Gorgeous Guy, Gus, Needs a Home!

This cutie-guy is Gus. He's a five year old male who has been living as a stray for almost 4 years now, relying on kind citizens for food hand-outs. People say he resembles a horned owl with his big eyes and turned up ears!

Here is his story:

A kind PFA volunteer rescued Gus after caring for him year-round for the last 4 years. Gus has been wary about letting people get too close, but a few people were leaving food out for him. They knew when he would arrive, and were sure to leave him the soft food treats that he adores.

Our volunteer, Connie, has worried about him for a very long time, not only because he was clearly homeless, but because he was wearing a collar which seemed to be very tight around his neck. She trapped him on the bitterly cold night of January 30.

Gus was neutered and vaccinated on January 31, and the vet did find his collar to be terribly tight. It was cut off but you can now see where it had been digging into his neck. The tips of his ears have been touched with frost as well.

We believe that this collar was put on Gus when he was just a kitten and that he was abandoned to the street wearing it. It then became very restricting and tight as he grew.

Gus is still learning to trust people but he has, in the last 10 days, come a long way and he loves to be stroked and scratched, he drools over his catnip toys, and purrs and rolls on his back.

We originally planned to put him back on the street, as we had no place for him, but when he was about to be released, things went awry.

Apparently our Gus was enjoying life out of the cold. We had set up a warm shelter for him in his former haunt and thought he'd be happy to escape confinement. But, he followed Connie back to her house and cried at the door to get in. Naturally, she relented and for now he is living in a very tiny basement laundry room while he waits for a foster or adoptive forever home.

Gus is a healthy teddy bear of a cat with a gorgeous, thick, silver-tabby coat and big yellow owl eyes. He has a gentle, loving nature. He is still a bit timid but is already showing signs of becoming a big mush-ball. He just needs a chance and a foster or adoptive home where he can relax and learn to enjoy being a pet cat again.

If you are interested in either fostering or adopting Gus, please contact us at saskpeopleforanimals@gmail.com

-Alanna