great--whatever info we can share that's accurate is always good!
On 6/29/07, HIDEYO YAMAMOTO <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
No, I think it's a regular injection type. ----- Original Message ----- *From:* MaryChristine <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> *To:* [email protected] *Sent:* Friday, June 29, 2007 10:15 AM *Subject:* Re: FIP Facts - WAS - Suzie crossed the bridge the intranasal one, hideyo? On 6/29/07, HIDEYO YAMAMOTO <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > by the way, did you know there is a now new type of felk vaccine, much > safer than traditional ones -- I will get the name if you guys are not > already aware of this. > > ----- Original Message ----- > *From:* MaryChristine <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > *To:* [email protected] > *Sent:* Friday, June 29, 2007 10:08 AM > *Subject:* Re: FIP Facts - WAS - Suzie crossed the bridge > > right, this 2/3 figure seems to be what's being used most often. winn > feline foundation has new position papers out on FIV/FeLV/FIP, and that's > what on theirs. http://www.winnfelinehealth.org > > HOWEVER, i know that i saw that 70% figure in a number of places, and it > annoys me that i can't find it now. > > re: vaccinated cats' immunity, as far as anyone i've heard of can tell, > there are NO, zip, zilch, nada, eppes documented cases of a vaccinated TRUE > NEGATIVE (ie, retested after the 120 days necessary) who has ever turned > positive from living with a true, retested positive. we all know of cases > where supposedly negative cats have turned up positive later, but in none of > those cases was the negative result ever verified. i know that in two > households, mine and at the sanctuary, with all cats supposedly negative, > we've found out later that SOMEONE was actually positive, when cats got > sick. > > also according to the winn feline foundation, the new FeLV vaccines are > about 95% effective. (like gloria, i really don't like to think about where > they are coming up with the statistics, and what they're doing to our cats > to do so.) however, anyone with experience with FeLVs in large numbers has > questioned the "85% efficacy rate" of the vaccine for a long time, in light > of the high percentage of UNVACCINATED cats who throw off the virus, and the > fact that vaccinated cats living with positives stay negative. > > i've questioned whether or not that 85% if just among kittens, frail > elders, and other compromised populations.... > > thanks for the links, hideyo! > > > -- > > Spay & Neuter Your Neighbors! > Maybe That'll Make The Difference.... > > MaryChristine > > AIM / YAHOO: TenHouseCats > MSN: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > ICQ: 289856892 > > -- Spay & Neuter Your Neighbors! Maybe That'll Make The Difference.... MaryChristine AIM / YAHOO: TenHouseCats MSN: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ICQ: 289856892
-- Spay & Neuter Your Neighbors! Maybe That'll Make The Difference.... MaryChristine AIM / YAHOO: TenHouseCats MSN: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ICQ: 289856892
