It never hurts to be overly cautious. But both my positives went through times that they were very symptomatic, and no one caught the felv from them. Of course all my other cats were vaccinated and adults. I would not mix a symptomatic cat with a kitten or unvaccinated cat. Good luck with your new little guy. tonya
Laurieskatz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: I am responding only because this was just posted. Will let others respond to symptoms. I suspect the stress of the move could contribute now, too. Want to urge you, and I suspect you are already, to be very careful when going between him and your other cats as he is symptomatic. I would wash hands after handling your others and after handling him. He will be very susceptible, too, to anything they could be carrying. I would even wear certain clothes and socks when in his room with him and make sure no contact can occur under the door. As you already plan, I would get him to vet asap...tomorrow if possible. Is there an internal medicine specialist in your area? I assume you are giving him all the food he wants.. Bless you and bless his brave little self. Laurie -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Sue & Frank Koren Sent: Wednesday, September 17, 2008 5:39 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [Felvtalk] New kitty has arrived. Worried. I picked up the new FeLV+ kitty today and I am very worried about him. He is supposed to be close to two years old but he is the size of a kitten no older then 6 months. I can feel his bones as if he has been on the street starving. His eyes are a little gunky and his nose seems to be running. He eats like he has been starving and he drank an amazing amount of water. He just seems sickly. I am keeping him separated from my other cats just in case, and he will go to my vet as soon as I can get him an appointment. The other animals at this rescue seem very healthy, but I can't imagine why he is the way he is. Does anyone have any ideas? Could this be just another thing that happens to positive kitties? _______________________________________________ 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
