Parker is an outgoing, confident kitten who settles into new environments with ease and is always happy to make a new friend. He loves attention and affection, especially when he’s getting sleepy! If you stop petting him too soon, don’t be surprised if he gently asks for more.
Parker is just as enthusiastic about playtime as he is about cuddles. He loves chasing wand toys, wrestling with his siblings, and is always ready for his next adventure.
With his easygoing, confident personality, Parker would likely adapt well to a variety of home environments.
Parker recently has 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 Parker 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.
Parker 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 situation for any one or all of these cats.
Parker ideally should be adopted only to households who already have an FELV cat or no other cats in the household and no intention of getting another cat. CCAR currently has a cat in foster with FELV who is 12 years old so it is possible for FELV cats to live a long, healthy life, but full disclosure is that they generally do not live as long a life as most non FELV cats. (CCAR ID: C26-234)
