We had a feral mom at the shelter recently with 4 kittens. 2 kittens positive, 2 kittens negative, mom negative. I guess there were 2 different dads. Mom was retested before being released. Beth
Kelley Saveika <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Couldn't the mom catch it from the mating? I am under the understanding it can also be passed like FIV, through deep bite wounds, etc. But then the mom would be pos. It is all very confusing to me. On 4/9/07, TenHouseCats wrote: > it was me just WONDERING if dads might have any impact on the status of the > babies, as sometimes that might be the only explanation.... another area > where research is needed but hasn't been possible in the past because the > test "population" was routinely killed. > > MC > > > On 4/9/07, wendy wrote: > > Not sure (no experience), but someone posted here not > > too long ago the possibility of the father being > > responsible for the positive FeLV status of kittens, > > which might explain why some are pos. out of a litter > > but some not. How's that for a monkey wrench thrown > > into the mix?!!! > > > > :) > > Wendy > > > > --- Kelley Saveika wrote: > > > > > Hi all, > > > > > > How likely are the babies to be pos, if the mom is > > > neg? I know that > > > the babies can still turn neg if the mom is pos. I > > > will still have > > > them tested, just want to know what your experience > > > is. Right now I > > > have 2 litters with a neg/neg mom, and 3 litters > > > with moms of unknown > > > status. > > > > > > Thanks, > > > > > > Kelley > > > > > > -- > > > Rescuties - Saving the world, one cat at a time. > > > > > > http://www.rescuties.org > > > > > > Vist the Rescuties store and save a kitty life! > > > > > > http://astore.amazon.com/rescuties-20 > > > > > > Please help Joey! > > > > > > http://rescuties.chipin.com/joey-autoimmune-hemolytic-anemia > > > > > > > > > > > > "Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful committed citizens can > change the world: Indeed it is the only thing that ever has!" > > > ~~~ Margaret Meade ~~~ > > > > > > > > > > > ____________________________________________________________________________________ > > No need to miss a message. Get email on-the-go > > with Yahoo! Mail for Mobile. Get started. > > http://mobile.yahoo.com/mail > > > > > > > > -- > Spay & Neuter Your Neighbors! > Maybe That'll Make The Difference.... > > MaryChristine > > AIM / YAHOO: TenHouseCats > MSN: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > ICQ: 289856892 -- Rescuties - Saving the world, one cat at a time. http://www.rescuties.org Vist the Rescuties store and save a kitty life! http://astore.amazon.com/rescuties-20 Please help Joey! http://rescuties.chipin.com/joey-autoimmune-hemolytic-anemia --------------------------------- Now that's room service! Choose from over 150,000 hotels in 45,000 destinations on Yahoo! Travel to find your fit.
