- ADVERTISEMENT - Last week’s The Scratching Post adoption section featured three pet videos instead of the usual four. A shelter cat named Panda was slated to be one of the stars—he’s an orange kitty with a mass on the bridge of his nose that squashed his big face, particularly the eyes, into an odd but endearing configuration. Here’s the video starring this singular fellow that Long Beach Animal Care Services volunteer Susan and I had made. Panda shows his cuddle to volunteer Susan. Video by Kate Karp There was something about Panda that got to everyone at the shelter. If I had another room in my house, I’d have taken him home—we figured that there were tender hearts that would beat the same way, and someone would come for him. On the day before the article was posted, the results of a biopsy on his nose revealed that Panda has a malignant tumor that shelter veterinarians said was too large and too advanced for a good prognosis.