Hi All,
I'm new to this site. I came across it while researching on my new cat. At the start of this summer me and my mother began feeding the feral cats on my street and then called the rspca rescue and managed to get of the 8 of 10 spayed. They were then released back to my street.
One if them is a semi feral Tomcat who tested positive for FIV he is a real sweetie and I really developed a soft spot for him. I named him Tom. He has rough fur ans used to hiss at me but now he is totally a docile little softie that likes being petted. I didn't want to adopt him because I have a dog that hates cats but the rescue said that he may take a long while to be adopted because he is a black cat plus the FIV, which I thought is insane because black cats are so pretty. She said some people think they are common and some kids find them scary.
Anyways, I thought in that case I want to keep him because he is lovely and is happily staying in my kitchen without me ever having to get him used to being confined .,.he literally just walked right in and didn't ever want to leave since.
Tom has 2 kittens that live 2 yards down from mine in abandoned garden they love coming up to the door to see him. Thereis also another male cat that has adopted the kittens it seems but he doesn't get on with Tom...he's been inside my kitchen and walked up to my Tom and Tom let's out a cry. I need to get a microchip cat flap but I don't know what that's cats problem is.
Anyway, do you think I need to insure him? Is he supposed to eat something in particular if he has FIV?
I'm new to this site. I came across it while researching on my new cat. At the start of this summer me and my mother began feeding the feral cats on my street and then called the rspca rescue and managed to get of the 8 of 10 spayed. They were then released back to my street.
One if them is a semi feral Tomcat who tested positive for FIV he is a real sweetie and I really developed a soft spot for him. I named him Tom. He has rough fur ans used to hiss at me but now he is totally a docile little softie that likes being petted. I didn't want to adopt him because I have a dog that hates cats but the rescue said that he may take a long while to be adopted because he is a black cat plus the FIV, which I thought is insane because black cats are so pretty. She said some people think they are common and some kids find them scary.
Anyways, I thought in that case I want to keep him because he is lovely and is happily staying in my kitchen without me ever having to get him used to being confined .,.he literally just walked right in and didn't ever want to leave since.
Tom has 2 kittens that live 2 yards down from mine in abandoned garden they love coming up to the door to see him. Thereis also another male cat that has adopted the kittens it seems but he doesn't get on with Tom...he's been inside my kitchen and walked up to my Tom and Tom let's out a cry. I need to get a microchip cat flap but I don't know what that's cats problem is.
Anyway, do you think I need to insure him? Is he supposed to eat something in particular if he has FIV?