My all black foster cat needs a forever home

DreamerRose said:

 
If you have a Facebook account, you can post that picture above on your timeline, and it will go out to all your friends. You'll want to ask that they help you find a home for him. Hopefully, they will share on their own accounts.

Instagram is a posting site on smartphones. Since you don't have one, you won't be able to do that.

You could also list him on Petfinder - that's a website and on Craigslist, another website. But be sure to charge at least $50 for him to keep out the weirdos. And ask a lot of questions about what the buyers intend to do with him. Black cats can attract a lot of unsavory characters if you aren't careful.    He is on PetFinders, no nibbles although he has been on there for over two months. Yes I know about black cats in the US and the crazy people who believe they are witches' familiars and sent by the devil and other superstitous stuff.The supervisor of the CatClub has to approve all potential cat parents and we do charge a reasonable adoption fee. She usually checks out people very thoroughly although there have been exemptions like when a lady came from San Diego, some 100 miles away, to look at a cat who just could not get along with my resident cats (too young and rambuctious!) whom I had adopted from the CatClub  and that cat took to her right away and she fell in love at first sight, I talked to her for over an hour while she petted this cat. I have made a new friend, I visit about every two months and she visits me during the summer when it stays light  late (unlike me she does not drive after dark) and the cat has absolutely bloomed, has gotten a new sister, a Persian kitten who has taken over and after a year is as big as he is and he is a Maine Coon mix, so very large with cowhocks and splay feet, but a match made in heaven. I am hoping for something like that for Patrick. Thanks for the info re Facebook and Instagram.

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Bethanney said:

@Catwoman707 -- if I'm not mistaken -- don't you do rescue in CA? Would you be able to help out with making inquiries?

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Bethanney said:

I would put these pictures & your description of Patrick as a post on your Facebook account & ask your friends to spread the word about him. I found a home for a beautiful ginger stray that came for dinner that way. Also, in your Facebook app, you can search for cat rescue organizations in your area. Most of them have FB pages & you can ask that they share your post on their page. The more "eyeballs" that see Patrick only increase his chances of finding a home. I live in FL so my friend network wouldn't be of much help to you in CA. Perhaps there are some people here on TCS that live near you.

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catwoman707 said:

 
Yes I do, but am in Northern California, Bay Area.

As I read this thread through I thought that there are a few things that might be helpful, he is such a handsome guy, young, I see in that pic of his intense stare he is still playful too.

It's really all about exposure.

I want to comment on another thing, if that person who is in charge of adoptions does not agree with some of my suggestions then maybe she needs to find him another foster home, or take him herself.  She already has several of her own cats and some fosters. He is on PetFinders and on my own FaceBook. Nancy is pretty rigid, she wants everything her own way or no way.  

Too bad you weren't up this way, we would gladly take him at the humane society that I am on the board of directors with as their cat 'ambassador' so-to-speak, and also co-founder of a cat rescue group in Solano County that I run.

People contact me asking for help like this, rehoming an adult cat, and while I have a limited amt of space in foster for adults, due to my fosters having their own resident cats who protest a great deal about newbies coming to their homes, I offer people to sign up as a self foster.

This means they bring the cat to the weekend adoption events we have at Petco, and also are able to stay at petco for 2 week stretches, sxo there are always cats rotating in and out of the petco enclosures.

I also ask for a great short bio and good pics and post them on rescuegroups, which is a site that sends posts out to petfinder, adopt-a-pet, several, even abay!

So you might consider searching non profit cat rescue groups in your area for that.

An excellent, attention catching bio and pics are the sellers. I see you've got some good pics already, some of my best bios have been when I write it like it's the cat's words and thoughts. Not a sob story, but more like how special he is, prince charming, well mannered (unlike those little unruly varment kittens!) -in his words of course. None of that silly kitten nonsense, he is past and above all that!

The black thing is not superstitious like people think, I have seen countless times, everyone wants kittens, so a couple months in to kitten season I have my first herd of kittens ready and go to adoptions, cage after cage, all adorable of course, but there is something more attracting about marked/striped/bullseye/tabby/siamese/calico/tortie/and grey that just gets people's attention. The blacks mostly are looked right past, and it has always hurt my heart for them.

Occasionally people will specifically come for a black cat, I know I would, I adore black cats! So do I.

Often when writing a bio for a black cat, I will say the reasons why choosing black is the best, like because they go with every color scheme in the house, are slimming to hold next to you, things like that.

People love it.

Craigslist is going to open up a wide range of viewers, and if you joined here, you can create an account there too, or google how to create a craigslist post.

As far as him being abused, he is showing typical behavior for a low socialized cat.

Seniors live quiet lives, nobody coming by daily, so they get used to that way and become only used to their owner, simply due to lack of exposure, so now he has been uprooted, which is super stressful for them, so that's what the hiding, and lack of trust is about.   Patrick's owner was becoming more and more disabled, losing her mind, so she got a care taker who was scared of cats and would wave his cane at Patrick so Patrick would get out of the way and would yell at him, so Patrick got scared of noises (poor thing runs if I cough or sneeze) and people. At this time he finally will not run from me, will even sit next to me and let me pet him but picking him up is still a no-no. The vet just told me he has megacolon which is why he easily gets constipated and has to take MiraLax every day.  At this time I expect that I am stuck with him but won't adopt him as because as long as he is a foster the cat club/adoption program has to foot the bill. That is something I can live with as I can always say that he is not MY cat, that I am ONLY fostering him and am not telling a lie.

In time, and that's all he needs, he will adapt to a new home.

This is why I will not adopt a kitten out to a senior, unless they can convince me they have a plan set up in case the cat outlives them.

It just kills me to see 14 yr old cats at the shelter who will be euthanized if a rescue doesn't go and pull them. This is who suffers when there is no plan. Very, very sad.

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GoHolistic said:

 
@segelkatt, you said you were in Southern CA. Are you nearer to LA or the San Diego area?

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Rotobay said:

 
What a beautiful boy! Posting him on facebook was a good step. If your friends "share" your post, a lot of people will see him. I wish I could take in another cat but currently have 5 black cats -rescues that were never adopted, so I kept them.

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segelkatt said:

 
What a good black cat lover you are. I would have a dozen black cats if I could. I think black cats are absolutely gorgeous and can't understand why people in this day and age are still thinking that they are different from any other colored cat. I am pretty much convinced that I will have him forever.

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