For now the kitten is seperated from all the others. Only if kitten is negative on the test and vaccinated, we will integrate after 2 weeks (if we decide to keep him).
I clean litter boxes every day and they all have their own food bowl. They get fed twice a day. I can't leave food out because of some will keep eating. Thanks on your input! :-) 2010/12/8 Joslin Potter <[email protected]> > I would call your vet, but i don't see why it would be a problem, just > remember > kittens immune systems are not as strong as your older cats, make sure you > are > keeping the water dishes, litter boxes and such clean... congrats on your > new > addition! > > > > > ________________________________ > From: Peggy Verdonck <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Sent: Wed, December 8, 2010 11:52:03 AM > Subject: [Felvtalk] Question on taking in kitten or not. > > About 6 weeks ago, our cat Oreo got sick and tested positive on Felv. She > went downhill since that point and we had to put her to sleep a week later. > She was suffering! > We panicked about our 6 other (indoor) cats and had them all tested the > same > day Oreo tested positive. They were all negative, even after living with > Oreo for almost a year! > To be a 100% sure we will test them again in a while. > > The thing is.....we rescued this 10 week old kitten yesterday evening. > Found > him in the bushes besides a dumpster at a gas station, and decided to take > him home because we didn't think he would survive the freezing cold. > He is now warm and safe in our bathroom, separated from the rest. > My question is.....would it be safe for him and the others, to have him > tested for Felv/Fiv and if negative, vaccinate for Felv and integrate into > the group in about 2 weeks. > Again....our other cats are negative but there is still a small chance that > there might be a positive test result in the 2nd round of testing! > > We really would like to keep him and give a good home. But if it appears to > be a bad idea we will find him a good home with someone else. > > Thanks for your thoughts! > > Peggy > _______________________________________________ > 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
