I am not sure how long the Vet Jet has been around, at least a couple of years. I am hoping that where we are now in NH I can find a clinic that uses it. My 14 year old neg still gets the FeLV vaccine even though she is highly unlikely to get FeLV from Maggie as it is still possible. I think it is great that you are thinking about taking in more FeLV babies. It is still very tough to find them homes and in most shelters and clinics they are still unfairly destroyed. Whatever you decide remember it's the quality of the years of their lives and not the quantity. Good luck, Tanya
--- On Wed, 3/30/11, Maureen Olvey <molvey...@hotmail.com> wrote: > From: Maureen Olvey <molvey...@hotmail.com> > Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Question about the virus itself > To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > Date: Wednesday, March 30, 2011, 1:12 AM > > Hadn't heard about the "vet jet." I'll have to ask > about it. > > Because I didn't know the one cat had the virus until she > died a few weeks ago most of my cats have lived with her and > shared food bowls for at least a year and some were with her > for almost two years. One vet was kind of saying that > if they hadn't gotten the virus by now they probably > wouldn't get it so there wouldn't be a need to vaccinate any > of my others. I don't know if he's right or not about > not vaccinating the negatives. I've just been tossing > that idea around. But then someone was asking me about > these FeLV + kittens and it got me to thinking about whether > I should vaccinate if a new member was added. > > “I am not interested to know whether vivisection produces > results that are profitable to the human race or > doesn’t….the pain which it inflicts upon unconsenting > animals is the basis of my enmity toward it, and it is to me > sufficient justification of the enmity without looking > further.” – Mark Twain > > > > > Date: Tue, 29 Mar 2011 13:49:28 -0700 > > From: sashacatgodd...@yahoo.com > > To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > > Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Question about the virus > itself > > > > I think that they are immune for life if they get and > extinguish the virus. I do not believe that it is a mutating > virus of any sort, at least not so far. The problem is you > have no way of knowing for sure that you cat did this unless > it was positive and is now negative. Cats develop some > natural immunity with age, it is possible to live together > for years and not contract it even with repeated exposures. > If you are concerned about vaccine related sarcomas there > are FeLv vaccines that are given by the "vet jet" that is > considered much safer, that is what we were using at the > last vet hospital I worked at. > > > > Good luck, > > Tanya > > --- On Tue, 3/29/11, Maureen Olvey <molvey...@hotmail.com> > wrote: > > > > > From: Maureen Olvey <molvey...@hotmail.com> > > > Subject: [Felvtalk] Question about the virus > itself > > > To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > > > Date: Tuesday, March 29, 2011, 12:30 PM > > > > > > I've got a question about the FeLV virus > itself. Is > > > it all the same virus or does it mutate and > change like the > > > herpes virus that causes URI? What I'm > wondering is > > > that if I've got a cat that has been exposed to > the virus > > > but extinguished it, is he immune for life? > Seems like > > > I read that. So if I brought in another > FeLV + kitty > > > and my resident cat has already gotten some > immunity from > > > the virus he had been exposed to in the past, > does that mean > > > being exposed to the virus through another cat > would be the > > > same as the virus that he was first exposed to so > his > > > immunity would work against that virus? > Does that make > > > sense? I'm wondering if I brought in > another FeLV + > > > cat would I need to vaccinate my cat that has > already been > > > exposed and extinguished the virus. > > > > > > Anyone have a clue? I guess the main > question is if > > > the virus mutates from cat to cat or is it always > the same > > > virus and doesn't change. > > > > > > “I am not interested to know whether > vivisection produces > > > results that are profitable to the human race or > > > doesn’t….the pain which it inflicts upon > unconsenting > > > animals is the basis of my enmity toward it, and > it is to me > > > sufficient justification of the enmity without > looking > > > further.” – Mark Twain > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > 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
