There are some things about it I find confusing.
He says kittens are at the highest riskand cats over a year old are pretty
much immune. Then he says that it is primarily transmitted by bite wounds.
How many kittens get bit wounds?
He says the incubation period is 3 years or more so cats exposed before one
year can come down with the disease "many" years later. From what I have
heard, at least for those born with it (he doesn't even mention if it can be
transmitted from mother to kittens) most die before 3 years of age. Maybe
I'm wrong about this as I do not have that much long term experience.
Exactly what does he mean by "come down with FeLV disease" and "develop the
disease"? Does he mean test positive or does he mean they get sick? He
says FeLV infected cats live a few months to 4 years, what does he mean by
"infected"? He said the incubation period is 3 years or more, how does that
square with infected cats dying in a few months?
Gary
----- Original Message -----
From: "janine paton" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Sunday, January 01, 2006 9:50 PM
Subject: opinion?
http://critteradvocacy.org/content/view/35/75/
Hopefully this link will work.
Was wondering what you guys thought of what this vet
is saying about leukemia.
Janine
