I have a FelV+ cat who is 6 1/2. He has lived in a household with 13
other cats for over 4 years. He has not had any symptoms of disease in
all those years except this summer. He was fighting off something, on
antibiotics and acupuncture, and I isolated him. All my rescues were not
tested for Felv because the test was $50 X 13 and it wasn't going to
make a difference anyway. I was still going to rescue and neuter even if
they were +. They are all inside cats. When a cat is visible ill and +,
I would isolate bowls and litter. But otherwise no. I vacinated my Lucy
for over 12 years with the Felv vaccine and she is 17 now. I just gave
up with the tests and the vaccinations. Keep them clean, well fed and
regular trips to the vet. The virus is very fragile. I had the courage
to mingle these guys based on others who recsued Felv+ cats with no
apparent contamination to the others.
Sep 2, 2013 at 1:09 AM, Lee Evans wrote:
First of all, the vets blow way out of proportion the contagious
factor in FeLv. Yes, a cat can be latent, as were my Tiger Boy and
Twerp. Both latent, both tested negative all their long lives, then
towards the end, they got a URI plus kidney failure and both passed
within days of each other at ages 13 and 14. They lived with 8 other
cats. I tested periodically but none of their mates ever turned
positive and all the cats in that group regularly slept together,
groomed each other, ate from the same dishes and shared litter boxes.
You can't make any hard, fast rules with FeLv. Your cat has been
living with the other cats so it's up to you whether she should
continues to do that. However, please don't have her killed just
because she tested positive. As for a cat going outside and bringing
in FeLv, I really don't think so. They have to have some type of long
term exposure or critical exposure - like meeting a cat who is already
ill from the disease and
grooming him. It's not airborne.
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From: Susan Saunders <[email protected]>
To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> Sent:
Sunday, September 1, 2013 1:49 PM
Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Positive cat
None of the other cats go outside except for the one that got out
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On Sep 1, 2013, at 2:46 PM, Susan Saunders <[email protected]>
wrote:
Cat is now testing positive. She was never tested as a kitten
although her parents were and her littermate was. She has never been
outside although one if the cats in the house did get out for about a
week. That cat and all other cats in the house have tested negative.
So is it possible that the cat that got out brought it in the house
but still tests negative and this cat was exposed and is now
positive?
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On Sep 1, 2013, at 9:10 AM, john pollack <[email protected]> wrote:
Yes, it most certainly is. My Tigger was Positve. Everyone else here
tested negative, and still does,.
Tigger passed at age 5 2 years ago. all STILL negative here.
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From: "[email protected]" <[email protected]>
To: [email protected] Sent: Sunday, September 1, 2013
8:49 AM
Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Positive cat
also, a previously 'negative' cat could in fact have a latent
infection which does not show up. This can go on for potentially
years and later turn positive when sick/stressed.
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From: "Beth" <[email protected]>
To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]>
Subject: [Felvtalk] Positive cat
Date: Sun, Sep 1, 2013 8:19 am
Sure, if the cat got outside or are otherwise exposed to other
cats. Not all cats coming into contact with a positive cat will
contract the virus.Plus the virus can take 90 days to show up on a
test. You'd have to be more specific about the circumstances - when
all the cats were tested, what kind of test, are the cats
indoors/outdoors?
Beth
Don't Litter, Fix Your Critter! www.Furkids.org
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From: Susan Saunders <[email protected]>
To: [email protected] Sent: Saturday, August 31, 2013
7:43 PM
Subject: [Felvtalk] Positive cat
Is it possible for one cat in a house of multiple cats to be
positive when everyone else is negative and even parents and all
other cats from its litter are negative.
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