Godzilla will turn 3 years old on April 20th, I have had him since he was about 10 weeks old. ?He is a VERY friendly and social guy, with people and animals. ?He will follow visitors around the house and has no fear approaching any other animals. ?He is quite animated, likes to ride on shoulders, turn lights on and off and splash around in the shower! ?He sleeps in bed with me every night and can always be found in whatever room I may be in. ?He does love his own 'safe spots' and will hide to sleep during the day. ?
As a kitten, he began urinating on piles of clothes, pillows, etc (not spraying). ?It stopped for the most part when he was neutered, but the behaviors came back at about 1 1/2 years old and I have been continuing to work with him
managing it. ?He prefers a softer substrate but will occasionally use a normal litter box with clay litter to urinate. ?Currently I have several tupperware totes around the house with one kitchen sized towel in them and he uses these 'boxes' pretty consistently. ?A potential new home should be prepared to accommodate this while working to improve his behavior. ?I launder the towels daily as he will use the boxes multiple times a day. ?
Godzilla has been evaluated by an animal behaviorist and has been medicated with fluoxetine for about the last year and a half, this has offered good results and he seems far less anxious. ?The cost is only a couple of dollars a month and can be filled at any drug store. ?He has also been diagnosed with Pica and needs to be watched carefully as he likes to ingest rubber bands and similar items. ?He has not had an issue passing anything to date. ? He also has chronic
respiratory issues that have required antibiotics in the past if he has a flare up. ?This has only happened once in the past year. ?I have been giving him lysine daily although I cannot say I have noticed a difference with or without it. ?
His personality more than makes up for his special needs!! ?He is a real character and loves to play and interact with people and animals. ?He currently lives with two large dogs an another cat and is constantly running around and even wrestling with the dogs. ?I have been working on marker training him as advised by the behaviorist and everyone is impressed with his focus, he has a high potential to be trained by someone that has the time and desire. ?
If anyone is interested in offering him a forever home, please contact me. ?I would prefer a pick up only so the new owner has a chance to meet him and be sure it is a good fit for their house. ?I will
also provide at least a month's worth of his medications. ?A small rehoming fee of $150 will be required and donated to the Savannah Cat Rescue. ?
Thanks for reading! ?
Julie McCostlin
juliemccostlin@...?
