What seems to be the case is that a good many healthy adult
non-vaccinated cats will either contract and then clear the virus, or
never get it at all, some unfortunately as in Bonnie's case do obviously
succumb. From my observations, it is highly unlikely for a healthy
adult cat that has been previously vaccinated to contract felv. I just
read an article that confirmed this. It stated how it is virtually
impossible to conclude the effectiveness of the felv vac in studies, (in
this person's opinion), because the control group of unvaccinated cats
either cleared the virus anyway, or did not become infected. I'm trying
to remember where I read that article... I seem to remember that
Bonnie's cats were not kittens. I hate this disease.
N
catatonya wrote:
Bonnie,
How old were your cats who contracted the leukemia and died when you
brought in the new kitten? When I brought in my positive kitten I had
one other kitten, but the rest were adults. None of mine contracted
the disease, but they had all been vaccinated though.
t
*/BONNIE J KALMBACH <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>/* wrote:
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
Date: Friday, November 25, 2005 8:39 pm
Subject: RE: Postive and Negative Cats?
To: [email protected]
> 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
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Allie
Deaver
> Sent: Friday, November 25, 2005 8:17 PM
> To: [email protected]
> 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
>
>
>
>
