My name is Snot!

***The first step in the adoption process is to complete the application at www.emmetcountyanimalshelter.org***

So yep, her name really is Snot!  And yep, it's an appropriate name given her well snottiness and sneezing! And yep, maybe its not flattering but it is the name that stuck when she was originally surrendered with this name when she was just a kitten.  And frankly we couldn't love her more if her name was Snot or something beautiful like Princess!  Bottom line this gal is precious and we know that she is a higher maintenance cat due to her sneezes but the love and entertainment she will show in return for you caring for her is immeasurable.  But, there's one more thing to consider....Snot is Feline Leukemia aka FeLV positive.  And before you decide one way or the other, let's discuss.  FeLV is just a virus that they carry in their system.  It doesn't mean anything bad except that their immune system is more delicate.  But you can have that with lots of conditions in a pet.  What it does mean is that an FeLV + cat would need to be an only cat (although there are excellent vaccinations available now and your veterinarian might have a good suggestion of how to handle bringing in an FeLV positive cat into a multi-cat home) OR be with other FeLV positive cats!  Of course, two (or 3 or 4!) is more fun than one and Snot loves other cats! Feline Leukemia cats can live a long life or they may succumb to an illness like any other cat however, we feel that they deserve the chance to live in a home full of love and care just as much as the next cat does!  Does it mean that they need a special owner with a huge heart and level head...probably!  But we know there are true cat lovers out there that see the value of a home life for these kids where they are out of the shelter setting and can have a low stress environment with lots of love and care.   

So now that we've chatted about FeLV kitties, let's get back to Snot and her bio info.  Snot has a really long story and its pretty interesting.  If anyone if interested in adopting and hearing the whole thing we are happy to share.  But for the purposes of keeping this post a paragraph shy of a novel we will give you the Clif notes.  Snot was a sick kitten rescued by a good Samaritan that couldn't keep her due to the fact he was a traveling construction worker.  After getting her to feeling better she came to us.  Snot was later adopted by a lovely young lady as an emotional support cat and Snot excelled at her new job title.  Fast forward about years and the young lady had a baby and their doctor said the baby was allergic to Snot.  Sad sad face!!!!!  Snot came back to us.  Since then, she's been hanging out with her homies the other FeLV positive kitties.  Unfortunately for us we have several other positives however Snot loves them all and enjoys her time with them.  

So, the home Snot would love would have another cat she could play with ideally but she really just loves to share her love too!  She really just wants a home that really loves cats and would be ok with her being a stage 5 clinger! She is a silly, sweet girl that loves to play and cuddle.  We estimate her date of birth to be August 2015.  She is spayed, up to date on vaccinations and microchipped.  As always our adoption policy for cats and kittens is free will to approved applicants.  If you have questions about Snot, any of our other FeLV kitties or anything at all really, feel free to reach out via email at emmetcountyanimalshelter@live.com, phone call at 712.209.1288 or shoot us a message through Facebook messenger.