thanks to everyone who answered my call for help. i tried locking Annie in my father/s bedroom (he passed Aug. 17). she found out how to get the door open and when i got home there she sat. she is great at opening cabinet doors and now i know all doors. it is good to know others have mixed neg and pos cats with good results. Homie got her first shots shortly after i got her. that was 2 or 3 weeks before Annie. i really hadn't planned on either one, i had Snuggles who was 19 with kidney failure and i felt new cats coming in would upset him too much. he finally lost his battle with kidney failure 1 week after father died. father was not a cat person, but Snug started sleeping on foot of his bed last july when he started getting bad. every time father called me or rang his bell, Snug came into my room and made sure i got up and came to him. he would walk ahead of me, stop and meow, then go a few feet more. once i got to father, he jumped on bed and settled down. plus i was spending 24/7 taking care of my father who was 92. Homie's owner was just going to dump her because she was too much trouble. couldn't have that, so took her in. she worked out with Snuggles ok. then vet called and said they had a lady dying with liver cancer who had a cat that was always inside and slept on her bed. had to find her a good home or would have to have her put down. well, i took her, of course. she had been locked up in the lady's trailer for 21 days with someone coming in am to put out food, water and change litter box. no human contact otherwise. she was so stressed out when i got her and she fought with Snug and Homie. just slaps and hisses, but no love there. don't know if was stress or lack of socialization with other cats. getting better, only 1 incident per day now. day i found out she was positive was day i took them both in for shots. Annie for first round and Homie for booster shot. we are doing confirmation test to see if in bone marrow. that will determine how we treat her. since she has already been around Homie since August and Homie tested negative when i first took her in, at least 2 weeks after got Annie, it would seem she isn't going to get it. problem is, Annie was always an inside cat, no contact with others. how did she get it? could it be the stress she was under from the time her owner went into hospice to the time i got her and then, other cats to get used to, new house and i was back and forth with father to hopspital and taking care of him when home. no time for my cats, not as much as i wanted to have. had she somehow been exposed to felv before Kathy got her and stress triggered it? it encourages me to know you have all mixed pos and neg with no ill effects. because of their i don't like you attitude, they don't get too close to one another which makes me feel is okay to let them mix. again, thanks to all of you, you make me feel much better.
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