Excellent suggestions, Christiane. I thank you!
----- Original Message -----
From: "Chris" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, September 20, 2010 9:11 PM
Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Fw: New to Feline Leukemia
Screen or baby gate for a few days is a great idea. Let them "sniff" each
other without direct confrontation. Try to let him explore the house by
himself at first and then slowly let them out together for a short while
but
supervise. Don't know if each has a sep food dish or place to eat--my 4
have 4 dishes and they sort of "go to their corner" in the kitchen at meal
time. Of course, they then go cruising to see what might be left over in
each other's dish & I have one who always gets the short end of the stick.
Just watch that there are no tussles and that he doesn't get pushed away.
I
have 2 boxes for my 4 and they just go in whichever one they want. For
the
new guy, just watch that nobody starts bullying him as he heads to a box.
I
have 2 water dishes and they go where they want. I got a bunch of those
cheap "donut" kitty beds & have them around and each stakes one out for a
while and then moves on. Bottom line, my suggestions really center around
not letting the new guy feel he has to fight for anything--food, water,
the
box, your attention, etc. And not letting him get pushed around by the
old
ones. And, in reverse, nipping in the bud any moves he makes to bully any
of the old one. Last thought--sometimes, having a group "treat" time
where
I sit on the floor and they all come running to get some treats I hand
out.
I sometimes do that when I notice one or the other is particularly testy.
But of course, they're cats and they all have their "days" just like we
do!
Christiane Biagi
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-----Original Message-----
From: [email protected]
[mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Bonnie Hogue
Sent: Monday, September 20, 2010 11:33 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Fw: New to Feline Leukemia
Importance: High
So here is a question about Integrating a New Cat....
I've got Lucky in the back bedroom. The other 3 hear him meow. Some even
peer under the door and hiss at him. So, what's next? Just open the door
and say "Hello, everyone!"? Or maybe put a screen or fence up so they can
see eachother for a few days? It's been a week and I figured after
another
week it's time for poor Lucky to join the crowd (after everyone is
vaccinated, of course). I'm stressing out over what to do.
Help?
----- Original Message -----
From: <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, September 20, 2010 1:36 PM
Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Fw: New to Feline Leukemia
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!
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