THE FERALS I HAVE BEEN ADOPTED BY ALL LIKE MY BED AND HAVE BECOME THE BIGGEST LAP BABIES EVER. ---- Natalie <[email protected]> wrote: > I would advise the same...do not tempt fate by letting him out again. Use > some Feliway spray or plug-in to de-stress their/his environment! > Re: feral cats - 90% of the cats that I trap are feral! I don't release > them; all of them adapt perfectly to living indoors - some have absolutely > no desire to use their outdoor enclosure, they must be so happy to have a > roof over their heads! Most become tame and are adopted, for some it happens > too late and they're too old for anyone wanting them - couch potatoes, > nonetheless!.....Natalie > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Cougar Clan > Sent: Friday, September 17, 2010 8:38 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Fw: New to Feline Leukemia > Importance: High > > Some will disagree but, if you can, keeping Lucky inside will help > keep him healthy at his age even w/o the FeLV issue. There are some > ferals who hang out at Mom's that are in that age group and I worry > about them. They can't be touched but are very wonderful cats. I live > trapped them to s/n but they would totally stress out in a house. > Lucky has settled down into a house routine as some other ferals of > mine have. Don't tempt fate by letting him out again. (MHO) > > > > On Sep 16, 2010, at 11:01 PM, Bonnie Hogue wrote: > > > Thanks, Tanya, that is helpful information. > > Lucky is between 11 and 13 yrs. My other cats are: 14, 9 and 7. I > > keep my cats _strictly_ indoors. Lucky would have to adapt to that > > life, or show me he will stay only in my yard (which, at his age, he > > might do). Thanks for the info on IFA -- I will request that. > > My main fears are(1) food and water dish sharing, and (2) litter box > > sharing. I keep one box per cat, but that does not mean each cat > > uses its own box. So I suspect there is "box sharing." And I know > > that they eat indiscriminately from the dishes. > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "TANYA NOE" <[email protected] > > > > > To: <[email protected]> > > Sent: Thursday, September 16, 2010 4:35 PM > > Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Fw: New to Feline Leukemia > > > > > >> How old are your other cats? Cats develop some natural immunity > >> with age. After the age of 1-3 they become less likely to develop > >> FeLV. If vaccinated and over 3 the risk is there but small. How old > >> is the cat that tested positive? If under a year there is a good > >> chance the cats body can rid itself of the virus. I would wait 6 > >> weeks and retest the cat again regardless of age and see if it > >> still shows positive. You can also do an IFA which tests to see if > >> the virus has settled into the bone marrow. Once in the marrow it > >> cannot be eliminated from the body. > >> I have a 14 year old negative cat and a 2 year old positive cat. > >> I do not separate them, there is still a small risk allowing them > >> together but I vaccinate the negative one and cross my fingers. I > >> don't know if I have ever seen anyone on here post that a neg > >> turned pos from mixing, again though still a risk. > >> > >> Hope this helps, > >> Tanya > >> > >> --- On Thu, 9/16/10, Natalie <[email protected]> wrote: > >> > >>> From: Natalie <[email protected]> > >>> Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Fw: New to Feline Leukemia > >>> To: [email protected] > >>> Date: Thursday, September 16, 2010, 2:55 PM > >>> All vaccines are only about 80% > >>> effective....I really don't have much > >>> experience with this because I have two very healthy > >>> FeLV+ cats, living > >>> separately from others. But I would think that if > >>> retested, being only a > >>> "weak positive", maybe the cat will be negative! It > >>> seems to have been > >>> really run down, the immune system was definitely > >>> compromised, fighting an > >>> infection, fleas....Good luck! Natalie > >>> > >>> -----Original Message----- > >>> From: [email protected] > >>> [mailto:[email protected]] > >>> On Behalf Of Debbie Bates > >>> Sent: Thursday, September 16, 2010 1:23 PM > >>> To: [email protected] > >>> Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Fw: New to Feline Leukemia > >>> > >>> > >>> Bonnie, it got through! Hang in there for just a > >>> bit....there are many > >>> extremely well informed members who will have any and all > >>> information you > >>> need! I am not dealing with any felv cats, but come > >>> here often so that I > >>> stay informed.... > >>> > >>> Debbie > >>> "We choose our joys and sorrows long before we experience > >>> them." - Kahlil > >>> Gibran > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > From: [email protected] > >>> > To: [email protected] > >>> > Date: Thu, 16 Sep 2010 09:32:46 -0700 > >>> > Subject: [Felvtalk] Fw: New to Feline Leukemia > >>> > > >>> > This e-mail got bounced back to me....am trying one > >>> more time. > >>> > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Bonnie Hogue > >>> > To: [email protected] > >>> > >>> > Sent: Wednesday, September 15, 2010 9:37 PM > >>> > Subject: New to Feline Leukemia > >>> > > >>> > > >>> > It's a long story, but I'll shorten it... > >>> > My mom has a "heart cat" named Lucky. She's disabled > >>> and no longer living > >>> at home. Her sister was caring for Lucky, but herself is > >>> unwell and > >>> struggling. I went over to feed the cats during her > >>> hospitalization and > >>> Lucky did not look good. I took him to the vet: bad fleas, > >>> possible infected > >>> eye and nose, and tested "weak positive" for feline > >>> leukemia. This makes my > >>> plan of integrating him into my 3-cat household a real > >>> challenge. The vet > >>> said I could get my three cats vaccinated "providing 80% > >>> protection"... > >>> Meanwhile, Lucky is sequestered in the spare bedroom, > >>> taking antibiotics > >>> (what a good cat!) and healing. I'm trying to figure out > >>> how to make this > >>> work, longer term. > >>> > Ideas??? > >>> > Thank you! > >>> > _______________________________________________ > >>> > 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 > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> _______________________________________________ > >>> 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 > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > 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 > > > > _______________________________________________ > Felvtalk mailing list > [email protected] > http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
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