Adoption information
Gary - your best friend needs a foster carer
Rescue group
PetRescue ID
1034137
Location
Avalon, VIC
Age
5 years 5 months
Adoption fee
$160.00
Coat
Short
Microchip number
956000016565021
Source number
RE101233
Last updated
13 Sep, 2024
Pre-adoption checks
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Desexed -
Vaccinated
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Interstate adoption (VIC only) -
Wormed
I'd prefer a home that
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Doesn't have dogs
About Gary - your best friend
A Ray of Sunshine in Feline Form ☀️
Are you on the hunt for a cuddly companion with a heart of gold? Look no further than Gary! This delightful Ginger Ninja may have FIV, but it does not diminish his loving spirit. Do not let this minor detail hold you back – Gary is utterly unique!
Forget expensive therapy; Gary is the ultimate four-legged therapist! Down in the dumps? He is on standby for cuddles and always ready to lend an ear (or paw!). His warm nature extends to everyone, whether they are humans or fellow felines.
His wish list is simple yet heartfelt:
* Unlimited cuddles and chin scratches
* A loving, patient home to call his own
* A home without dogs would be ideal, please!
Already a pet parent to an FIV+ furball? Fantastic! Gary is all for gentle meet-and-greets and aspires to be the perfect nap buddy.
Do not have an FIV+ pet? That is okay. Gary's ready to shower you with all his love.
For Gary, safety is key; he thrives in the secure comfort of an indoor setting. He will be your loyal companion by the window, keeping your home cozy throughout the seasons.
Gary's dream is simple: a loving home where he can enjoy a soft bed, a window to gaze out of, and caring humans to share his love with. Could this be with your family?
Ready for a lifetime of love and purrs? Gary is eagerly waiting to meet his forever best friend!
💕 ABOUT OUR ORGANISATION
As well as working with dogs, Sunny Days runs Victoria's only specialised stray cat rehab facility on a rural property in Avalon, Vic. Our rehab centre operates 24 hours a day, 7 days a week and is in constant demand due to the sheer number of cats born wild, and dogs no longer wanted.
Despite this demand, we have no source of ongoing funding. Unlike public pounds who enter into contracts with local councils to be the facility responsible for housing lost animals in that municipality, volunteer-run pounds like ours do not have the option to partner with a government organisation and have the running of the shelter funded - we are left to fund our work through our own pockets and community donations. Please see below for lots of secure ways you can donate to support our work.
💕 HOW YOU CAN HELP
We receive adoption fees, however our animals are adopted out less frequently than other shelters and rescue organisations as our animals are with us for extended periods of rehabilitation. We rely on donations not only to help with immediate vet care but also to keep them fed, parasite treated, vaccinated regularly and treated for illness or injury fir the period they are with us which is often years. You can donate by clicking the pink DONATE button on this page or via the options below. Thankyou so much.
💕 TAX DEDUCTIBLE DONATION OPTIONS
You can help us rescue, rehabilitate and rehome the animals we take in by:
🐾 Making a direct donation through Paypal: paypal.com/au/fundraiser/charity/4028482
🐾 Via secure fundraising platform https://shoutforgood.com/charities/sunnydaysrescuerehab
🐾 Secure fundraising platform https://www.givenow.com.au/sunnydaysrescue
🐾 Bank transfer (to receive a receipt for tax purposes please contact us) ACC name: Sunny Days Rescue / BSB: 063 871 / ACC: 1035 7368
🐾 Add us as your favourite charity to your Paypal account (when you make a purchase $1 will automatically be donated to us) https://www.paypal.com/au/webapps/mpp/support-a-charity-at-checkout
💕 OUR WORK WITH CATS
We take in full cat colonies, pregnant and nursing mothers, ophan kittens, FIV positive cats, and sick or injured cats. Cats are humanely trapped after being identified as un-owned and we support them through full rehabilitation from wild and unhandleable to fully domesticated. We don't give them deadlines to be socialised by or they'll be euthanised, we provide sanctuary for them for as long as they need.
💕 OUR WORK WITH DOGS
We take in dogs from community surrenders, booked for unnecessary euthanasia by owners but vets have intervened and contacted us, or rescued from pound death row. Most of our dogs are with us for extended periods to ensure we know them really well before putting them up for adoption, and have been assessed by professional dog trainers if not worked with extensively. We provide full discretion with adopters about dogs' health and behaviour, unlimited 24 hour support, and a month long fully refundable adoption trial to ensure dogs are given the best chance to integrate into new homes, families and lifestyles.
We also offer a lifetime guarantee to take any of our adopted cats and dogs back should something happen and their adopters are no longer able to care for them.
