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Marmalade
Marmalade
UPDATE: ADOPTED! This orange beauty is ready for his new home. He’s been in foster care near St Louis, MO since January 2024.
He is very ready to get out of the bathroom he’s being kept in and cuddle with you. He is estimated to be between 4 to 6 years old and he weighs 14 lbs.
Marmalade was found this winter in the cold and a kind person started feeding him and brought him indoors. She reached out to Maine Coon Rescue Community for assistance with his vet bills and neuter. He’s not a Maine Coon, but there’s no way we were going to let him die out in the cold! Unfortunately, Marmalade was diagnosed with FIV and we’ve been unable to find a home for him. FIV is a very misunderstood condition.
Marmalade now needs an angel to whisper in someone’s ear. The greatest problem with a FIV diagnosis is that people don’t understand it. Many cats with FIV go on to live long lives without complications. According to a study by Purdue University, one of the nation’s leading veterinary training universities, they can live with unaffected cats and not transmit the virus.
We’ll never understand why someone threw out this sweet boy like a piece of trash to fend for himself. He is so loving and longs to cuddle with you in the bed or in your lap….he’s not a Maine Coon but he does have the loving purrsonality that we see in so many Coonies.
He’s so happy to be indoors and to have regular meals. On his most recent vet visit, he wasn’t scared and delighted the vet staff by rolling on his back for a tummy rub.
As you can see in the photo, he loves the toys that our members have sent to him; he probably hasn't had any in a long time.
We hope that Marmalade’s angel is on duty and you’re listening for that voice. He’s been in foster care for 11 months now and we want to move him before he thinks this is his home. If you’re interested in learning more about Marmalade and meeting him on Zoom or in person,
please send us an email at mcrcinfo14@gmail.com.
Is it safe for FIV-positive and -negative cats to live together? An article from March 16, 2023, from the Humane Society of the United States explains. Dr. Zarah Hedge, chief medical officer of the San Diego Humane Society, says some people believe that FIV-positive cats should always live separate from other cats. Not true, she says: FIV-positive and -negative cats can live together as long as all cats are spayed or neutered, remain indoors and interact peacefully. “If you have indoor-only cats [who] are fixed, the chances of them getting into a fight—especially with tooth penetration—is extremely minimal, to the point that most veterinarians would not discourage someone from having an FIV-positive cat in their home with other cats,” Jefferson says. Sharing household items (such as toys, food bowls and litter boxes) and grooming each other “does not appear to be an efficient route of spreading the virus,” according to the Cornell Feline Health Center. Jefferson says that the virus doesn’t survive long in an open environment and needs direct contact with a cat’s blood to infect them. For more information go to HumaneSociety.org "
