I also unknowingly adopted a positive kitten, but he had tested a false negative. My five other kitties were unvaccinated; three caught the virus and died within two years as did the kitten. A third kitty tested positive after that debacle, but threw off the virus.
I certainly wouldn't mix positives and negatives as the vaccine is only said to be 85 per cent effective. just my two cents, Bonnie www.elephants.com ----- Original Message ----- From: Chris <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Friday, November 25, 2005 8:39 pm Subject: RE: Postive and Negative Cats? To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > Four of my cats lived together for several years before I found out my > Tucson was pos. They had not been felv vaccinated and two had come > in as > kittens. None of the other three tested pos and I vaccinate them > everyyear. I did not even consider separating as they had all > lived together for > those years and no one had contracted felv. They eat together, use > the same > litter box, play with the same toys, groom each other, and on and > on. I > brought in a stray I had been feeding last year and it turned out > he was pos > but totally asymptomatic... So, I now have 5--2 pos, 3 neg and my > biggestproblem is that Tuscon hates the latest addition. > > > Chris > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Allie Deaver > Sent: Friday, November 25, 2005 8:17 PM > To: Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > Subject: Postive and Negative Cats? > > > Hey everyone- > > I was wondering...my other cat hasn't been tested yet, but will be > tomorrow.However, whether he is positive or negative, we have a > problem. He either > has to live with a positive cat or, when my FeLV+ kitty crosses teh > bridge,or if he's positive and can't go into remission (he shows no > symptoms of > anything, he's a very healthy cat overall, except for the usual > occassionalkitty eye goobers and hairballs), he'll need a > companion, since he does NOT > do well alone. I've been looking for someone with FeLV+ cats for > adoption in > my area (Chicago), with no avail. That, and the cats I take in tend > to be > needy, homeless strays that choose me (who are then taken > immediately to the > vet to be tested, have inital rabies and FVRCP vacs and an exam > before they > ever meet the other resident cat, since I can only have 2 at a > time). And > anyway, if he's a neg, I have no plans to cast off my kitten just > becauseshe has this diagnosis. > > So how do you guys do it? Everything I've ever read says "remove all > positive cats from the household" or "elect euthanasia if you have a > multi-cat household" as if it were that easy. > > I'm aware that some of you keep both positives and negatives > together...so I > have some questions and I would really love it if you guys would > share some > of your experiences with me: > -How do you do it? Are they separated in any way within your home? > -How do you control the virus in terms of cleaning and separation > of LB's > and dishes? > -CAN the virus be contained? What other precautions do you take? > -Does this mean I have to stop bringing treated/vaccinated rescued > negs into > my house as long as I have a positive cat, should Leo test positive? > -In your experience, how quickly and readily does the virus spread? > Everything I've read basically says that if you have one positive, > you can > count on having more if you're in a multi-cat household. > -In a household with both negs and positive cats, do you vaccinate > the negs? > Why or why not? > > I've already gotten some input from Belinda (thank you!) but I just > kind of > want to take a survey to see the various outcomes and know all of my > options. If anyone can spare some good vibes that Leo is negative > and Lola's > symtoms remain under control at least until we can seek further > treatmentoptions, I'd greatly appreciate it! > > Thanks guy! You are a terrific group! > > Allie > > > >
