I mix my FELV's with my non-FELV's - have had no problem. Several on
this list do. Also I have a friend who has 1 FELV and 1 non-FELV -
she gives the FELV kitty oral interferon alpha, which is well known on
this list. They're both 4-5 yrs old now, doing fine. FYI -
Gloria
On Nov 20, 2011, at 12:00 PM, [email protected] wrote:
From: "Cindy McHugh" <[email protected]>
Date: November 19, 2011 12:36:26 PM CST
To: <[email protected]>
Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] FeLV+ Cat - Chincoteague Island - URGENT-
Transportation Available
Reply-To: [email protected]
The woman trying to help the cat on Chincoteague Island sent me some
additional information, so I thought I'd share it here.
He only has 11 days to find a home, foster, or rescue. Please feel
free to crosspost.
Thanks,
Cindy
Here's the info she sent:
There is a resident population of feral cats at Tom's Cove
Campground. Some of the people living there put food out.
Occasionally a cat is trapped and taken to
an area vet. Storm showed up after Hurricane Irene. He was trapped
and taken to the vet to get shaved down because he was badly matted
and infested with fleas. At the vet's it was discovered he was
already neutered. His ears were not notched and he has no microchip.
Storm has not shown any aggression at all. He is fed separately,
but the other cats don't bother him. He is not feral. I was asked
if I would take him home with me when I visited in October. I took
him to the local vet to be tested and that is when it was discovered
that he is FeLV+. I have a 3yo female cat who is FeLV-. There is
no way I could keep him separated from my cat.
While the rest of the colony will survive the winter, it is doubtful
if Storm would make it through the winter outside and without a
regular source of food. The campground where he is now closes at
the end of November. I honestly think he would make a wonderful pet.
From: Lorrie <[email protected]>
Date: November 19, 2011 4:08:53 PM CST
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Vaccination question (Maureen)
Reply-To: [email protected]
On 11-17, Maureen Olvey wrote:
I kind of have to vaccinate. I brought in a FeLV positive
kitten and
since I doubt I will be able to adopt her out I need to
vaccinate my
others because I'm not planning on keeping them separated
forever.
Maybe I should but I don't have the set up for that. I hate
over -
vaccinating too but I think I have to in this case.
I have to vaccinate for FelV too, and I simply hate to do it. However,
I recently discovered that two of the cats in the shelter/sanctuary
building I own are FelV pos. They have mixed with all the other cats
there for years and none have had FelV vaccinations. Currently they
are all healthy..... These are not my 15 cats at home. They are all
FelV neg and are never with my sanctuary cats.
Anyway, I'd also like to know which of the FelV vaccinations are the
best and least likely to cause VAS.
Lorrie
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