I would advise the same...do not tempt fate by letting him out again. Use some Feliway spray or plug-in to de-stress their/his environment! Re: feral cats - 90% of the cats that I trap are feral! I don't release them; all of them adapt perfectly to living indoors - some have absolutely no desire to use their outdoor enclosure, they must be so happy to have a roof over their heads! Most become tame and are adopted, for some it happens too late and they're too old for anyone wanting them - couch potatoes, nonetheless!.....Natalie
-----Original Message----- From: felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org [mailto:felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org] On Behalf Of Cougar Clan Sent: Friday, September 17, 2010 8:38 AM To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Fw: New to Feline Leukemia Importance: High Some will disagree but, if you can, keeping Lucky inside will help keep him healthy at his age even w/o the FeLV issue. There are some ferals who hang out at Mom's that are in that age group and I worry about them. They can't be touched but are very wonderful cats. I live trapped them to s/n but they would totally stress out in a house. Lucky has settled down into a house routine as some other ferals of mine have. Don't tempt fate by letting him out again. (MHO) On Sep 16, 2010, at 11:01 PM, Bonnie Hogue wrote: > Thanks, Tanya, that is helpful information. > Lucky is between 11 and 13 yrs. My other cats are: 14, 9 and 7. I > keep my cats _strictly_ indoors. Lucky would have to adapt to that > life, or show me he will stay only in my yard (which, at his age, he > might do). Thanks for the info on IFA -- I will request that. > My main fears are(1) food and water dish sharing, and (2) litter box > sharing. I keep one box per cat, but that does not mean each cat > uses its own box. So I suspect there is "box sharing." And I know > that they eat indiscriminately from the dishes. > ----- Original Message ----- From: "TANYA NOE" <sashacatgodd...@yahoo.com > > > To: <felvtalk@felineleukemia.org> > Sent: Thursday, September 16, 2010 4:35 PM > Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Fw: New to Feline Leukemia > > >> How old are your other cats? Cats develop some natural immunity >> with age. After the age of 1-3 they become less likely to develop >> FeLV. If vaccinated and over 3 the risk is there but small. How old >> is the cat that tested positive? If under a year there is a good >> chance the cats body can rid itself of the virus. I would wait 6 >> weeks and retest the cat again regardless of age and see if it >> still shows positive. You can also do an IFA which tests to see if >> the virus has settled into the bone marrow. Once in the marrow it >> cannot be eliminated from the body. >> I have a 14 year old negative cat and a 2 year old positive cat. >> I do not separate them, there is still a small risk allowing them >> together but I vaccinate the negative one and cross my fingers. I >> don't know if I have ever seen anyone on here post that a neg >> turned pos from mixing, again though still a risk. >> >> Hope this helps, >> Tanya >> >> --- On Thu, 9/16/10, Natalie <at...@optonline.net> wrote: >> >>> From: Natalie <at...@optonline.net> >>> Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Fw: New to Feline Leukemia >>> To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org >>> Date: Thursday, September 16, 2010, 2:55 PM >>> All vaccines are only about 80% >>> effective....I really don't have much >>> experience with this because I have two very healthy >>> FeLV+ cats, living >>> separately from others. But I would think that if >>> retested, being only a >>> "weak positive", maybe the cat will be negative! It >>> seems to have been >>> really run down, the immune system was definitely >>> compromised, fighting an >>> infection, fleas....Good luck! Natalie >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org >>> [mailto:felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org] >>> On Behalf Of Debbie Bates >>> Sent: Thursday, September 16, 2010 1:23 PM >>> To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org >>> Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Fw: New to Feline Leukemia >>> >>> >>> Bonnie, it got through! Hang in there for just a >>> bit....there are many >>> extremely well informed members who will have any and all >>> information you >>> need! I am not dealing with any felv cats, but come >>> here often so that I >>> stay informed.... >>> >>> Debbie >>> "We choose our joys and sorrows long before we experience >>> them." - Kahlil >>> Gibran >>> >>> >>> >>> > From: ho...@sonic.net >>> > To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org >>> > Date: Thu, 16 Sep 2010 09:32:46 -0700 >>> > Subject: [Felvtalk] Fw: New to Feline Leukemia >>> > >>> > This e-mail got bounced back to me....am trying one >>> more time. >>> > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Bonnie Hogue >>> > To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org >>> >>> > Sent: Wednesday, September 15, 2010 9:37 PM >>> > Subject: New to Feline Leukemia >>> > >>> > >>> > It's a long story, but I'll shorten it... >>> > My mom has a "heart cat" named Lucky. She's disabled >>> and no longer living >>> at home. Her sister was caring for Lucky, but herself is >>> unwell and >>> struggling. I went over to feed the cats during her >>> hospitalization and >>> Lucky did not look good. I took him to the vet: bad fleas, >>> possible infected >>> eye and nose, and tested "weak positive" for feline >>> leukemia. This makes my >>> plan of integrating him into my 3-cat household a real >>> challenge. The vet >>> said I could get my three cats vaccinated "providing 80% >>> protection"... >>> Meanwhile, Lucky is sequestered in the spare bedroom, >>> taking antibiotics >>> (what a good cat!) and healing. I'm trying to figure out >>> how to make this >>> work, longer term. >>> > Ideas??? >>> > Thank you! >>> > _______________________________________________ >>> > Felvtalk mailing list >>> > Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org >>> > http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Felvtalk mailing list >>> Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org >>> http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org >>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Felvtalk mailing list >>> Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org >>> http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org >>> >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Felvtalk mailing list >> Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org >> http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/ >> felvtalk_felineleukemia.org > > > _______________________________________________ > Felvtalk mailing list > Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org > _______________________________________________ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org _______________________________________________ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
