Melissa, I think you are right in keeping your young kitty away from any FeLV + kitties. They have not fully developed their immune systems yet.
A lot of us here do not vaccinate our indoor only cats. I don't. I've seen some scary vaccination reactions on this site and another I belong to, including cancer at the vaccination site and reactions leading to downward spirals ending in death. It's really scary, so I feel my kitties are safer w/o vaccinations. If one does vaccinate, they should do it in a place that can be removed if cancer develops, like the back legs. Avoid the neck area. :) Wendy > rather not. But, if I ran a rescue where I had cats > coming and going all the > time, I definitely would vaccinate--more risk > involved. > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of Kelley Saveika > Sent: Thursday, June 21, 2007 9:32 AM > To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > Subject: Re: The best food for Duncan?? > > I think that the risk of vaccination and sarcomas is > so low as to be > inconsequential. I think it is really important > that all cats be > vaccinated against FELV in the first year, and my > vet agrees, so > that's what my rescue does, even though it adds to > our cost. > > It is a personal decision though, like everything > else. I'm certainly > not trying to tell other folks what to do. > > I did see that the latest AAFP vaccination > guidelines recommend going > to once every 3 years against distemper... > > On 6/21/07, Melissa Lind <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > > > > > > > I agree that the majority of the people here mix, > but I never would. This > is > > probably because I'm a newbie to this and a > doubting-Thomas of sorts, but > I > > just can't bring myself to expose my youngest > (less than one year) since > she > > would be most susceptible, and I've opted not to > vaccinate her against > FeLV > > because of the risk associated with vaccination > and sarcomas. I don't have > > any FeLV cats now, but when I did, I kept him in > one room until I was able > > to find him a home. It was a lonely life for the > poor guy, but I spent a > lot > > of time with him. If I had to do it long-term, I'd > set up an area for > > several FeLV cats so they could have > companionship. That's my plan for the > > future. > > > > > > > > But, I'll have to say that most people here know a > lot more about this > than > > I do-but that's just my own personal choice so > far. > > > > > > > > Melissa > > > > > > ________________________________ > > > > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of > > catatonya > > Sent: Thursday, June 21, 2007 2:57 AM > > To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > > Subject: Re: The best food for Duncan?? > > > > > > > > > > > > I was just there yesterday! I live in Woodstock, > but we have a place on > > Lake Buckhorn. > > > > > > > > > > > > I would say the majority of the people on this > list mix their positive and > > negative cats as long as they are adults and have > been vaccinated. I have > > done this over 10 years with no problems. > > > > > > > > > > > > I can't tell you dosages, because I don't give DD > anything special except > > 'good' food. (Whatever that may be these days) > Royal Canin. > > > > > > > > > > > > tonya > > > > Laura Mostello <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > > > > > Hi, > > Jane suggested that I ask the list for food > > recommendations for Duncan. What would you all > > suggest? She also mentioned some supplements, like > > lysine and maitake. I know that these are readily > > available at health food stores, but I'd like to > know > > about the dosage amount and frequency. Right now > > Duncan's appetite is excellent, and I'd like to > keep > > it that way. > > He isn't my only cat, by the way. There are 8 > others! > > All were saved from the euthanasia list at work. > > Duncan lives separately, in my tortoise room. This > is > > probably a really stupid question, but I'll ask it > > anyway. I understand that FeLV is primarily > > transmitted through saliva, and that very casual > > contact between cats is probably not enough to > cause > > infection. Are there other modes of transmission > that > > I should worry about? If he's walking around in > the > > tortoise room, should I be concerned that I'm > bringing > > the virus into other areas of my house on my > shoes? > > I'm being really, really fussy in order to prevent > > cross-contamination, but perhaps I don't need to > > nitpick quite so much. > > Oh, Tonya, I live in Villa Rica, in Carroll > county. > > Where are you located? > > Laura > > > > > > > -- > 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 Caroline! > > http://rescuties.chipin.com/caroline > > I GoodSearch for Rescuties. > > Raise money for your favorite charity or school just > by searching the > Internet with GoodSearch - www.goodsearch.com - > powered by Yahoo! > > > > "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 ~~~ ____________________________________________________________________________________ Get your own web address. 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