Louisa is the sweetest and funniest little gal! She looks like she was put together by a committee. She’s got a beautiful sleek coat that looks like she may have some bengal cat in her. Then she’s got the cutest little pointy face with big pointy ears and a thin long funny tail. But never mind her unique looks. Her personality is what really shines through. She is a bit of a wild child and lives to play. But when she does finally tire out, then she is ready to cuddle and be the sweetest little lap cat. She loves to sleep with her person and will sleep right on your head if you let her- she can’t get close enough. And she has a great little purr. She’s a precious little gal and she’s very fun and easy to have around and easy to fall in love with. She has a great little companion in Voltaire and I think would do well with another cat if you were only adopting one of them. She has not been exposed to children or dogs that we are aware of. She has a great appetite and fantastic litter box manners; just an all around perfect kitten. She will likely be very nervous during our adoption event as she needs some quiet adjustment time. She would also do best in a more calm home environment.Louisa has tested FIV+. What does that mean? When a mama cat has FIV, she will have FIV antibodies. When she gives birth, there is a high likelihood that she will pass those antibodies to some or all of the kittens. This does not mean that she was transmitted the disease to them—in fact, while maternal antibody transmission is common, transplacental transmission of the actual disease is extremely uncommon. So when you see a positive FIV result in a kitten, it’s generally just a sign that their mama had FIV and passed the antibodies to her kittens. Antibodies can be passed to just one littermate, to multiple, or to the entire litter. These maternal antibodies are present during the first months of life, then dissipate completely. By the time the kittens are 6 months of age, they will typically retest negative. For this reason, the test is considered wholly unreliable in young kittens. Nevertheless, we do test for both FELV and FIV and share those results with potential adopters so they are aware of it! And if they maintain their FIV status, FIV is not a big deal, it means the cat is immune compromised and should be taken to a vet sooner rather than later if they become ill as they can't fight off sickness as well as they might otherwise. They should be indoor only kitties so they are exposed to fewer things that can cause illness and they can live perfectly fine with other cats, without concern of transmission, as long as they are spayed/neuter and not fighting viciously in a way that would cause deep bite wounds. Complete the online adoption application to be the first to schedule a meet and greet with Louisa or visit her during our weekly adoption event at PetSmart, Bleachery Blvd, 12-4pm on Saturday. She has been hanging out with Voltaire, who she arrived with, since they arrived with us. He is FIV negative. Get $50 off the combined adoption fee for a pair of kittens. All cats are spayed/neutered, current on age-appropriate vaccines, microchipped, FELV/FIV tested, dewormed and started on monthly flea preventative. All Mountain Pet Rescue (Asheville) animals are up-to-date on vaccinations, spayed/neutered and micro-chipped before adoption. Contact the foster parent or Mountain Pet Rescue at pets@mpravl.org for more information. Please note that visual breed identification of companion animals has been proven to be unreliable, so for most of our animals we provide a best guess at predominant breed or breed mix. We get to know each of our animals as an individual and do our best to describe and place pets based on personality not breed label. Mountain Pet Rescue is a 501(c)(3) non-profit tax deductible charity (EIN 82-3039637) located in Asheville, NC.