I have a friend that has had FeLV + cats for years. I remember her saying that some lived until their early teens and some died at 9 or 10. Either way, it's a long time. I'll check with her about it but I think she said some died from diseases that typically don't relate to FeLV like renal failure or something that happens to a lot of cats. She doesn't check e-mail every single day but I'll e-mail her and let you guys know what she says. Oh, she gives them interferon every day too. She's got FIV cats too so all the FeLV cats and the FIV cats get interferon every day.
“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 > Date: Tue, 22 Mar 2011 16:56:46 -0400 > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Yet another question..... > > 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 _______________________________________________ Felvtalk mailing list [email protected] http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
