Grumpy cat longs for blanket forts and windows to ‘judge your neighbors,’ shelter says
A “grumpy” cat at a Nebraska animal shelter secretly loves to snuggle and longs for a home with windows — so he can “judge your neighbors,” the shelter said.
“Y’know those days when you’re just not in the mood?” the Nebraska Humane Society asked on Facebook. “Raj gets it. In fact, that’s every day for this grumpy guy.”
But Raj seemed to open up to the idea of abandoning some of his grumpy ways when a staff member started spending time with him in a “quiet, low-traffic office” away from the stress of the shelter’s general adoption area, the shelter said.
A photo shows the sourpuss calmly snuggled up under a blanket draped over him like a fort.
“If Raj had it his way, the world would be full of blanket forts, canned food, and maybe, MAYBE, the occasional lap for him to sit in,” the shelter said. “(He secretly loves a little snuggle and a chin scratch, but you’ll never get him to admit it.)”
The shelter hopes someone with a quiet home will take an interest in trying to “win him over.”
The 2-year-old longhair cat first came to the shelter in early November as a cat who wasn’t picked up by his old owners, according to his adoption page.
Since Raj isn’t in the main adoption area, those interested in meeting him should fill out an application ahead of time.
“We know he’d appreciate an actual home with plenty of soft blankets and sunny windows where he can happily judge your neighbors,” the shelter said.
In the comments, one person said grumpy cats can thrive in a quiet environment “when they are the only pet.”
“My mom took in a cat who is nervous and spent all her life around other cats, and she’s like a new cat!” they said. “Noticeably happier and, in turn, more trusting and less nervous, but still definitely enjoys her down time.”
You can learn more about the adoption process from the Omaha humane society on their website.