Medical notes
Gary 𝐢𝐬 𝐅𝐈𝐕 𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐡𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐝𝐨𝐧'𝐭 𝐜𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐤 𝐨𝐟𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐟𝐢𝐥𝐞 𝐨𝐧 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬, 𝐅𝐈𝐕 𝐢𝐬 𝐚𝐧 𝐮𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐛𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐛𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐨 𝐚𝐦𝐚𝐳𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐬 𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐡𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐬!
The easiest way to understand Feline Immunodeficiency Virus is to think of HIV in humans - it causes a weakened immune system. The immune system of cats with FIV needs a bit of help to fight general illnesses. We give them this help through good nutrition, low stress, inside living and regular vet checks.
What is FIV:
Feline Immunodeficiency Virus means the immune system of the cat is not as strong as a non FIV cat’s, and that general illnesses will be a little tougher for the cat’s body to fight. Some FIV cats go on to live a normal, full life with few health concerns, however the majority do have a bit of a shorter life due to the wear and tear on their body. We think of FIV cats as very special as they aren’t aware they have FIV so behave just like any other cat, but need a bit of extra love and focus from us, like special needs animals do. For this reason adopting an FIV cat is hugely rewarding, there’s something about giving them that special love that brings out the best in us humans.
How cats contract FIV:
FIV is usually contracted through deep bite wounds when cats fight on the street. There is a small number of females infected through mating and a small number of kittens who contract it from mum, but generally it's a male cat condition. FIV cats should be kept indoors permanently to keep them healthy and avoid them getting into fights and passing on the condition, or being bitten and having to fight a resulting infection.
Is it contagious to other animals or humans?
FIV is a feline disease only, it cannot be passed other species. Most FIV adults who come into our care are gentle, cat friendly and submissive. We believe they contract FIV from being bullied by more dominant roaming cats, NOT from being aggressive - FIV does NOT equal aggression.
FIV is transferred by deep bite wounds where the FIV cat's saliva and the other cat's blood mix, which means there has to be a serious fight for transference to happen. Another possible method of transmission is if the FIV cat grooms a non FIV cat quite alot, though this doesn't appear to happen between mothers and kittens so is variable.
Without fights (and possibly alot of grooming) most FIV cats live with non-FIV cats without passing on the condition. If the FIV cat you’re interested in adopting is cat friendly and would never initiate a fight with your existing cat, which we will be able to tell you, and if your cat is used to others and will happily accept a newbie in your home, they'll be absolutely fine together :)
Is it more expensive to own an FIV positive cat?
