Shelter cat’s 4 kittens were adopted. Now, the ‘sweet’ mama waits for home of her own
A mama cat’s kittens were all adopted — and now, she waits for a home of her own.
“Sarah was so gentle and sweet as a mom but now it is her turn to be treated like the princess she is in a forever home,” a Florida animal shelter wrote Jan. 15 in a Facebook post.
The Humane Society of Pinellas said Sarah is up for adoption after a veterinarian brought her in pregnant over the summer. The shelter believes she had been left at an animal hospital or that her previous owners couldn’t care for her anymore.
“She was instantly so sweet even as pregnant as she was, she would roll around on her belly asking for pets,” shelter spokesperson Peyton Davis told McClatchy News in an email. “She instantly went into a foster home and had her babies three days later.”
Sarah’s four kittens — Arlo, Blaze, Emmy and Levi — got new homes. But after about 180 days in the shelter, their mom is still waiting for her luck to change.
Sarah, the shelter’s longest feline resident, is described as a “total sweetheart” who enjoys meeting new people. The shelter believes the curious 2-year-old is being overlooked due to having feline immunodeficiency virus, which weakens her immune system.
“Many people (hear) the term FIV positive and it scares them away, but FIV positive cats can live normal happy healthy lives like any other cat,” Davis wrote. “They just require regular care like trips to the vet, especially right when they get sick.”
Due to Sarah’s condition, the shelter said she would have to live with other cats who are FIV positive or not aggressive. That’s because the disease can spread through deep wounds but not through food.
“Adopting me means gaining a loyal companion, a confidante, and a source of endless love,” the shelter said in an adoption profile written from Sarah’s perspective. “I promise to fill your life with purrs and affection.”
As of Jan. 17, the shelter’s website still listed Sarah among the animals in need of new owners. Details about the facility’s adoption process can be found at humanesocietyofpinellas.org.
The humane society is in Clearwater, west of Tampa.
