Jackson Hewitt Domestic Short Hair Concord, NC

Jackson Hewitt is a handsome black & white fellow who gets along wonderfully with other cats and loves people, especially lots of petting. Jackson was rescued from behind a local tax office and we believe he must have been abandoned there as he certainly was not a feral cat. Jackson is FIV+ but that is no big deal. We have cleaned his teeth and he is healthy and ready to find his forever family who won't be deterred by those three little letters by learning about FIV and how it really makes no difference in how they will care for him. He is currently hanging out at Mac Tabby Cat Café in Concord with some of his other Princeton's friends and can be seen there. All adoptions requirements still apply to cats at the café so you will need to go through our pre-approval process and veterinary reference check in order to adopt. To begin the preapproval process please email us at PMadoption@outlook.com. Please Note: There is a fee to visit the cats at the cat café. This is a wonderful local small business and your support is greatly appreciated.

Here are the simple facts about FIV:

FIV (feline immunodeficiency virus) is a feline only illness and cannot be passed on to humans or canines. Kitties with this condition can live long and wonderful lives if kept indoors, spayed/neutered (which this kitty is) and fed a good quality diet. They can live easily with other kitties who do not have FIV as long as everyone is spayed/neutered and gets along with other kitties. There is no reason not to consider a kitty with this condition for a pet, regardless of who you have at home.

FIV is a retrovirus that occurs worldwide, and virologists classify FIV in the same retroviridae family as FeLV (Feline Leukemia Virus), but with one major difference: FIV is considered to be in the lentivirus. This type of virus is a slow virus that affects a cat’s immune system over a period of years. FIV cats most often live long, healthy, and relatively normal lives with no symptoms at all. FIV is not easily passed between cats; it CANNOT be spread casually. An altered FIV cat, in a home, is extremely unlikely to infect other cats, if properly introduced.

1) The Feline Immunodeficiency Virus is a slow virus that affects a cat's immune system over a period of years.
2) FIV is a cat-only disease and cannot be spread to humans or other non-felines.
3) FIV cats most often live long, healthy, and relatively normal lives with no symptoms at all.
4) FIV is not easily passed between cats. It cannot be spread casually - like in litter boxes, water and food bowls, or when snuggling and playing. It is rarely spread from a mother to her kittens.
5) The virus can be spread through blood transfusions, badly infected gums, or serious, penetrating bite wounds. (Bite wounds of this kind are extremely rare, except in free-roaming, un-neutered tomcats.)
6) A neutered cat, in a home, is extremely unlikely to infect other cats, if properly introduced.
7) FIV-positive cats should be kept as healthy as possible. Keep them indoors and free from stress, feed them a high-quality diet, keep and treat any secondary problems as soon as they arise.