Meet Sushi (black & white) and Tula (tabby) – our lovely velvety coated sisters. Born outside and semi-feral, these girls are now loving the comforts of the indoors and the attention of their humans. Although they will initially be shy, once settled you will be delighted by their playful and loving natures. Tula readily comes to her foster mom when called by name while Sushi likes to give a little hiss before purring up a storm for pets. The girls have been integrated into their foster home and do well with the resident cats. They enjoy wands, spring toys, balls, cat trees and window watching. They are about six months old and have always been together. They deserve to stay that way. Tula and Sushi are better suited to older children and adults. They are untested with dogs.
Tula & Sushi have been spayed, vaccinated & microchipped. Tula tested negative for FIV/FELV. Sushi has tested positive for FIV and negative for FELV.
We know so much more about FIV now. FIV is a feline only, slow-acting virus that compromises a cat's immune system over a long period of time. Cats can live long healthy indoor lives with FIV. FIV cannot be transmitted to people or other animal species and it is not easily passed to other cats. FIV is passed between cats through a deep bite – deep enough to inject saliva into the bloodstream of the other cat. You see these types of bites with males fighting for territory outdoors. FIV is NOT passed between cats through shared food bowls, shared litter boxes or through playing, wrestling or licking/cleaning each other. Purdue University’s College of Veterinary Medicine conducted a long-term study in cat shelters and found that FIV-positive cats can live with FIV-negative cats and not infect the FIV-negative cats during normal day-to-day interaction. Studies over the last 10 years have also shown that cats with FIV often live as long as otherwise healthy cats that do not have this virus. We have included links to information on FIV below.
Cornell University - Feline Immunodeficiency Virus (FIV) | Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine
Ontario SPCA - https://ontariospca.ca/blog/positive-doesnt-need-to-be-negative-adopting-and-living-with-an-fiv-positive-cat/
If you have room in your heart and your home for this bonded pair, email heartstohomesfelines@gmail.com or fill out an application at www.heartstohomes.ca.
