Yes, that was a helpful article - thanks. Well, I found that my stray only had an ELISA test. I didn't take her to the cat rescue. I am going to have her re-tested in a few weeks - maybe it was a false positive!?
On Sun, Jan 15, 2012 at 8:45 PM, Marcia Baronda <marciabmar...@gmail.com> wrote: > Great link, Sharyl. It was very informative. Thanks for putting it out > there(: > > > Sent from my iPad that my most awesome kids surprised me with, Christmas > 2010. > > On Jan 15, 2012, at 6:23 PM, Sharyl <cline...@yahoo.com> wrote: > > Shanda, > You might want to read this link > http://www.reference.com/browse/lymphoid+system > Explains FeLV in plain english and answers many of your questions > > Sharyl > > From: Shanda Robertson <sha...@well.com> > To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > Sent: Sunday, January 15, 2012 6:33 PM > Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Anyone in or near California want a very sociable > companion for their FeLV+ cat? > > Thank you everyone for your replies. I had this set on digest so I > didn't see them. I am just learning about FeLV, and I have heard > everything from a cat can catch it from walking across a surface a > positive cat touched days ago, to it being very difficult to transmit > even with direct contact. > > My first concern is to protect my existing cat. 2 different vets > advised me against vaccinating him for FeLV because of sarcoma risk > (he is an indoor cat). I'm considering it anyway but haven't made a > decision. One vet told me that the PureVax non-adjuvanted vaccine was > no better in preventing sarcoma. > > I'm considering getting my cat vaccinated anyway but haven't made a > decision. Keeping them separated inside my small home is not > possible. Ideally I'd like to find somewhere for this stray kitty with > an enclosed outdoor area because she's apparently used to being an > indoor/outdoor cat. I think she'd do ok indoors as long as she had > other cats for company. > > _______________________________________________ > > Felvtalk mailing list > Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > http://fusion2.fusionhost.com/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org > > > _______________________________________________ > Felvtalk mailing list > Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > http://fusion2.fusionhost.com/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org > _______________________________________________ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://fusion2.fusionhost.com/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
