Mirabel

Meet Mirabel! This stunning Torbie is about 1.5 - 2 years old, and is as sweet as she is sassy! Mirabel loves to hang out near her foster mom. She loves pets and being scratched from top to bottom but she will tell you when she has had enough. Mirabel is playful, loves her toys and also loves her tube treats! Mirabel came to us with her 3 kittens in tow. She did an excellent job raising her babies. Two have been adopted and the third – a beautiful long haired tortoiseshell - will likely be adopted soon. Mirabel is timid and will need some time to adjust in a new environment. She does love to play and would love to have another friendly sibling to play with, or, it would be wonderful if she could go with her baby Julieta who she is close to. Mirabel would be fine with older children who can give her space when she wants it. She is untested with dogs but would probably adjust with the right introduction. Mirabel is spayed, vaccinated, microchipped and vet checked. She is in good health but did test positive for FIV. There are no special requirements/needs for an FIV positive cat - like other cats, they should just get their regular vet check ups/vaccines. FIV is a feline only virus that cannot be transmitted to people or other animal species and it is very difficult to pass to other cats - it is only passed between cats through a deep bite wound – deep enough to inject saliva into the bloodstream of the other cat – commonly occurring in outdoor cats who fight for territory. Cats cannot pass the virus to other cats through casual contact like sharing food bowls or litter boxes or through playing, wrestling or licking/cleaning each other. Purdue University’s College of Veterinary Medicine conducted a long-term study in cat shelters and found that FIV-positive cats can live with FIV-negative cats and not infect the FIV-negative cats during normal day-to-day interaction. Studies over the last 10 years have also shown that cats with FIV often live as long as otherwise healthy cats that do not have this virus. For more information, please check out online articles at the Ontario SPCA, The United States Humane Society or Cornell University's College of Veterinary Medicine If you have room in your heart and your home for this beautiful sweet girl, please contact us here, email [email protected] or fill out an application at heartstohomes.ca.