Milwaukee Record is working in partnership with Urban Cat Coalition to help find loving homes for area cats. Each week, we—with generous sponsorship from Skilos, A Family Pet Store—plan to highlight a feline friend that’s currently up for adoption by naming it “Milwaukee Record’s Cat Of The Week.” This week: the cozy and cute Soup.
Soup is just as cozy as his namesake. He’s sweet, gentle, affectionate, and just wants to spend his days near his favorite person. He needs about 10 seconds to decide you’re trustworthy before you can expect purrs, snuggles, and a cute fluffy shadow following you from room to room.
This guy loves chasing sparkle balls when you toss them for him, hunting wand toys and the Cat Dancer, curling up in his cardboard scratcher, and enjoying the occasional cheesy cat treat. When Soup gets really happy, he needs to nibble your fingers. This is apparently not negotiable.
He has just three canine teeth after an extensive dental procedure. Every now and then it gives him a little lip curl that makes him look like he’s doing his best Elvis impression. He eats a soft wet food diet and will need regular dental care to keep his remaining teeth healthy.
Soup also has dry eye disease and needs lubricating eye drops four times a day to keep his eyes healthy and comfortable. His drops cost about $30 per month, and his adopter will need to continue his care with an ophthalmologist. That may sound intimidating, but Soup himself makes the job remarkably easy. He is a gentleman about his medication. He’s even calm and cooperative for nail trims, which, frankly, puts him ahead of a sizable percentage of the feline population.
What Soup needs most is peace. Soup was originally returned to UCC after he was bullied by another cat in his home. His foster home has helped us understand him much better. When Soup feels threatened or chronically stressed by another cat, he may pee outside the litter box. For that reason, we are looking for a quiet, predictable home where he can relax and know that nobody is going to attack him. He prefers to be the only pet. A very mellow senior cat may also be an option, but Soup has made it pretty clear that a bustling multi-pet household is not his idea of retirement.
Soup asks for very little. He loves people. He loves being pet. He loves laps. He wants to hang out with you as much as possible and seems happiest when life is calm and his person is nearby. Someone who is retired, works from home, or simply enjoys spending lots of quiet time at home could be his dream come true. He may do well with respectful older children.
He has a few extra instructions in his owner’s manual, but none of them make Soup difficult to love. He’s an exceptionally loving and easygoing companion who just needs someone willing to care for his eyes, protect his peace, and give him the security he hasn’t always had. For the right person, Soup won’t be a project. He’ll be their lap warmer, Elvis impersonator, and devoted friend who finally gets to relax and know he’s home.
About
Coat length
Short
House-trained
Yes
Characteristics
Affectionate, Friendly, Funny, Gentle, Playful, Curious, Quiet, Loves Kisses, Loyal
Health
Vaccinations up to date, neutered
Prefers a home without
Children, dogs, other cats
DOB
6/21/21
