Lorrie, I had that very same experience a few years ago....and I still feel guilt to this very day....at least I know I am not alone. Never again!
Debbie (COL) "Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle" Philo > Date: Fri, 2 Oct 2009 07:03:39 -0400 > From: felineres...@kvinet.com > To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] FelV testing > > I'm with you on that one........ Ignorance is bliss. I still feel > guilty over a cat I PTS years ago, just because I tested him and he > was FelV pos. This was what was recommended then, but I'd have never > known he was positive otherwise. I had 4 other cats at the time and > he'd been with them for years, and none of them were pos. They also > hadn't gotten FelV vaccinations, so I really don't think it's as > contagious as they say. Now I'd NEVER put a positive cat down unless > it was extremely ill or dying. > > Lorrie > > > On 10-01, MaryChristine wrote: > > > > sometimes i wonder, too, about why we bother testing: as chris says, > > ignorance is bliss.... > > > > MC > > _______________________________________________ > Felvtalk mailing list > Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org _________________________________________________________________ Invite your mail contacts to join your friends list with Windows Live Spaces. It's easy! http://spaces.live.com/spacesapi.aspx?wx_action=create&wx_url=/friends.aspx&mkt=en-us _______________________________________________ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org