And the life they lead before they are killed is rough. They are surrounded by awful noises, cold bars......and may or may not have a gentle death at the hands of people who cannot afford to love them. On Aug 12, 2008, at 8:12 AM, Heather wrote:
> Even with "negative" kittens, unless you find a strictly "no kill" > shelter > and keep them yourself until they are 8 weeks, they'd probably be > put to > sleep anyway without even being tested...and even a no-kill shelter > will > euthanize the positives. > > I know it sounds sad to terminate but unless you will keep them > yourself...the one thing sadder than the idea of termination is if > you go to > your local AS/AC agency and see all of the sweet, friendly, > beautiful Mom & > full litters of kittens who are being put to sleep--positive or > negative. > > On Mon, Aug 11, 2008 at 11:38 PM, Gloria Lane <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > >> I don't know the groups in Southern New Jersey (although I lived >> there many years ago) - but some group will gladly help you with >> testing and s/n. Yes, the kittens would most likely be euthanized at >> a shelter, if FELV +. Good chance they'd be euthanized even if >> negative. >> BTW, some vets will spay a pregnant cat, depending on how far along, >> some won't. Let us know what the test results are! >> >> Best of luck, >> >> Gloria >> >> >> >> On Aug 11, 2008, at 7:47 PM, Jennifer wrote: >> >>> and the only possible father is my FeLV+ kitty, Ash. Isobel is >>> showing signs of pregnancy (hard and protruding tummy as well as >>> pointy nipples). She's going this Thursday to get tested for >>> FeLV. My question is, if she tests negative (which my guess is she >>> won't being that her and Ash mated), will the kittens be FeLV+ >>> because their father is FeLV+? Also, if Isobel is pregnant and she >>> is FeLV+, does that automatically mean the kittens will be too? I >>> feel so horrible about not getting her fixed sooner, but my money >>> is tight and I have to save up just to take them to the vet. If >>> she is pregnant, I can't keep the kittens as we already have three >>> and my boyfriend is allergic and says no way to any more cats in >>> the house, which I understand. If I take them to a shelter and >>> they're positive, won't they put them to sleep right away? I don't >>> want that to happen. I live in Southern New Jersey...anyone want >>> more kittens?? When I take her to the >>> vet this week, I'll have them confirm her pregnancy. >>> >>> Jennifer - PROUD VEGETARIAN & LOCAL SPCA VOLUNTEER. Be their voice. >>> ~ loving mama to ~ >>> Morrison (born Oct. 10, 2000) >>> Isobel aka Fat Girl (born Feb. 7, 2007) >>> Ash (born July 11, 2007, diagnosed FeLV+ July 28, 2008) >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Felvtalk mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org >>> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Felvtalk mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/ >> felvtalk_felineleukemia.org >> > _______________________________________________ > Felvtalk mailing list > [email protected] > http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org _______________________________________________ Felvtalk mailing list [email protected] http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
