Well, not exactly - what actually happened was I obtained 2 cats from
a lady in Oklahoma, and she was a vet tech. She knew they were FELV
positive, and had them for several years. HER VET (not mine) had
vaccinated them for FELV regularly, and believed that it was helpful
to FELV cats.
I took the cats (here in Arkansas) when she had a family problem and
couldn't keep the cats. I have not continued the FELV
vaccinations. The cats are fine.
Actually we took 4 cats - kind of long story, but they first went to
a rescue in Missouri, for a few weeks, and then we got them in
Arkansas. One cat died (fatty liver - hepatic lipidosis, as I
recall). Another cat died after I was gone on vacation for 2 weeks
(stress perhaps?). The other two remaining cats have continued to
prosper. I haven't had them tested or vaccinated since I got
them.I've had them for a few years, have to check when I got them.
Gloria
At 03:33 PM 2/19/2009, you wrote:
Hi, Gloria, Let me get this straight........Your vet vaccinated FelV
positive cats with the FelV vaccine to deal with FelV. I understood
that once a cat was FelV positive the vaccine was not going to change
it's status, and the cat would still remain positive. Does anyone else
know anything about this?
Lorrie
On 02-19,
gbl...@aristotle.net wrote:
> Sorry, didn't see your message till today.
>
> I've had 10 or 15 FELV cats over the last 6 years. I have 5 now.
> Two of the current cats, Oliver and Chloe, came from a lady in
> Oklahoma who had to give them up because of family problems. Her
> vet there vaccinated them regularly against FELV, as a way to deal
> with the FELV. I'd never heard of that, always believed that was
> not appropriate. HOWEVER - these are the only FELV cats I've had
> that live beyond 10 years old. Go figure.
>
> had that live beyond 10 years old. Go figure. Anyhow - I also have
> a friend with 1 FELV and 1 non-FELV cat who are great buddies, had
> them since they were kittens. She's kept the FELV cat on
> interferon daily, and they're doing great - now beyond 4 years old,
> no problems. She's had them tested once or twice - the FELV- cat
> stays negative.
>
> Gloria
>
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