My positives were at least 1 year old when they came to me. My vet said you have a choice, keep them or put them to sleep. He said he has seen many live long and healthy lives and so far mine have. They share my house with 5 negatives ranging in age from 1 and 1/2years to 13. The negatives get their vaccinations very year and so far everyone is healthy, happy and sassy.
---- Terri Brown <[email protected]> wrote: > I always mixed mine. As long as my negative was vaccinated, I didn't worry. > All my FeLV+ babies are gone now, but the negatives are still negative. It's > been over 5 years since we lost our last FeLV+ cat. Salome' was 9-1/2 when > she died in 2005. > > =^..^= Terri, Siggie the Tomato Vampire, Guinevere, Travis, Dori and 6 > furangels: Ruthie, Samantha, Arielle, Gareth, Alec, Salome and Sammi =^..^= > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Katie Marie Armijo<mailto:[email protected]> > To: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> > Sent: Monday, November 07, 2011 7:28 PM > Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] stray kitten positive any advice for me > > > My Husband I are in a similar position. We just adopted a kitten from the > pound who had been feral before that and she ended up being FeLV+. We have > two other cats and they hadn't had any other contact before the positive test > and since the test we have continued to keep them separated. Euthanizing was > never even an option in our minds. She is such a healthy happy kitten it just > didn't make sense. We are currently in the process of vaccinating our other > two cats. But despite the vaccination out vet advised not letting them have > any contact with the kitten ever. We planned on keeping them in separate > rooms forever. Now seeing what John just wrote we wondering how often it is > that people interact their FeLV+ cats with non infected cats and never see > their other cats get infected. > > > Good luck with your kitten. She will be a wonderful addition to your > family. :) > > > > > On Nov 7, 2011, at 4:02 PM, john pollack wrote: > > > If the kitten is healthy, do not put it down. FeLV cats can live good > lives. My Tigger is almost 5 now. Had been healthy for the whole time, until > last month when he developed stomach cancer. He is still here, doing fine > now. Also, have 5 other cats. had them vaccinated, and to this day, none are > FeLV+ > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > From: dppl dppl <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> > To: "[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>" > <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> > Sent: Monday, November 7, 2011 6:52 PM > Subject: [Felvtalk] stray kitten positive any advice for me > > > I came across this site, having just been informed by the vet that the > abandoned kitten I took in three weeks ago. Before I took it to the vet, I > have been keeping it in a separate room but admit that since it seemed so > healthy I let it out for little walks. I have 4 cats over 12 years old. > Other than walking on the same floors, they have not had contact with this > kitten. In our short phone call, the vet basically said that she would > understand if I euthanized the cat and that she wasn't sure about false > positive and whether retesting would be worthwhile. The cat also has > hookworms. When I took the cat in, she suggested that I give it its > vaccinations before waiting for test results. I asked if the cat turned out > postitive, wouldn't this harm its immune system. she said no. Now when she > called she said she was surprised that the cat tested positive since, other > than the sore gums, which she attirbuted to teething and bad breath, she said > it seemed healthy. It does seem healthy , eats well and plays. and is the > sweetest cat, loving and intelligent. I am heartbroken about this. I'm sorry > I haven't had time to read all archives but I work from home and also take > care of my bedridden elderly mother. Is there anyone out there would be kind > enough to give me some advice? Thank you. PS the test done was elisa and it > just says "positive" the vet estimates the cat is from 5-6 months old. > > _______________________________________________ > Felvtalk mailing list > [email protected]<mailto:[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
