Harder to adopt Cats

In this article I want to talk about the harder to adopt cats in shelters. Let's start with FeLV cats so FeLV is Feline Leukemia. Which as most people assume is cancer, it is not cancer it is a virus that weakens the immune system. This means that a cat with FeLV when they get sick they have a harder time getting better and if not addressed the sickness could be fatal to them. FeLV is also contagious through saliva, blood and to some extent, urine and feces. FeLV also can take a few years off their lives but most cats are able to live happy healthy lives however they can either be a single cat or they would have to be with another FeLV cat. Many people find this scary and do not want to adopt these cats because either they are afraid of the cat getting sick or they just don’t want to have to deal with it. FeLV cats are just as sweet as any other cat. They will make amazing cats in the right environment. Now let's shift to the next group of hard to adopt out cats, the next group are our FIV+ cats. FIV is like HIV for humans it also is an immune deficiency. It is contagious also but can only be transmitted through deep bite wounds and really bad fights. Most FIV+ cats can live with other cats as long as they do not get into fights. This is why most people are weary of adopting an FIV cat. These cats are not different from other cats aside from the immune deficiency which when they get sick it hits them harder and if not taken care of it can also be fatal. In the right home these cats will be an amazing addition. Our next hard to adopt out cats are our diabetics. These cats get insulin shots 1 to 2 times a day which can be a little scary. They are again just like any other cats; the only difference is they get insulin shots. This is one thing that makes people a bit unsure about adopting out these cats, also considering how expensive insulin is. These are the reasons I believe most people are unsure about adopting out diabetic cats. I know there are some shelters that will help provide insulin. The next group of cats I want to talk about are the ferals and semi-ferals. These groups of cats are really hard to adopt out mostly because they do not like to be picked up and held. Ferals are hard to adopt out because they do not like to be touched at all. Though most of these cats can be worked with and will most likely come to a point where they will allow you to pet them. These cats are most of the time born outside or cats that have been thrown out and have grown weary of people so they do not want to be touched, or even picked up by people, which makes it hard to get these guys adopted out. Now let's move to the last group cats that are harder to adopt out but these cats do get adopted out if the right person comes in. This group is our cats who are on medication. Most people don’t want to adopt a cat on medication because they do not know how to give them and would prefer not to learn how to give them because they are scared. Every once in a while shelters get people who come in and know how to do medications and are willing to adopt cats who are on medications or they get people who are willing to learn to do medications. The main reason behind this article is to help get these harder to adopt cats hopefully adopted.