Nathan & Napoleon (FIV+) ** Bonded Brothers** Domestic Short Hair Blaine, MN

Meet adorable Nathan (grey chin) and Napolean (white chin)! They are approximately 2 year old cuties whonare quite bonded to eaxh other. Here's the kicker.....both Nathan and Napolean tested positive for FIV. Cats with FIV usually live long, healthy, normal lives BUT it can also cause some cats to be more prone to infections, etc. FIV is only spread by a deep penetrating bite wound from another cat, during an aggressive fight. It is not contagious to people or dogs, etc. Sadly, many people are scared off by the FIV status, which I really wish wasn't the case. Honestly, I know many FIV-positive cats that are little old men/old lady cats with no illnesses at all, etc.

The main issue would be: if you have other cats, the recommendation is to not have FIV-positive cats living with FIV-negative cats, BUT I tend to disagree since the method of transmission is via a deep, aggressive bite, which is highly unlikely among friendly, altered cats. Many vets and cat-people agree. Our rescue was actually named after a cat named Tuffy, who is FIV-positive and lives with a FIV-negative kitty!
These kiddos came to us as tiny feral kittens, and have grown to understand that humans are pretty great! They are always purring and so fun to watch wrestle! They sleep with their foster mom and are good with dogs!

Their adoption fee includes their neuter surgeries, microchips, vaccinations, deworming, fecal tests and FeLV/FIV tests.

For more information on FIV please check out these websites

http://www.catster.com/lifestyle/cat-health-vet-study-fiv-positive-cats-living-together

http://bestfriends.org/resources/fiv-cats-faqs

If you are interested in meeting this kitty, please visit our website to fill out an application: http://tuffstartrescue.weebly.com/adopting.html OR email - tuffstartrescue@gmail.com Serious inquires only please!

To guarantee the safety and well being of all our rescue pets, cats adopted from us must be kept indoors.

Cats adopted from our rescue must keep their claws. Declawing our rescue cats is strictly forbidden. Please review the following links for new research regarding declawing and the long term effects it can cause a cat.
http://www.pawproject.org
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/05/170523124130.htm
http://www.worldanimal.foundation/advocate/declawing-cats-causes-aggression-abnormal-behaviors


*** We are a foster based rescue and our rescue pets live in foster homes all over the twin cities and its suburbs. Not all animals are located in Blaine. ***