yeah, you--i had just written to ask for the info before you did, so i figured why repeat any more things! over and over and over and over. repetitively.
On 9/7/05, MacKenzie, Kerry N. <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Which Kerry--me??? I'm cofnused again! > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of TenHouseCats > Sent: Wednesday, September 07, 2005 3:16 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: Adult cat resistance to Felv > > > yeah, what kerry said! > > On 9/7/05, MacKenzie, Kerry N. <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Thanks Nina---is it possible you could also send us the original > > question (from "Lisa")? I'd like to forward to my vet and anyone else > I > > think might be interested/benefit. (I am also extremely interested.) > > Kerry > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of TenHouseCats > > Sent: Wednesday, September 07, 2005 3:03 PM > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: Re: Adult cat resistance to Felv > > > > > > if she finds the link/cite, PLEASE let us know! > > > > On 9/7/05, Nina <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Hello Everyone, > > > I've been discussing resistance ratios of healthy adult cats to Felv > > > with the vet that monitors my IBD list. She just sent this to me > this > > > morning and knew you guys would be interested. > > > Nina > > > > > > Lisa...this is a question that comes up quite frequently. > > > The natural resistance to FeLV infection in cats older than 4 to 6 > > months > > > is very well established among feline retrovirologist. While > > > susceptibility to FIV remains constant throughout life, that simply > is > > not > > > the case with FeLV. While it is NOT impossible to infect an adult > > cat, > > > the inoculate of FeLV has to be really significant (or repeated) in > > order > > > to infect. > > > > > > This has been shown in virtually all FeLV vaccine Challenge studies > > > involving adult cats. It is MOST difficult to assess efficacy of an > > FeLV > > > vaccine when using adults as controls...because they just don't get > > > infected. Schering Plough has turned this into a "3-year guarantee" > > for > > > their FeLV vaccine (a VERY reactive adjuvanted vaccine). This is a > > > 'no-brainer'...obviously! Fact is, ALL FeLV vaccines look good in > the > > > long run because of this natural resistance. > > > > > > This phenomenon is apparently related to T-cell maturity in the > > individual > > > cat and the interaction of those lymphocytes with specific epitopes > of > > > FeLV. > > > > > > The updated Feline Vaccination Guidelines are being written now. > This > > > material will be included to more clearly point out this phenomenon. > > > > > > I do have a copy of the original paper...it goes back a number of > > years > > > now and was published in a virology journal...Richard Olsen (who > > developed > > > the first FeLV vaccine for Norden Laboratories) and Jennifer Royjko > > (sp?) > > > published the manuscript. I don't have that paper with me...but > will > > try > > > to dig this out and send the ref if you're really interested in > > getting > > > into that. > > > > > > RBFord > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > MaryChristine > > > > AIM / YAHOO: TenHouseCats > > MSN: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > ICQ: 289856892 > > > > <hr> > > > > IRS CIRCULAR 230 NOTICE. Any advice expressed above as to tax matters > was neither written nor intended by the sender or Mayer, Brown, Rowe & > Maw LLP to be used and cannot be used by any taxpayer for the purpose of > avoiding tax penalties that may be imposed under U.S. tax law. 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