Not too long ago I posted that I had a FeLV positive cat mixed with an FIV positive cat. Obviously, I didn't know the FeLV cat was positive since she tested negative as a kitten. Anyway, the two lived together for two years until she died and I just tested my old FIV kitty and he's negative. I've got a houseful of my cats and fosters and I've only tested like 7 of them so far but they've all been negative. None are vaccinated against FeLV either. It's weird. I totally expected my FIV kitty to contract it. I'm glad he didn't of course. One vet I talked to said that it's possible the FeLV kitty put the virus into dormancy as a kitten which is why she tested negative and then it reactivated later as an adult. Maybe that's what happened with Fletch. I wouldn't have thought a kitten would have a strong enough immune system to put the virus into dormancy but who knows. But still once it reactivated in my cat I would have thought she could have spread the virus to my other cats. This vet also said that most vets now days believe that healthy adult cats are pretty much immune to the virus. Still best to vaccinate your other cats annually but I'm just saying it's not surprising your others are negative. I also have a friend who mixes her negatives and positives together. She just keeps her negatives vaccinated annually. She even has FIV cats mixed in and keeps them vaccinated too and they have never caught the FeLV virus. Definitely get an IFA test to confirm the ELISA test. The ELISA test is wrong in about 30% of the cases from what someone else told me. It's a very sensitive test so if it's not done perfectly it can show a false positive. Course since Fletch is sick it could be correct but you should still confirm with the IFA test. If the IFA test is negative then it means the virus hasn't gotten into his white blood cells and t-cell lymphocytes (I have no idea what that is, I just read it) so he still has a chance of exterminating the virus completely or putting it into dormancy. So if his IFA test is negative then do a retest in a couple months to see if it has gotten that far or not. You need two test with the same results to confirm FeLV status. If after doing the IFA, Fletch shows positive definitely look into immune system stimulants like interferon and immunoreglin. I don't know much about them but others on the list do and your vet should know. Need to keep Fletch around for a long long time. Since he's sick right now I'd go ahead and get him going on this kind of stuff. “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
From: [email protected] To: [email protected] Date: Mon, 22 Aug 2011 15:55:56 -0600 Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] My 1 year old just diagnosed Sorry - correction - I meant to say - Felk virus SEEMS to be very fragile - Sorry! From: [email protected] To: [email protected] Date: Mon, 22 Aug 2011 15:49:36 -0600 Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] My 1 year old just diagnosed I always believe that, things happen for a reason - we may not know why right away.. but it does - and I truly believe that something good will come out of the situation - Contrary to some literature, felk virus does not seem to be very fragile in the air - as mentioned, my friends mix their kitties - and they have several kitties - and none of their negatives has become positve -they groom each other, they wrestle each other, they share food/water bowls.. h > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > Date: Mon, 22 Aug 2011 17:04:42 -0500 > Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] My 1 year old just diagnosed > > Thank you Hideyo! I felt so guilty and a lot of other things, all of you have > helped so much. You have given me hope. > Take care > Marcia > > Sent from my iPad > > On Aug 22, 2011, at 4:15 PM, HIDEYO YAMAMOTO <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Hi, I did not read the original message - but I just wanted to share. > > > > I have one Felk girl, her name is gigner and she is now 7 years old -and I > > also have a couple of friends who have several felk kitties - they are all > > over 10 years old and they are all very healthty - > > > > Separately, I also have a couple of friends who mix their felk positive > > kitties wiht non negatives for a several years - they share eveyrthing - > > but none of their negatives have beome positives - > > > > Sending good thoughts to all of your babies. > > > > h > > > > > From: [email protected] > > > To: [email protected] > > > Date: Mon, 22 Aug 2011 15:31:39 -0500 > > > Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] My 1 year old just diagnosed > > > > > > Thanks for all the hope that you have given me. Fletch had the ELISA > > > test. Today I took Wildfire and Shay over and they tested negative. > > > Tomorrow I will take Alvin. ( my grandkids name my cats for me(-:). They > > > vacd Shay and Wildfire, so I'm hoping they have a chance. My house is > > > completely open so I cannot separate Fletch from the others. > > > Exactly how long does the virus last outside of the body, I seem to find > > > conflicting opinions on this! I let my vet know that I have all of you > > > now...thank all of you so much. > > > > > > Sent from my iPad > > > > > > On Aug 22, 2011, at 7:31 AM, "Lynda Wilson" <[email protected]> > > > wrote: > > > > > > > Hi Marcia! > > > > > > > > So sorry to hear of this sad news! But there is hope. Did Fletch have > > > > an ELISA and an IFA test? Were they both positive or just the ELISA > > > > test? > > > > > > > > If he was positive on just the ELISA test, then there is still a chance > > > > for his immune system to clear the virus. You will need to test him > > > > again in a month to give him that chance to be able to fight it off. If > > > > he is positive on both tests, then you need to start treating him > > > > (interferon for starters). I don't have experience with all the > > > > treatments but I know many people on this thread can help you. > > > > > > > > I'll be thinking of Fletch and hope he can pull through this. With the > > > > right treatment and diet, many FeLV cats can survive for many years. > > > > > > > > Good luck to both of you! > > > > Lynda > > > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Marcia Baronda" > > > > <[email protected]> > > > > To: <[email protected]> > > > > Sent: Sunday, August 21, 2011 10:04 PM > > > > Subject: [Felvtalk] My 1 year old just diagnosed > > > > > > > > > > > >> Hi everyone! My one year old sweet litle boy was just diagnosed. I > > > >> have a million questions and hope to learn a lot from all of you. This > > > >> is every hard to swallow. I have 3 other adult cats in myj house that > > > >> have not been vaccinated for felv. I didn't see a reason for it, I > > > >> didn't trust the vaccine and I am sorry now. Funny thing is, is that I > > > >> tried so hard to keep my cats healthy. I wouldn't even wear my shoes > > > >> in the house for fear I would carry something in! > > > >> Anyway, my little boy Fletch has a fever, horrible looking coat and I > > > >> can feel his hipbones and some of his backbone. He continues to eat > > > >> and drink ok. They are on a grain free diet and have a water fountain. > > > >> Thanks so much for being here. > > > >> > > > >> Marcia > > > >> Sent from my iPad > > > >> _______________________________________________ > > > >> Felvtalk mailing list > > > >> [email protected] > > > >> http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > Felvtalk mailing list > > > > [email protected] > > > > http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Felvtalk mailing list > > > [email protected] > > > http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org > > _______________________________________________ > > Felvtalk mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org > > _______________________________________________ > Felvtalk mailing list > [email protected] > http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org _______________________________________________ Felvtalk mailing list [email protected] http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org _______________________________________________ Felvtalk mailing list [email protected] http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
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