10/30/2026
🐾 Three adorable kittens. Three little letters. And one BIG misunderstanding. ❤️
Meet Blossom, Sprout, and Bean! 🌸🌱🫘
These three cuties are 10 weeks old and have been raised by hand since they were tiny bottle babies! They’ve grown up in a loving foster home surrounded by dogs, cats, and children, and it SHOWS. They’re incredibly social, affectionate, playful, and just about everything you could want in a kitten.
So WHY are we worried about finding them homes?
They tested positive for FIV. But PLEASE don’t stop reading!
Here’s something many people don’t realize. When kittens this young test positive for FIV, it means they’re carrying antibodies passed down from their FIV positive mother, NOT necessarily that they have the virus themselves!
Those maternal antibodies can linger for months, and many kittens who initially test positive will test NEGATIVE once they’re older. That’s why retesting after 6 months of age is so important.
These babies have been in foster care since they were tiny, and they’re already spayed/neutered. FIV is primarily transmitted through deep bite wounds, usually from serious fighting between cats, or sexually. Based on their history, we have every reason to be hopeful that these are simply maternal antibodies!
But can we guarantee they’ll test negative? There are no guarantees in the rescue world. And we’re certainly not tempting the universe by making promises it might decide to prove wrong. 😅 Consider this more of a disclaimer than anything else.
Here’s the thing. These kittens are now in the shelter, and we cannot keep them for another four months waiting for a test result. Not when the calls asking us to save more come in every day.
And frankly, they shouldn’t have to miss out on their kittenhood in a loving home because of three little letters.
We’re looking for adopters who understand the situation, will follow through with retesting, and will love these babies regardless of what that future test says.
Because even IF they remain FIV-positive, FIV is NOT a death sentence!
❤️ FIV-positive cats can live long, happy, healthy lives with routine veterinary care you should be giving your cats anyway.
❤️ They can live with FIV-negative cats as long as everyone gets along and serious fighting isn’t an issue.
❤️ FIV cannot be transmitted to humans or dogs.
❤️ And most importantly, an FIV-positive cat is every bit as deserving of a loving home as any other cat!
Blossom, Sprout, and Bean don’t know what FIV is. They just know they love people, toys, cuddles, and being kittens. 🥹
Please look past the test result and see the three wonderful little lives waiting on the other side of it.
They’re ready for families of their own. Are you ready to give them a chance?
🐾 Apply at effinghamcountyhumanesociety.org
And PLEASE SHARE! Education saves lives, and sometimes all it takes is one person willing to look beyond a diagnosis. ❤️
