Lynne Have one FELV+ who will be 10 years next month. She's a hefty 18 lbs and the only problem (other than overeating!) she's had is a few episodes of very low white blood count. Vet got the count up pretty quickly with immuno-regulin. My other FELV+, Romeo, is probably a year or so younger-he's a stray I fed outside for a couple of years before bringing him in. He's only had some gum problems which though fairly easy to treat, for him is a bit tough as its difficult to pill him.
I feed them Wellness wet food with a very little bit of Iams dry food. Christiane Biagi 914-632-4672 Cell: 914-720-6888 <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [EMAIL PROTECTED] Katrina Animal Reunion Team (KART) <http://www.findkpets.org> www.findkpets.org Join Us & Help Reunite Katrina-displaced Families with their Animals From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Lynne Sent: Tuesday, February 05, 2008 6:54 PM To: [email protected] Subject: new cat Hi all. I just joined this list after doing all the reading I possibly could find on feline leukemia. I recently acquired a Himalayan male cat around 5 to 6 years of age from a rather unscrupulous family. I was familiar with the cat because all summer he would come over to our house and hang around, mostly wanting attention and something to eat. Recently I discovered he was on a buy and sell site and immediately called the owners desparate to purchase him. Knowing who I am the price went from 150 to 300 within a couple minutes. Anyway, my husband and I had grown to love this little guy and just wanted him to have a good home. Yesterday we took him to the vet where he was groomed, shaved of all the horrible matting under his chest and legs, deflead and treated for a terrible case of earmites. We no sooner got home than the vet called to tell us he had tested positive for feline leukemia and wanted to know how much we had bonded with him and our options. After what seemed like hours of crying I decided we were going to keep him as long as he stayed healthy which he is now. This weekend he is going to be neutered, strongly advised by the vet. This will be strictly a housecat. He's adjusted very well and is adorable. I'm just curious. Does he have a chance at a longer life than I've been lead to believe he has. I'm hearing a couple of years and I just cannot accept this as fact. Lynne
