My name is Mauricio!

Mauricio is a very timid, little guy that will melt your heart once he accepts you by curling up in your lap. It took over 2 weeks before he allowed any contact from his foster human. When he warms up you’ll find yourself couch-bound with a cat on your lap.

Mauricio LOVES small mouse toys. He will carry them in his mouth and fling them around. He also loves kitty tunnels, round jingle balls, cardboard cat scratchers, perches by windows, and the top level of his carpet cat tree. Mo gets rambunctious a few times a day when he runs back and forth across the house and up and down his cat trees and other various perches. Other than crazy time and meal time, Mo just wants to curl up on your lap.

Mo loves his outgoing foster brother who has helped him acclimate to the household. Mauricio would do well in a house with another kitten or cat to play with and show him the ropes. He will also prefer a calm and quiet place until he feels comfortable, and that may take a few weeks. Mo will appreciate your patience while he adjusts and will eventually shower you with purrs in your lap.

Mauricio is from Texas. If you are interested in getting to know this animal better, please fill out an adoption application. An adoption application is the best way to show your interest in an animal and is not a binding contract.

To learn more about Ruff Start’s adoption process and the care our foster animals receive, please visit our How to Adopt page.

If you are unable to adopt but want to help this animal and others in our care, you can donate to support the medical and veterinary needs of all Ruff Start Rescue animals.  

Want to adopt a kitten? We highly recommend you consider bringing home two instead of one! Adopting kittens in pairs has been proven to be beneficial for cats’ emotional and behavioral well-being and greatly improves the likelihood of long-term adopter happiness as a result. Adopting more than one kitten also reduces the risk of “Single Kitten Syndrome” (also known as Tarzan Syndrome), a symptom of under-socialization during a kitten’s most formative weeks. Kittens who are under-socialized may develop aggressive tendencies toward both other animals and humans as they grow, creating lifelong behavioral issues for owners.