Neptune came to Our Companions after experiencing challenges in his previous homes. Neptune had a few miss-matched home environments before making his way to our Sanctuary, and we hope to get to know the real Neptune now that he can blossom in a more controlled environment. His first pet guardian re-homed him due to potty issues, potentially from stress. He was re-homed to a busy household with multiple pets, and Neptune had a hard time acclimating. Because of this, Neptune lived secluded in the basement. His potty issues continued, and he also had skin issues from over-grooming. These potty issues and over grooming often happen with stress and we feel with a little time and TLC, Neptune will blossom and we will get a better insight on his perfect match.
Neptune came to us at about 9.5 years old, born sometime in 2015. His over-grooming probably became a habit in his previous homes so we had him wear a soft, flexible cone to prevent further skin issues while we help assess and address the behavior. When staff and volunteers are visiting with him, we give him playtimes and snuggles without his cone as we are able to monitor his grooming behaviors and feel we have made enough progress to ditch the cone. We now give him cute sweaters, t-shirts, and little outfits that he seems to enjoy wearing (not like we want to cover that gorgeous coat!). Neptune enjoys meeting new people, flopping on laps, playing with wire mouse toys, and using his cat scratchers like a pro! We are excited to see Neptune’s progress as we continue to help his skin issues, potential allergies, and one day finding his special person too!
