Lion sounds like my Harley who is 16 months. He has been neutered, but sometimes I wonder if it took. He is affecionate, but don't get carried away with that mushy stuff. He gets carried away with himelf and aggrevates the others because they don't want to "play" all the time. Especially Nitnoy (because of her tail incident does not like sudden "attacks"), Lil Bit who is so insecure, and Annie who brought her own baggage with her because of seperation from her owner and always being an only cat. But even with that, we hae never gone beyond an angry snarl and slap. That usually gets the messge across. I have also found that when I am around, it gets worse because they all want to be closer to me than anyone else . Especially so when I am on the computer each one is trying to get on my desk. Things get pushed off and it is hard to see around and through tails and heads. If I lay down for a nap, then all settle down and take a nap too. Then they each have a favorite place to sleep and the problem goes away. I think it is the same when I leave the house. Then they are not competting for my attention.
---- dot winkler <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi I think you were the one who asked me if I could just try and integrate > the 3 cats since I had mentioned the trio don't get along. I originally had Kitty (female) alpha. Then I brought in Chloe thinking she would be a nice playmate for Kitty. Chloe was a kitten then. Then Lionheart came along (FIV). Lion and Chloe bonded instantly. Lion, male dominant, kind of ousted Kitty. He and Chloe domineered. It was almost like even Chloe started antagonizing Kitty b/c she saw Lion doing it. Now that Chloe has the FELV, and is separated from the other two, Lion and Kitty have bonded together a little better. Although he still tends to domineer and he has perhaps a little too much "testosterone"! His idea of playing is "nipping" and Kitty doesn't like this. So it is not perfect, but better. So, I am afraid to bring Chloe back into the picture b/c #1 (the leukemia) #2 Lion and her may go back to their old antics! I am thinking perhaps better to find Chloe a nice home with another buddy. Wish I could do this easily. Dot ________________________________ From: April Johnson <[email protected]> To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, September 8, 2011 10:26 AM Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] reply I'm sorry but I just don't feel comfortable with mixing her with my other cats. All my other cats are negative to FIV and FELV but have other health issues. I also have several older cats. I've already had FIP introduced in my house, when I adopted a cat from a groomer. We had no idea she had it until, she stopped eating and had to be hospitalized. The vet did everything to get her to eat but nothing worked and we had to say good bye. Knock on wood no one else has ever showed signs. My Spicy has a home with me for life, a pet in my home is family. I'm just undecided on whether to get her a friend or not. April From: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Wednesday, September 7, 2011 11:26 PM Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] reply 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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