to play and snuggle with. Cats that are particularly assertive may not be a good match for her, since Midnight finds this stressful and has shown a tendency to run and hide from such cats, but she would do well with other non-assertive cats, and she definitely learns from bolder cats who are friendly with people.
• Other Details: Midnight is a very neat and clean cat with a clean bill of health. She will use any type of litter, she is very good about using her scratchers (both carpet and sisal rope), and she waits politely until people get up in the morning before she gets up to request food and pets. She is an appropriately chatty girl, saving most of her meows and trills for conversing with her people.
About Me
Sex: Female
Breed: Domestic Short Hair
Colour/Pattern: Black Smoke
Birthday: November 20, 2023
Likes: soft foam balls, catnip, cat furniture
Dislikes: being picked up, vacuums, non-consensual touching
An ideal home would have: Good food, cozy beds, patience
Good with cats: Yes
Good with dogs: Unknown
Good with children: No
Would this kitty enjoy an animal companion?: Yes
Please note all of our cats are in foster homes. If you are interested in adopting please click here to fill out an adoption application, or email contact@streetcat.ca if you want more information on this or any other available cat.