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Posted over 6 years ago
| Updated over 6 years ago
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My basic info
Breed
Calico
Color
Calico or Dilute Calico
Age
Kitten
Sex
Female
Pet ID
–
Hair Length
short
My details
Good with kids
Good with dogs
Good with cats
Shots current
Has special needs
My story
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Here's what the humans have to say about me:
Meet Cindy, an adorable 6-month old kitten. This little girl was rescued after being found outdoors. Cindy came to me pretty sick, but with some medicine and lots of love, she is now ready for her forever home.
Cindy is spayed, vaccinated and wormed. She tested negative for leukemia, but positive for FIV. FIV is a cat specific virus. You cannot catch FIV.
The primary mode of transmission for FIV is through bite wounds. This would be consistent with your free roaming, outdoor, fighting cats. Casual, non-aggressive contact does not appear to be an efficient route of spreading the virus.
On rare occasions infection is transmitted from an infected mother cat to her kittens, usually during passage through the birth canal or when the newborn kittens ingest infected milk. Sexual contact is not a major means of spreading FIV. This is what we believe has happened with Cindy.
Because infected mother cats can transfer FIV antibodies to nursing kittens, these kittens born to infected mothers may receive positive test results for several months after birth. However, few of these kittens actually are or will become infected. To clarify their infection status, kittens younger than six months of age that test positive for FIV should be retested at 60-day intervals until they are at least six months old.
Cindy is due for a repeat bloodwork in about 1 month, which will be taken care of thru my rescue. It is important to understand that cats infected with FIV can live pretty normal lives for years if managed appropriately. I currently own four FIV positive cats and they are non-aggressive and able to live with my personal virus free cats.
Cindy is an absolute delight and is good with all my cats and my dog. It is my hope that even if she doesn't retest Negative, that she will have many healthy and happy years ahead of her.
To meet Cindy, please contact Kathy Deptola Animal Rescue 440 862 0610 kdanimalrescue@gmail.com
