Hi, I'm Lisa. I want to be honest with you about who I am and where I come from, because I think you deserve to know, and because I have come too far to pretend.

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I was found in Varkiza with a serious wound on my neck. I had two months of surgeries and vet visits and bandage changes and procedures that didn't work the first time and had to be done again. I have a small permanent opening at my right jaw where the wound couldn't fully close — it needs to be monitored and cleaned with saline occasionally if it gets irritated. I have a shadow in my left eye that doesn't seem to affect how I see. I am FIV positive and FeLV negative. I arrived at the shelter on January 25th, 2026 and was spayed the next day. That is the full picture, and I am not ashamed of any of it.

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When I arrived I was feral. I hid in a carrier inside my crate and I did not come out. People frightened me. The team here was patient — endlessly, quietly patient — and for months I simply watched them and decided nothing. Then one day someone offered me treats and reached out slowly and I let her touch me. And something happened that I did not expect: I started purring. I made biscuits. I rolled over. I had never done any of those things before, as far as anyone knows, and they came out of me like they had been waiting a very long time.

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I am still cautious. Sudden movements startle me. Loud noises put me on edge. If you approach me too fast I will retreat, and if I get overstimulated during pets I may swipe or give a very small warning bite — nothing serious, just me telling you I have had enough for now. I will always move away before I escalate, so if you pay attention I will tell you what I need.

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What I love: wand toys, string toys, catnip to rub against, chin scratches on my left side, my igloo bed where I feel safely enclosed, and watching the other cats through the bars of my cage while letting out the soft little meows I have only recently discovered I have. I eat wet food and I have strong feelings about Churu and yoghurt treats.

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I need a calm home. A quiet one. Someone who will not rush me, will not expect me to be a lap cat immediately, and will understand that the version of me that purrs and shows her belly and meows for attention is real — she just takes time to arrive. She is worth waiting for. I know this because I have met her myself, and she surprised me.

 

Link to the National Adoptions Platform: 

https://pet.gov.gr/emzs-pet-adoption-gateway/details?id=11148

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An animal is not a toy and that owners have legal obligation  to reassure the welfare of their animal otherwise there is punishment according to the law/Ένα ζώο δεν είναι παιχνίδι. Πρέπει να γνωρίζετε, ότι η αγορά ή η υιοθεσία ενός ζώου είναι μια απόφαση που αλλάζει τη ζωή σας. Ως ιδιοκτήτης ζώου είστε νομικά υποχρεωμένος να διασφαλίσετε την κάλυψη όλων των αναγκών για την ευζωία του. Σε αντίθετη περίπτωση, διαπράττετε αδίκημα που τιμωρείται από τον νόμο.