Hendrix

When I first met my fiance, he wanted a cat...that's how I knew we were meant to be. He was looking on craigslist and stuff like that, and I told him he needed to go to APAWS! I work with APAWS through the vet I work for and happened to know of some wonderful kitties they had. I called up Emily and told her about Brian and said what he really wanted was a cat with long hair or that had marking similar to a Bengal. That Saturday while Brian was at work I went to adoption day to scope out potential cats and met Hendrix. Hendrix is the absolute opposite of what Brian wanted as far as looks go. He has short hair and he is orange and white. I had to ask the volunteers about his story because he was in his Luv-a-pet cage belly up asleep without a care in the world! They told he was in a house where everyone got arrested, and the cop didn't want to leave him so he put him in his unit, but he had one problem...his wife is allergic to cats. Hendrix had to spend the night in a jail cell until APAWS came to the rescue! Brian agreed to meet him during the home check, but he seemed more interested in the other long haired felines that Emily was bringing for him to meet. 

I picked up Hendrix from Petsmart and brought him over and Emily met me there with a few other cats. When we opened the carriers all the other cats were very nervous (as most are at first in a new place) but not Hendrix! He plopped down in the middle of the floor like he owned the place!  After getting to know everyone Brian decided Hendrix was the one! He lives a happy, spoiled life now with two other cats and two dogs. He is such a loving cat to both people and other animals. I recently bottle fed a litter of five kittens and he helped me make them use the potty and he gave them baths. He also helped teach them to use the litter box and scratching post! Since we got him we have added four more animals to our household and he loves them all. He loves to wrestle with our papillon puppy Izzy and to cuddle with our calico, Lundi, and one our silver tabby Mariska. Mariska is one of the kittens he helped raise! We thank APAWS for all they do for stray and abused animals and I personally want to thank them for how they have helped me with strays I find or ones that get dumped at my work. APAWS is a wonderful group and I hope more people learn about the wonderful things they do and choose to adopt or volunteer!        - Submitted by Kacie Maxwell