A little, but not more than a good owner would invest in their cat anyway. FIV cats need a good brand of quality food and these can be purchased in bulk online, lowering the cost substantially. We also recommend 6-monthly vet checks which can either entail a simple examination to check the cat’s overall health, or a blood test to check whether the FIV has progressed to any further state in the body.
There are some supplements that can be purchased online and may assist in immune boosting. Overall owning an FIV cat should not cost more than adopting a kitten who will need having regular vet checks and vaccinations.
Please contact us to speak with our adoptions team about this FIV darling. Or email us to receive an info sheet with further details.
Adoption details
💕💕💕 𝗣𝗟𝗘𝗔𝗦𝗘 𝗡𝗢𝗧𝗘 𝗢𝗨𝗥 𝗜𝗡𝗗𝗢𝗢𝗥 𝗖𝗔𝗧 𝗣𝗢𝗟𝗜𝗖𝗬 💕💕💕
𝐵𝑒𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑎 𝑠𝑡𝑟𝑒𝑒𝑡 𝑐𝑎𝑡 𝑟𝑒𝑠𝑐𝑢𝑒, 𝑜𝑢𝑟 𝑐𝑎𝑡𝑠 𝑤𝑒𝑟𝑒 𝑒𝑖𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑟 𝑏𝑜𝑟𝑛, 𝑜𝑟 𝑙𝑖𝑣𝑒𝑑 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑠𝑜𝑚𝑒 𝑡𝑖𝑚𝑒, 𝑜𝑛 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑠𝑡𝑟𝑒𝑒𝑡 𝑎𝑛𝑑 ℎ𝑎𝑣𝑒 𝑜𝑛𝑙𝑦 𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑟 𝑘𝑛𝑜𝑤𝑛 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑜𝑢𝑡𝑠𝑖𝑑𝑒 𝑤𝑜𝑟𝑙𝑑 𝑡𝑜 𝑏𝑒 𝑎 𝑠𝑜𝑢𝑟𝑐𝑒 𝑜𝑓 𝑓𝑒𝑎𝑟 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑠𝑢𝑟𝑣𝑖𝑣𝑎𝑙. 𝐴𝑙𝑡ℎ𝑜𝑢𝑔ℎ 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑦'𝑟𝑒 𝑓𝑢𝑙𝑙𝑦 𝑟𝑒ℎ𝑎𝑏𝑖𝑙𝑖𝑡𝑎𝑡𝑒𝑑 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑑𝑜𝑚𝑒𝑠𝑡𝑖𝑐𝑎𝑡𝑒𝑑 𝑏𝑦 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑡𝑖𝑚𝑒 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑦'𝑣𝑒 𝑏𝑒𝑒𝑛 𝑎𝑑𝑜𝑝𝑡𝑒𝑑 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐖𝐈𝐋𝐋 𝐫𝐞𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐟𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐛𝐞𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐢𝐟 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐥𝐞𝐭 𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞. 𝐸𝑣𝑒𝑛 𝑎 𝑙𝑖𝑡𝑡𝑙𝑒 𝑤𝑎𝑛𝑑𝑒𝑟 𝑜𝑢𝑡 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑏𝑎𝑐𝑘 𝑑𝑜𝑜𝑟 𝑠𝑒𝑛𝑑𝑠 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑖𝑟 𝑏𝑟𝑎𝑖𝑛 𝑖𝑛𝑡𝑜 𝐹𝑖𝑔ℎ𝑡 𝑜𝑟 𝐹𝑙𝑖𝑔ℎ𝑡 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑦 𝑐𝑎𝑛 𝑏𝑒 𝑔𝑜𝑛𝑒 𝑖𝑛 𝑎 𝑠𝑝𝑙𝑖𝑡 𝑠𝑒𝑐𝑜𝑛𝑑, 𝑠𝑜𝑚𝑒𝑡𝑖𝑚𝑒𝑠 𝑛𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑟 𝑡𝑜 𝑏𝑒 𝑠𝑒𝑒𝑛 𝑎𝑔𝑎𝑖𝑛.
𝐾𝑖𝑡𝑡𝑒𝑛𝑠 𝑏𝑜𝑟𝑛 𝑖𝑛 𝑜𝑢𝑟 𝑐𝑎𝑟𝑒 ℎ𝑎𝑣𝑒 𝑛𝑜𝑡 𝑙𝑖𝑣𝑒𝑑 𝑜𝑛 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑠𝑡𝑟𝑒𝑒𝑡 𝑎𝑠 𝑜𝑢𝑟 𝑎𝑑𝑢𝑙𝑡𝑠 ℎ𝑎𝑣𝑒 𝑠𝑜 𝑚𝑎𝑦 𝑛𝑜𝑡 ℎ𝑎𝑣𝑒 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑠𝑎𝑚𝑒 𝑖𝑛𝑛𝑎𝑡𝑒 𝑓𝑒𝑎𝑟 𝑜𝑓 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑜𝑢𝑡𝑠𝑖𝑑𝑒 𝑤𝑜𝑟𝑙𝑑, ℎ𝑜𝑤𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑟 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑦 𝑎𝑙𝑠𝑜 ℎ𝑎𝑣𝑒 𝑁𝑂 𝑒𝑥𝑝𝑒𝑟𝑖𝑒𝑛𝑐𝑒 𝑜𝑓 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑚𝑎𝑛𝑦 𝑑𝑎𝑛𝑔𝑒𝑟𝑠 𝑜𝑢𝑡𝑠𝑖𝑑𝑒 - 𝑐𝑎𝑟𝑠, 𝑑𝑜𝑔𝑠, 𝑑𝑟𝑎𝑖𝑛𝑠 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑦 𝑐𝑜𝑢𝑙𝑑 𝑓𝑎𝑙𝑙 𝑖𝑛𝑡𝑜, 𝑙𝑜𝑢𝑑 𝑛𝑜𝑖𝑠𝑒𝑠, 𝑛𝑒𝑖𝑔ℎ𝑏𝑜𝑢𝑟𝑠' 𝑠ℎ𝑒𝑑𝑠 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑦 𝑐𝑜𝑢𝑙𝑑 𝑏𝑒𝑐𝑜𝑚𝑒 𝑠𝑡𝑢𝑐𝑘 𝑖𝑛, 𝑜𝑟 𝑐𝑎𝑡 ℎ𝑎𝑡𝑒𝑟𝑠 𝑤ℎ𝑜 𝑡𝑟𝑎𝑝 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑏𝑎𝑖𝑡 𝑐𝑎𝑡𝑠 𝑖𝑓 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑦 𝑠𝑜 𝑙𝑖𝑡𝑡𝑙𝑒 𝑎𝑠 𝑤𝑎𝑙𝑘 𝑜𝑛 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑖𝑟 𝑔𝑟𝑎𝑠𝑠. 𝐾𝑖𝑡𝑡𝑒𝑛𝑠 𝑎𝑙𝑠𝑜 ℎ𝑎𝑣𝑒 𝑛𝑜 𝑒𝑥𝑝𝑒𝑟𝑖𝑒𝑛𝑐𝑒 𝑓𝑒𝑛𝑑𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑚𝑠𝑒𝑙𝑓 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑖𝑓 𝑙𝑜𝑠𝑡 𝑐𝑎𝑛 𝑏𝑒𝑐𝑜𝑚𝑒 𝑑𝑒ℎ𝑦𝑑𝑟𝑎𝑡𝑒𝑑 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑠𝑡𝑎𝑟𝑣𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑣𝑒𝑟𝑦 𝑞𝑢𝑖𝑐𝑘𝑙𝑦.
