Hi Dot:
I have a four bedroom house and Spicy is in one of the spare bedrooms. She
doesn't try to escape. Spicy is very laidback and sort of goes with the flow.
She loves her cat tree and as long as you spend some time with her she is
cool. It was never a room my other cats go into so they don't even try to go
in there. So far it's been easy keeping them separate but I know she lays at
the door and plays paws with the others under the door. April
From: dot winkler <venus7ora...@yahoo.com>
To: "felvtalk@felineleukemia.org" <felvtalk@felineleukemia.org>
Sent: Wednesday, September 7, 2011 5:57 PM
Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] more about chloe and spicy
Hi April - wow. Good information. O.K. So maybe what I heard is incorrect.
So, you are thinking of getting your cat another one to play with? But you
also have other cats without the virus? I have a small house and keeping the 3
of them separated is downright crazy! It is so hectic. My husband and i have
been stressed all summer since Chloe got the virus in June. I don't know how
we'd ever go away - I don't know who could deal with all this. I need to find
Chloe a home. How do you manage keeping them all apart? Dot
From: April Johnson <cupcake292...@yahoo.com>
To: "felvtalk@felineleukemia.org" <felvtalk@felineleukemia.org>
Sent: Wednesday, September 7, 2011 4:23 PM
Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] REPLY FROM DOT
this is what I found off the internet. I didn't hear that about making threw
the 5 phases, because there is a 6 when the disease takes over. I know she's
lonely sometimes because she loved being part of the family. She was accepted
by all the other cats. I'm torn between trying to find her another cat with
FELV or hoping she gets used to being by herself. Spicy actually named
herself. We were driving home from the shelter and I wanted to name the other
cat we adopted Spicy because she's orange. Well Spicy kept answering to the
name. Now Spicy is black and I never thought of naming a black cat Spicy, but
she had other ideas. I like the name Chloe we had a cat for 14 years named
Chloe, she had to be pts when her kidney's shutdown.
The disease has a wide range of effects. The cat can fight off the infection
and become totally immune, can become a healthy carrier that never gets sick
itself but can infect other cats, or a mid-level case in which the cat has a
compromised immune system.[citation needed] Nevertheless, the development of
lymphomas is considered the final stage of the disease. Although it is thought
that virus protein has to be present to induce lymphomas in cats, newer
evidence shows that a high percentage of FeLV-Antigen negative lymphomas
contain FeLV-DNA, indicating a "hit-and-run" mechanism of virus induced tumor
development.[1]
Once the virus has entered the cat, there are six phases to a FeLV infection:
* Phase One: The virus enters the cat, usually through the pharynx
where it infects the epithelial cells and infects the tonsorial B-lymphocytes
and macrophages. These white blood cells then filter down to the lymph nodes
and begin to replicate.
* Phase Two: The virus enters the blood stream and begins to distribute
throughout the body.
* Phase Three: The lymphoid system (which produces antibodies to attack
infected and cancerous cells) becomes infected, with further distribution
throughout the body.
* Phase Four: The main point in the infection- where the virus can take
over the body's immune system and cause viremia. During this phase the
hemolymphatic system and intestines become infected.
If the cat's immune system does not fight off the virus, then it goes onto:
* Phase Five: The bone marrow becomes infected. At this point, the
virus will stay with the cat for the rest of its life. In this phase, the virus
replicates and is released four to seven days later in infected neutrophils
(white blood cells), and sometimes lymphocytes, monocytes (white blood cell
formed in the bone marrow), and eosinophils (another white blood cell).
* Phase Six: The cat's body is overwhelmed by infection and mucosal and
glandular epithelial cells (tissue that forms a thin protective layer on
exposed bodily surfaces and forms the lining of internal cavities, ducts, and
organs) become infected. The virus replicates in epithelial tissues including
salivary glands, oropharynx, stomach, esophagus, intestines, trachea,
nasopharynx, renal tubules, bladder, pancreas, alveolar ducts, and sebaceous
ducts from the muzzle.
From: dot winkler <venus7ora...@yahoo.com>
To: "felvtalk@felineleukemia.org" <felvtalk@felineleukemia.org>
Sent: Wednesday, September 7, 2011 4:02 PM
Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] REPLY FROM DOT
Hi April - My vet didn't know anything about the 5 stages of the disease!!!!
Can you believe this. O.K. So, what do you know about the 5 stages? What
does it mean? I think I heard that if your cat can make it through all five
stages, then they have developed an immunity to the disease. Anyway, how is it
keeping your cat apart from the others? My cat is so lonely. It breaks my
heart. She wants to play with the others. Esp the male cat who she knows from
the clan where i rescued the two of them. I really would love to adopt her
out. Just having a hard time finding someone. P.S. - I like the name Spicy!
It is cute. Dot
From: April Johnson <cupcake292...@yahoo.com>
To: "felvtalk@felineleukemia.org" <felvtalk@felineleukemia.org>
Sent: Wednesday, September 7, 2011 2:16 PM
Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Update/MY CAT NEEDS HOME WITH FELV
Hi Dot,
This is all new to me too. I do have other cats at home, Spicy lives in a
bedroom by herself. She has two windows to look out of, a cat tree and a
sofa. Spicy has had no signs of the illness. So I didn't know she had it. I
adopted her the first weekend in June and took her to the vet a week later.
The receptionist at my vets was the one that stressed getting the test done
because she knew that the shelter I adopted her from didn't test, I had no
idea. So for a week she was with my other cats. I just looked it up there are
6 stages of FELV. Spicy is in stage 5.
From: dot winkler <venus7ora...@yahoo.com>
To: "felvtalk@felineleukemia.org" <felvtalk@felineleukemia.org>
Sent: Wednesday, September 7, 2011 2:07 PM
Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Update/MY CAT NEEDS HOME WITH FELV
Hi April - I just read your mail. My cat, Chloe, female one year old, pretty
gray/black/caramel tabby, is also positive. I have known since June when she
had a fever. She has stabilized and is doing so well now. Very healthy and
playful. She is a little "squirt", i call her. I have been looking for a home
for her since I have two other negative cats and have to keep them separated.
She is so cute. i hated to just put her down so figured i would give it a shot
to see if i could adopt her. Do you have other cats at home? How is your cat
doing now? You said it's in her bone marrow. Are there different stages? I
am not sure totally about the disease as this is the first cat I have ever had
in 30 years that has the leukemia. So, it is all new to me also. Dot
(freehold, NJ)
From: April Johnson <cupcake292...@yahoo.com>
To: "felvtalk@felineleukemia.org" <felvtalk@felineleukemia.org>
Sent: Wednesday, September 7, 2011 12:46 PM
Subject: [Felvtalk] Update
Hi,
A couple of weeks ago I posted about my cat Spicy who I had adopted from animal
control unaware she hadn't been tested for FELV/FIV. I was questioning whether
to get her a friend or not. Last week I had her blood sent out to confirm if
she really had FELV. Well her results came in yesterday, it's in her bone
marrow. I still haven't decided on a friend for her yet, I'm unsure what to do
with my house already full. I think I would need to adopt another cat with it
already in their bone marrow too, right? I've never had a FELV+ cat, so I
don't know what to do.
April
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