10/15/2026
Meet Skip, available for Adoption through FUR Animal Rescue 🧡
We’ve spent a lot of time trying to figure Skip out. We’ve given him time, space and patience, always wondering if eventually he would decide that people aren’t so bad and maybe someday he would want to be somebody’s pet. But I think we’ve finally realized that we’ve been waiting for Skip to become something he simply doesn’t want to be, and honestly, that realization has changed the way we look at him.
Skip doesn’t like human hands. He doesn’t want to be picked up or petted, and he doesn’t seek out affection from us. He has absolutely no desire to be somebody’s little love bug, lol. But what we have learned is that Skip LOVES being safe. When we leave and everything gets quiet, we get to see this completely different side of him. We watch him on the cameras sprawled out in his bed, completely relaxed, stretching out, rolling around and bathing himself for what seems like hours. He looks so peaceful and comfortable, and there is something really emotional about watching a cat who once had to survive outside realize that he doesn’t have to do that anymore.
He loves being indoors. He loves his soft beds. He loves being warm and knowing there is always food waiting for him. He loves the security of his little routine, and he really, really loves other cats. He just doesn’t need human affection to be happy, and we’ve decided that he shouldn’t have to learn to accept it in order to deserve a home.
So instead of looking for someone who wants to “fix” Skip or turn him into a social, affectionate house cat, we are looking for a very special kind of person. Someone who already has another cat for him to have as a friend and who is willing to bring Skip home, give him time to settle in, give him some ridiculously comfortable beds, keep his belly full and then simply let Skip be Skip.
We don’t want someone who is going to push him to be social or continually try to make him accept affection. We want someone who can love him enough to expect absolutely nothing from him. Someone who can find happiness just knowing that the little cat sleeping peacefully across the room feels safe because of them. Maybe someday Skip will surprise us and decide to sit a little closer. Maybe years from now he’ll decide a human hand isn’t so scary after all. Or maybe he never will, and whoever adopts him needs to truly be okay with that.
Because when you really think about it, Skip isn’t asking for very much. He isn’t asking someone to hold him or cuddle him or make him the center of their world. He just wants to be warm, fed, safe and surrounded by a cat friend he can love in the way that makes sense to him.
Skip has already spent enough of his life surviving. We don’t need him to become a different cat now. We just want someone willing to give him a soft place to land, close the door on the scary part of his life for good, and let him spend the rest of it knowing that he is finally safe, FURever. 🧡
EXTRAS:
🤸🏼♀️ Will hide
🐱 Good with other cats
🐶 Unknown
🚽 Litter trained
🥄 Easts Purina ONE Salmon
⚠️ Skip is FIV positive. FIV positive means a cat has Feline Immunodeficiency Virus, which can weaken the immune system over time. It is none issue these days. FIV+ cats live long, normal, healthy lives. FIV is spread primarily through deep bite wounds, not casual contact like sharing bowls, litter boxes, cuddling, or grooming. Peaceful FIV+ and FIV negative cats can live together successfully. FIV cannot be transmitted to people or dogs.
REQUIREMENTS:
🏠 Stable living environment (home ownership or lengthy rental history with landlord approval)
🌳 Indoor home
🏞️ A cat tree is a MUST for maximum happiness!
💧 We highly recommend Water Fountains for all cats (trust us, they'll thank you!)
STATS:
🐈 Domestic Shorthair Orange
🎂 5-6 years old
💙 Neutered Male
💉 Vaccinated FVRCP & Rabies
💊 On Flea/Tick/Heartworm Prevention
📊 Tested Negative for Felv. Positive got FIV.
💩 F***l and dewormed
👂 Ear Mite Free
📈 Micro Chipped
💧 Urinalysis, treated for UTI
READY TO APPLY?
📲 APPLY HERE: https://form.jotform.com/52336365911152
📝 An approved adoption application is required before a meet and greet.
📅 We offer a 30 Day Health Guarantee, lifetime behavioral support, and invite you to join our FUR Family!
💵 Adoption Fee: $200 (which is less than half of what it cost to rescue him)
🌍 Location:* North Platte, NE (non-local adoptions possible)
