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I had posted that I recently adopted a little 7 yr-old abyssinian female from a rescue. I returned her because she was sold as "healthy" and it turns out she was sold to me with a highly contagious disease called Giardia. I had never heard of it. I had already exposed her to all of my family members and my other cat. My vet said people or pets can get it, and sometimes it can be a reoccuring disease. She said I would have to isolate her and disinfect and change the litter often and anything her fecal matter touched (which could mean anything like carpeting,floors,etc. She also stated that the vaccine was not always effective against getting the disease again, either. I wasn't going to be home for a couple of weeks and, Not wanting to infect my other cat or my family members and due to the fact the rescue said I can bring her back for any reason, I returned her. I also gave the rescue lady a bottle of $33 dollar pills to help get rid of the problem. NOW this cat is back on the rescue website (a couple of days after I brought her back) and being touted as HEALTHY!!! and that she needs a permanant home. This makes me furious as I really liked this cat (and would have kept her if the vet said it would never reoccur. Basically I was putting everyone in the house at risk possibly over and over) and now she MAY be sold to someone else as a healthy cat and she really isn't (yet). I feel bad for the cat mostly. I hope to God she is geting the meds and this rescue person will tell any prospective adopters that she is on meds and recovering from this Giardia.. Giardia takes 2 weeks or longer on antibotics, to POSSIBLY clear up. Who knows if she will even get her full meds if she is already back up for adoption. What would you do? I cannot believe this cat will be put through the stress of another adoption WHILE she is still sick. It is bad for her and potentially disasterous for any adopter with other cats. I am just concerned that's all. BTW this is the FOURTH cat I have adopted by a rescue group that have had problems. Two had such severe aggression issues that I had to euthanize them, one has a constant regurgitation problem and gets very nippy when she doesn't want to be moved, and now this sick kitty. I have adopted other cats from high kill shelters and NEVER had any trouble behavior or physical! I will never adopt from a rescue again. FOUR tries was enough for me.
Sorry, I had to vent! From now on I will be grateful for the two healthy cats I have now and have learned my lesson about wanting more! NO MORE CATS until my two pass on.
Sorry, I had to vent! From now on I will be grateful for the two healthy cats I have now and have learned my lesson about wanting more! NO MORE CATS until my two pass on.