Lisa, I'm sorry about the positive test. Thank you for trying to help out this little guy, and more so, for loving him. The chances your other (adult?) cats will contract the virus, especially with FeLV vaccinations, is very low. I believe the number on the effectiveness of the vaccine is 70%, and probably much higher with adult cats. In addition, many of us here have mixed cats successfully, including me. I had 4 adult cats, one of which who was FeLV+, and the other 3 never contracted the virus, even though their FeLV vaccines had all run out long before I knew that the one was positive. Many of us here believe that it's very rare for a healthy adult cat to contract FeLV in any other way than blood exchange. Mine all shared food, water, and litter boxes for 4 years before Cricket died. One of mine was even elderly, about 16 years old, and hyperthyroid/kidney failure, so she wasn't exactly the picture of health.
You CAN do this, and even though it may be tough, you won't regret loving and caring for this little guy, nor choosing NOT to euthanize him solely based on a positive test. I hope you are able to get his diarrhea under control soon. God bless~ Wendy "Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful committed citizens can change the world - indeed it is the only thing that ever has!" ~~~ Margaret Meade ~~~ ________________________________ From: Lisa Borden <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [email protected] Sent: Saturday, November 15, 2008 7:47:49 AM Subject: [Felvtalk] So now what? My kitten tested positive on his IFA test. My vet told me I should keep him isolated, or euthanize him. I couldn't do the latter, and isolating him ... well, I think that would just stress everyone out even more. So after calling a good friend while sitting outside of the vet's office last night, in tears, he's still with me, with my other cats, and I'm treating him for his diarrhea. My other cats have been vaccinated - my girl had her booster last month, and my other boy is going in on Thursday for his booster. He's the one I'm concerned about. He's the absolute LOVE of my life. But he's the picture of health, and I intend to keep it that way. Please just tell me that I can do this ... that I'm doing the right thing. Lisa _______________________________________________ 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
