Hi, we’re Misty and Marvin
We are a brother/sister due with a sibling kind of relationship!
More About Us
Breed - Domestic Shorthair
Sex - Female & Male
Age - 1 year (DOB: May 2024)
Colour - Misty: Tortie, Marvin: Ginger/ White
Neutered - Yes
Vaccinated - Yes
Microchipped - Yes
FIV/FeLV blood tested- Yes (Negative)
Live with children - Older children 12+
Live with other cats - No
Live with dogs - No
Temperament - Friendly, affectionate, can be temperamental
Indoor-only or outdoor access? Misty and Marvin would like access to outdoors in their forever home, but will need to be kept STRICTLY indoors for at least 8 weeks to give them chance to get to know their new humans and settle into their new home.
Our story so far…
We were brought into the sanctuary through no fault of our own. Unfortunately, our owners were moving back to their home country and could not take us with them.
I (Misty) took the move quite personally, I was obviously very settled in our home and it took me a few weeks to settle in here. Yes, I took it out on these humans and was very grumpy towards them to begin with, but did eventually settle when I realised they were my friends and I got used to my new surroundings. Once I finally showed my real personality, my carer began to see that I was just as my previous owner had described me- lazy but very friendly, although I will still tell you off if you annoy me or if I want to be left alone.
My brother Marvin is even friendlier than me! He wants constant cuddles and affection and will follow the humans around. I can however be a bit of a bully to him (I was told I have to be honest!) and took my frustrations about moving home and the fact that I don’t like other cats and there is a lot of them here, out on him. I do love him but sometimes he just gets on my nerves and I just feel myself shouting at him or punching him- oops. Sadly, this has gotten to him a little and made him a bit sad, so he can now be temperamental and grumpy sometimes, especially when it’s time to go back into our pen. Our carer thinks that after having a whole house to ourselves we are struggling with being in a small space together and not getting much time apart. Although, when in our pen, we are always seen sharing a bed! Once we are in a home again and have space to get away from each other when we want to, our carer hopes that we will calm down again and our true personalities (without as much grumpiness) will shine through again.
We are both playful as we are still young, we love a good play with a feather wand or some stinky catnip/ valerian toys, but do not like to share! So, enough toys for the both of us will be needed in our new home please! Something else we don’t like to share is the humans. When we want attention or are having fuss from a human, this can lead to arguments sometimes, so you have to make sure you fuss us both at the same time or that there is more than one human to give out extra cuddles.
Home we are looking for…
Due to our relationship, we are looking for adopters who are either used to having a sibling pair and the scraps/ arguments that can come with this, or are happy with this and understand that it can be normal. Some siblings get on really well and others don’t all of the time. I mean, you try living with your brother in one room 24/7! You’d want to punch him too! Of course, we do get time out of the pen as much as possible and really enjoy this, hence why Marvin gets grumpy when it’s time to go back in.
We don’t ever have real fights, it’s more us hissing/ grumbling with each other, with a few slaps and kicks, but we will then just walk away from each other. Then, the next minute, we’re sleeping very close to each other (but not cuddling ew!) in our big bed in our pen. We really do have a kind of love/ hate relationship. Our carer did consider splitting us up, but as I say, we like to sleep near each other and our previous owner didn’t mention issues in our previous home, so hopefully it is just the fact of being in a smaller space, and the fact that I don’t like other cats and it’s my brothers fault that there are lots of them here- it’s not but who else can I blame?
Obviously, we do not want to live with any other cats in our forever home, I’m surprised I have even been asked that! We would like to be the only pets please. We have also met a dog here and although we weren’t terrible, I just glared at it and was not impressed.
Due to our temperaments at the sanctuary, it has been decided that we would be better in a home with no young children. I, especially would not like younger children as they would annoy me. We, well I anyway, would prefer to live in a home with adults only or older children 12+ who will understand that we need space when we ask and won’t be too much for us.
We would like to be able to go outside to explore in our forever home, however will need to be kept strictly indoors for at least 8 weeks while we settle in and get used to our new family.
Medical history…
We are both healthy and have been given a clean bill of health by the vets.
We are however currently on some calming supplements here at the sanctuary due to being quite stressed and unhappy. These supplements aren’t too expensive and can be purchased easily online. Our carer advises that we be kept on these while settling into our new home for at least a couple of months and in the future we can hopefully be weaned off them if our adopters think we will be okay without them, which we should be. Our carer says she can give further details on this to any potential adopters.
If you think you could offer us the home we need, please fill out an Adoption Enquiry Form. Please make sure you have read about all of our needs and our adoption policies before applying.
Forms lacking in detail or with questions unanswered may not be considered, we need to ensure we are matching our cats to the right home for them.