SWIFTY'S STORY

UPDATE: Swifty has been adopted by a wonderful couple who are also adopting Beatrice.

Swifty is the feline Dennis the Menace!  He is a young energetic neutered male who needs a home with lots of high energy.  He won’t mind waiting while you are at work and school, but be ready to play when you get home.

This charming guy is a sweet and affectionate kitty who is always looking for fun.  This sometimes includes innocently getting into trouble!  Swifty is a real circus performer and is full of surprises with his many escapades.  He can stand high on his white tippy toes and reach things you would never imagine he could. 

He is very curious and interested in everything and on a mission to explore it all.  Swifty has a very long monkey tail that twirls, whirls, and curls.  He often wraps it around furniture as he strolls by it.

This love bug is barely over a year old, has had his shots, and is very healthy.  Because he climbs into every nook and cranny, he occasionally gets a slightly watery eye from dust but nothing requiring a vet and it soon clears. 

We got Swifty last year as a feral kitten – at an age considered too high to be tamed and, thus, usually put down.  He had a foster home for awhile and then came back here and was with his wild sibs.  As he reached young adulthood he warmed up to humans and wanted more and more contact.  Now he is one of our most sociable cats!

Swifty is somewhat dominant with other cats since he wants all the attention.  He is pushy with them but might get along with a dominant female kitty over time.  He would be at his best as an only-kitty.

We have not seen Swifty with children but assume he would be good with gentle youngsters or mature older children who know how to act responsibly with pets. 

Swifty does not bite but can be very frisky, so it is best to keep his nails trimmed and provide scratching posts and climbers.  He requires an INDOORS ONLY home with no access to the outside.  If there are children, they must be very careful not to let him out the door AND he is very fast!  An apartment or condo would be best and with no access to a patio unless it was modified so he couldn’t jump on the railings.  Outdoors he would race around and likely be hit by a car – so 100% indoors is required for him.  We also seek nonsmoking homes.

Please contact us soon as we expect Swifty to be adopted quickly.  He has every good quality!  If you can play and play and play and have fascination with his many antics, then Dennis the Menace is the cat for you! 

Yes, he is a lap cat – after he has had his fill of play.  Please email or call HELPING HOMELESS CATS at 778-426-2426 to meet Swifty in North Saanich.