Hello, Ladies and Gentlemen. My name is King and I would like to be your cat.

I love people, even though I haven't always seen their kindness. Someone who should have loved me left me in a box at a gas station. I was taken to a shelter but no one adopted me and I was about to be euthanized. Thankfully, a kind woman rescued me just in time, and now I'm safe and waiting for my forever home.

My favorite things to do are to snuggle and give kisses (and eat and sleep and play - I AM a cat, after all). I LOVE to be with people and will follow you around like a puppy!

I've been through SO much. It's time for me to find my place in this world so that I can feel what it's like to be loved and comfortable and happy.

10/18: VOLUNTEER UPDATE

I had the pleasure of meeting King and I guarantee you, he is aptly named.  He is a vision to behold - what a beautiful cat.  He is also very tender and affectionate. He comes when called and is happiest when he is sitting RIGHT next to you. He has his energetic moments and he is athletic and curious, but mostly, he's just a big snuggly cat who needs all the love and attention his new family can give him.

According to the Cat Fancier's Association, www.cfa.org, this ancient breed, perhaps the oldest of all our cats, is able to communicate like no other. The Siamese voice is legendary. They speak both with their voice and with their body. They are the quintessential “people” cat, for they love to be in your lap, on your bed, at your table--and in your heart! Siamese have fascinated folks around the world since they were first officially exported from Thailand, or as it was known then Siam, in the late eighteen hundreds. Their sleek lines, striking color contrast, finely chiseled aristocratic heads, deep blue almond eyes, and short silky coats make them living art. Combine this beauty with acute intelligence, inquisitive personality and a loving nature and you have the essence of the Siamese cat. The first Siamese to appear in Englandwere a gift from Siam to an ambassador who brought them home. They began appearing in English cat shows almost immediately, and in American shows by the early twentieth century. Seal points, still the best known variety, were the first to arrive. With their seal brown, almost black extremities and their pale fawn bodies, they were sensational. While chocolate points, with creamy white bodies and milk chocolate legs, tail, mask and ears did appear from time to time, it was the blue point that gained official recognition in 1934. The blue point has a bluish-white body with slate blue points. The chocolate point was recognized next. In 1955 the lilac point followed and completed the breed. The lilac point has pinkish gray points with a white body which makes it most ethereal and delicate in color. For more information on cat breeds visit www.cfainc.org