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Mixed Breed Cat · Male · Young · 3 years

Personality:Butter is a worried boy who struggled with the cattery environment. He is currently in a foster home where he is provided with space so that he feels more confident to access his resources. Butter is still wary of his carer, but he feels brave enough to explore when she is sat watching tv. Behaviour:Butter likes the safety of his own unused room. He enjoys watching out the window at the surroundings. He sometimes explores the rest of the house when its quiet but can be easily spooked so he will run back to his room. Butter’s foster carer gives him plenty of space and uses a hands off approach to give Butter choice and control over his interactions. Butter has not wanted to interact with his foster carer and keeps a safe distance. Housing:Due to Butter coming from a multi-cat household, it is unknown whether he has had much positive interaction with people, for this reason he would prefer to have a spacious house/bungalow set up where he can have his own unused room downstairs (e.g. dining room); to eventually allow easy access to a garden. Considerations can be made for adopters who have a unused room upstairs. Alternative option can be a safe, secure, sheltered outbuilding or shed. This can be in a spacious garden or an alternative similar set up. Their adopters will need to use a hands off approach. It may be that they will prefer to live permanently like this but they may gradually build trust with their owners and surroundings and choose to live a more conventional lifestyle in a home. Children/pets:Butter will need to be the only pet onsite/ in the household due to his strong disliking in his previous home. Butter will need to be cared for by adults only. Visiting children considered depending on individual space and circumstances. They will need to be supervised at all times. Vet history:Butter is neutered, microchipped, flea, wormed and fully vaccinated. Butter has no known medical conditions. Butter has been on some medication to help him relax while in our care. This will be provided for his new home and a plan will be given on how to gradually wean him off of this. 4 weeks free pet insurance included with adoption. Adoption fee:The adoption fee is £50. If you would like to make an additional donation over and above the adoption fee, this would be hugely appreciated. Additional information:All rented and leasehold properties will require written consent from the property owner or agent. This needs to be in place before completing an application form. If your application is successful, staff will request a copy.We reserve the right to remove a reserve at any stage of the adoption process if we believe it is in the best interest of the cat.Adopters should consider that previous medical conditions will now not be covered by insurance. Adopters are responsible for the on-going medical costs once the animal has been adopted.Due to the high number of applications we receive daily, regrettably we will only be able to contact the successful applicant.Please note you have to be 18+ to apply for an animal. All rented and leasehold properties will require written consent from the property owner or agent. This needs to be in place before completing an application form. If your application is successful, staff will request a copy. We reserve the right to remove a reserve at any stage of the adoption process if we believe it is in the best interest of the cat. Adopters should consider that previous medical conditions will now not be covered by insurance. Adopters are responsible for the on-going medical costs once the animal has been adopted. Due to the high number of applications we receive daily, regrettably we will only be able to contact the successful applicant. Please note you have to be 18+ to apply for an animal.

Size
Age
Young · 3 years
Location
🇬🇧United Kingdom
Shelter
RSPCA Solent Branch CIO - The Stubbington Ark
Living with Butter
  • Vaccinated
  • Neutered
  • Microchipped
  • Good with kids
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Cared for by RSPCA Solent Branch CIO - The Stubbington Ark · United KingdomLearn about Mixed Breed Cat

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Bringing Butter home

What you'll need for Butter in week one.

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  1. 01
    Required by most shelters

    Hard-Shell Cat Carrier

    Top-loading carriers are easier than dragging cats out of a side door.

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    €25–40
  2. 02

    Feliway Calming Spray

    Cat-specific pheromone. Spritz the carrier 15 min before pickup.

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    €18–25
  3. 03
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    Covered Litter Box

    Privacy reduces stress in week one. Get one size up from what you'd think.

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    €25–45
  4. 04

    Clumping Cat Litter

    Match the shelter's brand for the first bag, transition slowly over a week.

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    €10–18
  5. 05

    Litter Scoop + Stand

    Daily scooping is non-negotiable. A stand keeps the scoop clean.

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    €10–18
  6. 06

    Sturdy Scratching Post

    Tall enough they can stretch fully. Saves your couch from week one.

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    €30–60

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About Butter

What life with Butter looks like

Butter is a young adult mixed breed cat cat waiting at RSPCA Solent Branch CIO - The Stubbington Ark in United Kingdom.

An adult cat usually shows their personality within a week. Give them a quiet room with everything they need (food, water, litter, hiding spot) and let them choose when to explore. Don't force interaction — every cat decides for themselves when a new home counts as home.

🇬🇧Adopting from United Kingdom

UK shelters work under the Pet Travel Scheme (post-Brexit, the EU pet passport is not valid; a UK Animal Health Certificate is required for travel into the EU). Most UK rescues focus on domestic placements but some work with EU partners.

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Frequently asked

Adopting Butter, answered.

How do I contact the shelter about Butter?
Use the phone, email, or website link in the sidebar of this page. RSPCA Solent Branch CIO - The Stubbington Ark handles screening and the adoption contract directly — TailHarbor doesn't broker the conversation. When you reach out, mention you saw Butter on TailHarbor so they know which animal you're asking about.
Can I adopt Butter if I live in another country?
Yes, in most cases. Rescues across Europe routinely place animals abroad — RSPCA Solent Branch CIO - The Stubbington Ark will tell you what they need (EU pet passport, rabies titer, transport coordination) and whether they handle transport themselves or refer you to a partner. UK adopters: post-Brexit travel into the EU requires an Animal Health Certificate. Plan for an extra €100–€350 in transport costs depending on distance.
Is Butter already vetted, vaccinated, and chipped?
Most cats on TailHarbor leave their shelter with sterilization, current vaccinations, microchip ID, and an EU pet passport included in the adoption fee. The vet status on this page reflects what the shelter has reported — ask them directly if you need details on specific vaccines, recent bloodwork, or chronic conditions.
What happens if Butter isn't the right fit?
Every reputable rescue accepts an animal back if the adoption genuinely doesn't work — that's part of the standard contract. Talk it through with RSPCA Solent Branch CIO - The Stubbington Ark early rather than rehoming privately; they know Butter and can place them more successfully than a second-hand listing can.
Why does the description sometimes read awkwardly?
TailHarbor translates shelter descriptions into English from the source language (EN). Translation is imperfect — names of streets, donors, and shelter-specific terms occasionally slip through unidiomatically. For the cleanest read, click the source link to see the shelter's original page.
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