Libby – Female DSH

 

If there’s action, Libby is in it. If there’s a quiet moment, Libby will fill it. She doesn’t believe in personal space, mostly because she has never met a person she didn’t immediately love, and always assumes the feeling is mutual (it will be). She loves to wander around the house with you, cuddle up on the couch, and sleep curled into your neck or wrapped around your head as soon as the house is quiet. Life is an adventure for Libby, even the most boring of tasks are an opportunity to assist with an exploratory paw tap or enthusiastic sniff.

 

Anything is a toy. She thinks bottle caps are Michelin-star entertainment. A cardboard box is basically Disneyland. She is, delightfully, a cheap date. Libby gets along beautifully with other cats, she’ll play if they’re into it, and back off if they’re not, showing more social awareness than some humans. She does need feline company in her forever home, because Libby left alone is a Libby who mopes and yowls like a sick giraffe. Nobody wants that.

 

 

Libby has some quirks, and we’d rather you know them now than be surprised later. She deserves a home that’s ready for exactly who she is, so a cat savvy household would be perfect.

 

She takes food VERY seriously.

 

Picture the Gremlins. Now picture feeding them after midnight. That’s Libby, anytime food appears. She fixates hard, and if she’s interrupted mid-meal-mission, she can get a little grumpy about it. She needs a household with a predictable feeding routine and a separate space where she can eat undisturbed, and where she can hang out while her humans (and other pets) eat theirs, drama-free.

 

She’s still learning how to play without spikes.

 

Libby was quarantined early on for some health issues (fully resolved now!), which meant she missed out on litter-mate lessons in “how hard is too hard” She’s not aggressive, she’s just enthusiastic and still working on her manners, and she is improving with age and consistent redirection. For now though, this means she’s best suited to a home without small children, as they could end up accidentally scratched or nipped during play.

 

She is, functionally, a leg koala.

 

When Libby gets the zoomies, she doesn’t just like being underfoot, she likes being on foot. She’ll wrap herself around your ankle mid-stride, and if you’re in long pants, she may scale you entirely and ride your shoulders like you’re her noble steed. Deeply charming if you’re into that type of attention. Also a genuine tripping hazard, so she’s not the right fit for anyone unsteady on their feet or at a higher risk of falls.

 

Under Vet advice, Libby is currently taking an affordable, natural, over the counter calming supplement to help her grow into her energy a little more peacefully. We recommend continuing this during the transition into her forever home, but it is not necessarily something she will need long-term.