Sue,
If you ask a vet about mixing + with -, they will tell you not to do
it. Why wouldn't they? It's not their household, the safest course of
action is to keep them apart. Actually, the SAFEST course of action is
to pts, I don't agree with that either, (obviously). I care more about
quality of life rather than quantity, and there was never any hesitation
about mixing in my house. It was a mute point anyway, because by the
time I found out about my kitties pos status, they'd been mixed with my
negatives for months. I had anxious feelings about the possibilities of
my negs contracting felv, I knew it would be very tough for me to deal
with that sort of consequence, but I also couldn't live with shutting up
my angels in a room somewhere, that's no way to live, imo.
From the experience of the folks on this list, (me included), a healthy
adult, vaccinated cat has very little chance of succumbing to felv. Are
Mary's other cats adult and healthy? I can't tell anyone else what to
do, but if it were me, I'd vaccinate my cats, keep them separate for
whatever the necessary period of time it takes to develop immunity and
then celebrate the day when everyone could join together in one big
happy family.
Nina
Sue Taft wrote:
Thanks Nina
Daisy is having the injectable Virbac Omega Interferon at first. One
injection a day for five days, then one on day 14 followed by more later (I
can't remember the exact protocol). She may then have it diluted to give
orally or she'll carry on with the injections maybe once a month like my
Eric has (FIV). We'll take the vets advice on which is best.
Hopefully the ulcer will clear up quickly and Daisy will have a long happy
life. I have every intention of going back to the original vet and telling
him what we did. He apparently dismissed the use of the interferon
immediately - in his opinion it's a waste of money! I'll have to show him my
Eric's records too, nothing worked on his mouth and I'd have lost him if it
wasn't for Sonia (who is my vet) suggesting the interferon. He needs to be
told.
Mary has other cats too, all negative (as far as we know) and all indoor
cats. Would it be an idea to vaccinate these so that Daisy and Bungle can
safely live among them? I know it's safe to mix FIV cats but I've no
experience with FeLV.
Sue
