Hi Deb, I am not sure where you are located, but there are sanctuaries for FELV cats. There is one in NC, Nevada, and I have heard that there is one in Buffalo, NY as well which is very close to me. I am hoping one of them will accept my momma and babies or I will continue to try and find homes for them. My neighbor wants the 6 month old with the URI who may become negative from the exposure they had last week and she wants one of the babies, but I worry because she already has a cat that is healthy...I have given her some info. and will give her more of the stuff Mary sent to me. There is just no true answers out there I feel and it sure is frustrating! Sheryl
--- Deb Stockbridge <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi Sheryl, > > I'm new on this list as well. Your house sounds > like mine. I also have 3 > FELV+ kits to find homes for and may have a Mom and > her 5 kittens that are > positive as well. All my cats are indoor cats and > the Mom and kittens are > from a breeder that shut down and I have no idea > where this all came from. > One minute I have a house full of healthy cats and > the next thing I know > they are all FELV+. Many of mine previously tested > negative under the age > of a year so I know even the testing isn't always > accurate. I'm still > learning about all this too. I have vaccinated my > negative cats in hopes of > protecting them and was told sometimes positive cats > can live with > vaccinated cats no problem but I'm having a very > hard time being able to > even try and my son just freaks out that he is going > to get our healthy kits > sick so I don't think that will be an option for us. > I listed a couple on > the FELV+ site to see if anyone wants to adopt them > but I've been told it's > very hard to find homes for these kits:( If I had > a nice big home and the > space where I could keep these kits happy I would > choose that route. As it > is, the 3 I have separated are constantly trying to > get out and cry whenever > I leave them alone. Mine are older(except the one 6 > month old Savannah) and > used to being with us 24/7. It's been 3 weeks now > and they still have not > adjusted to being shut in one room...it just breaks > my heart:( Right now > I'm just taking it all one day at a time.....Good > luck with your kits. > > Deb > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Sheryl Spagg" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Monday, May 07, 2007 8:53 AM > Subject: Re: We need answers... > > > > Thanks for your most pleasant reply Mary...I > greatly > > appreciated it. I think my biggest questions > right > > now is transmission. I have 4 cats already in my > > house. I have the momma and kittens in a spare > room > > with a baby gate and a towel at the bottom of the > baby > > gate plus, the spare room has wood floors and my > hall > > has carpet so there is a very good seal when the > door > > is closed...I am hoping I am not putting mine at > risk, > > but from everything I have read I shouldn't be. > The 6 > > month old boy who tested negative was with the > momma > > and babies for 4 days in a bathroom. I am not > sure if > > they shared food/water bowls but I would guess > they > > did plus litter boxes. > > I feel like my house is a vet hospital at this > > point...I have 2 of my own cat who are diabetics, > 1 of > > my own with seizures and now I have to bottle feed > a > > new baby kitten who may be FELV+ and the 6 month > old > > boy has an URI and ear mites and also needs to be > > separated...my poor house is just chuck full of > > illnesses!!! > > I totally understand where you are coming from > with > > the put to sleep after diagnosis comment. We got > that > > from the other rescuers we work with but my friend > and > > I did not feel we knew enough to warrant that > extreme > > of action. The more we learn the more we want to > find > > them homes...can positive kitties live in a home > with > > negative kitties without transmitting the disease? > > Thanks again Mary! > > Sheryl > > > > > > > > --- MaryChristine <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > > >> FELV+, FIV+, FIP <http://ucat.us/FELVFIVFIP.html> > >> > >> great site, put together by one of this group's > >> members. has links to what's > >> generally accepted by the scientific community -- > >> tho there's still so much > >> more we need to learn. (hard to do research when > the > >> first line of treatment > >> has, for way too long, been euthanasia! really > >> limits the test > >> population....) > >> > >> there's some conflicting info there, too, of > course, > >> because some of the > >> stuff is older than others. you'll notice, > however, > >> that the scariest info > >> you've heard is NOT true, according to all of the > >> professionals! > >> > >> lots of folks will be glad to answer your > questions > >> as they come up; take a > >> deep breath, grab one of the kitties, read the > >> articles--then see what more > >> info you need. > >> > >> (oh, and REALLY REALLY check our archives about > >> testing/retesting!) > >> > >> MC > >> > >> On 5/6/07, Sheryl Spagg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > >> > > >> > Hi Everyone, > >> > I certainly hope I am doing this right...I am a > >> member of other lists, but > >> > this one appears different for some > >> reason...anyway, my friend and I rescued > >> > 8 kittens last weekend. 2 were older kitties. > 1 > >> was a momma cat with 3 > >> > kittens and 3 other kittens we had to give to > her > >> because their other momma > >> > disappeared...and then a 6 month old. The male > 6 > >> month old tested negative > >> > on a combo...but the momma ended up testing > >> positive for FELV. My friend > >> > and I do not know as much as we wish we did > about > >> this. We have separated > >> > the momma and babies into a separate room than > the > >> male kitty. We > >> > understand he may have contracted it from her, > we > >> need to test him again in > >> > 4 months. We want to know as much as we can > about > >> this disease and how > >> > dangerous it is for other non-positive kitties. > >> Can anyone recommend any > >> > sites for us to visit or anyone to talk to? We > >> have searched online but > >> > have found so many different opinions on this > that > >> it is hard to get > >> > answers...some say you can spread the disease > >> through sharing food and water > >> > bowls and others say you can't. We are beyond > >> frustrated at this point and > >> > need all the help we can get... > >> > Thanks, > >> > Sheryl > >> > > >> > ------------------------------ > >> > Ahhh...imagining that irresistible "new car" > >> smell? > >> > Check out new cars at Yahoo! > >> > > > Autos.<http://us.rd.yahoo.com/evt=48245/*http://autos.yahoo.com/new_cars.html;_ylc=X3oDMTE1YW1jcXJ2BF9TAzk3MTA3MDc2BHNlYwNtYWlsdGFncwRzbGsDbmV3LWNhcnM-> > >> > > >> > > >> > >> > >> -- > >> > === message truncated === ____________________________________________________________________________________ Sucker-punch spam with award-winning protection. Try the free Yahoo! Mail Beta. http://advision.webevents.yahoo.com/mailbeta/features_spam.html
