Re: average lifespan

Tue, 31 May 2005 13:33:55 -0700

Samantha was 3 (1999)
Arielle was 4-1/2 (2001)
Gareth was 6-1/2 (2003)
Alec was 5-1/2 (2003)
 
Salome' is still with me.  She's 9.
 
RuthieGirl was 6 months (1996 -- not a FeLV related death; she was Salome's littermate).
Siggie, Sammi, and Guinevere are FeLV negative.
 
=^..^= Terri, Salome', Siggie the Tomato Vampire, Guinevere, Sammi, and 5 furangels: RuthieGirl, Samantha, Arielle, Gareth and Alec =^..^=
 
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Monday, May 30, 2005 11:44 PM
Subject: Re: average lifespan

Yo Jenn -

My darling Calawalla Banana Boo-boo was 3 years old. (2004)

My sweet Mittens was maybe 2.5 yrs. (2003)

My baby Mr. Black kitty was FIV and FELV+ - vet said he was 18.  I
don't believe it.  Think he was a bit younger than that - 10 yrs
maybe? (2002)

Gloria


>Well, my Moogie, who was born with FELV, lived 18 months, but it
>varies widely, and also, I did not take drastic measures to prolong
>her life. Had I done everything to the extreme, she may have lived
>to be 2 years old. I'm not really sure what the "average" life span
>of FELV+ cats is, but one study has been done on the lifespan
>expectations for cats infected with feline leukemia virus that
>tested persistently viremic (continuously tested positive). In the
>study, reported by Dr. Susan Cotter in the November 1991 issue of
>the Journal of the AVMA, most cats died within two years but about
>20% of the cats lived three or more years. Of course, if everyone
>here tells you how old their FELV+ furangels were when they passed
>on, then you'll get a good sampling, and be able to draw your own
>conclusions, but you'll have to know how long they had the virus,
>not just how long they lived, because some of them may have caught
>it later in life, and that would skew the numbers.
>
>This could potentially be a very interesting thread, I wonder if we
>qualify as a "study group"?
>
>Jenn
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