Kittens. 2025 has certainly had a…prolific kitten season to say the least! Our inboxes have been flooded with asks regarding kittens, and the big question mark false-positive feline leukemia SNAP tests that happen more frequently in young cats. One kitty, trapped by an incredible trapper and fount of knowledge, came back with a positive feline leukemia SNAP test at the ripe age of 5-6 weeks old.
Our recommendation, as always, is to retest with the IDEXX Quantitative PCR. Unfortunately for this little sweetheart, he came back unanimously positive. More fortunately, we had the space to accommodate him!
So, to Shadow Cats, Dexter came! This little guy is only four months old, is deceptively tiny, but so full of spirit. He’s playful, he’s sweet, and endlessly amusing with his kitten antics. And he has already found a wonderful friend in our boy Ziggy! We know that the reality of feline leukemia means we often won’t have forever with the kittens especially those that develop it. But we will make sure Dexter, for the rest of his life, knows warmth, love, and the safety of a home and people who love him.
