It's certainly personal choice, I certainly understand. Like I say, I've mixed for several years and never had problems. I mix w FIV cats too. FIV cats seem to have some problems with uri and gingivitis, never had one get Felv. I think vets don't have much experience w FIV or Felv cats except for the sick ones that come in and book learning, and the party line is to isolate Felv cats so i understand. But I still find varying opinions among vets some more flexible than others.
Gloria Sent from my iPhone On Sep 7, 2011, at 4:50 PM, dot winkler <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi - I have been reading a lot of people saying that they have been mixing > the cats. But I called my vet and he again said that it is risky. There is > still a risk and chance the others could get it. And they may not pull out > of it like my cat Chloe FELV) did during the first fever. I wouldn't want my > other cat, Kitty to come down with it. The other male cat I have, Lion, has > AIDS (FIV). I think he would be more susceptible of getting it even though > he's been boostered with the Leukemia booster. > I would like to adopt Chloe out (FELV) also because the trio don't get along. > They only get along in two's. In other words, Chloe and Lion get along. > But when you put Kitty into the mix, they become territorial. Vice versa. > Kitty now gets along with Lion since Chloe has been out of the picture. I > would love to find Chloe a home with one other feline leukemia cat so she can > have a buddy. I am still trying. > But I'm open to ideas and input. Dotty > > From: Terri Brown <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Sent: Wednesday, September 7, 2011 4:22 PM > Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] REPLY FROM DOT > > Dot, if your other cats are current on vaccinations and are negative, I see > no reason why you shouldn't mix them. Like I've said before, I've mixed mine > in the past and never have I had a negative become infected. > > My 2 cents. > > =^..^= Terri, Siggie the Tomato Vampire, Guinevere, Travis, Dori and 6 > furangels: Ruthie, Samantha, Arielle, Gareth, Alec, Salome and Sammi =^..^= > ----- Original Message ----- > From: dot winkler > To: [email protected] > Sent: Wednesday, September 07, 2011 4:02 PM > Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] REPLY FROM DOT > > Hi April - My vet didn't know anything about the 5 stages of the disease!!!! > Can you believe this. O.K. So, what do you know about the 5 stages? What > does it mean? I think I heard that if your cat can make it through all five > stages, then they have developed an immunity to the disease. Anyway, how is > it keeping your cat apart from the others? My cat is so lonely. It breaks > my heart. She wants to play with the others. Esp the male cat who she knows > from the clan where i rescued the two of them. I really would love to adopt > her out. Just having a hard time finding someone. P.S. - I like the name > Spicy! It is cute. Dot > > From: April Johnson <[email protected]> > To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> > Sent: Wednesday, September 7, 2011 2:16 PM > Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Update/MY CAT NEEDS HOME WITH FELV > > Hi Dot, > > This is all new to me too. I do have other cats at home, Spicy lives in a > bedroom by herself. She has two windows to look out of, a cat tree and a > sofa. Spicy has had no signs of the illness. So I didn't know she had it. > I adopted her the first weekend in June and took her to the vet a week later. > The receptionist at my vets was the one that stressed getting the test done > because she knew that the shelter I adopted her from didn't test, I had no > idea. So for a week she was with my other cats. I just looked it up there > are 6 stages of FELV. Spicy is in stage 5. > From: dot winkler <[email protected]> > To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> > Sent: Wednesday, September 7, 2011 2:07 PM > Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Update/MY CAT NEEDS HOME WITH FELV > > Hi April - I just read your mail. My cat, Chloe, female one year old, pretty > gray/black/caramel tabby, is also positive. I have known since June when she > had a fever. She has stabilized and is doing so well now. Very healthy and > playful. She is a little "squirt", i call her. I have been looking for a > home for her since I have two other negative cats and have to keep them > separated. She is so cute. i hated to just put her down so figured i would > give it a shot to see if i could adopt her. Do you have other cats at home? > How is your cat doing now? You said it's in her bone marrow. Are there > different stages? I am not sure totally about the disease as this is the > first cat I have ever had in 30 years that has the leukemia. So, it is all > new to me also. Dot (freehold, NJ) > > From: April Johnson <[email protected]> > To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> > Sent: Wednesday, September 7, 2011 12:46 PM > Subject: [Felvtalk] Update > > Hi, > > A couple of weeks ago I posted about my cat Spicy who I had adopted from > animal control unaware she hadn't been tested for FELV/FIV. I was > questioning whether to get her a friend or not. Last week I had her blood > sent out to confirm if she really had FELV. Well her results came in > yesterday, it's in her bone marrow. I still haven't decided on a friend for > her yet, I'm unsure what to do with my house already full. I think I would > need to adopt another cat with it already in their bone marrow too, right? > I've never had a FELV+ cat, so I don't know what to do. > > April > > _______________________________________________ > 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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