What a wonderful kennel setup you have and I truly appreciate the detailed suggestion. We live on a military base in Japan and our whole yard isn't even the size of your kennel. I'm not even sure if chain link is something I could purchase here. Maybe if she hangs on until we move back to the states I will be able to use your suggestion. Thank you.
On Sep 18, 2010, at 6:49 AM, Cougar Clan wrote: > Suggestion: Fix her a secure kennel outside. I put up a 12x12x6 foot kennel > with a topper (anything, including a tarp, will work. I used left over chain > link). Daddy had a piece of ductwork fixed so Ebony and Mi Tu could go to a > window in a bath, go through a pet door, walk out in the ductwork and down a > ramp into a kennel fitted with plastic milk crates and other "toys." Both > cats were FeLV-, healthy and wonderful. Ebony had been a street cat until > about age 3 +. He became a yard cat then an inside outside cat then he and I > moved and he needed to be an inside cat with a play area. The cost was less > than $300 and I rested secure in the knowledge that Ebony (who was getting > older) and Mi Tu (who had never lived inside) had a safe place to go. > > If you just let her go you are endangering other cats she may come into > contact with. You may be subjecting her to a painful death too. If she > becomes sick, other animals will prey on her. I'll leave the details to you. > I don't tell you this to scare you but to be sure you realize what you may > be doing. Dixie was grown when she can into my life. She was FeLV+ and very > alone. She became a garage cat then a house trailer cat then a two house cat > who had everything. I thought about just letting her go but could not do > that to the other cats that depended on me.......nor could I face what might > happen to her. We live in the country with dogs, coyotes, hawks > and.....well, you get the idea. > > With a lot of stress-reducers, your little one will adjust. Actually, > getting a companion who is FELV+ may be the best answer. > > > On Sep 17, 2010, at 4:33 PM, Melinda Kerr wrote: > >> Hello all, >> >> I haven't really posted much and I've never actually shared my story. I >> will be brief now and say that I have a 15 month young kitty who is FeLV >> positive and receiving Chemo for mediastinal lymphoma. The problem is, she >> doesn't know that she is supposed to be sick. At this time there are no >> outward signs of illness. She was allowed outside for a couple of hours at >> a time, never overnight and always staying close to home. Now, I try to >> limit her to outside time with close supervision. However, she has started >> to push the boundaries and is running and hiding from me. I know she is >> trying to play with me and alleviate some of her boredom. She spends the >> day begging to go out, crying meee ooooutttt, all day long. She races us to >> the door and bites at our ankles to try to get out. I'm faced with the >> decision of "just letting her go" because her quality of life seems to >> depend on it. She is otherwise quite content. I am leaning toward giving >> her more outside time and dealing with the consequences. Her chances at a >> long life are very limited anyway and I feel that I should try to make her >> happy. >> >> Am I wrong to feel this way? >> >> Melinda and Fuji >> >> On Sep 18, 2010, at 2:52 AM, Bonnie Hogue wrote: >> >>> Yes, Natalie. I have one little lady who is a "rehabilitated feral." She >>> raised a litter of kittens down by the creek. Some kind people trapped >>> them and found homes for thekittens, but no one wanted mama cat. She's a >>> lovely brushed coat calico. She is sweet as pie, and Never offers to run >>> out the door. The look she gives is, "Been there, done that, don't want >>> it!" She has her quirks (who doesn't?) but is a very loving companion. >>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Natalie" <at...@optonline.net> >>> To: <felvtalk@felineleukemia.org> >>> Sent: Friday, September 17, 2010 5:54 AM >>> Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Fw: New to Feline Leukemia >>> >>> >>>> 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. 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