Meet Mitzi

When I first came to the shelter, I was loving and playful. I'd tap my toy mouse off the top shelf and watch him fall to the ground, then look over at a volunteer to see if they'd pick it up for me. I had them trained pretty well. If they came close enough, I'd give them little kisses. Sometimes I’d even gently lick their face.

Then I'd ask to have my soft fur stroked. If I was lucky, I'd get a chin scratch. That's my favorite. Ahhhh! It made me so excited that I started making muffins – just normal muffins at first – but as I got more and more into it, I'd raise my paws higher and higher like a dancing Lipizzan horse. Ok, I’m a little eccentric.

But then months passed. I played less, I made less muffins, I didn't want to be petted anymore. I got frustrated living with so many other cats, so they moved me to the kitchen. For a while it was great. I had the room to myself and people would visit. But then months passed, and then, sadly, a year passed and I was still in the kitchen, all by myself.

I started eating more and put on a little too much weight. I'm on a diet now, so I don't even have food as a friend. Some days I know I'm grumpy. I don't like to be touched or picked up. I just want to be left alone. But, of course, I don't really want to be left alone. What I want is a home.

I know I'm going to have a hard time finding someone to adopt me the way I am. I mean, why would anyone pick me when there are cats that will run up to you and ask for attention. If you click the Video icon above, you'll see me when I first arrived at the shelter. You can see what I could be like if my life got back to normal. Is there anyone who would be willing to take a chance on me? Just think how happy we would both be the first time we snuggled together.

I was born in 1999 and have been declawed.

If you want to read my blog "More about Mitzi" then click here.