𝑊𝑒 𝑏𝑒𝑙𝑖𝑒𝑣𝑒 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑠𝑒 𝑟𝑖𝑠𝑘𝑠 𝑎𝑟𝑒 𝑡𝑜𝑜 𝑠𝑒𝑟𝑖𝑜𝑢𝑠 𝑡𝑜 𝑡𝑎𝑘𝑒 𝑙𝑖𝑔ℎ𝑡𝑙𝑦; 𝑚𝑜𝑠𝑡 𝑝𝑒𝑡 𝑜𝑤𝑛𝑒𝑟𝑠 𝑎𝑟𝑒 𝑣𝑒𝑟𝑦 𝑐𝑜𝑛𝑐𝑒𝑟𝑛𝑒𝑑 𝑖𝑓 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑖𝑟 𝑑𝑜𝑔 𝑔𝑒𝑡𝑠 𝑜𝑢𝑡 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑖𝑠 𝑤𝑎𝑛𝑑𝑒𝑟𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑛𝑒𝑖𝑔ℎ𝑏𝑜𝑢𝑟ℎ𝑜𝑜𝑑, 𝑤ℎ𝑦 𝑑𝑜 𝑤𝑒 𝑛𝑜𝑡 ℎ𝑎𝑣𝑒 𝑡ℎ𝑖𝑠 𝑠𝑎𝑚𝑒 𝑐𝑜𝑛𝑐𝑒𝑟𝑛 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑐𝑎𝑡𝑠? 𝑊𝑒 𝑏𝑒𝑙𝑖𝑒𝑣𝑒 𝑡𝑜 𝑙𝑜𝑣𝑒 𝑎 𝑐𝑎𝑡 𝑖𝑠 𝑡𝑜 𝑝𝑟𝑜𝑡𝑒𝑐𝑡 𝑖𝑡 𝑓𝑟𝑜𝑚 ℎ𝑎𝑟𝑚, 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑚𝑜𝑠𝑡 ℎ𝑎𝑟𝑚 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑎 𝑐𝑎𝑡 𝑖𝑠 𝑜𝑢𝑡𝑠𝑖𝑑𝑒 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑖𝑟 𝑜𝑤𝑛 ℎ𝑜𝑚𝑒.
𝐹𝑜𝑟 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑤𝑒𝑒𝑘𝑠, 𝑚𝑜𝑛𝑡ℎ𝑠 𝑜𝑟 𝑦𝑒𝑎𝑟𝑠 𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝑤𝑒 ℎ𝑎𝑑 𝑦𝑜𝑢𝑟 𝑛𝑜𝑤 𝑎𝑑𝑜𝑝𝑡𝑒𝑑 𝑐𝑎𝑡 𝑖𝑛 𝑜𝑢𝑟 𝑐𝑎𝑟𝑒, 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑦 𝑙𝑖𝑣𝑒𝑑 𝑓𝑢𝑙𝑙 𝑡𝑖𝑚𝑒 𝑖𝑛𝑠𝑖𝑑𝑒 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑤𝑒𝑟𝑒 ℎ𝑎𝑝𝑝𝑦 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑒𝑛𝑟𝑖𝑐ℎ𝑒𝑑, 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑟𝑒'𝑠 𝑛𝑜 𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑠𝑜𝑛 𝑡𝑜 𝑐ℎ𝑎𝑛𝑔𝑒 𝑡ℎ𝑖𝑛𝑔𝑠 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑚 𝑛𝑜𝑤 𝑠𝑜 𝑝𝑙𝑒𝑎𝑠𝑒 𝑐𝑜𝑛𝑠𝑖𝑑𝑒𝑟 𝑡ℎ𝑖𝑠 𝑏𝑒𝑓𝑜𝑟𝑒 𝑚𝑎𝑘𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑎𝑛 𝑒𝑛𝑞𝑢𝑖𝑟𝑦 :)
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