Maureen, this is so comforting! I'm waiting until May 9th (it will be his
second test since exposure but only within 2 mos - my vet wants me to wait 3
mos. before she thinks he is safe). I do understand that his chances of
contracting it are a lot less than if he were a kitten. I'm so glad he is 2
yrs old. He so misses his companion and longs for another. Another companion
would keep him more active. He loved to be chased up and down the stairs and
he no longer gets that exercise (he won't let me chase him, imagine that!).
I'm still a little worried but not so much like I was.
Thanks for all the support from everyone and let's all still pray for Poppy
:0)
Have a great week!
Lynda
----- Original Message -----
From: "Maureen Olvey" <molvey...@hotmail.com>
To: <felvtalk@felineleukemia.org>
Sent: Tuesday, April 19, 2011 1:29 AM
Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Question re positives & negatives
I have been e-mailing with a vet friend and she says most researchers these
days feel that adult cats are pretty well resistant to the disease, even if
not vaccinated. I bet Sugar will be fine.
I've just had 5 of my cats tested that are not vaccinated (think I already
told you this) but lived with my FeLV + kitty for two years and those 5 are
negative.
“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
From: longhornf...@verizon.net
To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org
Date: Mon, 18 Apr 2011 09:22:49 -0500
Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Question re positives & negatives
I always love to hear positive experiences with FeLV+ cats. I still hope
that mine will continue to test negative. May 9th can't get here soon
enough
for me!
----- Original Message -----
From: "POTT, BEVERLY" <p...@mailbox.sc.edu>
To: <felvtalk@felineleukemia.org>
Sent: Monday, April 18, 2011 8:35 AM
Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Question re positives & negatives
>I had a cat with FELV that lived to be 17. I never separated him from my
> other cats, they ate out of the same bowls, etc., and none of them ever
> contracted the disease. The other ones were vaccinated against it. I've
> also had 2 other positives living with my negative cats (one lived to be
> 4, the other 8), and none of my other cats ever contracted it.
>
> My brother, too, had a positive cat that lived to be 17- and he, too,
> never separated his cats out. None of his other cats (vaccinated) ever
> contracted Feleuk. Just sayin'.
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Pam Norman [mailto:pam_nor...@charter.net]
> Sent: Friday, April 15, 2011 2:01 PM
> To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org
> Subject: [Felvtalk] Question re positives & negatives
>
> I am trying to determine what to do with Poppy both now & when the IFA
> test results come in. I've been reading & reading & from what I can
> gather, the old dictums about NEVER havinig positive & negative cats
> even in the same house has been abandoned. From what I have read, the
> general sense is that it's fine for positives & negatives to be in the
> same home, but should be separate so there is no chance of exchanging
> fluids such as with a bite, but more importantly with mutual grooming.
>
> But I know also that some of you have both positives & negatives really
> living together, not separate. Right?
>
> What about if I put Poppy in her condo in the spare bedroom & let me
> cats visit, so at least she SEES other cats. What is she hisses &
> spits? Would that have a chance of infecting any of mine who were
> nosing around her condo? My feeling is that it would.
>
> Also how effective is the vaccine these days? I know that some years
> ago the figure was about 30% so I never had any of my cats vaccinated.
>
> Has it been improved?
>
> Right now we are still waiting for the IFA test for Poppy. And I guess
> she needs retesting on that in at least a month. I do NOT want to keep
> her alone until then. We have a sanctuary for her if she tests IFA
> positive cause then we know that she is really positive. But the person
> who runs it tells me that regardless of how she tests on the IFA, she
> HAS leukemia. Period. And would go in with the positive cats. But my
> understanding is that if she is IFA negative, she has a chance of
> fighting it off & putting her in with the positives is giving up. I
> think she should only go in with the positives if she tests IFA
> positive.
>
> Can anyone help me sort this out?
>
> Pam
>
>
>
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