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About Sven the Sweetheart
All About Me and My Unique Personality:
Hi, I’m Sven! Do you like food and pats? Are you quiet and gentle? Me too! We’re gonna get along great. My hobbies include breakfast, snuggles, playtime, treats, pats, napping, and dinner. Calm quiet homes without little children and other pets, but with lots of attention: that’s my happy place. And treeeats. Got any treats?
I love pats around my head, neck and tummy. I have a wonderful strong purr and I purr a lot. I’m a happy guy. I’d love to hanging out with you on the couch and sometimes I even climb on laps to get the best pats. If it’s alright with you I might sleep on your bed. I am the master of silly sleeping positions.
My daily play routine is important to me. All I need is someone to wiggle a string around the room so I can chase it. It’s the best thing. If I don’t get my 15 minute play time almost every day, I might start to pounce on your ankles or gently nibble on your toes as a reminder!
My paws are big so everyone thinks I’m going to grow up into a big sweet boofy boy.
While I generally prefer to be in the same room as you, I don’t need your attention every minute. I’m ok being completely alone in the house while you go to work. If you're busy with something I’m comfortable wandering off to have a nap or to play with a toy.
My Ideal Home:
I'm looking for a gentle human family with no little children and no dogs. My ideal family will have time to pat me and play with me daily. A couch-loving homebody family in a calm household would suit me very well.
While I’ve had no issues in foster care, I can get anxious. It would help if my family had cat experience so they can spot early signs of stress if they start to appear.
For my welfare and that of the wildlife in the neighborhood, I must be homed safely 100% indoors forever. That means a home with secure windows and doors, and screens in good condition. A full enclosed cat run is ok if you have one but I don’t know if I would use it. It’s unlikely I’ll be suitable for harness training.
What is Known About My Background:
In January 2020 I was adopted as a 10week old kitten by a loving family. After several months it was clear something was making me increasingly stressed.
The vet gave me a clean bill of health, so even though they didn’t have any other cat experience, my family tried to tackle possible behavioural factors. They tried everything they knew of, with no luck.
I moved into a quiet HAR foster home with no other animals and only one human. To everyone’s delight and relief, I started to feel better right away. I have had no behavioural problems in care, and have been a wonderful smoochy companion for my foster mum. She says I’m a beautiful snuggly good boy!
I’m very glad to be feeling better, and hope that I can find a quiet home and quiet family to love me forever.
My family took good care of me - I’m microchipped, vaccinated, desexed, and up to date with all my flea and worming treatments. I have all the paperwork from my healthcare. I’m even lifetime registered, so all I need now is my forever family.
How Do I Interact with Kids, Dogs, Cats and Other Pets:
As I haven’t been around other cats since I was a kitten, I’m not great at making cat friends. I immediately clashed with a friendly male cat I met in care. At first I sort of got along with a confident and friendly 18month old female foster kitty, but within a month we both ended up annoying each other and getting into fights.
Dogs seem to cause me stress, and are likely to have been a factor in my behavioural problems in my first home. I sometimes take cover if I hear the big dog bark next door.
It’s best if I am not in a family with small children. I should be ok with quiet gentle older children
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Adoption details
Applicants will be required to complete and submit an Adoption form from https://www.hunteranimalrescue.com.au
HAR uses the details in this form to select the most appropriate family for our animals. This form allows us to get to know you, your home, your family, lifestyle and level of experience with pets.
Adoptions are NOT approved on a first come first served basis. The adoption process can be lengthy by the time we process all expressions of interest.
HAR Adoption Process
1- Carer will assess and arrange a meet and greet with suitable applicants.
2- If the meet and greet is successful, a yard/home inspection is conducted.
3- If your yard/home passes inspection, the adoption fee is paid, paperwork completed and a 2 week trial period is arranged.
4- On successful completion of the trial period HAR will submit paperwork to Local Council for processing.
Adoption fee includes:- mandatory de-sexing, microchip, vaccination, vet check, flea and worm treatment.
Please understand that by filling in this form, it by no means guarantees that you will be successful in the adoption process, nor does it obligate you to adopt.
This pet has been adopted and found love with its new family.
The rescue group has removed this pet and it is no longer available for adoption.
The rescue group is no longer taking adoption applications for this pet.