Christian

My story

Christian Male DSH grey Estimated DOB: 05/2021 Christian was a large tomcat living on the Westside when we trapped him and some other cats at a local business. While we originally planned to return Christian to his territory, we found out he seemed friendly to humans and decided to give him a shot at an indoor home. We ALSO found out he is FIV+ but that sounds much scarier than it really is. He can have a long and normal life like many other cats. It took several months but he finally seemed to have found his match. However, through no fault of his own, Christian (aka Greyskull) was returned to Fig and Friends Pet Rescue. Christian's human lost her housing and she decided the best course of action for him was to return him. He will thrive in a home with no other animals or small children. He is playful and loving and would really benefit from a forever home! Location: Christian is currently in foster Medical: Because Christian is FIV positive, he needs a low stress environment, quality food, exams at least yearly and proactive veterinary care to ensure he stays healthy. Because he has a compromised immune system, he'e not the type of cat that you try the "wait it out" approach if he's sick. Although FIV cats can be more prone to certain medical diseases, they more often than not live completely normal lives compared to their counterparts. As medicine has advanced, we now know that having FIV is not at all a death sentence like it had been treated as previously. These cats live comparable lives to non FIV positive cats and deserve a home and love all the same. We highly recommend finding a veterinarian who is comfortable with and knowledgable about FIV. Depending on their clients, FIV may not be something that every veterinarian sees regularly in their practice, so it can be daunting and they may not be familiar with the most recent guidelines for FIV cats and how they can live normal and healthy lives. You can leatn more about FIV through the American Association of Feline Practitioners' Feline Retrovirus Management Guidelines or from the Feline Veterinary Medicine Association's website and brochures such as this one! https://catvets.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/FelineVMA_FeLV-and-FIV-Broch_Web.2.pdf All cats are spayed/neutered, current on age approriate vaccines (rabies and distemper), microchipped, given flea/tick prevention and dewormer, FIV/FeLV tested, and any other veterinary care that is needed prior to adoption. If you are interested in adopting, fill out an application at www.figandfriendspetrescue.org/adopt

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