Best thing that happened to me in 2025 was this beautiful creature. He was described as “spicy” and “food obsessed” and was an owner surrender. His tail is oddly short and has a permanent kink in it (doctor said it is fine). He had to be isolated in his own cat condo. But he was one of two cats at the shelter who was known to be good with dogs.

Ozai took his time to warm up. He was stand offish. He ate a lot when he got here. He shed so much I took him to get checked out- and his coat was wire-y. He was fine. Then he started getting open sores on his skin. Another doctor appointment suggested he might have a food allergy. We switched the food and oh my! Not only were the sores gone, he started to cuddle after he was sure the dog was sleeping. He even jumped on my bed with the dog!

Then he started to give me the sweetest head bumps and reaching out to me every chance he got. He was a fan favorite on work from home zoom calls. He started flopping on the ground and seeking belly rubs. He has turned out to be one of the best cats I’ve ever had!!

Orange Juice now Ozai