Our Young "Grandpa Kitty!"
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Come Meet Mighty Montana !!!!! He has such a cute face! At first, we thought he was feral but he was only just fearful. We are pretty sure he had a home at some point, was abandoned or abused and ended up navigating the streets all by himself. He does like to play, and appears to enjoy petting more on his head vs. his body. For some of the volunteers he knows and trusts, he rolls over and shows his belly wanting to be loved and rubbed. We found that since Montana loves to protect all the younger kitties, we have made him our honorary “Grandpa kitty”, even though he isn’t very old. He seems to prefer the company of younger kitties, but gets along just fine with most of our adult kitties. Our wonderful team of socializers are working with him, and he has gone from being isolated, to now being out, cage-free, in a room with other kitties. Montana is FIV+ and needs no meds. This condition is easily managed as long as the kitty is kept indoors.
NOTE: Above video says that FIV can be transmitted by sexual contact in cats. However, according to current science, FIV is not transmitted that way. It's only transmitted through deep blood wounds, normally from fighting. If FIV+ cats are kept indoors, and are not aggressive to other indoor cats, there should be no problem, especially if proper acclimation procedures are done.
