I agree as well.
=^..^= Terri, Siggie the Tomato Vampire, Guinevere, Sammi, Travis, Dori and
6 furangels: RuthieGirl, Samantha, Arielle, Gareth, Alec & Salome'
=^..^=
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Saturday, April 08, 2006 8:11
PM
Subject: Re: FeLV+ cat and FeLV- kitten
in the same house
I feel the same way, Nina, and I know several who mix their
kitties
like that. At some point, kittens develop a strong enoungh
immune
system to deal with it - but I'm not sure what that point is.
FELV
virus dies when it hits the air, and I just don't think it's gonna
pass to the kitten, if the kitten is isolated. Even so, I still
think it would take a bite or something like that to pass it on.
Just imho.
Gloria
At 05:28 PM 4/8/2006, you
wrote:
>Hi Lance,
>I am usually a big advocate for mixing pos and
negs in the same
>household. Here comes the but... Not when
it comes to
>kittens! Esp kittens that haven't yet been
vaccinated. Barbara is
>right, kittens have a way of getting into
all sorts of places that
>are suppose to be restricted. I
wouldn't risk the health of the
>little one. Adult cats have far
less chance of contracting the
>disease and far better chances of
clearing it if they do. Kittens
>and geriatrics don't have as
strong an immune system and therefore
>are at greater risk. When
I had felv in the house, I wouldn't have
>dreamed of bringing in a
kitten.
>Nina
>
>Lance wrote:
>
>>Hello
all,
>>
>>My mother is considering adopting a kitten that
needs a home. To the
>>best of my knowledge, the kitten is FeLV
negative. It's only six
>>weeks or so old. Right now, my FeLV+ cat,
Ember, is living in my
>>room, and is kept away from the others.
She's had a few jailbreaks,
>>but I can be much more careful with her
than I have been. The other
>>cats in the house tested negative with
ELISA a few weeks ago (see the
>>"Ember" thread for the whole
story).
>>
>>Anyway, I know generally what vets and others
think of having a
>>negative in a positive's house. I'm isolating
Ember. However, the
>>kitten will not have had her shots, and
probably won't be ready for
>>her first FeLV vax for another month.
Even with Ember being isolated,
>>and the kitten having no direct or
indirect exposure (i.e. no one
>>shares food, food bowls, boxes,
water), do we run any risk of having
>>the kitten come up positive
just by living in the same house as my
girl?
>>
>>Thanks,
>>
>>Lance
>>
>>
>
>
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