Hi Tia,
Thank you for rescuing Mr. Biggles. It's fabulous that he's so healthy
under the circumstances. Try not to worry too much about confining him
right now. Poor baby is used to being in a cage and he's better off
being acclimated to his new surroundings slowly so he can feel as safe
as possible. You do rescue, so you probably know lots and lots about
helping him feel comfortable while you foster him. Speaking of
fostering... You are also probably aware of how difficult it can be to
place a felv pos cat. I'm sure you took this into consideration before
you sprung Mr. Biggles from his rabbit hutch jail. Stress on a pos cat
is one of the worst things for triggering health problems. Do take
things slowly and boost his immune system with supplements and things
like interferon, (esp while he's settling in).
Many on the list "mix" negs and pos together and few of us have had
problems because of it. If you do a search on the word "mix" or
"mixing" you should come up with tons of testimonials about it. Since
you probably have other fosters you have to take the danger of exposure
to them seriously. Based on experience and the experience of other list
members, it is obviously harder to transmit to healthy inoculated cats
than generally thought, but it's a personal decision that we have to
make with our eyes wide open to the possible ramifications.
Let us hear more about you, Mr. Biggles and the rest of your charges.
Welcome to the group!
Nina
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Hi, my name is Brenda and this is my first post. I have a small cat
rescue and always reading everything I can about cats.
I just rescued a felv positive male cat who has been kept in a rabbit
cage for the last year and a half. He is such a sweetheart! A real
lover boy. I heard he was in that cage and got word to the owner that
I would find him a home.
He was retested and it was positive again. I now have him in the
sunroom, which I usually keep for the kittens. He has it all to
himself. He is so lonely. I need to find a home for him. He loves
people but I've never had him around other cats so I'm not sure how
that would go.
I was given the link to this board from someone on the handicapped pet
forum. I am looking for updated info on felv positive cats. Do any
of you let yours mingle with your other cats? I have not so far as I
wouldn't want to put the others in danger.
Mr. Biggles is very healthy and needs to lose a few pounds from lack
of exercise.
Any help, links, advice, anything would be appreciated.
TIA,
Brenda
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