Well, I'd never planned on having a cat here in Beijing, since I knew I'd be leaving in August, but sometimes these guys have a way of adopting you...

Skippy found us in our apartment grounds on a wet April evening. At the time he was gaunt, filthy, and worst of all his right paw was swollen, red, and bent at a weird angle -- obviously broke. He came right up to us and mewed forlornly, begging to be touched and loved, so we couldn't turn our backs on him. We decided to take him in with the purpose of nursing him back to good health and then finding someone who could adopt him long term.

Since then we've had him x-rayed, bandaged, treated for fleas (Frontline), treated for ear mites, neutered, vaccinated, de-wormed, and also bathed him several times (he actually doesn't mind this too much). He's now a very healthy cat -- his paw is now completely recovered, he has a soft and beautiful coat of snow white fur, and has gained nearly 5 lbs, hehe.

About the cat:
~1 year old (judging by his teeth)
-Male (neutered)
-White short-hair with pink ears/nose/toes and pretty light blue eyes (seems to have some Turkish Angora in him)
-His name is "Skippy" (used to have a skip in his step from the broken paw, plus I love peanut butter, haha)
-He's very affectionate and loves attention (being petted, tickled, massaged, playing with toys, hide-and-seek, etc). He also loves to sleep and will stretch out for naps a good portion of the day and all night. He's never bitten or scratched us, even when giving him a bath.
-He eats the cheap, dry Friskies cat food and also likes a treat of canned tuna juice or even cantaloupe every once-in-awhile (yes, cantaloupe, I dunno why but he's CRAZY about it). He knows how to use the litter box and loves to keep himself clean. It's obvious he was someones house cat before and they just threw him out, unforgivable...

We'll also give you a carrying cage, food and water dishes, 2 hair brushes, his toys, litter box, little bed we made him, special cat nail clippers so he won't tear up your furniture, and whatever extra food and kitty litter we have.

If you or anyone you know is willing and able to provide a good home for him, please don't hesitate to contact me through the board or email me at: endarkend_perapera@hotmail.com I'd love to answer any other questions you might have before adopting him. He will bring loads of fun and joy into your life, as he already has done mine!

Thank you for taking the time to read this -- here are the pictures (I have many more if you want, just email me a request).

Just after we find him (he loves stretching out and getting petted like this):

A little bit cleaner and curled up for a nap:

Looking cute/guilty:

Looking playful & sticking his tongue out a little:

Curled up in my girlfriend's lap:

This one is so cute -- my gf was petting him and he kept hugging her hand and taking her thumb into his mouth, teething it gently and making a cute face: