I don't know if Blackberry ever had a real home. He was taken in to the shelter as a stray five years ago, neutered, tested positive and stayed. He's a very battle scarred tom. While some cats get depressed because they are moved from a home to a shelter, perhaps he became depressed through years of confinement after roaming free. He certainly became very active when I tried to put him in a carrier tonight! I had it on it's end so I could ease him in bottom first and he sat on the opening - he's definitely overweight, then he took off. It took three tries before it worked. He was sweet, though, he didn't try to scratch or bite. Now he's back home, he's back to hunkering down in a litter box just like the first day.

It's just interesting, comparing him to Thumper who has spent the same amount of time in a shelter and is very outgoing. Well, we all know that every cat has his own personality and I guess that is part of it.