Max hadn’t been in the room more than ten seconds before pint-sized Twinkie skittered up and offered him a happy head-bump, as if to say, “hello, my new best friend forever!!” (If this were elementary school, Twinkie would be the third-grader who would instantly throw her arms around the new kid, squealing, “I’ll show you your locker and you can have half my sandwich and all my cookies and you can even have my pink pencil and by the way my name is Twinkie!!!”)Īlas, Max was not ready for all this bonding. When Introduction Day came for Max and his new buddies, it was Twinkie, the fearless leader of the band, who made the first move. So, it was unanimously agreed that the best friends for Max would be the gentlest, most cat-adoring crew in the building…none other than the sweet Dessert Kids. He loved the enormous amounts of personal attention he received here in the first-ever “psychiatric ward” at Tabby’s Place…but we longed for him to be able to enjoy a semi-normal life. (Clearly Max takes the universal feline responsibility of “making human beans get creative” very seriously.) For the first several months, we kept our anxious boy secluded and happy in the on-site apartment (where he was the only tenant – and rent-free, too). In fact, prior to coming to Tabby’s Place, Max once attacked his own tail so viciously that he needed to have part of it amputated.Īll of this has made Max’s transition to Tabby’s Place rather challenging.
What happens when, say, Max meets another cat for the first time, or moves into a new room? The hair along his spine stands at attention, his tail poofs out like a scrub brush, and, when the stress level really soars, Max will start to attack his own tail. Put Max in even a mildly-unfamiliar situation, and you’ll see what an anxiety-ball our handsome tabby can be. Max seems like the epitome of self-confidence. There’s just something about the big guy that immediately endears you to his “look-at-me! listen-to-me!” attitude and huggy ways. He’s just about as gregarious and chatty as a cat can be, and has earned himself quite the loyal fan club here at Tabby’s Place. We haven’t met many any cats quite like Max. If only he didn’t find his new roomies so, well, stimulating.
Those ultimate cat-loving cats, the Chester four plus Cypress, have made a new acquaintance.
It’s been an exciting week in Adoption Room #2.
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