About Mani
Mani is a 3.5 year old F2
Savannah (born January 2010), who we adopted at about 9 months of age
from Crystal Hills Savannah. When we adopted him, we were assured that
he was a very loving boy, though it took the breeder and my husband to
wrestle him (hissing and spitting) into a carrier. Once we got him home,
we discovered that he is very timid (not aggressive at all unless
cornered, and even then he will hiss for a long time before lashing out
at all) and afraid of most people.
When we brought him home, he was diagnosed with
roundworms and giardia. He was treated for both, but began having issues
with the litter box after that. To date, he will not poop in a litter
box. Instead, he uses the litter box to pee and poops on puppy pee pads
that we keep outside of the litter box. He also occasionally poops on
rugs, though we have not had that issue for a while. He has also
recently begun to spray in areas of the house where he used to have
litter boxes, though he has not sprayed anywhere else to? my knowledge.
With a lot of work and time, we were able to
socialize him. He got to a point with us where he would allow himself to
be picked up and moved without fighting, and would come to us for
attention and to be pet. He is also quite the mooch with table scraps.
That progress was derailed in July 2012 when he suffered a spinal
injury. After numerous trips to the vet for treatment, and being
quarantined to prevent re-injury and give him time to heal, he reverted
to being antisocial. A second quarantine period shorty after (for fleas)
cemented this behavior.
Currently, Mani does not like to be handled, though he will
hang out in the same room as us. He is also not opposed to begging for
table scraps. I firmly feel that with the right home he could be
re-socialized again, as he is still a fairly young cat. I do not,
however, feel that our home is the right place for this to happen.
Mani lives with two other cats, who he likes a lot. He has
also done well with kittens in the past when we have fostered kittens
(although he does not seem to be aware of how large he is). His only
interactions with dogs (at the vet) have not gone well. I would
recommend a house with no animals other than cats, and no small children
(as he is also frightened of my one-year-old daughter). He will need
time and a consistent environment to adjust, as well as patience and
love.
We are asking an adoption fee of $150, and can
transport locally in SW Michigan or meet someone for drop off. We are
unable to go further than a couple of hours away from SW Michigan or
ship at this time.
