I have mixed positives with negatives going on 15 years now. My negatives were vaccinated when they were younger. No one has ever caught the leukemia from one of my positives. tonya
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello to All... I recently took a cat my brother had rescued from some neighborhood kids who were abusing and kicking him. He had fleas, worms and ear mites and was near death. My brother and his wife nursed him back to physical health, but he was terrified of people. They had been calling him Buzz Saw because of the way he behaved when anyone tried to touch him. When I visited my brother, my sister in law threw a blanket over him to catch him and handed him to me. I cuddled him in and after a while he began to purr. He was terrified of people reaching for him, so when we reached for him we did so with treats in our hands. His whole personality began to change and Buzz and I really began to bond. When I took him home I had fortunately kept him away from my other 5 cats. I took him to our vet to be checked over and neutered. I found out he is 8 - 10 months old and the heartbreaking news - he is FeLV positive. I have read as much as I could and tried to find a way I could safely keep him with my other cats, but that does not seem to be possible. Even if I vaccinated my other cats the risk is too great. A couple of them have their own issues, and if they got feline leukemia, too, it would probably be the end of them. Buzz is now living in one room of my home and I am trying to find a good home for him. I would almost like to be selfish and keep him anyway because he has turned into one of the most loving, entertaining wonderful cats I have ever had, and I have had many. It would not be fair to keep him in one room for the rest of his life, though. Oh, by the way, his name is still Buzz, but now it stands for Buzz Light Year - To Infinity and Beyond! If anyone knows of a home where he will be well taken care of and happy, please let me know. Thanks, Sue
