Roo

'Introducing Roo'

Roo is a 4yr old Male, Domestic Short Hair and he has had a roller coaster of a life so far.
He was apparently somebodies loved pet for the first year of his life before being left behind when his owners moved leaving the property and Roo abandoned.
Roo, along with his 7 siblings, survived the next three years off the kindness of neighbours who continued to feed the cats when possible and get the occasional pat. As expected the lack of human interaction for such a long period had made Roo quite untrusting and flighty.
When the neighbours circumstances changed and they too had to move away they couldn't bare to see the cats left entirely to fend for themselves so they trapped all 8 and took them to a local shelter.

That's where HNE met Roo and his sister Karva (already rehomed) with their physical characteristics of a deaf cat (pink skin, white coat, and mixed eyes) we were notified and then able to bring both in to care and start the process of rehabilitation.

Roo has been fully vetted (Desexed, Vaccinated, Microchipped) and has adjusted better than expected to the life of a domestic cat.
Once comfortable around new people Roo will chat away at you, rub up your legs and enjoys a pat and chin scratch. He will follow you room to room and wants to know what you doing - especially if you are in the kitchen!

Roo is currently living in a home with kids but he is still quite flighty and often 'disappears' when there is too much movement or noise (Yep! It turns out he CAN hear!) so would prefer a family with understanding kids or adults only.
He is getting more and more comfortable being picked up and quite often seeks out someone to snuggle with and force his head butts.
He still prefers to love you on His terms, so he will need an owner who understands his limits and will love him as he is.

Roo is is a very independent cat and although he was living in a colony with multiple cats he is very forceful and wants to be boss cat so a solo cat home or a home where he can have an extended settling in period and very slow introductions (or separation) would be required.

He has no fear of dogs, and will stand his ground and even show affection to them if approached nicely. He also chatters and squawks at one of the foster carers resident dogs for attention.

He's a low energy cat but does enjoy his crazy lap moments.
Roo is completely litter trained and has not marked territory inside.

Roo like all HNE cats requires a Indoors ONLY home or access to a secure outdoor enclosure.

Fun facts:
You can win Roos heart with food, and will chatter and chirp at you if you dare eat without him.
He even comes when called!
Hilariously being rehabilitated in a dog rescue has introduced roo to crate training and Roo enjoys having his own space and uses a crate as a safety zone.

Roo is currently located in Townsville QLD
* Interstate adoptions are welcome*

For more info or an adoption application please send us an email to austdeafdogrescue@outlook.com