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Dean and ken
DOB: 27/07/2022
Sex: Male
Breed: Scottish Fold Mix
Coat: Short
Microchip: 956000015007153 & 956000015930806
Location: Narre Warren South, VIC
Dean and Ken are looking for a foster home.
Dean and Ken are sweet but very special boys who are a part of our perma-squishy program. This means that Squishies will be responsible for managing their care and the cost of their veterinary care for the entirety of their lives.
Both boys were born with myelin deficiency which means that they lack coordination, shake and sometimes experience seizure activity. This usually looks like staring straight ahead, walking in circles and is something we manage with daily medication. Their condition won’t get worse but it won’t get better either. Neither know that there is anything different, they just know that sometimes they fall over instead of moving forward.
Dean loves to trill and chat to the humans. He can be quick when he wants to be and will sometimes run at full speed to get away from you if he knows it’s time for bed. He is so affectionate and loves being cuddled. He will flop onto your chest, purr his little heart out while making biscuits on your arm. When it’s dinner time he will smooch your legs while you get the food ready.
Kenny is much quieter than his brother and being a Scottish Fold he does have some joint issues that likely impact him. To help him with this we give him some supplements in a tubey treat each day that he licks up at olympic speeds. He also loves a scritch on the head and has recently found the joys of toasting his bones on the heated blanket, he can lay there for hours.
They’re happy to entertain themselves throughout the day if their foster family were at work but would be equally good working from home buddies. They snooze on their bed (always cuddled up) and then have a good wrestle and chomp on each other before having another nap for good measure. Both enjoy a regular brush but Dean will help you by licking your arm while you do it (so helpful).
Both boys are great at using their puppy pads to go to the toilet. They can use disposable or washable ones so will be happy to do what suits their new foster home. They consistently use the same space but can have the occasional accident (nearby) so an understanding home that has a space with tiles or floorboards rather than carpet would be best.
They would be more than happy to share their foster home with other cat/s. They are not bothered by feline friends and are even tolerant of a bop on the head if they get too close to a grumpy cat. They haven’t lived with a dog for a long time but a calm, cat-friendly dog who will give them space may be fine.
Squishies is looking for a foster home in Melbourne who is initially willing to commit to them for at least three months but the longer, the better. Ideally we want to find them a permanent foster home so that they have their own family to love them for the rest of their life. While the boys are not difficult to care for (or to love) Squishies will be there to support their new carers however they need.
If you are considering fostering these boys we would love to talk to you and set up a chance for you to come and meet them in Narre Warren South.
CRUMBLE & CAROB
DOB: 27/07/2022
Sex: Female
Breed: Selkirk Rex & British Shorthair
Coat: Short
Microchip: 953010100015858 & 956000006215209
Location: Mornington, VIC
Adoption Fee: $600 for both
Carob (BSH) and Crumble (Selkirk Rex) have spent the past few months being given patience, kindness and love in their foster home and it has made a world of difference for them!
The girls love each other and would love nothing more than to spend the rest of their lives cuddling and playing together. They will cuddle up at almost any opportunity. They’ve realised how wonderful a bed is for a snuggle especially if there’s some sun involved. They like to come and hang out where you are and watch while you eat dinner or hang out on the couch.
Carob and Crumble like a pat when they’re in a safe place like their bed but aren’t as keen to be picked up and carried around the place (who is really). Crumble has even started scoping out napping spots while the humans are in the bed too. When they aren’t hanging out they like to play chasey or entertain themselves by looking out the window.
While the girls are well on their way to being very special members of the family they are still in the confidence building stage and need a home who is understanding and patient to allow them to come out of their shell in their own time. Carob and Crumble would be happy with an indoor only home in a house or apartment with a single person or a couple. They wouldn’t mind if they worked from home or in the office, they have each other for company during the day.
We are hoping to find a family who would like to foster the girls with a view to adopting them after a settling in period. This means that their new family will have our support while they get to know their new environment!
They are both desexed, microchipped and up to date with their vaccinations and parasite treatments. They are currently located in Mornington but we can arrange transport to their new home within a reasonable distance.
NOSHU
DOB: 08/10/2024
Sex: Female
Breed: British Shorthair
Coat: Short
Microchip: 956000016763965
Location: Harkness, VIC
Adoption Fee: $350
Noshu is a sweet, little lady who is still coming out of her shell.
While we do not know exactly how her life has been, we know that Noshu has not been offered the kind and caring environment all cats deserve before being surrendered to one of our pound partners. Despite this she has been happy to share her sweet purrs and over her time in foster care she has begun to meow and play with her foster mum.
She is currently sharing a foster home with another cat from her surrendering home and has definitely lived with other cats before. While she is used to it, she has been a little bossy to Lotus and would be better suited to a home as an only cat where she can reign supreme. She has not met a dog while in our care but we feel that she would prefer a home without them at this stage.
