Susan, I've had your link open all day and have been reading the story
and the comments. Truly awesome work by BF in a really sad situation.
I'm glad your vet's wife is taking the black and white and the 2 others.
They will certainly have the best of care! As for you, it sounds like
you have a full plate right now. Maybe after you determine the status
of your "limbo" cats and know more about what you'll need in the way of
space for the sick ones, you can reconsider taking a Nevada cat. I
think it would be a very kind thing to take Julia's positive boy and
give him some nice company. Best of luck with all the retests!!
Diane R.
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[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Susan Dubose
Sent: Monday, August 20, 2007 3:52 PM
To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org
Subject: Update on FLOCK
I just spoke w/ my vet's wife, Sheila, and here is what is happening so
far.
She is adopting the black & white cat from the newsletter that you see
when you pull up the story.
The cat is felv+.
(When she applied for the cat, health status including test was
unknown.)
She is getting 2 more that are felv+, for a total of 3 from this group
of 400 cats.
The woman in charge of adoptions for BF, said so far 39 have tested pos.
for felv.
Not sure how many have been tested out of the 400, but I would think if
they tested neg/neg, they would have to be "limbo" cats for @ least 3
months until they are retested.
My situation is this, I have the BF application to fill out, however,
out of the original 25 we rescued from the hoarder in Houston this past
spring (she had 185 living in a 1400sq.condo in downtown Houston), I
took 14 and someone else took 11.
One of my 14 tested pos., now she lives w/ my other 3 felv+ cats, one
passed away due to mega colon & seizures, leaving me w/ 12 "limbo" cats.
All are to be retested this week, (hopefully) but it might have to be
next week.
Julia, the person who took the remaining 11 cats, had one turn felv+
after 3 months (he is also fiv+ , but that was not a big concern).
She had her cats divided into big "walk in" size pens roomed @ 3 each.
(Mine have been roomed @ 6 / 6 ).
She immediately vaccinated the other 2 cats that was w/ her double pos.
for felv., and will retest in 6 months.
Her vet said that if they had an exposure to felv, and then were
vaccinated, they had an 80% chance of staying neg.
(jump in & correct me if I am wrong).
So, why I am telling you this is, w/ a heavy heart I feel like I should
take the double pos. cat from Julia since she has no place to keep him,
and he is alone, as opposed to taking a cat from Nevada.
Plus I might have more pos. cats next week, when we start the retesting,
who knows........
I guess I can always see when the lease runs out in the guest house
behind me and turn it into a felv+ house.....
On another note, I was very impressed w/ the BF screening protacol for
these cats, which I am sure must be standard procedure.
They have a network that can do a home visit anywhere in the country,
and a pilot that volunteers to fly the animals to their new homes.
Susan J. DuBose >^..^<
www.PetGirlsPetsitting.com
www.Tx.SiameseRescue.org
www.shadowcats.net
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Faithful Bast at her side did wait,
Purring welcomes of soft applause,
Ever guarding with sharpened claws."
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