just wondering if you are working with alley cat allies, and following their protocol re: testing and releasing/treating FeLV cats? my understanding is that they do not endorse euthanizing positive, asymptomatic cats, so testing daisy would only give you some health information. i believe they have a really good explanation for how they've come to their decisions re: testing--i am also very aware that their decision regarding this is controversial. all the of the experienced feral rescuers i know personally, however, whether they have specific experience with FeLV or not, have said the same thing: we do NOT kill healthy cats just because they MIGHT get sick at some point.
what a concept! and also not sure what you mean when you say the cats have tested positive--using which tests? how far apart? On Wed, Jul 16, 2008 at 10:21 AM, Sharyl <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I have been feeding a dumpster colony of kitties for several months with > the goal of doing TNR (trap/neuter/release) for those that I can not > rescue. Of the 3 kittens I rescued 2, Sissy and Rocket, were FeLV+. They > are about 9 months old now and are doing well. Both have test positive > twice. > > > > Their sister, Daisy, had a litter before I was able to TNR her. The > kittens were approx. 4 weeks old when I got them. I took them because 1 had > both eyes stuck shut and 1 had 1 eye stuck shut. The next day I was finally > able to trap Daisy using a kitten as bait in the carrier. Daisy has since > been spayed and released. The babies have received one worm treatment, got > terramycin salve in their eyes for a week, and have lysine added to their > food. > > > > It appears that Mattie will be blind. She is the biggest of the 4 and very > feisty. I had her tested and the vet said she was very, very, very FeLV+. > No idea what 3 verys mean. CJ may have some limited vision in her bad eye. > Bright Eyes and Houdini (escaped from the dog crate twice now) seem healthy. > I am adding L-Lysine and Mega C Plus to their food. I am looking for > advice on what else I can do to help them throw off this virus. > > > > They will each be tested when I have them spayed. Sissy and Rocket were > several months old when I rescued them. Didn't know if starting treatments > earlier would improve the odds that they could beat this. Any advise on > how to proceed with now 5 1/2 wk old kittens would be appreciated. > > > > By the way Stormie, same colony but different Mom from Sissy, Rocket and > Daisy, tested negative. I did not have Daisy tested. I knew I could not > afford to keep her if she was positive and simply do not have the > disposition to have a cat PTS simply because she is positive. At least she > will not have any more litters. There is one more sister, Mae, that I have > been trying to trap for TNR. > > Sharyl Sissy, Rocket and the babies > > > _______________________________________________ > Felvtalk mailing list > [email protected] > http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org > > -- Spay & Neuter Your Neighbors! Maybe That'll Make The Difference.... MaryChristine
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