DORY

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DORY: Meet Dory! She is currently living in an office with her BFF (Best Feline Friend) Whiskers, and we think she`d like to go to a home where she can have feline friends - and though she prefers snuggling with Whiskers, she is warming up to her human coworker - greeting them with chirps and morning stretches. Dory also gets a little silly and starts to play when she gets comfortable. Our staff can help prepare adopters to welcome a worried cat into a quiet home, but patience, understanding, Temptations, and Churo will go a long way with Dory. Dorie has the potential to be a sweet, gentle companion with a very cat-savvy adopter who is willing to put in the extra effort to help her come out of her shell. She is easily stressed or overwhelmed during transitions, and is looking for an adopter who is willing to give her as much time as she needs to settle in - it could be a couple of days, weeks, or longer. Her success will be dependent on how well adopters are able to read and appropriately respond to her body language. We recommend setting her up in her own space to start (an extra bedroom or bathroom, for example). Choose a space that people or animals do not have access to unless you are going in to clean or feed. She should be left alone initially as she adjusts. Her space should include plenty of hiding places, ideally with access to vertical surfaces as well like a cat tree or a cat-proofed shelf, and easy access to a litter box, food, and water. Never approach her or try to pet or pick her up when she is hiding or showing fearful body language like curling up into a tight, tense ball, flattening their ears backward or to the sides, hissing, growling, swatting, etc. Ideally, with enough time to herself, she will begin to relax and move around more freely while youre visiting her room. Gradually give her more access to the home only when she is confidently moving about her environment and remains confident with relaxed body language when you go in to spend time with her. Meeting new people can be very overwhelming for Dorie. It is possible she may only ever be comfortable within her small bubble. Adopters should be comfortable with a cat who may not ever want to expand their social circle. If you do have people over, be sure to give Lucie the option to stay in a different space, like in another room behind a door, under the bed, somewhere up high, etc.. She should never be forced to interact with new

If you have any questions or would like to adopt DORY, please reach out to the adoption group directly. PetSmart Charities does not facilitate the adoption process. Thank you.