Romeo

• Age: 2023-03-08
• Sex: ♂
• Neutered: ✅
• Vaccinated: ✅
• Passport: ✅
• Microchip: ✅
• Rabies Antibody Test: ✅

This cat has three names — Vagr / Romeo / Mars — because his story is truly remarkable.

In spring 2023, many cats lived in the yard of one of our volunteers (most of them later passed through the Kotoprovod project — some found homes, others were sterilized and returned). A very affectionate young male was named Vagr (which means “Tiger” in Armenian). He was easy to catch, was sterilized at the clinic, and then released back. Soon after, Vagr disappeared. It was very sad.

In spring 2024, a large unfamiliar cat appeared in the same volunteer’s apartment building. He behaved boldly, confidently, and was very affectionate. He quickly charmed all the neighbors — they even set up a little house and bed for him in the hallway. He would go outside during the day and return in the evening for dinner and sleep.

There was just one issue: he decided to sing arias and serenades right under our volunteer’s door — love songs for her sick cat, Seva (who, by the way, had once lived in that same yard). Seva returned his affection, so sleeping through his performances was nearly impossible — likely for the whole building. That’s how the hallway cat got the name Romeo. Romeo and his Juliet never actually met face to face (though they may have known each other back in the yard).

In spring 2025, Seva passed away. Romeo had no one left to sing to.

We finally had the chance to arrange his sterilization and vaccinations. Romeo calmly went into the carrier and traveled to the clinic — where we discovered that he had already been sterilized. That’s when everything became clear: the small missing cat Vagr and the large, confident Romeo were the same cat. It was a shock.

Then another twist followed. Romeo/Vagr was reserved by a family from the United States, so he was not returned to the street, and we began preparing him for travel. The family chose the name Mars (a fitting, “food-style” name in Kotoprovod tradition). But complications arose — several times we found people willing to transport him, yet each time there were visa refusals or airline restrictions.

After weeks of searching, the situation resolved unexpectedly. The family in the US ended up rescuing an injured kitten, while the family in Armenia, where Vagr/Romeo/Mars was staying in foster care, had grown so attached to him that they didn’t want to let him go.

In the end, through mutual agreement, two cats found their happy endings — the Armenian Romeo and the American kitten. Romeo stayed in Armenia and continues to send us his greetings from his home.

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