Oliver...a cat with Feline Leukemia

**update - august 2010 - due to a series of unforeseen circumstances, oliver has been returned to his foster home, and is again looking for his forever home. please send an email to ladybirdanimalsanctuary@gmail.com if you would like to know more about oliver, or if you know someone who may want to adopt him **

oliver is in desperate need of a home. he's an extremely loving and sweet cat. he has a virus called feline leukemia that could one day affect his immune system. at the moment, he's just fine, other than a chronic upper respiratory infection. (that means, he gets sneezy sometimes).

feline leukemia can be spread from cat to cat by saliva, so oliver should be the only kitty in his new home. he can live with other cats who are positive with the virus though. the virus cannot be spread to dogs, small animals or humans. speaking of canines...oliver loves dogs! almost as much as he loves people.

oliver has been neutered, microchipped, de-flead, de-wormed, and he's up to date on his shots, including rabies.

if you can't adopt oliver yourself, maybe you know someone who doesn't have any cats at home who is looking for a wonderful, super-friendly cat to call their own. or maybe you know someone who already has a FeLV cat who needs a companion. oliver really is a wonderful cat and he desperately wants a home where he can be loved and give love...

if you want to learn more about feline leukemia, check out these websites:

thinking of adopting a feline leukemia positive cat? what you need to know:

http://www.animalalliancenyc.org/newsletter/04-11/vet.htm

this link is an informative site all about FeLV, written by the folks at Cornell University, College of Veterinary Medicine:
http://www.vet.cornell.edu/fhc/brochures/felv.html

and this one is a feline leukemia support and information site:

http://felineleukemia.org

oliver is in a foster home in oakville, ontario. please contact the ladybird animal sanctuary if you are interested in adopting oliver:
http://www.ladybirdanimalsanctuary.com

the music you hear during this video is annette haas singing her song 'waiting for your love'
the song is copyrighted and was used with permission.
http://www.annettehaas.ca

the lovely lady you see hanging out with oliver in this video is laurie.
she was filmed with permission. :)

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[simplegrl11589]

did he ever find a home ?

[meejoebee]

he did, but after a year he was returned to me because his adopter's living circumstances changed. so he's looking for a new home again. he's such a wonderful kitty. if you can...please spread the word about him so he can find his forever home soon!

[TheKiller18901]

i will adopt him plz help he im omost dead

[themistymoomoo]

awee cute i sooo would bt we have two cats already and cant afford all the food but i would love to is he still avalible?

[emocutie125]

I will adopt him

[0GodsAngeL0]

please just keep him, i couldn't bare to leave something that comes to me

[0GodsAngeL0]

@irocksalot1 so true

[irocksalot1]

I wish I could have him. But why can't you adopt him? He loves you so much!

[Paralyzer87]

I would take him in a minute if my cat liked other cats, but due to him not liking any animals I can't :( He is so precious though!

[nameofthepen]

That's not a cat. That's a love machine!