A trip to the vet for a check up and vaccinaitons comes before anything else.  
You have to protect your babies.

---- Lynda Wilson <longhornf...@verizon.net> wrote: 
> I'm glad that works for you Beth. I'm just advising of the word of caution, 
> that's all. I'm not paranoid but this disease is very contagious and is the 
> leading viral killer of cats. Vaccination helps tremendously but is not a 
> 100% guarantee, just like other vaccines. Even when I am given the ok to get 
> another cat, I will have the kitty vaccinated for added comfort even though 
> it's not 100% guarantee.
> 
> It's better to be safe than sorry. It would be a dream come true to have a 
> cure for this horrible disease.
> 
> Best wishes to each of you and blessings to all the kitties who live with 
> FeLV daily.
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Beth" <create_me_...@yahoo.com>
> To: <felvtalk@felineleukemia.org>
> Sent: Thursday, May 12, 2011 10:13 AM
> Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Discordant Results (ELISA+/IFA-)
> 
> 
> ALL my negative cats are vaccinated. I have been mixing my cats for over
>  10 years.My vet said if I separated them I would only be stressing them
>  out. I vaccinate my negatives every 6 months ON MY VET'S ADVICE. My
> FIV+ cat never even got it & I had him 10 years. I have had as many
> as 5 positives & 5 negatives living freely with each other -
> Grooming, sharing food, water, litter. I have had my negative cats
> re-tested multiple times over the last 10 years & none of them have
> ever gotten the virus.
> Yes, this is a personal choice, & no, I am
>  not telling you to do it, but with the proper precautions you do not
> have to be paranoid about FeLV.
> Please search the archives on
> "mixing" to see how other people are handling the situation. I wish you
> & all you kitties well. I know it is scary when you come on
> something you have never dealt with
>  before. I had no idea what I was getting into when I got my first
> positive. Within 6 months I had 3 of them (the neighborhood I moved into
>  was overrunning with strays). Thank goodness I had such a great vet who
>  didn't freak out about this virus & tell me they had to have
> another home or be put down.
> My main goal ever since is to show people they can keep these kitties 
> safely.
> 
> Beth
> 
> Don't Litter, Fix Your Critter! www.Furkids.org
> 
> --- On Thu, 5/12/11, Lynda Wilson <longhornf...@verizon.net> wrote:
> 
> From: Lynda Wilson <longhornf...@verizon.net>
> Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Discordant Results (ELISA+/IFA-)
> To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org
> Date: Thursday, May 12, 2011, 8:38 AM
> 
> Kasie,
> 
> You are wise to not bring Grace home in fear of exposing your other cat. You 
> could get your other cat vaccinated for FeLV. However, the FeLV vaccine has 
> only 80% to 85% protection, but it's better than zero. This is one option if 
> nothing else.
> 
> As you know, there is a chance that she clears the virus. It's good that 
> Grace is IFA negative!! This disease is not black & white. There are too 
> many "if's" for me to ever take a chance in mixing positives with negatives. 
> In fact, I'm in the same boat. I adopted a 3 mos. old kitten last year in 
> Sept. He was neutered in Nov & was born with coccidia along with the rest of 
> his litter ( the Humane Society tested him for FeLV the day he was 
> neutered). The HS vet said he was negative. On March 10th of this year I had 
> to put him to sleep. He had a faint positive on the FeLV test. He was not 
> himself the day prior. When I took him in he was anemic, had a heart murmur 
> and his blood oxygen level was very low. My vet said their was a very slim 
> chance that he would survive even with a blood transfusion. He had too many 
> health issues which compromised his immune system.
> 
> I also have a 2 yr old male cat at home that has always been an indoor cat. 
> I never knew of this disease, therefore, he was not vaccinated against it. 
> Having fostered then adopting my HS kitten, my adult cat was probably 
> exposed to this virus for the 6 mos that I had my kitten (of course we don't 
> know exactly when he was shedding the virus). So far, my adult cat, Sugar, 
> has tested ELISA negative. I had Sugar tested the day I put the kitten to 
> sleep, then again 30 days later, and again this month. I'm going to test him 
> next month as well. Since all the ELISA tests have been negative, we did not 
> do an IFA test.
> 
> Every cat's immune system is different. I know people do mix, but I hope at 
> least they are mixing with negatives that have been vaccinated. This is just 
> my opinion. I'm sure that this may work for some, but for newbies like 
> myself experiencing this for the first time, I proceed with much caution. I 
> will not bring home another cat or kitten until I know Sugar is in the 
> clear. He so wants another companion to play with!
> 
> I will keep Grace in my thoughts and prayers and please keep me posted. I 
> hope she clears the virus so that your cat at home has a new purrfect 
> companion!
> 
> Best wishes and the best of luck to you!!
> Lynda
> 
> 
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