As I understand it, the babies and the sick are the most vulnerable. I
only have adult cats, but am always wary of the old and infirm.
Gloria
At 09:45 AM 8/5/2005, you wrote:
Re: >>>>It's (FeLV) not that
contagious,<<<<<<
I tell people who don't understand why my (older) Momcat stays negative
but all the babies were (and remained) positive that like humans,
babies, the sick (and presumably the old) are the most vulnerable to
contracting FeLV. Their immune system isn't strong enough to withstand
it. All 4 kittens of the feral colony I took in tested positive twice,
as did the one other older cat Snowball, and 3 of the 4 have now died of
FeLV-related illness. Needless to say, having seen 4 of these dear
kitties die, 3 before they were two years old, I treat FeLV like the
plague.
Kerry
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Hi Janine,
I'm in Arkansas - our rescue has quite a few cats and kittens. We
test initially with the Elisa test when the kitties come into the
program. We buy the tests in bulk, and then have a participating vet
tech do the test. Then if the cat tests positive, we test again with
the Elisa in 3 to 6 months. More than once, we've had kittens test
positive at first, then go negative on the second test.
We have a few people who will take FELV cats. It's not that
contagious, in my experience, and according to the vet i've used
often. I've also found a disarming array of opinions (and ignorance)
among vets about FELV.
Best of luck,
Gloria
On Aug 5, 2005, at 4:51 AM, janine paton wrote:
> Hi,
>
>>
>> Hope I'm doing this correctly, I'm not very good at
>> these lists.
>> I'm with a small rescue group and we've trapped
>> fourteen 10 - 12 week old kittens (three moms) from
>> one yard. They are being socialized in 3 or 4
>> foster
>> homes. It's a lot of work and time and the kittens
>> are already at a disadvantage because by the time
>> they
>> are socialized, they're not 8 - 12 weeks anymore.
>>
>> Started trapping the adults to TNR and the original
>> mom cat, who didn't look so hot, tested - IFA -
>> Leukemia positive.
>>
>> I'm OK with FIV and have had plenty of experience
>> with
>> it, but I've found different vets have different and
>> sometimes radical opinions, so I am assuming it's
>> the
>> same with leukemia.
>>
>> I'm looking for some practical advice - when to
>> test,
>> ELISA or IFA...I'm trying to get as much current and
>> correct information as possible, but am getting a
>> little mixed up. Fourteen feral kittens aare a lot
>> for us even under the best circumstances.
>>
>> What should we do next?
>>
>> As far as Georgie, there's a website called
>> www.catsinthebag.org - it is excellent for helping
>> to
>> find lost cats.
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Janine
>>
>>
>> --
>>
>
>
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