This is the story of Bruce, a cat who has undergone several color changes since he was rescued by his “forever mom” at only one day old. He’s a very unusual kitty with a heartwarming rescue story.
Bruce’s mom, Kathryn, lives in New Zealand. On November 3, 2015, she found Bruce alone on a footpath in Kingsland, Auckland with his umbilical cord still attached. It was raining and Kathryn couldn’t bear to turn her back on the little guy.
None of the neighbors knew where Bruce came from, so Kathryn took him home, where he was fed around the clock to keep him alive. His first few months were spent in and out of the vet. It’s a miracle he survived at all.
As he grew, Bruce started getting dark spots on his paws and face. The family thought he might be part Siamese with the new markings emerging, plus his bright blue eyes. Within months Bruce turned into a beautiful (but black) green-eyed cat.
It was learned Bruce had “fever coat,” a condition that occurs if the mama is sick or stressed while pregnant. Her babies will have a lighter coat that will darken over time.
His unique appearance has earned Bruce a legion of fans on social media. Listed below are links to where you can find this now healthy, happy boy, who shares his life with his black feline friend Jager.
Facebook (where you can purchase items from his very own store and sign up for his newsletter)
Enjoy Bruce on social media. And be sure to share his heartwarming story with your friends. You may also send Bruce fan mail to Bruce the Cat, c/o Otago Polytechnic, Private Bag 1910, Dunedin 9054, New Zealand.
Elisa
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I agree. I think cats are extraordinarily sensitive, calculating and honest. They do the best they can considering their ability to deal with us is hampered by our inability to to deal with them, in general. We have to remember that they don’t speak our language, and we don’t speak theirs’ very well, hence it takes a lot of patience on both sides to meet trustingly in the middle. I’ve been working on gaining the trust of a feral in my neighborhood, hampered by my neighbor’s belief that I’m a lunatic for liking cats in the first place. I can’t even follow my own cats around without them calling the police on me. So I have to wait for this cat to venture near my house for brief interactions. I really need to move to where I can work with animals. And yes, I also think they’re all beautiful. I’ve never met a cat I didn’t like.
I have a few photos of fever coat here, it can be quite spectacular!
http://messybeast.com/indefinable-colours-kittens.htm
Clemmy is very feral. She was known as the cat from hell at the Humane Society when she was spayed. The night we brought her home there was a thunderstorm and she started shaking so hard we thought she’d die. She’s also terrified of hail and sleet. She has turned into a wonderful indoor cat and loves to play with circle toys and toy mice. I can even manage to pet her back at times. Ferals can learn to live indoors if you have patience with them.
They’re all beautiful and even the strange looking ones are beautiful.
Very sweet, thank you. Unfortunately Nifty died Feb. 2009, and I wish I had better photos of him; he had very fine features and manner. He was more graceful, prim and proper than any female I’ve known. Such a pretty boy. Clemmy is very pretty too. Oh geeze they all are, huh?
Ask your boy if he’d like a girlfriend. My Clemmy would LOVE him 🙂
Bruce is a beautifully simple name. He’s very good looking too… way cute for a boy, and I recall my cat Nifty whom I said that about as well. Interesting about “fever coat”; I don’t remember if I’ve heard of that before.