My vet said to keep them together, that's what I did. I kinda figured they should be separate, but my vet doesn't seem real concerned since Mom tested negative. The way she put it was that right now, anyway, we have 4 negatives and a positive. Apparently, because they are only 8 weeks old, if mom is indeed negative, they would have been exposed at about 3-4 weeks old and it would be unlikely that mom would have let any other cats that close to them. (this is a litter I found in my alley)
Any thoughts? "--- On Sun, 11/2/08, catatonya <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > From: catatonya <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Stray Kitty I took in tests positive > To: [email protected] > Date: Sunday, November 2, 2008, 6:51 PM > my opinion would be leave them together. they've already > been together. the ones that are negative may have been > positive and fought it off. if so they are probably now > immune. > t > > Sally Davis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > My two cents... even though they were all exposed > equally. I would keep them > apart. Repeated exposure is needed for infection to occur. > So even though > they are not positive now it could still happen. If you get > to the point > where the negative kitens are still negative after a few > months and have had > their vaccines you may be able to mix them then. For now I > would separate. > IMHO > > Sally(in VA) > > > On 10/29/08, SALLY NORDSTROM wrote: > > > > Ok, guys, now I need more help! I picked the kittens > up tonight and after > > I got home, I saw that only one tested positive. Can > the other kittens be > > with her? Even though they tested negative, is the > Humane Society worried > > that the others will eventually test positive? I > don't understand any of > > this! > > > > --- On Wed, 10/29/08, MacKenzie, Kerry N. > > wrote: > > > > > From: MacKenzie, Kerry N. > > > Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Stray Kitty I took in > tests positive > > > To: [email protected] > > > Date: Wednesday, October 29, 2008, 4:29 PM > > > Sally, I personally would not vaccinate a > positive cat. See > > > Jean Dodds' > > > and Charles Loop's (both vets) views here. > (The > > > paragraph below is taken > > > from the website.) Kerry M. > > > > > > http://www.newsagepress.com/protectyourpet.html > > > > > > >>>All packages of vaccinations carry > warnings > > > that they should be > > > injected only in healthy animals. In the case of > cats, > > > vaccine > > > manufacturers advise against vaccinating pregnant > or > > > nursing cats. > > > However, many pets are not healthy when > vaccinated although > > > they might > > > not have outward signs of health problems. > Charles Loops, > > > DVM, a > > > holistic veterinarian from Pittsboro, North > Carolina, notes > > > that > > > "chemically killed viruses or bacteria are > injected > > > directly into the > > > blood stream, which is an unnatural route of > > > infection." (7) This causes > > > the animal's antibodies to attempt to fight > off the > > > offending virus > > > molecules and render them harmless. If the > animal's > > > immune system is too > > > weakened, he or she cannot fight off these > viruses and can > > > develop a > > > reaction to the vaccine. Even small amounts of a > virus that > > > is > > > introduced through a vaccination may be too much > for sick > > > animals to > > > fight off. They then may fall ill from the very > disease to > > > which they > > > have been vaccinated.<<< > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of > > > SALLY > > > NORDSTROM > > > Sent: Wednesday, October 29, 2008 3:59 PM > > > To: [email protected] > > > Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Stray Kitty I took in > tests > > > positive > > > > > > Another question. My kittens tested positive with > the > > > ELISA test. May > > > they have their vaccines? Mom gets tested Friday. > If > > > positive, may she > > > have her vaccines? May she be spayed? > > > > > > > > > _____________________________________________________________________________ > > > > > > IRS CIRCULAR 230 NOTICE. Any tax advice expressed > above by > > > Mayer Brown LLP was not intended or written to be > used, and > > > cannot be used, by any taxpayer to avoid U.S. > federal tax > > > penalties. 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