Shy girl seeks furever home

I’ve heard the humans here at Cat Depot say it’s the giving season. I’m not sure what that means, but they explained it with people’s hearts getting bigger. That doesn’t sound a good thing to me, but I what do I know. I’m just a cat. The human who took my photo tried to explain more and said, “Paisley, you’re taking this too literally. Right now is a good chance for you to find a home, because this time a year people want to help extra much.”

Help is good. I could use some help.

The thing is, I’m very shy. I’m so shy it’s giving me problems. I dream of having my own person, but it would have to be someone with a lot of patience. Someone who could give me time to trust. It’s not that I don’t like people - I really like being petted, I like being held, and I even enjoy being carried around - but I won’t seek out affection. I guess I’m afraid of being turned down. Left to my own devices I’ll go hide somewhere.

I first came to Cat Depot in 2013. A person found me living on the streets, stealing scraps of food to care for my babies. There were raccoons. You have no idea how much those guys tease us cats just because they have thumbs and can open things. At times I had to fight them to protect my children. I was really just a baby myself and I was so scared, but they were so small and innocent I had to try.

Anyway, I came to Cat Depot and lived here for a very long time. Then, someone adopted me. I didn’t really believe my luck was turning, so I hid most of the time. I tried to be a good cat and I sat on their laps and let them pet me, but they had to go find me to be able to do so. I was too shy to seek them out, even though I wanted to. After a month or so I returned to Cat Depot, and now I’ve been here since March.

I’m great with other cats. After all this time at the shelter I’ve never been in a fight. When they bring dogs over I pretend they don’t exist, so I guess you can say I get along with them too. All I ask from the world is a little corner of my own with someone who can be patient and give me time. Could that special person be you?

Hopeful purrs from Paisley.

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