You go Charles! Sounds like you jumped in with both feet. This is a great place to get advice and just pass along information. FeLV + kitties can live good lives, some short, some long, some of them with few, if any symptoms..... kind of like Typhoid Mary. I have one FeLV + that is about 12 - 13 years old. Don't know if she was always pos but has been for at least 5 years now and mixes inside/outside with all 8 other kitties and no problems. I vaccinate the negatives and deal with the positive as necessary - so far little needed thank goodness. Bless you and all who understand that humans are the reason there are so many kitties and dogs who need and deserve our help - and understanding that try to help.
kat On 4/3/11, Bonnie Hogue <ho...@sonic.net> wrote: > Charles > Ya-hoo! You have your hands full! Plenty of folks on here have great > experience and can help guide you. > I'm just good for moral support. > Thanks for taking care of these little tigers...a job rewarded by their > health and happiness. > Carry on! > ~Bonnie > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Charles J Driscoll" <se...@optonline.net> > To: <felvtalk@felineleukemia.org> > Sent: Sunday, April 03, 2011 11:14 AM > Subject: [Felvtalk] New Member > > >>I am not sure how this board works, but this is my story. Can I answer on >>the board or do I have to send a e-mail each time. >> >> Over last summer, there was an abandoned foreclosure house next door to >> me. Well, in the hole of the fence, these 2 little faces kept popping >> their heads threw the hole. Turns out they were kittens born in March 2010 >> >> from a feral mother cat. I feed them over the summer and finally made >> friends with the kittens. I bought a small dog house they could eat >> without getting soaked in the rain, snow etc. I finally TRN them in Sept. >> One is a healthy Gray Tiger one which I call "Hello". The other is a small >> >> black and white which I call "Hello Kitty". they were both males. The >> black and white seemed to eat alot less, very skiddish, not as friendly. >> The tiger one is a big mouth meow, meow, hey here I am. They are so >> bonded, so close. The tiger one seems to mother the Hello Kitty on all >> terms, watching out for him, washing him. >> >> Well, over this bad snow, cold winter the black and white came down sick, >> I grabbed him FAST and set up a cage in the house. Took him to the vet, he >> >> was on antibodics. Turns out he is Positive with FeLV. Since I never took >> care of ferals in my life, this is all new to me and a bit overwhelming. >> So we now have the black and white kitten (11 months old now) in the house >> >> since Feb 14th and on: >> >> Prednisolone (1 pill a day) >> Chinese Herbs Immune enhancer (2 caps a day) >> EFA vitamin and mineral supplement (1/4 teaspoon mixed with food) >> Fellovite II (1/4 teaspoon or lick right from finger, which he does) >> >> I also have the tiger one in the house and he was vaccinated from the >> FeLV. so hopefully it works, cause I can not separate them at all. >> >> I am also feeding other ferals outside. (The cats must look for >> house........LOL) >> >> Steroid: Big male black and white, he looks like his ear is tipped >> Bobcat: pure black one shows up in the dark, in and out. Has a bunny >> rabbit tail >> V: gray male tiger, who's been missing since Long Island snow storm this >> Feb >> Red: Male just showed up the past 2 weeks, Friendly, but not neurterd >> >> The Mama CAT: caught her in Oct and TNR. She is doing well, and healthy >> and lives and eats by a women down the block. >> >> Any suggestion would be so helpful!! >> thank you >> reneeny >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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
