Michelle . . .Thank you so much for this information. I just sent an email to Best Friends . . .I'll let you know what happens. Again, I sure appreciate your input.
Thank you, Sally ----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <felvtalk@felineleukemia.org> Sent: Monday, March 07, 2005 10:44 AM Subject: Re: New To List > FeLV is worse than FIV, in that most cats infected with it do not live to old > age. Some do, though, and some live to middle age. There are people on this > list who have positives who are 10 and older. But many of them die as kittens > or before age 2. I have lost 3 so far-- at 18 months, 3 years, and 4.5 years. > I have two around 4 and one around 6 still with me at home. Basically, it > varies a lot, but it is more common for them to die fairly young than to live > past 5 or so. > > You should contact Best Friends Animal Sanctuary in Utah. They have an FeLV > house. While they are often full, they are more likely to take animals from a > rescue group like yours than from individuals. They might be willing to do a > trade-- take your two positives if in exchange you take 2 or more adoptable > animals from them to adopt out in your area. For instance, if you take 4 > adoptable cats they might take your two positives. I would check ASAP. > > Michelle > >
