Collette Domestic Medium Hair Mix Williamsport, PA

"Collette is an interesting girl that likes to show us many different personalities here," says Animal Team Leader, Kelli Smith. Brought to the shelter as a stray in June 2017, three-year-old Collette is one of the shelter's longest-time residents. She was found alone in downtown Williamsport and we are not sure how much human interaction or time inside of a home that she had.

At first, Kelli explains, "she was very fear-reactive in her cage at times, but then would coax people over with her playful cuteness, only to slap them when they got too close. We moved her to the Four Seasons room to give her more space and to be able to get away when she felt stressed." She has been doing very well in there. She used to hide up on the shelves all of the time, but now she spends most of her time down on the ground and on the window sills. She is getting used to being petted more, but she still does not like fast movements, rough petting, or being carried. It does take her a while to feel comfortable with a person and in general she seems to have a more independent personality. She LOVES laying on the window sills watching the world go by outside; she spends most of her day there with her nose pressed against the glass.

Collette does okay with the other cats in the room, but does bicker at times with the other dominant female in the room, so perhaps she would do best in a home with a submissive cat that will not try to push her buttons. Kelli recommends that she be started off in one room for several weeks, or perhaps even as a barn cat. Collette's adopter will need to be aware that she is going to take a while, but, as Kelli explains, "she is so worth it!"