I have mixed neg/pos for years now as long as neg is vaccinated AND NOT a youngster. The kittens/young cats are much more susceptible and I always keep them separate until they are older and are several months past both initial vaccination and boosters.
Kat On 9/7/11, Terri Brown <[email protected]> wrote: > I agree. I mixed positives and negatives since 2001 and never had a > problem. Just as long as your negatives are vaccinated, they should be > fine. I see no need to segregate them. > > =^..^= Terri, Siggie the Tomato Vampire, Guinevere, Travis, Dori and 6 > furangels: Ruthie, Samantha, Arielle, Gareth, Alec, Salome and Sammi =^..^= > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Gloria B. Lane<mailto:[email protected]> > To: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> > Sent: Wednesday, September 07, 2011 2:42 PM > Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Update/MY CAT NEEDS HOME WITH FELV > > > Same here. When I first got an FELV cat, I was paranoid. But that was in > 2001. Many of us don't think it's as contagious as is presented. I've mixed > mine with my others for several years, no problem. All mine are altered and > sit around and eat and sleep. > > > Some of what I've learned is 1) they may live a long time, may not, > 2) they're not that contagious, 3) double positives (FIV/FELV) don't live > as long, 4) If they're born with FELV they tend to die at 2.5-3 yrs old, > 5) interferon and stuff like that are worth a try. Oh yeah, and always > questions your vets advice :) > > > Gloria > > > > > On Sep 7, 2011, at 1:25 PM, CATHERINE DIDONNA wrote: > > > The virus isn't airborne. > it has to get into the bloodstream. I have a couple of FELV > cats,but they r with my other cats. > > --- On Wed, 9/7/11, April Johnson > <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > > > From: April Johnson > <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> > Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Update/MY CAT NEEDS HOME WITH FELV > To: > "[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>" > <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> > Date: Wednesday, September 7, 2011, 2:16 PM > > > 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]<mailto:[email protected]>> > To: > "[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>" > <[email protected]<mailto:[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]<mailto:[email protected]>> > To: > "[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>" > <[email protected]<mailto:[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://us.mc388.mail.yahoo.com/mc/[email protected]> > > http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org<http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org> > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Felvtalk mailing list > > [email protected]<http://us.mc388.mail.yahoo.com/mc/[email protected]> > > http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org<http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org> > > > > > -----Inline Attachment Follows----- > > > _______________________________________________ > Felvtalk mailing list > > [email protected]<http://us.mc388.mail.yahoo.com/mc/[email protected]> > > http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org<http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org> > > _______________________________________________ > Felvtalk mailing list > [email protected]<mailto:[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
