Meet the Product Models: Gray Kitty

Meet Gray Kitty, a loveable former stray who wandered right into Gloria Atkison's life and thus began his career as a product model for ASL Solutions!

She said "God gave him to me. When Buffy [a former cat-shaped animal companion] died, I told God I wanted a solid colored longhaired cat. Gray just appeared, 3/4 grown. He'd come and go at first, and eventually he stayed."

Gloria says that Gray would prefer to be a housecat, as at first he was always trying to get inside, but that is not Gray's fate, as she is allergic to cats. He still likes to lounge by the front door and paw at it for attention, food, or in an attempt to get someone to let him inside. But of course, if you let a cat inside, they immediately want to go back outside.

"He was a gift."

Gray is such a loving cat that at first Gloria thought he belonged to somebody else! He slinks around peoples' legs, tries to get up on their laps, puts his paws up on their knees when that fails, and rubs himself on their feet. He loves following his humans around wherever they go, too, even if it's just to the mailbox and back.

Gray still likes to take exploratory jaunts for a day or two at a time, but he always comes back to his home in Dundas. He gets along very well with the other tomcat who lives there, an elder gentleman by the name of Bo.

Bo is Gray's best friend. They liked each other from the beginning, which is unusual because Bo does not make a habit of tolerating the company of other felines. Gray is on the smaller side, and Bo is big. Bo is in his early twenties and likes to bite people when they aren't petting him enough. Gray loves being petted, but he won't bite you about it. He is three and a half years old. Gray and Bo each have their own Cat Palace. In the wintertime, they like to share one house for extra warmth.

When Gray isn't laying by the front door, he loves to lay out by the pool on the deck. The dogs aren't allowed on the decks, so he likes being there. Easy access to his food bowl, a gorgeous view of the trees in the yard...and watching birds steal his food.

The local birds have a habit of dive-bombing the cats' food bowl and always remaining just out of reach. Unrelated to this, another haunt of Gray's is the stump next to the birdfeeder. Gray tries to hunt the birds that steal his food, but he hasn't ever caught one of those birds. He will sit by the tree stump for an hour or two, perfectly still, like he thinks the birds can't see him. He's a skillful hunter otherwise, leaving birds by the car for his humans to find.

Gray loved being a product model   he will do just about anything for tuna! And he got to keep the bed, which was a big bonus.

A perfect day for Gray would involve being petted all day long. And ever since his modeling gig, he loves the Calming Beds, so if you put one out in his favorite spot by the side of the pool, he'd never get off it. He's also a big fan of his Cat Palace, complete with a heating mat under the pillow. Put all these things together (plus a big scoop of tuna), and you've got Gray's perfect day! He's hopeful that he will get to model again for future ASL Solutions products.

Until then, he's going to go sit under the birdfeeder and try to catch one of those kibble-stealing birds.