If a cat shows illness or weakness in a colony, it stands a good
chance of being killed.
On May 20, 2011, at 3:58 PM, Beth wrote:
Cats hide illness very well. Often they have been sick for quite
awhile before they let us know it. That's why it is so crucial to
keep such a close eye on these guys.
I've never heard of a cat acting sick when 1st infected. Mine
usually act perfectly healthy for a long time.
Beth
Don't Litter, Fix Your Critter! www.Furkids.org
--- On Fri, 5/20/11, Val Green <[email protected]> wrote:
From: Val Green <[email protected]>
Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] FeLV Transmission - thanks for replies
To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]>
Date: Friday, May 20, 2011, 2:22 PM
Debbie,
When I first brought Chat Noir into our group he appeared perfectly
healthy. It wasn't until he suddenly developed swollen lymph glands
that he was diagnosed as FeLV positive. I figure that he'd had the
virus for a while and then it suddenly just became active and it
acted VERY quickly.
It sounds like you've done some research on symptoms so just keep an
eye out for them in your other cats. As to whether cats get notably
sick when first infected, or if an asympomatic cat infects another
one I don't know. Your vet is the best person to answer those
questions.
Valerie
On May 20, 2011, at 12:49 PM, Debbie Bendell
<[email protected]> wrote:
I am new to this listserv and couldn't figure out how to reply, so
I'm
posting a new message.
Thanks for your responses. I feel a little less stupid and guilty
for not
having every cat tested before it joined my household. I have many
cats and
the fee for testing is $40, so I can't afford to do them all at once.
Does a cat get noticeably sick when it's first infected? Three of
my cats
have been sick enough to need bloodwork since I adopted Tulo, and
they all
tested negative. If a cat is infected by an asymptomatic carrier,
will the
newly infected cat also be asymptomatic?
My cats are indoor cats. There is no possible outside source of
infection.
I am just baffled at how Tulo could go from alive and healthy to
very sick
and dead in one week. I'm also baffled that no other cats have
shown signs
of illness.
Debbie
--
*You may not change the world by saving one animal, but to that
animal it
means the whole world and eventually, saving animals will change
the world.*
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