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| image by Ann Halpin |
I met Poppei at Arizona Animal Welfare League (AAWL) when I was a volunteer there. I met him when he was a scared little butterball of a kitten in the infirmary at the Arizona Animal Welfare League, shortly after I started volunteering there. He was trying to hide in the back of his cage while recovering from an upper respiratory illness (URI). He didn't respond to the overtures of anyone up to that point. But with patience and attention, I got him to come to the front of his cage and he even let me pet him. We bonded at that time but he was always getting URIs (he has mild herpes and whenever he would get really stressed he developed URIs) so I couldn't adopt him. I fell in love with another kitty (Davey) and adopted him instead.
Poppei never adapted to life in the cattery at the shelter and was always hiding from people and getting stressed and landing back in the infirmary. Finally the foster manager (who had also rescued Poppei from the streets) suggested I adopt him. I already had two cats at home and didn't think I could take a third. But she kept telling me I could and so I did. It was a lifesaver for him and one of the best decisions I ever made.
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| image by Ann Halpin |
Most people who come over to my home will never see Pops as he is still very leery of people. (It's a shame because he is absolutely beautiful) But with me, he is a demanding, loving cat who loves tummy rubs and head butts. Although I love all my cats, Poppei holds a special place in my heart because he really did choose me as his one and only.
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