About Riley

Riley has some health issues but the only ones we really have to worry about are age-related. The shelter has been treating her for heartworms and she's getting her next injection in early Aug. She's wobbly and sometimes can't go up or down stairs easily. She sometimes piddles because she just can't hold it anymore, but she's not truly incontinent. She's an absolute cuddle bug but was used for hunting (and possibly for fighting when she was young, but she may have been just a breeder for the fights), so she'll chase smaller animals. I've never seen our cat do vertical parkour before, and watching a Maine Coon mix fluff up even bigger was pretty crazy! She acted like she really wanted to play with my whippet mix - she was surrendered to the shelter with her two 5 year-old whippet mix pups, and every time she saw Callie, she would whine and wag like crazy. The first two times we let her try to get a little closer, she slipped on our tiles and Callie freaked out and snapped at her. We put a baby gate up in my doorway so they could safely get to know each other, and things seemed to be going well. Callie was losing her fear, and one day nosed the door into Riley's room open looking for me (I must not have latched it properly). Riley doesn't always see or hear things right away, but when she turned and saw Callie, she attacked. My son was slightly injured trying to get Riley's jaws unlocked. We've been very careful to keep them separated, but one day, I had Riley out in the main room with me and Callie was curious. She would get closer and closer to the gate, even when Riley trotted over there. Finally, Callie put her nose up to sniff Riley, and Riley tried to attack her through the gate. Poor Riley is mostly exiled to her room, and Callie and Strogie mostly stay in my room because they feel safe here. Riley really is a lover - but not of other dogs or small animals!

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Osceola County
Kissimmee, Florida

Elizabeth Smock: 816-719-7573

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