Her new home must go at her pace and understand that things like televisions, vacuums, washing machines etc are new to her and she needs patience to settle into a home environment. For this reason a home with young children will be too much for her at this stage in her life. A home with older, respectful children or one without would be great.
Noshu is desexed, microchipped and up to date with her vaccinations and parasite treatments. She is in care in Harkness and taking applications from Victorian homes only. Noshu’s adoption fee has been reduced from our usual fee as our pound partner has covered the cost of the majority of her vet work.
LOTUS
DOB: 17/12/2022
Sex: Female
Breed: Selkrik Rex
Coat: Short
Microchip: 956000013040145
Location: Melton, VIC
Adoption Fee: $350
Lotus cannot tell us what the first few years of her life has been like but we know that she was not offered the kind of environment that all cats deserve. She came into our care after being surrendered to one of our pound partners but despite this she has already grown so much while in foster care.
Lotus is a box fiend, if there’s a box then she’s exploring it. She will flip flop around in it and loves to peep her head out of it to see what you’re doing. She also absolutely LOVES to be brushed and this is definitely the way to her heart. She thinks that this is the best time for a human to be with her and hanging out. She has even been known to be bribed with a tubey treat or two.
We would love for Lotus to have a friendly feline friend in her new home. She takes cues from them and actively seeks out feline friendship in her foster home so having another cat to keep her company and show her how great humans are would be wonderful.
Lotus’ new home must go at her pace and understand that things like televisions, vacuums, washing machines etc are new to her and she needs patience to settle into a home environment. For this reason a home with young children will be too much for her at this stage in her life. A home with older, respectful children or one without would be great.
Lotus has recently had a dental to ensure her teeth are spick and span. She is of course, desexed, microchipped and up to date with her vaccinations and parasite treatments. She is in care in Harkness and taking applications from Victorian homes only. Lotus’ adoption fee has been reduced from our usual fee as our pound partner has covered the cost of the majority of her vet work.
MOCHI
DOB: 12/03/2023
Sex: Male
Breed: Exotic Shorthair
Coat: Short
Microchip: 978142000037962
Location: Malvern, VIC
Adoption Fee: $450
Meet Mochi
Mochi has been in our care since January after his previous family were unable to house him. He has just turned three and is now ready and looking for his forever home.
Mochi is so easy to love! He is happy to spend time with you, hang out on the couch or watch the world go by through the window. He is happy to entertain himself when you are busy but loves to keep you company when you have the time. Once he’s settled in he is happy to explore, especially places that are up high like benches and tables. Mochi likes to bond to his humans so a home without other animals is what he is looking for. With people he’s a lover not a fighter, he would love nothing more than curl up and sleep with you all night, even if he does have a bit of a snore going on. He lets trusted people give him belly rubs and will reward you with lots of kisses.
While in care he has had some instances of inappropriate toileting on things left on the floor. This has been easily managed by not leaving material items (towels, clothes etc) on the floor and by providing him both a litter tray with litter and one with a puppy pad. These instances have been infrequent but we want him to go to a home that understands that this may happen while settling in. Squishies is happy to provide advice and support at any point in Mochi’s life around this. He is easy to care for but needs consistency! This means regular brushing (he’s recently had a groom) as well as cleaning his eyes at least once per day. He prefers dry food but has some chosen wet food that he likes to eat, however he’s always up for a treat.
While in our care he has had a scale and polish to get his teeth gleaming. He is of course, desexed, microchipped and up to date with his vaccinations and parasite treatments. He is in care in Malvern and taking applications from Victorian homes only.
RoSS & MONICA
DOB: 01/03/2026
Sex: Male & Female
Breed: Domestic Shorthair
Coat: Short
Microchip: 956000019649071 & 956000017361827
Location: Lysterfield, VIC
Adoption Fee: $450 for both
Ross and Monica were handed into a vet alone at two weeks old and after a call from one of their vet nurses to their mum and a little begging, they came home to begin hourly feeds. They’ve spent their life getting to go on excursions into the vet clinic so are avid car travellers and easy to adapt.
Ross is the adventurous one and likes to live life at 100% while Monica has been the better climber, she was the first to get onto the bed for a cuddle.
Both of these babies love life and have enjoyed befriending the other young cats in their foster home but would be more than happy in a home with just the two of them. Like most bottle babies they love people, attention, running, chasing, toys and cuddles. They are obsessed with ping pong balls and curious about everything. They spend their nights cuddled together with each other and their heat pads.
They are such sweet kids and would be happy in most homes so we are hoping to find their family quickly! Ross and Monica have been desexed, microchipped and are up to date with their vaccinations and parasite treatments. They are in care in Lysterfield and are looking for a home together in Victoria.
Squishies Animal Rescue is registered with the Pet Exchange Register. Our source number is RE100215.