I disagree that "if she is 5 mos old and has been diagnosed withFeLV, she
must not have been born with it." I don't see how that could ever be
proven. All kittens/cats have immune systems that can breakdown at different
times. Here is my experience:
My 3 mos old kitten that I fostered from the Humane Society, until it was 5
1/2 mos, tested negative after being neutered at 5 1/2 mos. It was then I
adopted it. Within 4 mos he was deathly ill with the virus. I was told he
was probably born with it and it did not show up yet, or the test was a
false negative. He's always been in my house and never anywhere else except
for the vet that takes care of the HS kitties. He could have been born with
it because his immune systems was already weak because the entire litter had
coccidia. Otherwise, the only thing I can guess is that he contracted it at
the HS vet's office either when he got neutered or when he got his
vaccinations. My adult cat that is strictly an indoor cat, has had 3 ELISA
tests and has tested negative on all of them. But I am going to test him
again in 3 more months (that would make the 6 mos period) just to be
absolutely sure.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Natalie" <at...@optonline.net>
To: <felvtalk@felineleukemia.org>
Sent: Sunday, June 05, 2011 10:07 AM
Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Questiions
If she is 5 months old and has been diagnosed with FeLV, she must not have
been born with it, especially since she has no symptoms. I am no expert,
and have had little experience - one kitten that was born with it to a
positive mother - Nemo had symptoms, was treated with interferon and other
things, got convulsions and died at age 3 months. I had an adult cat that
tested positive, and was retested 3 months later, was negative. Now, I
have two approx. 4 yr old males, very healthy, asymptomatic, most likely
NOT born with it, but infected later - or, just carriers, although I'm not
sure what exactly that means.
Based on what I have experienced, Sabrina would fall into the second or
third category; with good food, supplements, no stress and a lot of TLC,
she may turn out to be negative, and if not, still have a long and healthy
life!
-----Original Message-----
From: felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org
[mailto:felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org] On Behalf Of Mark
Sent: Sunday, June 05, 2011 6:12 AM
To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org
Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Questiions
The only thing you left out is felv can be beaten. The cat throws off the
virus on its own or it gets help from a human.
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Pam Norman <pam_nor...@charter.net> wrote:
Hi all,
We are trying to give little Sabriina a chance. She is an approximately
5 month old lynx Siamese. She was pulled from a dope house & was going
to come to us as a foster until she was tested positive for FeLeuk. At
the moment she is at a sanctuary about 75 miles from here. We are
desperately trying to find someone who will take her for the
approximately 6 months that I understand will give a good idea whether
she can beat this virus or not. She is healthy & looks great. She has
had so far only the snap test & as I understand it, the IFA test should
follow in about 3 weeks. Is this correct?
We have a daughter of a friend who MAY take her. But she has two small
children & the family had to put down their 2 Siamese about a year ago &
they are not anxious to take in a kitty that they will have to euthanize
soon. I have not spoken to her yet but will be tomorrow & I am planning
on telling her pretty much the following:
There are no guarantees as to how long a kitty will live who has tested
positive for FeLeuk. It depends on a lot of factors - her general health
& how she is cared for - diet, freedom from stress, etc. Some kitties
will not live long at all; others can live for years: & still others
will fall somewhere in between. No guarantees. They have no other cats
right now & I can tell them for sure that they will never have to
euthanize her. If she continues to test positive, they have the option
of having us take her to the sanctuary where she is not & she would
join the other FeLeuk cats in that part of the sanctuary. Or they can
keep her & give her good & loving care for as long as she has, knowing
that they played a huge part in making her life one filled with love.
It would be hard on the kids but it would teach them something about
compassion, about caring for an animal that they may lose, that it will
hurt them to lose her, but that they know they have done a good &
beautiful thing.
Please tell me if there is more I can tell her. I have never had a
FeLeuk kitty before & I am no expert on this. So I am very much in need
to information I can provide that is fair & objective so that they can
make an informed & compassionate decision. I very much want them to take
her but I do not want to mislead them either.
Please help me.
Pam
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