Remus Bombay Manhattan, KS

Remus is a black-coated, 6-year-old, male cat. He walks slightly limp on his back foot and has a small protrusion on his sternum.

Below is Remus's backstory. I wanted to be completely transparent so it is quite long. I apologize for the inconvenience.



At the beginning of October last year, my sister who lives at an apartment complex in town called me to let me know that she had been feeding a stray black cat at her front door that was not neutered, looked malnourished, and was limping. Although she told me she desperately wanted to take him in, she wasn’t willing to risk violating her lease. I explained that I wasn’t willing to take him in either due to the constraints of our lease, but would take him to the local animal shelter if she was able to catch him in hopes that they would be able to get him some help. In mid-October, we were able to secure him, and my boyfriend and I brought him to the local shelter, where they informed us that at the time they were not able to take in strays and any surrenders would likely take a few weeks to be processed. They even told us to just leave him back outside where we found him. I told them there was no way I felt comfortable doing that in the condition that he was in. They asked us instead to bring him to K-State Vet for their injured stray program that runs on donations. We then went to K-State Vet where they did a physical exam, but ultimately determined that he was healthy enough and not a candidate for the program. We now know that his limp is due to a broken and healed back toe, and the protrusion on his sternum is an abnormal growth but nothing of concern. They suggested bringing him back to the shelter which we of course could not do per the shelter's instruction. We spent the next couple of days calling around Manhattan and JC trying to find a shelter or non-profit that would be able to take him in with absolutely no luck. My sister was also unwilling to take him back, and I was not willing to leave him outside. My boyfriend and I decided to give him a chance, despite our lease constraints and finances, and scheduled an appointment with Deepwell Vet to get him checked up, vaccinated, and neutered. He is currently up to date on his vaccinations and is neutered. The next month was overwhelming getting him adjusted to living inside, and although he knew how to use a litter box from the start, he began urinating and defecating all over our apartment. Scheduled another vet appointment to find that he had struvites in his urine due to a sensitivity to the proper cat food we were feeding him, rather than the normal diet of trash his stomach was used to as a stray. Until recently, Remus has been required to eat special prescription food, as well as take anxiety medication to prevent him from going to the bathroom anywhere but in the litter box. In the past month, we have been able to get him transitioned back to normal cat food, but he still does take anxiety meds. Since his appointments, although he has absolutely improved, Remus occasionally forgets to use the litter box. During his time inside, Remus has developed behavioral issues with food, including: attempting to steal food from our two other cats, climbing into our kitchen cabinets to scrounge for food, knocking trash cans over, eating leaves off of plants, etc. On numerous occasions, he has made himself and our other cats physically sick from getting into food that was locked away. We have made changes to our lifestyle as well as put things in place to stop him from stealing our food and our other cat's food, but he always finds a way! Our primary behavioral concern at the moment is his defiance of training and combative nature. We have two other cats in our apartment and although Remus gets along very well with our younger female, he absolutely terrorizes our male. Multiple times a day we have to separate the two while they scream at each other and fight. Whilst separating them or attempting to correct Remus for causing trouble, he will hiss and swat at you, standing his ground. This, along with the various other issues we have had with Remus during his time with us has caused a great strain in our relationship. He truly is a loving boy who desires affection, but it disheartens me to say that neither I nor my boyfriend find ourselves wanting to spend time with Remus anymore, as most days start and end with frustration towards him. Ultimately, we just want what is best for him and through many discussions have decided that he deserves a forever home with a family who has the patience and financial stability to provide for him. We believe that Remus would flourish best in a home by himself or with other female cats. I would not recommend placing him in a home with dogs, or outside as a barn cat so as to not resurface or worsen his feline pancreatitis. He deserves to finally have a safe and comfortable life indoors.