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Can you look past my face and into my heart?

I'm not pretty on the outside: my ear is "tipped" because I was thought to be feral--but I was really in pain. My eye is stained from an old injury. I have a lump of scar tissue on my neck. My tail is nothing but a stub--it had to be removed. I'm covered in tiny bald spots from old fights, and when I'm nervous, I rub myself against things and sometimes rub my fur thin.

Can you look beyond my beaten up hide?p>

I was left behind at a resale shop in town when the owners moved--I took care of my cat family: Cheyenne, my mate, and Comanche and Cherokee, my kittens, and my adopted kitten, Shawnee. When the others were caught, I was still out there, frightened, but I took care of little Shawnee, who was very ill. I made sure when my foster parents came to leave food, that Shawnee got the first of it while I stood over her, guarding her.

Now we're in our foster home--all of the family, and I'm so happy. I love to play, not only with my brood, but with the other cats, with my foster parents, sometimes with strangers who come to visit. I really love to be petted and loved, too. I'm a lap cat at heart, and will sit on your lap for hours, my eyes closed, purring away.

Yes, I still have emotional scars: I don't like loud noises, I'm afraid of new people, dogs, small children, strange things...but I've learned to trust, and to love, and now I'm looking for a new home.

I'm looking for someone who has a lot of love to give, who has the patience to let me adapt to new circumstances, who doesn't need a pretty face to love, but who can love a big heart and a great companion. Will you be the one to look beyond the rough exterior and see the beautiful Pat Pat who lives in my fur and maybe--to fall in love with him.

And it wouldn't be bad if I could be adopted with Shawnee Bug either!

Come visit my webpage at www.happycatadoptions.org (Click Animals from the menu on the left, then search, browse, or list to find me. Once you've read about me and fallen in love, fill out an online application so that you can come and meet me.)