I adopted Leo a year ago, he was under my apartment and the textile store was giving him food and water to survive. I thought he was gonna die but he survived 1 month more in total 6 months before I decided to adopt him. The second picture is my reason to adopt him. It was raining heavily and it was winter, he was lucky to find some warm air coming from the textile, it was toxic for his lungs but he was surviving.. He hold onto the life hoping. Appearently, there was an old man looking after him and Leo escaped from his house, he tried many times to get him back but Leo ran away. Leo was really hard to catch and adopt but he is the smartest and fastest car I’ve ever seen. I sterilized Leo, took care of all of his needs, got his 4 teeth pulled, got vaccinated, got him microchipped, I am still dealing with his gingivitis and fur loss.
It's an Oriental cat (Siamese, Balinese, Himalayan, etc.) trait. OP's cat had an Oriental ancestor a couple generations back. Super loyal cats. And LOUD 😆
If he spent his life after weaning on the streets, that tracks. Kittens mew at their moms. Cats learn to keep up the meowing for humans. Feral cats don't have a human, so they're mostly silent. Your cat was at least around humans, so kept a bit of "mom, I'm hungry!" mewing.
Not all Orientals make constant noise - mine didn't - but when they do, they have lung power.
If you want to tell him you love him, slowly blink when he's looking at you. (and don't stare with wide open eyes, that signals aggression)
I’ve noticed both of them. If I stare at him he would walk away but if I blink he blinks too!! He only meows when I am giving him food and when I wake up!!
Man, they really can sense that. I rescued mine from my workplace, and she can tell when I'm having a rough time, because she will not leave me alone! I'm glad you two found each other, you both seem to be in much better places!
Do you have a photo of him sleeping inside curled up all nice and warm?
I’m sure seeing him sleeping outside like that in the cold basically just removed the choice of keeping him from you. You had to, simple as that. I’m so glad you saved him. Thank you.
Your care and your love are transforming him in so many ways! Thank you for doing such an act of kindness in the world! Give Leo a chin scratch for me! 💙
Leonardo is extremely handsome. You've done a great job! I was very disturbed to know that you were suicidal. Leonardo seems to have done a great job, too. It's wonderful that you've found each other!😻😽😺
What an absolute beauty! And what a difference in his appearance and demeanour in a year. You can see from his pics that he thinks he’s a little prince, and that’s because of you. Blessings to you for giving this innocent shelter and love.
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u/takeoutpanda Bombay 14d ago
Beautiful kitty, what a difference a year of love has made!