A deaf former stray cat who has impressed her carers with the creative ways she communicates is looking for her forever home.
Cookie has been in the care of Cats Protection’s Bracknell & Wokingham since December, and in that time has delighted her fosterer with the variety of ways she demonstrates what she needs.
Volunteer Lynne Pothecary said: “When Cookie arrived, she had been straying for over three years and although we noticed that her meows were often very loud, we put that down to her years of living rough and needing to make herself seem larger than life to keep herself safe but when we took her to the vet, we discovered she’s entirely deaf.”
The petite 16-year-old is known for her friendly nature and love of affection as well as her ability to engage with those around her.
Lynne explained: “Cookie is one of the sweetest, most gentle cats we have had in care, but it’s her intelligence that has really endeared her to us. Like most cats she will be very vocal if she has a complaint but she also communicates in plenty of other ways.
“While Cookie has been with us, she has taken to sitting in her feeding spot when she wants to be fed; gently tapping your arm when she feels the level of petting or number of treats isn’t up to her expectations, and she thinks nothing of sitting beside the kitchen tap when she’s thirsty.
“We expect once she’s in a home of her own, she will delight her new owners with an even wider range of communications.”
Cookie’s hobbies include purring, being brushed, being stroked, sitting on laps, eating treats, and watching the world go by on a sunny windowsill
Cookie has been with the branch for five times longer than the 42-day average that it currently takes cats to be homed across the Cats Protection’s network of adoption centres and branches.
Lynne added: “We are desperate to find a home for Cookie. All she really wants is a full-time lap on which to curl up and in return she will fill your heart and home with love and chatter.”
Cookie would make an ideal companion for someone who spends a lot of time at home, and she will need to be the only cat as her time on the streets has made her very wary of fellow felines.
Speaking exclusively to Wokingham Today, Cookie said: “Meeooowwwww”.
Anyone who would like to find out more about Cookie or the work of the branch can visit www.cats.org.uk/bracknell or call 0345 371 4212.
