Meet Patch Adams (Patches for short). Patches came into our care on October 16, 2021, all the way from Texas. He is just over a year old. His best friend in his foster home down south was a black lab. Patch is blind and hard of hearing. He is also crossed with mountain goat! He is a climber and loves to be as high as possible. It's easier to get pets and kisses from humans from there. He likes all people and other pets great and small. He has perfect potty behaviors and is a good eater. Simply put, he is WONDERFUL!

Patches has been staying with his foster family for a while now. He needed an expensive dental procedure done, before we could get him adopted.

His dental procedure was completed about 2 weeks ago, and he has been healing ever since.

We asked his foster family to help write up a bio for him, (since they know him best), so we could officially list him as 'Available for Adoption.'

They wrote up a beautiful bio, and in doing so, realized that they couldn't live without Patches, after all. So today, they officially adopted him!

Patches has officially found his forever home. The perfect home.🥰

Congratulations Patches, and may you enjoy your best life possible!!💜 ⠀

And thank you to his foster family, now his forever family, for opening your hearts and home to one of our very special #angels.💜

The bio we asked his foster family to write, that ultimately forced them to foster fail:

Patches - relaxing at his foster family’s house.

Patch Adams (a.k.a. Patches) is the most excellent and sweetest cat in all the land. He's a tender, precious soul. Patches just wants someone to hang out with, play with, scratch his chin and pet his head. He's fearless and constantly on the move. Patches is always searching for higher ground. Literally, he could give a mountain goat a run for their money...on the way up. Down is a different story.

Patches really wants to be involved and enjoys helping with pretty much whatever you're doing. Need a helper as you unload the dishwasher (he enjoys sitting on the dishwasher door when it's open!), an inspector as you take groceries out of the bag, or a friend to help you open the mail? Patches is your cat!

He loves the bathtub and appreciates it if you turn the faucet on so it drips. Enjoys sleeping in bed tucked by your knees (or having a pillow to lean against). Loves the sun through a window and all things soft and warm. Who doesn't! Patches is very playful; he's self-entertaining and loves it when you play with him. He carries his toys around the house with a prance in his step! His favorite is his catnip banana--he attacks then proceeds to proudly carry it around for all to see.

Speaking of sight...Patches can't see. And we believe he's mostly deaf. Because of this, it's a balance of treating him like a traditional seeing and hearing cat while understanding and working with his unique needs [and vulnerabilities].

We placed steps throughout the house (stacked books and plastic storage containers work, too!). Definitely a learning curve, but he becomes more comfortable every day. We also either keep the bathroom doors closed or have placed a gate to block off the toilets. He'll get into the bowl if the seat is up. Most importantly, Patches gets onto the top of the back of the toilet. He's been unable to get down and will fall off because it's slippery. For the same reason, we have removed coasters, books, and papers from tables (any elevated surfaces accessible to him) as he's slipped off. Adding 'stickies' under coasters, drink warmers, etc., also works!

Patches helping to unload the dishwasher.

He loves to dig things out of the garbage to carry around (it's adorable). Still, he'll eat the paper and Kleenex, so we removed all the open trash cans. His love for paper is strong...but eating it can't be great.

We clean his litter box a few times a day. Because he can't see, he steps in his 'gifts' and doesn't seem especially pleased.

100% certain he would bump his nose into a hot oven door that's open (had a few close calls; he doesn't seem to register heat as he gets close). Don't think he would jump onto the oven door, like he does the dishwasher, but not totally sure.

He sleeps like he's dead, but no worries, he's just really comfortable. Patches loves to be held but needs to be able to hang his front two legs over your arm. Think of his front two legs (and paws) as an extension of his whiskers: they're significant for his ability to sense the world.

He's constantly gently bumping into things. If he seems okay, he is! You may not be, haha. It gets easier.

Patches needs kindness, patience, compassion, and, most importantly, love. He needs a safe and enriching environment to just be a cat. No rambunctious kids...or individuals of any age.

Great appetite--currently eating all wet food, but loves wet and dry. He drinks a lot of water. Uses his litter box every time. Takes excellent care of his coat. He rarely scratches furniture or carpet (he loves and needs scratch pads!). On rare occasions, he goes after something; if you gently ask him to stop, he does. He's a very polite cat.
Patch Adams is genuinely unique and will be the perfect companion, family member, and friend for the right person.

Patches and his tower. His favorite place to be.

A few weeks ago, I emailed, mentioning Patches may do better in a smaller space--I think I was wrong. As we've continued to open more of the house, he's thrived.
Speaking of wrong, I also mentioned he would benefit from another 4-legged. Now wondering if he would do better as the only animal. If it's the perfect fit, great, but I would be concerned for Patches if not. I have the same concern with kids (young and old). When I dropped him off (and picked up) from his dental, the kind person helping us said how vulnerable Patches was--never thought of him as vulnerable, but I think they are right. He is vulnerable. Also, I don't think it would be ideal for him to be home alone all day...a compassionate and understanding human companion would greatly benefit the little guy.

Didn't mention he loves to be held and carried around on your shoulder because we had a scary moment a few weeks back. Without anything changing, he panicked and twisted himself off my shoulder. He mostly landed on all 4's but was close to hitting face first. Still don't know what happened--he went from perfectly fine to not in a split second. Now we hold him and carry him in our arms; fortunately, he seems to enjoy that just as much.

He's been very vocal (ALL hours of the day and night), but it's decreasing, so I didn't mention anything above. Regarding pm, playing and feeding before bed didn't help; however, been experimenting with sleeping space, etc., and things have improved remarkably. Of course, it could be unrelated; maybe just the benefit of more time. Only bring it up now because haven't slept since having the privilege of fostering our friend (last week notwithstanding).

He's fantastic and extraordinary, and it's imperative that he ends up with the right person [people]!

Cheers!