Dakota

I picked up Dakota on 10/1/05.  She was so thin. Her eyes were terribly runny and she looked sickly to me.  I placed Dakota in a foster home with a co-worker because I did not think she would do well in my home with so many other animals.  There is simply too much commotion and she needed time in a quiet place to recover.  My co-worker did a great job offering Dakota a quiet and caring place to start her recovery. She took Dakota to the vet and they gave her eye drops for her runny eyes and vaccinated her.  Dakota started to blossom in my co-workers care. She was very affectionate, gentle, and playful. She put another pound while staying with my co-worker. Because my co-worker was not allowed to have pets in her apartment she felt it was safer to return her  to me after a close call with her landlord.

Dakota was returned to me in November of 2005.  Dakota has a gorgeous thick, long gray coat and beautiful gold colored eyes.   Her coat will require occasional brushing to keep knots out of her coat.  She has an adorable meow and is VERY playful.  Dakota doesn't take long to warm up, but she's very independent.  She loves to be petted and can be very affectionate, but she needs to feel safe first.  She needs a home with cat experience. 

Dakota LOVES to play with feather toys or anything that dangles or can be chased.  She is fascinated by laser toys.  She will wear herself out playing with those toys, which is good, because she's become quite plump while living with us.  We are closely monitoring her food intake now.

Dakota is very selective regarding cats she chooses to get along with.  She would really prefer to be the only cat.  She can get along with mellow dogs as long as they respect her space.  I will catch her rubbing on my dogs legs sometimes.

I would love to see Dakota go to a quiet home where she can get lots of playtime and attention.  Dakota is not very happy here because there are too many animals.  She will flourish where she can be an only pet and she will become more social and friendly  in an environment where she can relax.  She was extremely gentle, playful, and affectionate in her foster home.  She needs to have that opportunity again.

Dakota does have a chronic eye discharge possibly due to the herpes virus.  We have not done the actual tests for herpes, but my vet is confident that her eye discharge is from herpes. She gets eye drops and Lysine when her eyes get runny.  My vet thinks this will get better in a less stressful environment., but she will always require the drops and lysine when her eyes act up.

Dakota is spayed, fully vaccinated, dewormed, and treated for fleas.  She tested negative for FeLV and FIV.  

This page last updated on 6/2/07.