I have been mixig felv pos and neg since 2008 and no problems yet. Everyone passed their physical with flying colors this year. Agai, I think giving quality food, love, a stable home and lots of exercise and clean water (I use fountains) is the key. This way, thei immune systems are operating at peak and bette able to resist infections.
---- Gloria Lane <[email protected]> wrote: > 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? 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