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 > > > > _______________________________________________ > 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