CraneTaker77
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Me and the boyfriend adopted a cat from Tri-County Animal Shelter last week, and went to pick it up from Lucky Ones last night. They brought out the wrong cat. It turns out that the cat that I picked out turned out to be postive for feline aids or the more scientific way of putting it FIV. They didn't even bother to call or get in touch with us in any way to tell us that the cat had to be put down. Whats more is that they had that cat in the same cage with another cat and had to put that one down too. I personally think they need to check these cats out for Feline Lekumia and FIV before they even consider to adopt them, because I held this kitten before it was even tested, and I could have transmitted this disease to my own cats at home. Because our cats are inside cats, we don't get them vaccinated for FIV or Lekumia just rabies, because the vaccines have been known to cause tumors. What I found odd was when we back to pick another kitten, every cat that was in there last week was gone, maybe they just accidently put this one down. Needless to say they tested the new kitten before we left. And he turned out NEGATIVE... but I'm still going to get him screened at Tidewater again, poor thing was only 1.6 pounds and covered in fleas so he's gotta weight til he's 2lbs to go get a full health check. So just a word to the wise, be careful about holding and touching the animals and going home to your own. All together though the employees were very understanding about the whole situation, because they do have a tough job, a job that I couldn't bare to do, heck I could barely stand to be in there. But maybe the need to start testing before someone spends the time to pick out the kitten or cat that they want and get there hopes up for that kitten, before someone runs the risks of transmitting a disease to they're pets at home.
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I do have to say I know for the rescue we work with it's $18 a cat for the test 
