Sweetie

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Meet Sweetie! We accepted this cutie early June 2026 when she was rejected by a local SD shelter for being FeLV postive.  We where contacted by her rescuers seeking assitance and we took her in. We do NOT accept Felv kitties, however, this little girl was headed to a cage for life since her rescuer does not believe in euthanasia and that is NO life for ANY animal. We had though about euthanasing this little monkey after a couple of days of relaxation and fun at casa de arwob so she can at least enjoy life, something she had not had since she was stuck in a kennel for a month since she was found. Actually this little girl along with other 3 kittens (brothers) were found inside a plastic bag, according to her rescuers. Not sure where and how, we just know inside a plastic bag in early May.  The brothers are still waiting for help, we are hoping to test them in a couple of weeks to see if they too are felv positive or hopefully not infected. For now, since we came to OF COURSE fall in love with sweetie we have decided to give her a chance for a couple of months, being a beauty, kitten, super personality, and healthy aside from being FeLV positive perhaps someone will inquire to adopt.Sweetie is a playful kitten who will NOT do well in a cage. She is currently in a foster with multiple cats and dogs which means she has to stay in her kennel AWAY from the rest of the foster cats BUT she gets to have the whole house for herself 3 times a day for long time to run, jump and be loved without exposing the other cats (we place them all away) now this is NOT a sustainable situation so we are desperate to find a foster or adopter for this girl. The best would be a foster to adopt trial since she is not scheduled to be spayed until July. Applicant can foster her for a couple of weeks to get to know her while helping the rescue with foster and until she can be spayed perhaps decide to adopt her. Now, if you are NOT in a position to adopt but can offer a LONG term fostering (meaning months to a year) to give her a chance for someone to apply to adopt her, that is GREAT! This is what we say 'fostering saves lives' because she can't be a kennel setting, never the less in a home with cats. interested in helping her? Must have a home with NO other cats, or cats who are Felv positive. She will do great with children and cat friendly dogs. Please, do your research on Felv. The cliff notes? It's a feline specific dissease which is highly infectious to other cats via body fluids (no grooming each either, smelling each other or nose to nose, physical interactions or sharing bowls, toys or litter box) FeLV cats can live to be senior cats but many do start going down hill as teenagers or young adults. There is NO cure for Felv and her foster/adopter must know, when the time comes ei quality of life is down she MUST be euthanized ideally at home or at the vet of course. We can say she is a love bug, her muffing making factory is always ON and adores to play, especially with the lazer toy. Please, DO NOT inquire for this kitten if you want to save her life afraid of her being euthanized, only inquire about her if you are serious of forever adopting a felv cat meaning you have done your research and understand she could be with you as little as 3 months or as long as 13yrs. Emotion is a big risk for these type of kitties and she will have to be a one kitty household for life unless you plan on adopting Felv ONLY cats moving fwd. Felv cats can have low immune system so its imperative they are INDOOR cats to keep them healthy and street cats not infected. Interested in fostering? that is amazing but also, you have to be ready for the emotional rollercoaster that comes with her being sick and the rescue having to make the decision to euthanize which is extremely hard unless you have been exposed to this kind of situation. We do not want anyone's heart to be broken and hence know the huge undertaking of chooosing to adopt an felv cat. YES, we have run both a SNAP test and IFA test, absolutely an FeLV kitty. Take a look at her vidoes she is the cutest thing.To meet this sweetie, submit a cat adoption or foster application online at ARWOB.org and we will text or email to schedule a call and get the process started. She is in the 92111 zip code thanks