That is so good to hear that you have had cats do all that and remain negative. I really want my neighbor to be able to adopt this negative boy I am nursing back to health. He is such a sweetheart. She also wants one who was not born to the positive momma but has nursed from her pretty much since it was born. Have you ever heard of a kitten being fed from a positive mom who turned out negative? When is the earliest time to test these kittens for this? Do they change after being negative at their first test? Right now, the rescue I work with can't afford to put this positive momma and babies under it because we are just starting the rescue up. They wanted us to PTS, but we just couldn't do it. The babies are running around like any normal kitten would...how can anyone tell them they don't have any hope...there is always hope in my eyes! Thanks, Sheryl
--- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > Hi Sheryl, > Sorry you had to find us but glad your here asking > for some help and > information. > I can tell you this is a very vital group to belong > to. We all have our > opinions on different things as you will find out. > Some of us mix > negatives/positives and some don't. I'm one that > does mix. I've had them eat/play/use same > litterboxes/bathe each other and negatives have > never tested positive. > > I don't mix my rescues with my personal kittens/cats > for safety reasons. > For future reference "Adopter" can't say the Felv > exposed kitty came from my > rescue. > > Anyway you have came to the right place for help. > Look forward to hearing more about your kitties. > > In a message dated 5/6/2007 4:14:43 P.M. Pacific > Daylight Time, > [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > > 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 > > > > > > Terrie Mohr-Forker > > TAZZY'S ANIMAL TRANSPORTS > SIAMESE & COLLIE RESCUE > Donations accepted at: > _https://www.paypal.com/_ (https://www.paypal.com/) > > > _http://www.tazzys-siameses-collies.petfinder.org/_ > (http://www.tazzys-siameses-collies.petfinder.org/) > > _http://groups.yahoo.com/group/wasiameserescue_ > (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/wasiameserescue) > > _http://hometown.aol.com/tatorbunz/myhomepage/petmemorial.html_ > > (http://hometown.aol.com/tatorbunz/myhomepage/petmemorial.html) > > > _http://www.felineleukemia.org/_ > (http://www.felineleukemia.org/) > > _http://www.hometown.aol.com/tatorbunz/index.html_ > (http://www.hometown.aol.com/tatorbunz/index.html) > > _http://www.petloss.com/_ (http://www.petloss.com/) > > > > > > ************************************** See what's > free at http://www.aol.com. > ____________________________________________________________________________________ It's here! Your new message! Get new email alerts with the free Yahoo! Toolbar. http://tools.search.yahoo.com/toolbar/features/mail/
