First off, how do I reply to a particular email on the list? I can't figure out how to do it without replying to the whole digest and editing.
Hi Sharyl, Both the FIV kitty and FeLV+ kitty came from the same colony. We'd known about FIV before when 2 cats from that colony tested positive for it. Another kitty from that colony died from FIP a while back, who knows what he had. We suspect the FeLV+ cat was maybe born with it (he is about 3 now). That probably does not bode well for him. Merlin > Message: 2 > Date: Wed, 21 Oct 2009 15:36:46 -0700 (PDT) > From: Sharyl <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Leukemia questions > To: [email protected] > Message-ID: <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 > > Merlin, I mix the positives and negatives but all my > negative are vaccinated and current on their shots. > From my stand point that is key to mixing. Also I have > not brought any new kittens into the house. Babies are > more susceptible than adult cats from what I have read. > > It is really up to the individual. You will find some > here who mix and some who do not. > > Once you have a positive cat the outcome can vary. > Some have had adults who have shaken off the virus. I > haven't been that fortunate. All my positives are > rescued dumpster kitties. The 4 positive 4 week old > babies I rescued last yr. all died by one yr of age. > Of the 4 positives that were older I have lost one. > The other three are symptom free right now and are 2+ yrs > old. All 8 were born with the virus. > I have also rescued negative kitties from this colony if > that helps explain that the virus is not as contagious as > previously thought. > Sharyl > _______________________________________________ Felvtalk mailing list [email protected] http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
