Adopt a Brook! — Kitten Academy

Greetings, Kitten Academicians!

If any of you were waiting for official word on Brook’s health before putting in an adoption application, now’s the time! She’s got a clean bill of health, and is strong as an ox! (A very small ox.)

This beautiful momcat was first noticed by us in October while we were at AristoKatz vet in Fairfield. We immediately fell in love with her and her little Pebble kitten, and after some discussion between DAWS, TAILS, and Dr. Katz, we got permission to take Brook and Pebble on at the Academy!

It wasn’t long after Pebble was weaned that Brook encouraged her to join the rowdy boys Fern, Thistle, and Moss, leaving Brook free to pursue her own interests. Brook moved herself into the Academy’s guest bedroom and she continues to claim it as her personal space.

Repeated super high blood sugar tests at the vet led us to believe that she may be diabetic, but on further testing, we discovered that her blood sugar was only high at the vet - or after a car ride. A final fructosamine test at the vet proved that her blood sugar is typically quite normal, and the high tests were only due to stress.

Although Brook is somewhat stressed out by change and slow to accept new cats and new places, she does come around after a time. After three months of slowly acclimatizing her to the faculty here at the Academy, she now gets along with them all acceptably well. There’s still the occasional scuffle, but nothing more frequent or serious than what we see between Custard and Loganberry, or Loganberry and Eddie — normal cat behavior.

She likes infrequent wild play with her toys, bouncing off the walls and running around like a kitten. More typically, she likes to snuggle up in a bed near her favorite humans and nap. She absolutely loves treats and will do anything you ask if there’s a food-based reward involved. She’s smart and easy to train.

She’s very tolerant of being picked up, snuggled, cuddled like a baby, or held in a lap and petted — especially if there are treats involved — but she tends to prefer to go lie down on her own if the petting stops.

She’d make an excellent choice for a single-cat household, or could be introduced to a multi-cat household over a period of time. You’d certainly want her to have her own safe space for the first months — just as you should when introducing any new cat to an existing group.

You can use this form to apply to adopt Brook via DAWS. As always, Kitten Academy cats and kittens can be adopted anywhere within the continental United States, but you do have to come pick her up in person (and visit the Academy)!