see, i would say keep them together, because they've probably already been as exposed as they're gonna be, and if mom is negative, it means their exposure is probably from great-aunt tabby, the neighborhood nursemaid. we don't really know for sure how FeLV works in kittens who don't get it from their moms, nor if a mom who is negative after birth was positive in early pregnancy but passed it out of her system while pregnant, or if she DID do that, if maybe she passed some of her strong-enough-to-do-that immunities on to the babies! mom's being negative, tho, is a very good sign for the strength of the genetic side of things..... and with four negatives already, you may just have come in on the tail end of the exposure curve on that one....
(yes, i DO tend to be more optimistic, because when only 30% of cats who test positive remain infected, and vaccinated cats who are really negative don't ever seem to get the virus even when in close proximity with other cats, well, i am nowhere near as frightened of the CONTAGION element of this virus than i used to be. the results of it, when activated? that's a different story altogether. MC -- Spay & Neuter Your Neighbors! Maybe That'll Make The Difference.... MaryChristine Special-Needs Coordinator, Purebred Cat Breed Rescue (www.purebredcats.org) Member, SCAT (Special-Cat Action Team) _______________________________________________ Felvtalk mailing list [email protected] http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
