Michelle, In my limited experience, if the Mother is positive then odds are all the kittens are positive. I'd start testing with the Mom. If Mom is negative then there is a chance the Dad could have some impact. You could then start testing the kittens but I would think you'd need to check each kitten if Mom is negative. I'm dealing with 2 litters of FeLV+ feral cats. There were 5 kittens in the older group. I rescued 2 and they both tested positive. One vanished. Daisy had a litter before I could trap her. I did TNR on her and rescued her litter of four week old kittens. All 4 kittens have tested positive. I am still trying to trap Mae to do TNR. I know some feel TNR should not be done on positive cats. I can not PTS a cat who is currently healthy. I have rescued another cat from the same colony with different parents who tested negative which re-enforces my belief that FeLV is not as easily transmitted between cats as some vets would lead us to believe. My goal is to spay/neuter all the cats in the colony to stop the spread of this disease. In the meantime the latest 4 babies are doing fine in a cat enclosure at my house. They have now gotten all their shots, been spayed/neutered and I am looking for forever homes for them. I'm not real optimistic since that was my goal with Sissy and Rocket. Sorry for the log story. Start with testing Mom. Sharyl Sissy Rocket and Daisy's Babies --- On Tue, 9/30/08, Michelle Brockman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
From: Michelle Brockman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [Felvtalk] Testing New Kittens - Need Help To: [email protected] Date: Tuesday, September 30, 2008, 4:15 PM I have four 7 week old kittens and their mother that came from the pound that I need to test for FELV/FIV and my vet said that I would only need to test the mother and one kitten and not test all kittens. Do you think that will be reliable? It's $30 per snap test, so I think they're wanting to save me money, which I appreciate, just not sure if some of the kittens could contract a disease and others wouldn't. Any input would be GREATLY appreciated. Michelle Brockman _________________________________________________________________ See how Windows Mobile brings your life together—at home, work, or on the go. http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/msnnkwxp1020093182mrt/direct/01/ _______________________________________________ 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
