KOZO

GREETINGS! MY NAME IS KOZO, AND I AM EXCITED TO SHARE MY JOURNEY WITH YOU. I FOUND MY WAY TO DUDE'S ANIMAL RANCH AND SANCTUARY IN FEBRUARY 2024 AFTER BEING RESCUED FROM A DISTRESSING HOARDING SITUATION IN HOUSTON, WHERE I, ALONG WITH MY BROTHERS, SUFFERED FROM SEVERE EYE INFECTIONS DUE TO THE NEGLECT WE ENDURED. THE CONDITIONS WE FACED WERE HEARTBREAKING, AND AS A RESULT, THREE OUT OF THE FOUR OF US REQUIRED EYE REMOVAL SURGERY ONCE WE ARRIVED AT THE SANCTUARY. THANKFULLY, I WAS ADOPTED BY A LOVING FAMILY IN AUGUST 2024, WHERE I WAS WELCOMED INTO A NEW HOME ALONGSIDE ANOTHER CAT WHO I HOPED WOULD BECOME MY SISTER. HOWEVER, MY NEW SISTER HAD A WILD PAST AS A FERAL CAT AND STRUGGLED TO ACCEPT ME INTO HER TERRITORY. DESPITE THE BEST EFFORTS OF MY NEW FAMILY AND THE DEDICATED TEAM AT DARS-TX, IT BECAME CLEAR THAT THE MOST COMPASSIONATE CHOICE FOR EVERYONE INVOLVED WAS FOR ME TO BE RETURNED AND FIND A NEW FOREVER HOME IN MAY 2026. THIS DECISION WAS INCREDIBLY DIFFICULT FOR MY FAMILY, AS THEY HAD GROWN TO LOVE ME DEEPLY, BUT THEY UNDERSTOOD THAT IT WAS IN THE BEST INTEREST OF BOTH ME AND MY SISTER.

THE LOVE AND CARE I RECEIVED FROM MY PREVIOUS FAMILY WERE EVIDENT, AS THEY EVEN CREATED A "GUIDE TO KOZO" TO HELP MY FUTURE ADOPTIVE FAMILY UNDERSTAND ME BETTER. THIS THOUGHTFUL GESTURE SHOWCASED THEIR COMMITMENT TO ENSURING I WOULD THRIVE IN MY NEXT HOME. THE GUIDE INCLUDED VALUABLE INSIGHTS ABOUT MY PERSONALITY, PREFERENCES, AND QUIRKS, ALLOWING MY NEW FAMILY TO GET TO KNOW ME ON A DEEPER LEVEL. I AM HOPEFUL THAT MY NEXT CHAPTER WILL BE FILLED WITH LOVE AND UNDERSTANDING, WHERE I CAN TRULY FLOURISH AND FIND MY PLACE IN A NEW FAMILY. THE JOURNEY HAS BEEN CHALLENGING, BUT I REMAIN OPTIMISTIC ABOUT THE FUTURE AND THE CONNECTIONS I WILL MAKE ALONG THE WAY.

PERSONALITY:

KOZO IS THE BEST CAT I HAVE EVER MET. HE HAS SO MUCH PERSONALITY AND SO MANY LITTLE QUIRKS THAT CONSTANTLY MAKE ME LAUGH. HE’S AFFECTIONATE, GOOFY, AND VERY EXPRESSIVE.

HE RESPONDS TO:

• KOZO

• KOZY

• TOZO

• BUDDY

• LITTLE BUDDY

• CALZONE

• ANGEL

• OLD MAN

AFFECTION & CUDDLES:

• KOZO IS A VERY LOVING CAT AND ENJOYS BEING CLOSE TO HIS PEOPLE.

• HE LOVES TO CUDDLE AND WILL OFTEN LAY DIRECTLY ON TOP OF YOUR HEAD OR FACE.

• HE LOVES BEING BRUSHED.

• HE DOESN’T MIND FACE/HEAD KISSES AND WILL SOMETIMES EVEN LEAN IN TO ASK FOR THEM.

• HE DOESN’T MIND BELLY RUBS, ALTHOUGH THIS CAN SOMETIMES TURN INTO PLAYTIME.

• HE DOES NOT LOVE BEING PICKED UP, BUT HE’LL TOLERATE IT FOR A FEW MINUTES AS LONG AS HE FEELS SECURE AND SUPPORTED.

BELLY RUB WARNING:

IF KOZO IS FEELING PLAYFUL, HE MAY POUNCE OR START TREATING YOUR HAND LIKE A TOY! HE OFTEN LIKES HAVING “GREEN FUZZY” NEARBY SO HE CAN BITE AND BUNNY-KICK THAT INSTEAD. I USUALLY REDIRECT HIM WITH A TOY SO MY HAND DOESN’T BECOME “GREEN FUZZY.

FAVORITE TOYS & ACTIVITIES: 

• KOZO LOVES TO PLAY AND SCRATCH.

FAVORITE TOYS:

• “GREEN FUZZY” (HIS ABSOLUTE FAVORITE)

• “MR. TACO”

• SPRING TOYS

OTHER FAVORITES:

• SCRATCHING! A SCRATCHING POST IS DEFINITELY A NECESSITY.

• CAT TREES — EVEN THOUGH THE ONE WE HAVE IS TECHNICALLY TOO SMALL FOR HIM (IT ORIGINALLY BELONGED TO MY OTHER CAT), HE STILL LOVES SQUEEZING INTO THE TOP BED.

OTHER HELPFUL INFORMATION:

• KOZO HATES TO HAVE HIS NAILS TRIMMED, HE BECOMES VERY VOCAL.

• HE HAS NEVER HISSED OR SHOWED AGGRESSION, HE JUST BECOMES VERY DRAMATIC.

• HE DOESN'T MIND CAR RIDES TO THE VET.

• HIS PREVIOUS ADOPTIVE FAMILY WOULD LIKE TO STAY IN CONTACT WITH HIS NEW ADOPTIVE FAMILY.

A FULL "GUIDE TO KOZO" WILL BE PROVIDED AT THE TIME OF ADOPTION.