The adorable images of the one-year-old Ukrainian Levkoy and his resemblance to the well-known house elf from J.K. Rowling’s wizarding universe have garnered attention online.
Nicole, the 30-year-old owner from Upper West Side, New York, fell in love with Mr. Dobbs, better known as Dobby, after looking for a cat that wouldn’t aggravate her allergies.
The nurse had to keep the little, practically bald kitten warm in old socks when she adopted him in October since he was so small. She realized the adorable kitten enjoys having his picture taken and created a series of hilarious selfies while attempting to grab the wrist strap.
“When I handled him, he showed a lot of affection and seemed more eager to interact with me than to play with the other kittens or bounce around.”
“I shared a picture of him doing odd things in my lap and attempted to figure out what yoga stance he was trying to accomplish. I publish whatever comes to mind.”
“I receive a lot of favorable feedback online; people find him to be cute and humorous. He used to wear old socks when he was younger, which made his moniker even more fitting. He immediately tries to grip the string when he sees my phone’s wrist strap so it won’t slip off.”
In 2016, Nicole began to think about adopting a cat because she had grown up with pets most of her life and “thought something was missing.” She started looking into breeds that wouldn’t cause her to experience responses after learning that she was allergic to felines with fur, though.
Nicole said: “I was adamant that there had to be a way to have a cat after getting tested and discovering that I did, in fact, have an allergy.
What I discovered were numerous breeds that claimed to be beneficial for allergy sufferers, including sphynx, peterbalds, donskoys, and one kind of very hairy cat that emits little dander in its saliva.
She thinks she has been more outgoing since getting Mr. Dobbs since she frequently takes the cat on adventures around her city and to safe places.
In the future, Nicole wants to train him to be a therapy animal. He has begun training to become a certified therapy animal, she said. He’ll be allowed to visit libraries where kids may practice their reading abilities by reading aloud to him.
