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I am merely forwarding. For more info contact below directly - thanks! From: SI Feral Initiative Inc. <sifi....@gmail.com> Subject: Navi's plea Date: Tuesday, May 10, 2011, 6:54 PM Hello wonderful people - Meet Navi, a 2 yr old American Shorthair boy with a beautiful face and soulful golden-green eyes that we pulled in the nick of time from the high-kill city shelter last spring...we made the decision to pull him before we learned he was positive for FeLV, a retrovirus that depresses the immune system (at CACC, cats are ONLY tested once a Rescue has stepped up for them). Unfortunately, once it is discovered that a cat is FeLV+, the decision is often made at the shelter to euthanize them immediately. Navi is such a sweet boy, we couldn't abandon him to his fate at the shelter after making the promise to save his life. After some heroic scrambling we found a "short term" foster for him, to serve as safe haven as we searched for a permanent home. That was almost a year ago...and although Navi's angel of a foster momma loves him dearly and we had all hoped that it would somehow work out for him to remain where he is, her frequent traveling for work and imminent plans to move out of the country are now forcing us to find him alternative placement. We have about a month to find either another foster home or a forever home for this loverboy. All supplies and medical covered for foster homes. Navi is young and full of energy, a complete mush-ball, and asymptomatic at this time, which means he has a clean bill of health from his doc apart from his FeLV. He has the appetite of a horse, and lo-o-oves love! He is hands-down one of the most outgoing cats we've ever encountered. The very first time we met him he was immediately rubbing up against us, meowing to us for attention, and asking us to play with him. He adores catnip, loves his scratch lounge quite literally to shreds :), and goes into fits of ecstasy when petted. He has this truly adorable habit of bumping up against everything when he's happy - and yes! - Navi loves other kitties! He is, in a nutshell, a total sweetheart and so completely deserves what every pet should have - the chance at a loving home for the rest of his life. A note from Navi's foster mama: "Navi has been with me for almost a year, and I adore every little piece of him. Navi is so special that even people who don't really like cats have always commented on his beautiful energy and affectionate personality. He is very easy going but he loves attention and is not shy to express it - he definitely loves to give and receive lots and lots of love!When I'm sitting at my computer he pushes my arm with his head until at least I say hi to him, and of course I can never resist and I have to let him sit on my lap while I do my work. Lately he really enjoys sleeping on my pillow on top of my head, or all curled up behind my neck. Sometimes he also likes to wake me up in the morning by gently putting his paw on my face...and he leaves it there to be petted. His paws are soooo expressive like I've never seen before in any other cat. Navi is not the type of cat who wants to be ignored, although he does like to sleep and have his alone time, he is meant to be with people or someone who really enjoys his company and shows him that he matters. If my life was different Navi would have stayed with me for sure, but he would need a passport, visas and lots of unpredictable plane tickets :( The lucky person who will give him a home will be so fortunate to have him, I guarantee it!" ...and she couldn't be more right - you only have to meet him once to realize that he will return the favor a thousand fold. Knowing Navi means having constant reason to smile. Due to his FeLV status, we would like to seeNavi in a home in which he is either the only cat, or where he can be with other FeLV+ cats. For all the non-obsessed-Rescue people reading this letter, that's because while Navi is currently healthy, his FeLV status does mean he could become sick - so while he would be fine with several cat friendly dogs, pot-bellied pigs, or iguanas - he is both more vulnerable to the infections your average cat could fight off, and contagious to FeLV negative felines. Navi is neutered, FIV NEG, and will come to his new home thoroughly vetted, UTD on vaccinations, and micro-chipped. For more information, or to arrange a meet-n-greet with this darling gentleman, please contact us at sifi....@gmail.com </mc/compose?to=sifi.res...@gmail.com> . You may also view Navi's listing on our adoption site at http://www.petfinder.com/pet-search?shelterid=NY881 . Application/Agreement required as always, and can be viewed on our site. We are unfortunately pressed for time, so if you could find it in your heart and schedule to cross-post this plea, we would deeply appreciate it. All our thanks, on behalf of Navi. ~ elena l. bass founder & TNR director S.I. Feral Initiative, Inc. *a registered 501(c)3 charity Staten Island, NY sifi....@gmail.com </mc/compose?to=sifi....@gmail.com> www.SIFI.Petfinder.org <http://www.SIFI.Petfinder.org> "BE the change you wish to see in the world ~ Spay and Neuter for a better future!!!" <http://p1.wisestamp.com/pixel.png?p=chrome&v=2.2.3.0&t=130480640629 8&u=b8f2a64b18680ae1> _______________________________________________ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
