Dear Melissa... I've been wondering the same thing. I have a 5-6 mo. old positive who has already managed to sneak out of the house once and be "lost" for most of a day and part of the night until I was able to find him with the help of an animal communicator. He has the ego of an panther in a tiny black body and seems determined to live his life LARGE. Day before yesterday he pulled another disappearing act and I spent another frantic day looking for him, only to discover at the end of the day he had climbed into the clothes dryer and was shut in there all day taking a nap with some fleece kitty beds and never uttered a meow or tried scratching to get out. Luckily my dryer is an old one and you can't start it just by pressing a button...I have to hold the switch with one hand while trying to start the drum spinning with my other hand, so there is no way I could have started it and cooked him without knowing he was in there, thank goodness!
Purrki tested positive at 6 weeks and has remained nonsymptomatic except for very mild gingivitis and recurring cyclical fevers. He has boundless energy and seems dedicated to making sure there is no boredom in my life. He will be neutered very soon...I was thinking that would be a good time to get him microchipped in case his lust for sneaking out of the house does not diminish. But I am wondering if a tiny "foreign body" like a microchip could be deleterious to a compromised immune system. Has anyone out there microchipped their positives? They should be "indoors only" so that wouldn't be necessary, right? Try telling that to Purrki. I have to put him in a carrier if I'm going in and out of the house or he will zip out between my ankles like a furry rocket and seems to have no regard for his own safety. He will chase the chickens (3 times his size) or run up a tree and launch himself onto the top of the chicken house with thud that sends them squawking. He is definately a feline free spirit. At the rate he's going and taking risks, he may not be long for this world, but he will definitely live his life to the fullest. When he isn't going full speed ahead, he is quite the love bug and does an excellent imitation of a mink stole, sleeping and purring draped across my neck or on my chest or some other part of my anatomy. Sally in San Jose
