*Gray Mama - Courtesy Post
Domestic Short Hair (short coat) · Adult (8 years 5 months) · Female · Small · Forest, VA
Notes from Central Virginia Regional Rescue
What if the best years of her life are still waiting for her?
Meet Grey Mama.
For years, she quietly survived outside as part of a small colony of just five cats. She was trapped, spayed through TNR in 2019, and returned to the only life she had ever known.
Recently, Grey Mama had to have one of her eyes removed. But something unexpected happened during her recovery...
She fell in love with being an indoor cat. ❤️
Instead of wanting to go back outside, she has embraced the comfort, safety, and love of a home. She's an absolute LOVE BUG who wants nothing more than to be close to her people.
She's estimated to be 8–10 years old, and during surgery we discovered she doesn't have many teeth! That's why her little tongue is always sticking out. We always thought her adorable "blep" was just part of her personality. Now we know it's one more thing that makes her uniquely perfect.
Grey Mama has spent so much of her life simply surviving. We'd love for the rest of her life to be about living! Soft beds, gentle hands, full bowls, and knowing what it feels like to truly belong.
Could you be the one to give this sweet one-eyed girl the happily-ever-after she has waited so many years for?
Please message us if you'd like to learn more or think you might be the family Grey Mama has been waiting for. Even if you can't adopt, sharing her story could be the reason she gets the second chance she deserves. ❤️
About *Gray Mama - Courtesy Post
Gets along with
- Kids
- Yes
- Cats
- Yes
Home and care
- House-trained
- Yes
- Indoor or outdoor
- Indoor Only
- Needs a yard
- No
- Fence
- Not Required
- Energy
- Low
- Exercise needs
- Low
- Grooming needs
- Low
- Shedding
- Moderate
- How vocal
- Some
- With new people
- Friendly
- Training
- Has Basic Training
- Owner experience
- Some needed
- Coat
- Short
Health
- Special needs
- No
AffectionateOK in an apartmentEven-temperedGentleGoofyIntelligentLap petPlayfulPlays with toys
As listed by Central Virginia Regional Rescue. Please confirm anything important with them before you adopt.
What happens next
- Contact Central Virginia Regional Rescue using the button. AdoptNearby does not take applications.
- They will send you their application or ask a few questions about your home.
- Most organizations arrange a meet, sometimes a home visit, then a small adoption fee that usually covers spay or neuter and vaccines. That fee is paid to Central Virginia Regional Rescue, never to AdoptNearby.
- Read the cats care guide so you arrive prepared.