By Sharon Wylie, Crash’s Landing
Each week WKTV features an adoptable pet—or few—from an area shelter. This week’s beauty is from Crash’s Landing. Crash’s Landing and Big Sid’s Sanctuary rescue organizations were founded by Jennifer Denyes, DVM (Dr. Jen), who is on staff at Clyde Park Veterinary Clinic (4245 Clyde Park Ave SW).
In early October of 2018, we received a special plea from a wonderful woman on the east side of the state regarding a very special kitty she had rescued and then sadly surrendered to her local humane society; immediately she regretted her decision and was applying to adopt him back when she discovered he was harboring the feline leukemia virus. Because she has a negative cat at home, she didn’t feel comfortable risking exposure (the virus is transmitted through bodily fluids like saliva), but she just couldn’t fathom the potential outcome of her super friendly, fluffy fella. So, she contacted us in the hopes that Dr. Jen could lend her a hand, and once the good doc agreed to help when we had a spot open, she made work of insuring his safety there until she could spring him and bring him on over.
Thankfully because of her valiant efforts and a very accommodating staff at the Michigan Humane Society, Big Sid’s was able to welcome this fabulous four-year-old (born in the fall of 2014) into our free-roaming facility.
From the instant we met, we were fast friends, as he won us over with his silly antics, voice bigger than he is and his affinity for people pleasing. He had to hang out with Dr. Jen at the clinic for a few days as she needed to treat an abscess that went undetected (he had received treatment for one at the HS), extract all of his incisors and address an inflammatory condition know as stomatitis which causes oral pain secondary to significant inflammation (this is quite common in FELV+ kitties). Dr. Jen had such fun while he was there, even though he spent most of his time hootin’ and hollerin’ at her and her coworkers so they would stop what they were doing, take him out of his cage and cuddle him—he is too darn adorable to resist.
Mr. Fluffytail, aptly named by his rescuer, needed only about a half of a second to acclimate to his new, cushy surroundings, as he was raring to go meet and greet everyone that he laid his eyes on. At the writing of his story about a month after his arrival, he is still very chatty, extremely playful and sports a kitten attitude with the appetite to rival a 20 pounder! He is constantly on the move and LOVES any and all attention sent his way, so he has to keep filling his belly as he burns calories faster than he can take them in.
He is by far one of THE HAPPIEST CATS we have ever had—and we have had our fair share of extremely enthusiastic residents over the past 16 years. He is constantly the center of attention and is always getting into things—he is just thriving in our busy shelter. He would do fabulously well with a house full of kids so we are going to make that our target goal: Fluffytail + rambunctious children = best idea ever!
The only thing squirrelly about him is his tail, which sometimes we swear is about the same diameter of his lithe and lanky body. If you aren’t immediately taken by his cute personality, his awesome amber eyes and striking, silky fur will draw you in and never let you go; he is so darn handsome. I know I speak for everyone at Big Sid’s when I say that we are so very blessed to have such an energetic and goofy guy as part of our furry crew; his lust for life and the pure unadulterated bliss he exudes from every single pore is absolutely contagious.
More about Mr. Fluffytail:
- Medium
- Tabby (brown/chocolate, tiger-striped, white)
- Adult
- Male
- House-trained
- Vaccinations up to date
- Neutered
- Not declawed
- FELV+
- Good in a home with other cats, children
Want to adopt Mr. Fluffytail? Learn about the adoption process here. Fill out a pre-adoption form here.
Interested in volunteering at one of the cat shelters? Email volunteer@crashslanding.org.
Can’t adopt, but still want to help? Find out how you can sponsor a cat!
Crash’s Landing and Big Sid’s Sanctuary have a common mission: To take at-risk stray cats off the streets of the Greater Grand Rapids area, provide them with veterinary care and house them in free-roaming, no-kill facilities until dedicated, loving, permanent homes can be found.
