Re: Introducing Sissy and Rocket

[Sharyl]

Thank you Pat for the info.  There is not a Spay Virginia program listed but I 
filled out a registration form.
  Sharyl

Pat Kachur <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
          Does Spay USA have a branch in your state?  In Georgia (Spay 
Georgia), one can purchase certificates which allow a huge discount at 
participating vets.  They send a list of those vets when they send your 
certificates.
    ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Sharyl 
  To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org 
  Sent: Wednesday, April 02, 2008 9:02 PM
  Subject: Re: Introducing Sissy and Rocket
  

  Thanks Gloria.  So far it looks like the best I'm going to be able to do on 
the neutering is $100.   There is a chance the Tidewater SPCA Neuter Scooter 
will come over to the Eastern Shore and I could save $25.  I can afford to care 
for the 2 I have rescued.  I'll have to work on colony one cat at a time as my 
budget allows.  I am trying to recruit local sponsors to help with the cost.  
Local SPCA doesn't believe in TNR for ferals.  I just don't want to have to 
tell the vet anything when I bring in a colony kitty.  
  Sharyl Sissy and Rocket

Gloria Lane <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
  That's wonderful that you're doing this.  Would be nice if you could find a 
low-cost spay neuter clinic, or a free service, to help fund the neutering.  RE 
your question about telling the vet, I don't know.   If 2 are positive, still 
doesn't mean all the others are, although of course there's a chance. Any vet 
should be aware that if the kitty hasn't been tested, there's a potential for 
FELV or FIV.  Neutering is the key to preventing the spread of this, as I 
understand.   Least my take on it.   Hope you find a good option for low cost 
or free neutering.   

  Gloria
  

  
  On Apr 2, 2008, at 8:23 AM, Sharyl wrote:
    I had been feeding a group of dumpster 8 kittens and ended up rescuing 2, 
Sissy and Rocket, when they were about 12 weeks old.  On their 1st vet visit 
both tested FeLV+.  I will have both retested the end of April to see if they 
are still positive.  I have them quarantined in my garage.   They are eating 
Iams canned kitten food supplemented with a Super B Complex, Lactoferrin and 
DMG.   So far they are responding well and seem very healthy.  Both have had 
their kitten shots and been wormed.
   
  If they stay positive I will either find a forever home for them or build an 
enclosure onto the garage for them.  I have 2 indoor kitties and one has CRF so 
am concerned about bringing them into the house.
   
  My questions concern the rest of the colony which includes at least 4 adults. 
 I can not take all of them in.  My plan had been to TNR the colony 
(trap/neuter/release). The vet is recommending euthanizing the entire colony if 
these 2 stay positive.  I am not sure where I will be able to get then neutered 
if they are positive.  And I can not trap them just to have them euthanized.  
That may be the best thing to do but I just can't do it.  Is there any info on 
how to deal with a FeLV+ feral colony?  Any advise on how to get them neutered? 
 Am I obligated to tell the vet about the potential for FeLV when having them 
neutered?
   
  Sharyl Sissy and Rocket
  ES of VA
  

  
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