RE: average lifespan

Wed, 01 Jun 2005 04:41:59 -0700

Tom had the a first test and then I had the IFA done a month later. He tested positive on both. I guess that is the blood work isn't it. It was another vet that told me that it was in the bone marrow and that it would be better to put him to sleep because we couldn't save them all and that my negatives kitties were being exposed. He didn't exam Tom. I just told him about taking him to a clinic that tested him the first time around and I ran into him when I went to wash a comforter at the laundry mat. Then I took Tom to my regular vet to have the IFA. That is when I started looking for some information on the Felv and found the site for it. I am thankful for that. What a terrible thing for kitties to get.
Barbara Baass

Hideyo Yamamoto <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

Was Tom tested positive on the blood test (I know sometimes they test as negative when the virus is in the bone marrow, but not in blood) �

 

I am not sure what percentage of the cases when a kitty is positive for the FeLV virus, but tested negative on the blood work since it�s in the bone marrow only.

 

From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Barbara Baass
Sent: Tuesday, May 31, 2005 3:04 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: average lifespan

 

Doesn't seem to be a long life span. Looks like maybe 3 to 5 or 6 years. I believe that Tom was born with this because it is in the bone marrow. He probably got it from his mother. It is a shame that we have to go through pain and suffering before we die. At least most of the time we do.

Barbra Baass

Terri Brown <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

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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