And I also wonder about adult cats that are FeLV+, and perfectly healthy. I've never had adults with no symptoms, only a kitten that died years ago. Eliot Spitty is about 5 yrs old, and Mr. Tux about 6 yrs old. I wonder how that will work out in the coming years - they get supplements, good food, etc. Has anyone had that experience, and how long did it take, if at all, before the cats started getting symptoms or related cancers?
-----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Gloria B. Lane Sent: Tuesday, March 22, 2011 4:01 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Yet another question..... One thought process that I've run into is that a healthy adult cat (FELV negative) has a hearty enough immune system to successfully deal with the FELV virus without acquiring it. I can't see that vaccinating them at this point would be of value. Just my 2c Gloria > From: Maureen Olvey <[email protected]> > Date: March 21, 2011 12:07:44 PM CDT > To: <[email protected]> > Subject: [Felvtalk] Yet another question..... > Reply-To: [email protected] > > > > I've mentioned my kitty Two Face earlier because she died two weeks > ago and when they did the necropsy they found out she had a huge > tumor and was FeLV +. Since then I've had a few of my other kitties > tested with the combo/snap test at the vet's office. All have come > out negative so far, thank the Lord for that. These other kitties > that have tested negative lived with Two Face for over a year. > Sharing litterboxes, food bowls and all that stuff. I would think > that would mean that they had enough exposure to the virus to get it > in their system and that they either extinguished the virus or put > it into a dormant status. Is that a reasonable assumption? My main > question now is should I give them a FeLV vaccination. If they did > get the virus in their system and extinguished it then they're > immune for life, right? If so, there's no need for a vaccination. > Is it possible with all that exposure that they didn't get enough of > the virus into their system to do any harm? If that's the case then > I should vaccinate them? I just don't know how they could not have > gotten enough exposure since they lived together and shared > everything for over a year. > > Thoughts? > > > "I am not interested to know whether vivisection produces results > that are profitable to the human race or doesn't..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 _______________________________________________ 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
