Are you saying Oreo got it from Ellie, but now he doesn't have it any more??
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Kathi Clark <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Kathi Clark <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Thanks, Tonya. This has given me something to think about. I haven't had
the other ones tested again and I don't think I will. My vet said if she
was in my situation she would retest only if I brought them in for an
illness on down the road. If Ellie tests negative on the IFA on October 13,
I'll mix her with the others. If she doesn't, I may still integrate her.
Is that taking a big risk with the 1-year-olds, though? As I said, Oreo,
who's 1, became infected by Ellie and I know if I mix the two again, they'll
have a great deal of one-on-one contact. Oreo and Connie have a lot of
contact now and if Oreo contracts it again, does that put Connie at risk?
Sorry so many questions. I'm just a nervous mother and FeLV is so new to
me.
I would miss Ellie so if I found her another home and would always be
worried if she was happy or not and taken care of. I just am concerned that
if she has health issues in the future, I can't financially handle the big
vet bills. Perhaps someone else who's better off financially could give her
a happy home, too. But the odds of finding someone who is better off
financially are small, I know. So, it's just wait and see, like everything
else in life. I try not to panic anymore.
This is the best site. I've learned more from all of you than I have from
my vet. I wonder if she knows she shouldn't have tested Ellie with the IFA
so soon after the ELISSA. I don't see that vet any longer.
Kathi
>From: catatonya <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Reply-To: [email protected]
>To: [email protected]
>Subject: Re: timing on FeLV+ test
>Date: Sat, 30 Sep 2006 05:49:35 -0700 (PDT)
>
>If I were in your situation I would mix. BUT I would not be second
>guessing myself if one of the others happens to turn up positive down the
>line. Unless you've had your other cats recently tested they couled be
>positive right now. Cats can harbor the virus for years. So in my opinion
>I would mix if all my other cats' leukemia shots were up to date.
>
> After 10 years of no one catching felv from my positives I've stopped
>vaccinating for it every year.
>
> tonya
>
>Kathi Clark <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote:
> Althea, 13
>Tabitha, 11
>Bear, 5
>Oreo, 1
>Connie, 1
>
>
> >From: catatonya
> >Reply-To: [email protected]
> >To: [email protected]
> >Subject: Re: timing on FeLV+ test
> >Date: Mon, 25 Sep 2006 19:31:42 -0700 (PDT)
> >
> >How old are the other 5?
> >
> >Kathi Clark wrote: Are you all saying that if my
> >5 kitties have been vaccinated and boostered
> >for FeLV (July 2006) that Ellie, my FeLV+ kitty, can join them now???? I
> >have her separated and planned to keep her separated from the others
>until
> >I
> >get the results of her IFA on October 13. October 13 will be 120 days
>from
> >the first positive IFA; she tested positive on the ELISSA a month before
> >that. Even if she's still positive after the second IFA, is it okay to
> >integrate her with the others? I have one kitty who would wrestle and
>hiss
> >and spit playfully with her because he already has. Oreo tested positive
>on
> >the ELISSA after contact with Ellie but tested negative on his IFA a
>month
> >later. I now know that the vet retested him too soon but I'm too scared
>to
> >have him retested with another IFA. I couldn't bear to know that my boy,
>my
> >favorite, is still infected. I'd rather not know. Right after the
>negative
> >IFA, I added Oreo to the bunch. Ellie, on the other hand, is a different
> >story. I need to know what to do before I integrate her. She's SO very
> >lonely in a bedroom all by herself. I just would feel like a horrible
> >mother if any of my others came down with FeLV and it was because of
>Ellie.
> >Please tell me what to do. I want the best for everyone -- me, my negs
>and
> >my one positive!
> >
> >Kathi
> >
> >
