I have 3 foster kittens at the moment. I rescued them, but have teamed with a local no-kill foster rescue program to foster them and get them medical care, etc. I've had them for a little over a week now. They've been to the vet, they're off their eye medication, and they've become far more social than they previously were. They're only about 3 months old and cannot be tested for FeLV or FIV until they're 4 months old (the next vet appointment I'm supposed to take them to). I haven't posted the kittens on Petfinder yet because I didn't feel they were ready to be adopted until they were done with their meds and more social and comfortable with human contact. Now the rescue seems to really want me to put the cats up on Petfinder and bring them to showing at the pet store that they do each week. However, I am now concerned with adopting them out without knowing if they are positive for FeLV or FIV. I know it isn't super likely that they have it, but I worry since they lived their entire first 3 months outdoors and encountered who knows how many of the several stray cats in my neighborhood. Their mother also lives outdoors 24/7 and I don't even know who the father is.
I'd feel horrible if someone adopted one of them and took them to the vet only to discover they had one of these diseases. It's bad enough that their new kitten has a horrible illness, but what if they no longer want it after that? Even worse, what if they already have a cat at home and he/she gets infected?
I don't want the rescue to think I'm being reluctant in posting the cats or getting mad at me for not trying to get them adopted asap. They're mainly a dog rescue, so I don't know if they really think about this aspect of cat adoption.
So, I'm asking my fellow cat lovers if you would want to adopt a kitten, not knowing if it has FeLV or FIV?
I'd feel horrible if someone adopted one of them and took them to the vet only to discover they had one of these diseases. It's bad enough that their new kitten has a horrible illness, but what if they no longer want it after that? Even worse, what if they already have a cat at home and he/she gets infected?
I don't want the rescue to think I'm being reluctant in posting the cats or getting mad at me for not trying to get them adopted asap. They're mainly a dog rescue, so I don't know if they really think about this aspect of cat adoption.
So, I'm asking my fellow cat lovers if you would want to adopt a kitten, not knowing if it has FeLV or FIV?