My name is Leo!

Posted over 9 months ago | Updated over 8 months ago

Cared for by Purrs Abound Siamese Rescue of Michigan, Inc.

My basic info

Breed

Domestic Mediumhair

Color

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Age

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Sex

Male

Pet ID

21359450-202410057

Hair Length

medium

My details

Good with dogs

Good with cats

Shots current

Spayed / Neutered

Housetrained

My story

Here's what the humans have to say about me:

You can fill out an adoption application online on our official website.

PURRS ABOUND SIAMESE RESCUE OF MICHIGAN,INC.

Introducing Leo!

Leo is a love bug who is currently being fostered in Oakland County, Mi. He enjoys snuggling and sleeping next to you. He never tires of pets and loves to talk to you. He loves to have his face close to yours during cuddle time. Once a routine is established, he sticks to it and he will let you know if you are off schedule on his feedings or bed time.

During his time with us we found that though he loves to scratch, it’s not on furniture. As long as he has a scratch pad that is horizontal he will go there all the time. He does scratch a lot so having several scratch pads will protect furniture. He has not scratched people while in our care. He will reach out to you for attention from time to time and you will feel that he has claws, but he hasn’t scratched.

Food is a driving force for him. He loves anything he can get. His foster family gives him three different food types and treats and he has no problem eating. This would make him very trainable as he is willing to jump up and his foster Mom has even gotten him to sit for a treat. He’s also very persistent, so leaving food out will surely mean he will get into it. Despite this, he does not exhibit any food aggression with people or other cats. When feeding with other cats, it seems as if he wants to eat their food and then eat his own after. So, if there is more than one cat in the house, supervised eating is recommended as he will eat it all.

Confidence is not a problem. At first he may be a bit leery, but he is quick to become comfortable. He will take the center of any room with his tail raised and is not afraid to venture out. He is fine with medium and small dogs. Large dogs scare him and he will hiss and warn. He will set his boundaries with hisses and swats. Once these boundaries are set, he is fine with other cats as well.

Through our veterinary testing, we have learned that Leo has tested positive for FIV or Feline Immunodeficiency Virus. Cats with FIV can live long, healthy and normal lives. In addition, contrary to many beliefs, cats who have carry the FIV virus can integrate into a household with other cats as long as none of the cats in the home are aggressive. This is because FIV is spread through deep puncture wounds that occur with bites and generally is not transmitted between cats from mutual grooming or sharing bowls or litter boxes. Please visit Cornell Feline Health Center's article on FIV for details concerning this virus at https://www.vet.cornell.edu/departments-centers-and-institutes/cornell-feline-health-center/health-information/feline-health-topics/feline-immunodeficiency-virus-fiv

Interested in adopting Leo? Please apply at https://purrssiameserescue.rescuegroups.org/forms/form?formid=1463&siteid=760&contactsformsid=&page=contact

Visit this organization's web site to see any additional information available about this pet.

You can fill out an adoption application online on our official website.

PURRS ABOUND SIAMESE RESCUE OF MICHIGAN,INC.

Introducing Leo!

Interested in adopting Leo? Please apply at https://purrssiameserescue.rescuegroups.org/forms/form?formid=1463&siteid=760&contactsformsid=&page=contact

Visit this organization's web site to see any additional information available about this pet.

Rescue

Purrs Abound Siamese Rescue of Michigan, Inc.

Contact info

Pet ID

21359450-202410057

Contact

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Phone

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information@purrsabound.com

Website

http://www.purrssiameserescue.org

Address

Post Office Box 80822, Rochester, MI 48308

Donation

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Their adoption process

Additional adoption info

Adoption Applications can submitted on line at our web site www.purrssiameserescue.org or you can print one to mail in.

Once approved to adopt we will arrange for you to meet cat or kitten in their foster home. We are a foster based rescue so all our cats and kittens are in foster homes through out Michigan and Ohio.

Adoption fees include age appropriate vaccines, sterilization, FeLV/FIV testing, routine physical examination and more indepth testing and examinations as needed to diagnose other health conditions.

Go meet their pets

Purrs Abound does not have a facility at this time. All of our Purr Guests live normal lives with foster families located throughout Michigan and into North Western Ohio. We feel that this is a better environment for these people-oriented cats and also allows us to evaluate their personalities under normal living conditions. One day, however, we do hope to obtain funds that would allow us to have a temporary facility where cats could live in a home-like environment while awaiting a foster home. If you would like to help us attain that goal, please feel free to send donations to our Post Office Box noting on the check that they are for our "Facility Fund."

More about this rescue

Purrs Abound Siamese Rescue of Michigan, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) charitable organization. Purrs Abound was founded in March 2001 out of a love for Siamese cats and a desire to rescue Siamese cats from shelters and animal control facilities. In addition, Siamese cats do poorly in shelter environments because of their need for close human interaction. These frightened cats and kittens are placed into loving foster homes where we can give them time to begin their rehabilitation and ready themselves for their new forever homes.