One thing that always wins Ben over is food! He’s the first to let you know it’s mealtime and is often waiting at your feet while dinner is being prepared, offering meows of encouragement throughout the process! His love of snacks helps bring out his confidence and is a great way to earn his trust.

Ben has recently been diagnosed with FELV so he would need to be in a home with no other unvaccinated cats.  He could live though with adult cats that are fully vaccinated for FELV or other FELV kitties although there is never a 100% guarantee that the vaccine will protect them.  Currently Ben has the regressive form which means he’s not shedding the virus and can have many healthy years ahead.  FELV has no known cure currently and the virus can move from regressive to shedding. It is imperative that anyone who adopts Parker or his siblings understands that he can never be an outdoor cat as this is a virus that is transmissible to other cats if they are not vaccinated. Greatest concentration of the virus is in saliva so mutual grooming, sharing of dishes are a higher risk of transmission when a cat is shedding the virus. There is a lower concentration of the virus in faeces when a cat is actively shedding the virus.  FELV is not one of the core vaccines that all kittens receive therefore, you would need to check your vaccination records, if introducing into another cat household to ensure that they are fully vaccinated for FELV.

Ben and his siblings deserve to live as many healthy years as they can with the right family. There will be no adoption fee for these three however, we will be interviewing to ensure that people are aware of what the disease is and what to be prepared for. We would consider a long term foster for any one of these cats.