Updates On 14th Jan 2015

DING, the sweet, smart and charming, albeit FIV-infected, cat is still awaiting his forever family to whisk him home.

We’re confident that a special, loving family out there will open their hearts and home to this kitty kutie!

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We�re looking for a committed, keen adopter for DING, an exceptional cat. (He is a ginger/white, 2-year-old local cat.)

Ding (see videoclip) is a smart, perceptive cat with an extra sweet temperament and seems to communicate readily with humans, in his own unmistakably affectionate ways. He is receptive to human talk, and from our observations is a highly cooperative and amiable darling (and so unassuming! ). Last but not least, he comes across as a really loving companion!

He boasts practically all the great-to-haves in a cat, as over and above basic house skills (like being toilet-/ litter-trained), he seems ready to make a difference to whichever forever family opens their home and hearts to him�

However exceptional he may be, unlike the typical shelter cat, Ding is, sadly, infected with the Feline Immunodeficiency Virus (FIV).

According to our vets and our existing knowledge of FIV in general,
- FIV is NOT transmittable from a cat to a human, but only from cat to cat;
- FIV is not spread through close contact of one cat with another, but only through DEEP cat bites (i.e. the kind that usually occurs �outdoors during aggressive fights and territorial disputes�; according to online sources like https://www.aspca.org/pet-care/cat-care/feline-immunodeficiency-virus-fiv ); thus, if Ding is kept strictly indoors as a pet, the risk of getting another cat infected with FIV from him is minimized;
- it is most ideal if Ding could be adopted by a single-cat adopter (in the absence of other cats in the household); Ding, though, has been observed to get along well with the other cats in the SPCA cattery;
- if all goes well, Ding could live to his full life expectancy (most FIV-positive cats have generally lived for an average of twelve-fifteen years); and
- Ding could be more prone to gum inflammation and/or other infections, so his adopter needs to be alert to signs of his being unwell.

To find out more about FIV, do come by these pages:

https://www.aspca.org/pet-care/cat-care/feline-immunodeficiency-virus-fiv

http://www.vet.cornell.edu/FHC/health_resources/brochure_fiv.cfm

http://www.petmd.com/cat/conditions/infectious-parasitic/c_ct_feline_immunodeficiency_virus_infection

http://www.icatcare.org/advice-centre/cat-health/feline-immunodeficiency-virus-frequently-asked-questions

We do hope you could give Ding a loving home, especially if you can be a dedicated caregiver and are (likely to be) a single-cat adopter.

Do contact our Shelter Supervisor at 62875355 ext 32, if you are keen on adopting DING.

Source: https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=10152645196863155

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