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| Odin (KN) |
Odin came to us a couple of years ago at the same time as some of the many cats transferred early in our relationship with the Kamloops rescue and I’ve always thought of him as part of that group, but I now understand that he was a transfer from a Pemberton shelter. Many of the small shelters can’t afford to keep semiferals for long, and RAPS was glad to offer him an alternative.
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| Thinking about receiving a visitor (LBF) |
He spent his quarantine period in a cage in the DoubleWide, and volunteers quickly found that he was a cat who was happy to receive attention while he was there. He’s a handsome black boy who can be told apart from all the other black boys by the little flecks of grey in his fur. He was a little timid at first, but as soon as he got to know his visitors, he was happy to receive petting and grooming, and would grab my hand gently if he thought I was about to leave his cage.
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| Come back! I'm not finished! (BC) |
Once he was released, he decided Sanctuary life was a little overwhelming. Initially he insisted on staying in his cage, but visits from assertive cats like Jasper convinced him that he needed to relocate, and he joined the shy cats on the back deck. For a while it was hard to convince him that he was still safe, and often we had to get down on the floor to coax him out from under the big armchair!
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| Coaxing him out from hiding (BC) |
With the coming of the warmer weather, Odin was one of the Deck cats that managed to venture getting through the DoubleWide and the laundry room, and he succeeded in reaching the back courtyard, He has made himself at home mostly in Pen 1 – only occasionally in the cabin itself, and more often in the kennels along the back fence.
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| On the prowl (LBF) |
He socializes with the other cats, especially Rico, though he’s not really part of Zivko’s Boys’ Club. He’s wary of humans, though he watches for his favourite people, and is glad of a visit; recently we’ve been seeing him in other areas around the courtyard, though Pen 1, and the seats under the tree are his favourite places.
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| Around the back kennels (KN) |
Odin’s typical of the sort of cat that does best with us – he’s not really adoptable, unless it was to someone he bonded with. Right now he’s happy living semi-feral, but having the best of both worlds, with space to do his own thing, and food and company available whenever he wants it.
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