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Yuka
Animal ID
WCG-A-3394
Breed
Domestic Shorthair
Sex
Female
Weight
9.58 lbs
Age
3Y/6M/1W
Location
Adoption Fee
$62.50
Attributes
Medical Release
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In the world of fostering animals, I have found the most irresistible cats are those who've made me really work to gain their trust. Those cats who've overcome significant challenges yet remained sweet as honey. Those cats who've got unique personalities and appearance. Those cats who love to talk and will tell the story of their people to anyone willing to listen.
Yuka is this cat.
She travelled to the safe haven of West Columbia Gorge Humane Society from an overcrowded shelter in Texas. Not one to love being in a carrier, I know this must've been traumatic for Yuka. She arrived scared, confused, and not trusting anyone. Then came the indignities of all the medical rites of passage: she was examined, vaccinated, medicated, had extensive dental work done, and was spayed before moving to our foster home. Honestly, I can't begin to imagine what Yuka saw and felt in those first weeks.
So here is our Yuka now: She is estimated to be about 2 1/2 years old. She always reminds us of mealtimes by leading us to her bowl, eats voraciously, and has finally put on some much needed weight. After some dental work and painful extractions, she sports a fabulous snaggletooth when she smiles - which truthfully is most of the time.
Yuka is a player. She loves a good ambush, and has been known to instigate shanannigans with the resident cat and dog as well as large noisy paper bags. She doesn't take no for an answer, sometimes receiving firm reprimands from the snarky resident cat - after which Yuka simply tries again later. She is curious and explores everything - but is very respectful about others' property. Yuka uses a scratching post instead of furniture and she doesn't play with curtains or take toys that don't belong to her.
Yuka is a fan of the afternoon siesta and is an active member of our home Nap Club. Most afternoons she can be found dozing in a sunny perch overlooking the back yard. At night she loves to sleep with her human and animal peeps, curling up in the warm spot behind the knee of her humans and trading baths with the resident cat.
Yuka loves just being around her family. She runs to greet us when we come into the house, she follows us around as we do our chores, and she is interested in everything we do. She supervises our showers and baths and she loves a good bathtub dribble. After learning to trust us, she now initiates affection by flopping over on her side to receive full-on body rubs. Yuka prefers to be adored for short snippets of time...she is simply too busy to spend a lot of time on any one thing. Her favorite spots for rubbies are her ears and head. Yuka's favorite toys are balls, especially when they roll really fast on hard flooring, and ribbon swishy wands. .
Yuka has won my heart, for sure. She deserves the best of the best. A patient family who will give her time to trust will be rewarded with the love of a lifetime.
*This animal is eligible for the partners in placement program. Please ask a staff member for details!
Yuka is this cat.
She travelled to the safe haven of West Columbia Gorge Humane Society from an overcrowded shelter in Texas. Not one to love being in a carrier, I know this must've been traumatic for Yuka. She arrived scared, confused, and not trusting anyone. Then came the indignities of all the medical rites of passage: she was examined, vaccinated, medicated, had extensive dental work done, and was spayed before moving to our foster home. Honestly, I can't begin to imagine what Yuka saw and felt in those first weeks.
So here is our Yuka now: She is estimated to be about 2 1/2 years old. She always reminds us of mealtimes by leading us to her bowl, eats voraciously, and has finally put on some much needed weight. After some dental work and painful extractions, she sports a fabulous snaggletooth when she smiles - which truthfully is most of the time.
Yuka is a player. She loves a good ambush, and has been known to instigate shanannigans with the resident cat and dog as well as large noisy paper bags. She doesn't take no for an answer, sometimes receiving firm reprimands from the snarky resident cat - after which Yuka simply tries again later. She is curious and explores everything - but is very respectful about others' property. Yuka uses a scratching post instead of furniture and she doesn't play with curtains or take toys that don't belong to her.
Yuka is a fan of the afternoon siesta and is an active member of our home Nap Club. Most afternoons she can be found dozing in a sunny perch overlooking the back yard. At night she loves to sleep with her human and animal peeps, curling up in the warm spot behind the knee of her humans and trading baths with the resident cat.
Yuka loves just being around her family. She runs to greet us when we come into the house, she follows us around as we do our chores, and she is interested in everything we do. She supervises our showers and baths and she loves a good bathtub dribble. After learning to trust us, she now initiates affection by flopping over on her side to receive full-on body rubs. Yuka prefers to be adored for short snippets of time...she is simply too busy to spend a lot of time on any one thing. Her favorite spots for rubbies are her ears and head. Yuka's favorite toys are balls, especially when they roll really fast on hard flooring, and ribbon swishy wands. .
Yuka has won my heart, for sure. She deserves the best of the best. A patient family who will give her time to trust will be rewarded with the love of a lifetime.
*This animal is eligible for the partners in placement program. Please ask a staff member for details!