Just jumping in here -- Nina - I always appreciate your posts and I'm not
good about telling you so. Thanks with all my heart.
We're an 8 kitty household here and we're new to FeVL+ (about 2 months
new)...so since Mama Kitty tested positive and has spent quite a lot of time
indoors with the rest of the pride -- I've been getting everyone tested all over
again (at $60 a pop, I might add) and as soon as they test negative - on we go
to the vaccine.
The fabulous news is that everyone so far (including the runt of Mama
Kitty's litter whom I helped birth) has tested negative. My youngest now
is 2 and the rest are 2 or older ranging to 8 years old)...but they've all
cohabitated through the winter and done what all it is that kitties do with
each other---eating, grooming and doing their thing together-- and
though it may not be scientific -- everyone here is doing great and there
doesn't seem to be any incident of cross contamination (so many of you have
confirmed that with older babies it just doesn't seem to be so
contagious). Just hoping our situation can give you some hope.
I suspect that Mama Kitty has been FeVL+ for at least a year even though I
didn't know it until recently.
In a message dated 6/16/2006 3:45:26 P.M. Central Daylight Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Hello
Ilene,
I'm so glad you found us and I'm so glad you've taken this little
lost soul in. Thank you, thank you! When you say you have another
kitten in the house, do you actually mean kitten, or is he an older cat?
Healthy, adult cats are not likely to catch felv, especially if they've had
the vaccination for it. If you are keeping them in separate rooms, it is
very unlikely that your other cat will "catch" it. Many, many of us on
the list mix have and do mixed negative and positives. My negative cats
lived together with my positives, they ate together, used the same litter
boxes, groomed each other and played together. All my negatives are
still negative. If your other cat hasn't been tested, I'd do so, (not
all pos at or look sick), if he hasn't had his shots, I'd do that
too.
I assume you've taken him to the vet, how else would you suspect
he has felv. It's good that your vet didn't try and talk you into
having him put to sleep just because he has a cold, or because he tested felv
positive. Unfortunately many vets still think this is the "best" thing
to do. Your kitten, (what's his name?) may need the help of a mild
antibiotic to help him get over his upper respiratory infection, (URI).
Call your vet and ask for a prescription. They just saw him, so you
probably won't have to take him in again, unless you think it's
necessary. It's not surprising that he's feeling sick, the poor little
guy has been through so much. I'm betting with a little time and care in
your safe protection, he'll be feeling better very soon. Also at the
very young age of 8 weeks the test could be a false-positive. He may be
carrying antibodies from his mother that would show up on the test as pos,
when he doesn't actually have the disease at all. He needs to be
retested when he's older (at 3 months old) to see if it's still a positive
result.
Get him some L-Lysine at the health food store and at least a
good "multi-vitamin" supplement for cats/kittens. There are many things
you can do to help keep him asymptomatic. One of the most important
things is helping him feel safe, (no stress!), feeding him quality foods and
treating any signs of illness quickly. I'm sure others on the list will
have suggestions for you.
Give that little angel a smooch on the top of
his head from me, I bet he's adorable,
Nina
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
i just found a felv kitten i was dump at my work he 8 week old i will
be looking for a home for him as i have other kitten in the house but till i
find a home i trying to learn as much as i can to help my little baby
boy.
he had uri when i got him and still has runny eyes that some time goo
over any help you can give me will be greatly helpful
ilene
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