Tortie-Calico-Demon Cat

Riverbend Dr SW near Butterworth Dr SW, Wyoming MI

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Text Preferred. Veterinary reference and small re-homing fee required. You know that rule of nature that says you should avoid brightly colored/strikingly marked animals or risk being poisoned, stung or just generally messed up? Allow me to introduce Cider. Did you notice her markings resemble those of a hornet? She indeed has a striking look - part tortie, part calico, part demon. She has this line down her nose which makes her look like a two-face. I initially thought it was adorable, now I suspect she absorbed a nice sibling in utero...on purpose. This little murder hornet came into our lives about a year and a half ago. It was cold and she showed up looking thin and hungry. We put food and water out and she stuck around. Most psychopaths are smart. Her ear was tipped meaning that someone had interacted with her enough to have her spayed. One day she was sharing the food bowl with a raccoon. They were both eating out of it at the same time. This seemed sweet. I thought “maybe she’ll be good with other animals.” I’m clearly a moron. We borrowed a live trap, snagged her, and that’s when the fun really began. For a few days she lived in a large dog crate outfitted with a litter box, food, water, bedding, a cat carrier and toys. She eventually would take treats and allow head scratches, but was far from affectionate. She would viciously swat the oddest things, the flea comb was a serious threat that needed to be shown who was boss. Sometimes thr threat was your hand. Gloves were highly advisable. Cider went to the vet a few days later. I asked them to be cautious, I had no idea how she would behave. Oddly enough she was fine. The doctor said cats usually “fight, flee or freeze, and she’s a freezer.” Well, I thought, maybe that’s a good sign. Refer to above, I’m clearly a moron. After shots, testing, and de-wormer we got to work trying to acclimate her to the house and our other cat. She appeared to progress. Petting was tolerated, she stopped swatting at us and she loved to play. Then we tried introducing our cat and that is when things turned dark. He’s been around other cats and always seemed to enjoy their company. When we raised a litter of kittens I would often find him sleeping on top of their crate. So, while Cider was safely confined to a crate we would let our cat come into the room and investigate. She would seemingly innocently stretch a paw out as if she was interested in him. He would hiss and run away. Odd behavior from a cat that has always seemed to like other felines. What I didn’t understand at the time is that while he may not be exceptionally smart, he most certainly can sense evil. Sadly, we have learned the hard way that she just needs to be an only cat. We've tried and tried and tried again to introduce these two. We've consulted the vet, read extensively on cat behavior and proper introductions, and even put Cider on Prozac. I’m not kidding, the cat is on Prozac. The sad fact is: nothing is working. Given the opportunity she will attack our cat viciously. Could it be him? Maybe. He’s old and sadly, he is ill. Perhaps she senses his weakness. Who knows? What I do know is that I do not want him to live out his remaining time like this. We keep them separated, but all it takes is one mistake – a door not completely shut and it’s on. OK, Cider actually does have some good qualities. She is fine with us humans. She’s not cuddly and only tolerates being picked up briefly, but she really likes to be around her people. She prefers to hang out nearby or next to you, but not touching. She is currently not a lap cat. She likes head scratches, will purr, loves to play and doesn’t swat at us anymore. However, she’s not a cat you can “wrestle” with, we only play with her with toys, not hands! She has flawless litter box manners and has been very good about using her scratch pads instead of our furniture. She's been to the vet a few times for standard check-ups and nail trims and she's still a "freezer" which makes vetting easy. Sad as it is, we think it’s time to let Cider move on to a home where she can be the one and only queen of the roost. She has good indoor manners, is fully vetted and would be great for someone who wants a low maintenance cat. She’s around 2.5 years old and about 8 pounds. It will take time for her to adjust to new people and a new home, so she’s going to need some patience. She really needs to be an indoor only cat as that is what she is accustomed to. Besides, several species around your home would go extinct if this little serial killer were turned loose. I’ve no idea how she would interact with dogs, but would suggest goggles and chain mail for any other pets you try to introduce her to. I’m sure people will be breaking my inbox to fight over custody of this little vixen. I will ask for a veterinary reference and a small re-homing fee of $50 just to make sure she is going to home that has good intentions. I cannot stress enough that she needs absolutely to be an indoor cat. Text preferred.