Meet Charlie! Charlie is a dashing ~ 2.5 yr old male with a heart as big as his personality! He is great with young children, other cats and is good with the larger dog in his foster home. He loves to cuddle with his foster mom, bird watch and is also a very smart guy who taught himself how to open doors LOL!
Charlie wasn’t always so happy-go-lucky. He was rescued in the middle of winter, cold & hungry, with a serious wound on his neck. Charlie was later diagnosed with FIP — an illness that used to be fatal – but is now curable. Charlie finished his treatment like a champ, and is FIP clear! Charlie is FIV positive likely as a result of the neck wound which would have been caused by another male cat. Please refer below for more information on FIV.
Charlie has been neutered, vaccinated and microchipped. Hearts to Homes will guarantee Charlie’s health for 2 years. If you have room for Charlie in your heart & your home, message us here or fill out an online application.
About FIV
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 often 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 cats that do not have this virus. We have included links to information on FIV below.
Cornell University - https://www.vet.cornell.edu/.../feline-immunodeficiency...
Ontario SPCA - https://ontariospca.ca/.../positive-doesnt-need-to-be.../
