Hi I’m Calzone!
I’m a big boy weighing at 18 lbs which makes me the best cuddle buddy and weighted blanket. I love my toys, scratchers, and treats but nothing beats how much I love my people. I purr when I get scooped up and beg for chin scratches all day long.
While new people are exciting, currently I’m a little fearful of other pets in my foster home and hide on or under foster Dads desk in his office until things get quiet and I come out to explore. I do play with the foster kitten through a gate though! And I’m coming out of my shell with my foster siblings everyday.
Calzone is FIV+. FIV can cause a weakened immune system. Most FIV cats live long normal healthy lives; statistically there is no difference in lifespan. Sometimes they can get gingivitis, and if they do get sick they may get sicker faster than a FIV negative cat. Therefore, catching illnesses early in an FIV cat is important as well as taking them in for annual check ups. Many people own FIV+ cats and don’t even know it because they never got them tested. FIV was discovered in 1986. If you owned cats prior to 1986, they may have had an FIV+ cat and you never knew it!
Will FIV get my non FIV+ cats sick?
Since FIV is only spread through deep bite wounds or sex, the standard answer is “no. All DPA cats are spayed/neutered so there is no risk of spreading through sex (even if cats “mount each other for dominance reasons they will not actually penetrate). Most cats, if they don’t get along, don’t actually bite each other hard enough to draw blood and spread FIV – typically they hiss, scratch, or maybe give warning bites, but it is very rare for neutered house cats to bite like that. If your personal cat and your newly adopted FIV cat are fighting that severely, FIV isn’t your biggest concern! If we have an FIV+ cat we know does not get along with other cats we will let you know prior to adoption.
More information here: https://www.humanesociety.org/news/fiv-positive-cats
All Dallas Pets Alive adoptable pets are spayed or neutered, microchipped, and up to date on vaccines upon adoption. The standard minimum donation for cats over six months to seven years is $100, kittens under six months is $150, cats eight years and over are $50 unless specified otherwise. You can view all the adoptable pets and fill out an adoption application online on our website at http://dallaspetsalive.org/adopt/adoptable-cats/ . For more information, you can email adopt@dallaspetsalive.org.
