The status of Squirt was
last posted on 05/13/25 by
Nine lives is not enough.
Male Cat, Domestic Short Hair
Domestic Short Hair / Mixed
Description:
*This animal is located at our same-day adoption center partner, Monticello PetSmart. Please contact this location prior to visiting to ensure this animal is still available. A paper adoption application will be completed on site so please do not submit an online adoption application. For more information on adopting from one of our adoption center partners, please visit our Adoption Center Animals page. Hi, I’m Squirt! I was the runt of the litter and I have a heart murmur but that hasn’t stopped me from keeping up with my siblings! The vets say I am good to go! I eat, drink, play and use the litter box like a champ! My days consist of tackling and chasing my siblings or batting around cat toys, my foster brothers toys or anything I can find, taking breaks here and there to get a drink or a bite to eat, then crash at the end of the day, kitty life is hard!! Sometimes I go a little too hard and have to take a little break but then I’m right back at it! I have warmed up a lot to humans but am still a little shy. When I am picked up and held, my motor starts going and head scratchies are my favorite! Squirt is from a local impound. To learn more about Ruff Start’s adoption process and the care our foster animals receive, please visit our How to Adopt page. If you are unable to adopt but want to help this animal and others in our care, you can donate to support the medical and veterinary needs of all Ruff Start Rescue animals. Want to adopt a kitten? We highly recommend you consider bringing home two instead of one! Adopting kittens in pairs has been proven to be beneficial for cats’ emotional and behavioral well-being and greatly improves the likelihood of long-term adopter happiness as a result. Adopting more than one kitten also reduces the risk of “Single Kitten Syndrome” (also known as Tarzan Syndrome), a symptom of under-socialization during a kitten’s most formative weeks. Kittens who are under-socialized may develop aggressive tendencies toward both other animals and humans as they grow, creating lifelong behavioral issues for owners.
