Re: [Felvtalk] Question

2017-11-23 Thread Theresa O'Rourke
Thank you Lorrie, So happy I joined this group. I’ll keep the cat for a week, spoil him, not mix him with Other cat’s, And clean well after, The room will be left empty for 7 days after. However, I won’t do this again, Because I have other people’s cats in separate room and Won’t go through this

Re: [Felvtalk] FeLV transmission

2017-11-23 Thread Theresa O'Rourke
Thank you Robert, I’m preparing the cat’s room with his own blankets, toys, Tower, and will clean everything well after! I’m not worrying about it like before, Because you all sent me back very good feedback and ideas! I really appreciate it! Sent from my iPad > On Nov 23, 2017, at 3:21 PM,

[Felvtalk] FeLV transmission

2017-11-23 Thread ROBERT CHAPEL
to bolster what Amani wrote. Felv appears to be a minor risk for adult cats who did not get the disease from the queen at birth. It is a MAJOR risk for kittens born with the disease who still show it at 6 months. I wouldnt worry terribly about adults getting it from a kittenwould

Re: [Felvtalk] Question

2017-11-23 Thread Lorrie
This is my experience too. I've had FelV cats who lived to be 8 or 9 and one of my FelV cats is about 11 and still OK. These cats lived with many other negative cats. These were adult cats... I understand FelV is most dangerous to kittens whose immune systems are not fully developed. Lorrie