Again, a large number of the people posting on this site MIX positives and negatives with the following caveat:
1. Negatives MUST be fully vaccinated incl: FIV and FeLV 2. After initial vaccination in negative adults there should be a waiting period before mixing. I think it is 1 month or so but others can confirm the correct incubation for the disease. 3. After initial AND boosters for younger cats/kittens I wait until the younger cat is 2 - 3 months past the final vaccination and or at least 6 - 7 months old before mixing. 4. I vaccinate the positive cats for all BUT FeLV and FIV (whichever they are positive for) I would suggest you get input on the above from others on this site who are FAR more knowledgeable then I am but that is what I have been doing for years now and so far have had NONE of my negatives become positive for either disease. kat On 9/7/11, April Johnson <[email protected]> wrote: > this is what I found off the internet. I didn't hear that about making > threw the 5 phases, because there is a 6 when the disease takes over. I > know she's lonely sometimes because she loved being part of the family. She > was accepted by all the other cats. I'm torn between trying to find her > another cat with FELV or hoping she gets used to being by herself. Spicy > actually named herself. We were driving home from the shelter and I wanted > to name the other cat we adopted Spicy because she's orange. Well Spicy > kept answering to the name. Now Spicy is black and I never thought of > naming a black cat Spicy, but she had other ideas. I like the name Chloe we > had a cat for 14 years named Chloe, she had to be pts when her kidney's > shutdown. > > The disease has a wide range of effects. The cat can fight off the > infection and become totally immune, can become a healthy carrier that never > gets sick itself but can infect other cats, or a mid-level case in which the > cat has a compromised immune system.[citation needed] Nevertheless, the > development of lymphomas is considered the final stage of the disease. > Although it is thought that virus protein has to be present to induce > lymphomas in cats, newer evidence shows that a high percentage of > FeLV-Antigen negative lymphomas contain FeLV-DNA, indicating a "hit-and-run" > mechanism of virus induced tumor development.[1] > Once the virus has entered the cat, there are six phases to a FeLV > infection: > * Phase One: The virus enters the cat, usually through the pharynx > where it > infects the epithelial cells and infects the tonsorial B-lymphocytes and > macrophages. These white blood cells then filter down to the lymph nodes and > begin to replicate. > * Phase Two: The virus enters the blood stream and begins to distribute > throughout the body. > * Phase Three: The lymphoid system (which produces antibodies to attack > infected and cancerous cells) becomes infected, with further distribution > throughout the body. > * Phase Four: The main point in the infection- where the virus can take > over the body's immune system and cause viremia. During this phase the > hemolymphatic system and intestines become infected. > If the cat's immune system does not fight off the virus, then it goes onto: > * Phase Five: The bone marrow becomes infected. At this point, the virus > will stay with the cat for the rest of its life. In this phase, the virus > replicates and is released four to seven days later in infected neutrophils > (white blood cells), and sometimes lymphocytes, monocytes (white blood cell > formed in the bone marrow), and eosinophils (another white blood cell). > * Phase Six: The cat's body is overwhelmed by infection and mucosal and > glandular epithelial cells (tissue that forms a thin protective layer on > exposed bodily surfaces and forms the lining of internal cavities, ducts, > and organs) become infected. The virus replicates in epithelial tissues > including salivary glands, oropharynx, stomach, esophagus, intestines, > trachea, nasopharynx, renal tubules, bladder, pancreas, alveolar ducts, and > sebaceous ducts from the muzzle. > > From: dot winkler <[email protected]> > To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> > Sent: Wednesday, September 7, 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
