Adoption Story
This is Milo, he is my cat. He is a momma’s boy when he wants to be. About a year after Mittens passed I decided I wanted to adopt my own companion. My mom and I went to a local rescue with an appointment to meet a few cats. The first couple of cats and I didn’t have that spark, and just when I was starting to get discouraged, they brought him out. They set him on my lap and unlike the other cats he stayed, rolling over on my lap, showing me his belly, and asking for pets. He was absolutely loving the attention he was getting. They brought out one more cat, who I also loved, but Milo was still in the back of my mind. My mom however was not convinced he was the one. When they found him, he had an infected abscess they had to remove and named him after the road they found him on, Pomeroy, a name I wasn’t a fan of. When we met him, he was not even on the website because he still had one vet check-up before he could be put up for adoption. I had to wait a solid week before he could be taken home, which my mom told me to really think about if I really wanted him. I knew he was the one. I didn’t choose him he chose me. Now my mom tells me how great of a choice he was and how it was silly of her to doubt it.
Personality
- Lazy
- Will do anything for food
- Likes lots of attention but on his terms
- Little sassy
- Thinks he is starving all the time (he’s not, he gets three small meals a day)
Favorite Toys
- Pompom balls or little foam soccer balls
- Laundry baskets
- Realistic, tan or grey, mousies
- Anything with catnip
- Springs
Nicknames
- Chunky Monkey
- Chubby Buddy
- Mow Mow
- My My
- Chunkito
- Sweet Baby Angel
Milo’s Likes
- Naps
- Food
- Attention
- To look out the window
- Belly rubs
- To go under the sheets when I am trying to make my bed
Scrapbook Page my Mom Made When I First Adopted Milo
Coat Pattern – Tuxedo
Tuxedo cats have a fur pattern that gets its name from their unique bi-colored coat pattern that gives them the appearance of wearing a tuxedo. The placement of black and white can differ depending on the cat, they typically could have a white belly, chest, paws or whiskers, or all the above. The white coloration is thought to be due to a spotting gene. This gene can be more or less prevalent depending on the cat, some could have more white, while others have very little white. Tuxedo cats are not just black and white (Barrington), to be classified as a tuxedo they need to have piebald coloration (Bicolor Cat) which means they have white or uncolored hair in addition to another color, so they can be grey and white as well. A tuxedo cat also has to have a specific pattern or “jacket” that makes them a tuxedo. All tuxedos are bicolored cats, but not all bicolored cats are tuxedos (Bicolor Cat).