Salmon [Id:1197-329, NPO Catnip, Fukuoka ]
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Background
Captured for TNR, but kept and rehomed rather than returned to the street.
Captured for TNR, but kept and rehomed rather than returned to the street.
Data-Sheet
Age: approx. 1 year ~ 1 year, 1 months as of today.| Sex: | Male [neutered] |
| Character: | Will come if wants attention |
| Experience Level: | Kept cat as child |
| Compatibility: | Best with another cat |
| Hair Length: | Long hair |
| Came to CATNIP: | 2026/01/28 |
| On Website Since: | 2026/02/01 |
| Status: | • FeLV [ negative ] |
| • FIV [ negative ] |
About ...
Salmon-kun was rescued from Tomooka earlier this year along with his mother and two siblings. He was with us at CATNIP until early June, when he moved into foster care with a volunteer to learn to be a house cat — and in the six weeks since, he has come a long way. He is about a year old.
He is affectionate, clever, and full of energy. He now enjoys being stroked and will come and wind around your feet when he wants attention. He is not yet keen on being picked up.
Salmon-kun wants a playmate. He is a sociable young male who would be happiest in a home with other cats to tussle with. He would not suit a household hoping for a quiet, solitary cat.
The notes below were written by the volunteer who has been fostering him.
Volunteer's Notes
Things the cat likes
· Fairly likes being stroked
· Eats his food with great enthusiasm
· Also eats his friend's food
· Plays a lot with a rolling-ball toy (see video)
· Plays and tussles with his friend
Things the cat dislikes
· Still not keen on being picked up
Lovely things about him
· He's clever
· His little "mew" is adorable
· When he wants attention he comes and winds around your feet
· Outstanding athleticism (he can climb the curtains)
· Good looks
Things that give pause
· Tries to eat human food left on the kitchen counter or table
· Chews most things that smell of food — cushions, plastic bags, etc.
· Also chews cardboard and shreds it to pieces
· Chews and eats the parts of the carpet where meat juices have got on it
Salmon-kun wants to play and tussle with a companion, so he goes after [the resident cat], but [the resident cat] wants to spend her time quietly on her own, so there's hissing every day.
It would be lovely if Salmon-kun could find a home with several cats where he'd have a playmate!
Salmon-kun was rescued from Tomooka earlier this year along with his mother and two siblings. He was with us at CATNIP until early June, when he moved into foster care with a volunteer to learn to be a house cat — and in the six weeks since, he has come a long way. He is about a year old.
He is affectionate, clever, and full of energy. He now enjoys being stroked and will come and wind around your feet when he wants attention. He is not yet keen on being picked up.
Salmon-kun wants a playmate. He is a sociable young male who would be happiest in a home with other cats to tussle with. He would not suit a household hoping for a quiet, solitary cat.
The notes below were written by the volunteer who has been fostering him.
Volunteer's Notes
Things the cat likes
· Fairly likes being stroked
· Eats his food with great enthusiasm
· Also eats his friend's food
· Plays a lot with a rolling-ball toy (see video)
· Plays and tussles with his friend
Things the cat dislikes
· Still not keen on being picked up
Lovely things about him
· He's clever
· His little "mew" is adorable
· When he wants attention he comes and winds around your feet
· Outstanding athleticism (he can climb the curtains)
· Good looks
Things that give pause
· Tries to eat human food left on the kitchen counter or table
· Chews most things that smell of food — cushions, plastic bags, etc.
· Also chews cardboard and shreds it to pieces
· Chews and eats the parts of the carpet where meat juices have got on it
Salmon-kun wants to play and tussle with a companion, so he goes after [the resident cat], but [the resident cat] wants to spend her time quietly on her own, so there's hissing every day.
It would be lovely if Salmon-kun could find a home with several cats where he'd have a playmate!
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