My Buddy was 4-5 weeks old when he tested positive the first time. I assume he got it so young because his mother has it. (I never found the mother, so I don't know what happened to her.) But Buddy is almost 2 years old now and is still very healthy (aside from testing positive)!
There is always hope with FeLV because it acts differently with every cat, it seems. =^_^= On Wed, Apr 27, 2011 at 5:34 PM, Natalie <at...@optonline.net> wrote: > That's FANTASTIC! That means that the kittens will NOT be...they are still > developing their immune system and will shed whatever small amount of it > shows...just like with FIV moms' kittens! > > -----Original Message----- > From: felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org > [mailto:felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org] On Behalf Of Maureen Olvey > Sent: Wednesday, April 27, 2011 3:47 PM > To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Need Sanctuary for Kittens > > > Got the results of the IFA on the mother. She is negative. I told them we > have to re-test again in a month or two because we have to have two tests > that agree. Since the second ELISA is showing positive but the IFA is > negative I told them we need to give her a little longer before making a > conclusive determination. I hoping her immune system will extinguish the > virus. > > Someone on here once said they had a positive mama cat with a negative > kitten and a positive kitten. The positive kitten died young of course but > the negative kitten and the positive mama cat were still around and > healthy. > I would think that would be the exception rather than the rule. But, two > of > this mama cat's four kittens have tested negative on their first ELISA so > I'm hoping the next ELISA will show the same thing and they'll be part of > the small minority that didn't get it from the mother cat. > > Yeah, I know about FIV and thank the Lord it is a little less scary than > FeLV. I have an FIV positive male in my house so I learned all about it > too. > > > > "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: Wed, 27 Apr 2011 15:24:28 -0400 > > From: at...@optonline.net > > To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > > Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Need Sanctuary for Kittens > > > > Unfortunately, if the mother is FeLV positive, the kittens are too! I > have > yet to hear or read otherwise. > > With FIV, that is not the case, fortunately. > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org > [mailto:felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org] On Behalf Of Second Chance > Meows > > Sent: Wednesday, April 27, 2011 3:20 PM > > To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org; molvey...@hotmail.com > > Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Need Sanctuary for Kittens > > > > Please contact me in reference to these 2 > > > > Michael Johnson > > Founder/Owner > > Second Chance Meows > > A FeLV Sanctuary > > > > > > ________________________________ > > From: Maureen Olvey <molvey...@hotmail.com> > > To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > > Sent: Wednesday, April 27, 2011 10:33 AM > > Subject: [Felvtalk] Need Sanctuary for Kittens > > > > > > My rescue group has two 8 week old FeLV positive kittens that need a > place > to go. I'm in the Atlanta area but I don't think there are any FeLV > sanctuaries nearby or even in the whole state. The lady who has been > fostering them is willing to drive almost anywhere. She has family in PA > and goes up there several times a year so driving a distance isn't a > problem > for her. Plus we have other people who can drive them to various other > states. The kittens will be fully vetted and spayed or neutered. My > rescue > is a very small group. We don't have a shelter facility, we just have > foster homes. We don't have a long term place for the kittens. Can anyone > help or offer suggestions? > > > > We've only had one ELISA test done on the kittens but the mother cat had > two positive ELISA tests and we're waiting on the IFA results for her. > Because of that I'm thinking the kittens who tested positive are really > positive. Think we should do an IFA test on them? I feel certain that > they > are truly positive but who knows. Also two of their littermates have > tested > negative on their first ELISA. How long should we wait before re-testing? > Do you guys think those kittens could really be negative or is it more > likely that it just isn't showing up yet for some reason? I know I've > heard > some of you say that you had a positive and a negative kitten that were > littermates that came from a positive mother cat. But does that happen > very > often? > > > > Please let me know if anyone can put me in touch with a sanctuary for the > kittens. We might need one for the mother but for now I'll just worry > about > the kittens. Oh, we do have someone who is taking the two negative kittens > and will hold them until they can be re-tested. > > > > "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 > > 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
