Generally spay/neuter is a good idea in most cases -- much less uncomfortable for the cat, since heat is usually excruciating for them. But this is a reason you should seek out a vet familiar with FeLV -- they should be able to judge whether Amber would be too stressed by the procedure, or figure out ways that she won't be (kitty Prozac?).
Diane R. -----Original Message----- From: felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org [mailto:felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org] On Behalf Of Jannes Taylor Sent: Tuesday, March 15, 2011 2:20 PM To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Any advice appreciated. I feel like I must be very cautious until I know for sure where we stand after the restesting. I do appreciate your story and do not feel as nervous about the situation as I did. This has certainly been a learning experience for me. I have loved cats all my life and try to spoil them as much as I can. It makes me feel good to see Amber get all the food she wants and I hear her purr. It is sad she has lost her freedom but I hope to be able to give her a good life. BTW, Do you think I should have her spayed or wait until after the restesting? My husband questions whether we should ever her spayed since she can't get out. Jannes ________________________________ From: Gloria Lane <gbl...@aristotle.net> To: "felvtalk@felineleukemia.org" <felvtalk@felineleukemia.org> Sent: Mon, March 14, 2011 7:04:01 PM Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Any advice appreciated. I'd say don't worry about it. I just don't think it's that contagious. I mix mine. Sent from my iPhone On Mar 14, 2011, at 6:59 PM, Maureen Olvey <molvey...@hotmail.com> wrote: > > I foster cats and kittens for my local humane society. Last week a 2 >year old kitty died. She tested positive for FeLV. I got her as a >kitten and at that time she tested negative. I have got quite a few >cats that have been living with me as long as she has been with me. >They all share the same food bowls and litterboxes. None are >vaccinated against FeLV since every cat or kitten that comes into my >house has been tested first. It terrified me when I found out she had >been positive, especially since I have a 5 month old kitten that has >been living with me since he was 8 weeks old. Today I had him and an >older kitten that is about 8 months old tested at the vet's office. >The older kitten has been with me since he was about 12 weeks old. >They both came out negative. A couple weeks ago I had an adult that >had been with me almost as long as the FeLV cat was with me and she >tested negative as well. So, I tell you this Jannes to confirm what >the others have said because it shows that not all cats contract FeLV >and there is no need to panic right now. The vet felt that since those >kittens and the cat that I had tested had been exposed to FeLV for so long that if they were going to get it they would have already gotten it. Especially the cat that had lived at my house with the FeLV + cat for a year and a half. > > A friend of mine has also had 3 or 4 FeLV positive cats living >alongside her healthy cats for years. She gets her healthy cats >vaccinated against FeLV and they have never contracted the disease from >the FeLV cats. I would vaccinate your healthy cats now and let the >FeLV + cat run around the basement and if she tests negative in a few >months or test negative with the ELISA and IFA test I would let her in >the rest of the house with the other cats. But, that's what I would >do, not necessarily what you should do. Actually, I would trust the >vaccine and after your healthy cats get their vaccination (it takes a >series of two shots the first time) then I'd let all three hang together. But it's your cats and you have to make that decision. > > > > I am not interested to know whether vivisection produces results that >are profitable to the human race or doesnt .the pain which it inflicts >upon unconsenting animals is the basis of my enmity toward it, and it >is to me sufficient justification of the enmity without looking >further. Mark Twain > > > >> Date: Mon, 14 Mar 2011 14:26:53 -0700 >> From: jgonza...@pacbell.net >> To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org >> Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Any advice appreciated. >> >> I realize now that I did not address the concern you posted about. I >>felt the need to educate you about the testing protocol for FELV >>because I would hate to see you cage a cat for 3 months that may not even be infected with the virus. >>You cannot consider a cat persistently viremic until they test >>positive on the IFA test. >> >> >> If it turns out the cat you rescued is really FELV positive, she is not going >>to transmit the virus to your other cats through some chance encounter. It >>would take prolonged contact with your other cats to infect them with the >>virus. Even if they had prolonged contact, it does not mean your other cats >>would get the virus. Some cats are able to build an immune response and fight >>off the virus. I rescued a cat over the summer that tested positive on the >>combo snap test and the ELISA test but tested negative on the IFA. Thirty days >>later, he tested negative on the snap test, the ELISA test and continued to test >>negative on the IFA test. As a precaution, we tested again 30 days later, and >>he continued to test negative on all three tests. His body built an immune >>defense and fought off the virus >> >> --- On Mon, 3/14/11, Jannes Taylor <jannestay...@yahoo.com> wrote: >> >> >> From: Jannes Taylor <jannestay...@yahoo.com> >> Subject: [Felvtalk] Any advice appreciated. >> To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org >> Date: Monday, March 14, 2011, 1:50 PM >> >> >> Hello, >> I rescued a stray two weeks ago. Took her to the vet a week ago and they said >> she was FELV positive. She was starving when I found her, but she has gained >> weight and is looking good. Her eyes just glisten and she seems healthy. The >>vet >> >> said she was about a year old. She only weighed six pounds last week. I did not >> >> have the heart to euthanize her when she is not suffering. However, I have >> three healthy cats upstairs and I live in constant fear that they will escape >>to >> >> the basement where this cat we now call Amber is staying. I keep her in a nice > >> cage during most of the time and let her out to get her exercise in the >>basement >> >> about four hours per day. My husband is building her a 8' long x 4' wide x 6' >> tall cage so she will have more room I do hate keeping her caged up, but don't > >> have a choice. She is very sweet and it is just a sad situation. I tried to >>find >> >> a home for her but no one seems to want a cat with her issues. We are trying to >> >> be very cautious regarding the other cats, but it is does make me fearful. >> I plan to have her rested in three months. I am so new to this situation, so >>any >> >> comments or ideas are much appreciated. >> Jannes >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Felvtalk mailing list >> Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org >> http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org >> _______________________________________________ >> Felvtalk mailing list >> Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org >> http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org > > _______________________________________________ > Felvtalk mailing list > Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org _______________________________________________ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org _______________________________________________ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org _______________________________________________ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
