Hubert’s family knew straight away when they got him from a local shelter three months ago that he was full of personality and sass.
“We often describe his demeanor as a cranky old guy who secretly loves and requires affection,” Hubert’s mother, Laci Reamer, told.
The 8-year-old cat settled into his new home right away — and made it known from the very beginning that he’s absolutely obsessed with trying to go outside.
Despite the fact that the shelter said he’d always been an indoor cat, Hubert has an intense fascination with the great outdoors, and even though he loves his new comfy life and his family so much, that hasn’t stopped him from trying to escape and go play outside every chance he gets.
“He attempts to flee on a regular basis,” Reamer stated. “On one occasion, he was successful in his escape. We had no idea till he began walking up the sidewalk! How could you have missed a 31-pound cat slipping past your legs at the door? Yes, you read that correctly! He weighs 31 pounds. He’s chubby yet vivacious (he’s on a diet).”
It grew to the point where every time someone new arrived to the door, Hubert would try to persuade them that he was allowed to walk outside — to the point where his family had to put up a notice.
“We made the sign because he will give everyone that look with those large eyes that says, ‘Please help me.’” There’s a lot for me to see and do out there. ‘If you just open that door, I’ll glide right by you,’ said Reamer. “Because he’s really skilled at begging, we wanted to make people aware of him.” We live on a busy street and don’t want him to get hurt!”
So far, the sign has done wonders in keeping Hubert secure inside, and everyone who sees it has a great time laughing at it.
“We receive a lot of feedback on that,” Reamer said. “The UPS person even came on our door to tell us how much he appreciated it and how much it made him laugh.”
Hubert’s elaborate escape plans are no longer effective as a result of the sign, but his family is working on a delightful surprise that will allow him to explore in a much more supervised manner to help with his passionate love of going outside.
“We just ordered him a collar and leash to get him started on his huge outside excursions,” Reamer explained. “I’m crossing my fingers that everything goes smoothly!”
