I'm ready for my new family!

Meet Leo! This big fluffball is a happy, independent cat. He is about 6.5 years old. Leo is friendly and likes to be pet. His favorite spots are under his chin and his tummy. He loves to sit with his foster parents for attention and when he is done, off he goes for a nap. Leo will allow being picked up but only for short periods. He likes to play with a lazer pointer, and will stalk and pounce toys or small things like cotton balls. Leo loves to talk when he sees you. He also loves temptations and catit creamy treats. Leo would do best as the only cat in a calmer home. Older more respectful children would be okay. Leo does not like the dog in his foster home and is not proven with other cats.  As a long haired cat, he will need regular brushing and likely grooming once or twice a year.

This handsome boy has been neutered, vaccinated, microchipped and has had his teeth cleaned and 6 teeth removed.

Leo has had a hard life. He was rescued from a motel where monthly renters were feeding him. Leo does have a grade 3 heart murmur and is FIV positive (FELV negative). He is not taking anything for the heart murmur and FIV does not require any treatment. Leo will require an annual vet visit to check on his heart and we have included information on FIV below.  If you have room in your heart & your home for this very handsome fluffball, contact us here, email [email protected] or fill out an application at heartstohomes.ca.

FIV is a feline only virus that cannot be transmitted to people or other animal species. FIV is passed between cats through a deep bite wound – deep enough to inject saliva into the bloodstream of the other cat – commonly occurring in outdoor cats who fight for territory. FIV is not passed between cats through casual contact like sharing food bowls or 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. For more information, please check out the links below.

https://ontariospca.ca/blog/positive-doesnt-need-to-be-negative-adopting-and-living-with-an-fiv-positive-cat/

https://www.humanesociety.org/news/fiv-positive-cats

https://www.vet.cornell.edu/departments-centers-and-institutes/cornell-feline-health-center/health-information/feline-health-topics/feline-immunodeficiency-virus