Ollie
This beautiful flame-point rag doll came to us from a home where he was dearly loved, but where he persisted in leaving his signature in all the wrong places!
Sometimes a cat-pee situation can be tracked down to some sort of stress at home: a new baby, a nearby dog, a new person (as in little Bengal Jinx). Sometimes it’s a medical problem, which is why a vet visit is always a good idea when the behaviour starts. Sometimes it’s as simple as changing the size or quantity of litter boxes. And sometimes it’s because the cat just likes to do it!
Ollie likes to pee outside his litterbox – and after seven years of cleaning floors and replacing furniture, his family finally admitted defeat and Ollie came to us. Initially he was in a cage in the Connor, where he instantly endeared himself to all the volunteers, begging for attention. He was moved briefly to a Double-Wide cage, and since release, has made himself thoroughly at home in the back courtyard area.
His favourite perch is the one he has stolen from Eli, on top of the canned-food cupboard in the Double-Wide, but he has little fear of exploring, and can be found in a variety of hideouts.
Unlike Jobie, who was brought to us labelled as a ragdoll cat, but who had very different ideas about what that might mean, Ollie is very happy to receive human attention. He’s a typical cat – when he wants to be petted, he wants it Right Now, if you please! If he’s perched up on the cupboard it’s because he’s in his “I want to be alone” mode – but not in any sort of nasty sense; he just wants quiet time.
We’re very happy to have him with us!