Marietta, OH - Domestic Shorthair. Meet Simon (Neutered) Pics 7/21/24 a Pet for Adoption

My basic info

Breed

Domestic Shorthair

Color

Black (All)

Age

Kitten

Sex

Male

Pet ID

HSOV-A-3054

Hair Length

short

My details

Good with kids

Good with cats

Shots current

Spayed / Neutered

My story

Here's what the humans have to say about me:

Simon is an adorable male kitten who was brought to the HSOV on May 2, 2024 along with his mother (Claire) and his two brothers (Alvin and Theodore) after they were found in the Fleming Ohio area. Simon, Alvin and Theodore were tiny one-week old babies at that time.

This little 'house panther' has a black short smooth coat, a long tail, and a cute kitten face with golden eyes, a black velvet nose, and long white whiskers.

Simon's momma (Claire) was a wonderful mother to her kittens and raised three happy, playful boys in a small shelter cage. In all of their first family photos in early May 2024, Claire always had her paws lovingly wrapped around all three of her babies.

Claire and her kittens were separated in late July 2024 after the kittens were weaned, and they are now in adjacent towers in the lobby of our shelter. Momma Claire still keeps a watchful eyes on her boys while they spend their days playing frivolous kitten games (smile).

Simon was given Pyrantel wormer on May 8, 2024, and he was given vaccinations on June 6, 2024.

Simon is being listed as a Special Needs Kitten since he has a possible ulcer in his left eye (which is visible in most of these photos).

This little playboy dearly loves his brothers, and they are like 'The Three Musketeers' ..one for all and all for one. Naturally we'd love to see him adopted with one of his brothers (or with both of them as a trio).

Simon will be neutered before being adopted by his family (a requirement for HSOV adoptions to be finalized).

UPDATE: Thanks to the compassionate care from our HSOV Managers/Kennel Techs (and one of our wonderful local veterinarians), Simon's eye issues have been resolved. His left eye has responded to two different types of eye drops, and Simon was given a clean bill of health on July 31, 2024 heart His left eye has a nearly normal appearance, and the veterinarian advised that the minimal scarring will eventually disappear!

Simon was taken to a veterinarian clinic on August 20, 2024 to be neutered but, unfortunately, he had a URI (kitty cold) that day and was unable to undergo surgery. Simon will hopefully be feeling better after he finishes his medications and will be neutered in mid-September 2024.

UPDATE: Simon was neutered on September 17, 2024 and was also given rabies vaccine. He weighed 4.8 lbs that day.