Even if they don't throw the virus off, they can still live several
happy, healthy years. I had Milkdud 4.5 years, and have had Harley 3.5+
years. Now looking for a new FeLV+ companion for Harley. Since Milkdud
died, Harley is lonesome for a feline buddy that he can wrestle with and
play tag, and snuggle with. I play with him & pet him, but we both
still miss Milkdud.
Note on going "negative": sometimes the virus can become dormant and
hide for a while. It can later reactivate and the cat will test
positive again.
Marsha
n 7/16/2014 5:19 PM, Mercy Cats wrote:
I just found out that a couple of young cats (nine months old or so)
that had been abandoned in a county park, and that I caught and took
to a local humane society last month, were euthanized because they
were felv+. The cats probably wouldn't have survived the virus; they
were emaciated and one had lost the sight in one eye because of an
untreated URI. But the shelter tried to tell me that felv is ALWAYS
fatal, and I realize it's difficult to get people to adopt + cats, but
I know some adult cats can shake off the virus.
Our garage cat, Snowball, originally came to us from our veterinarian
because we were the only ones who would take a leuk+ cat. That was in
December 2008. At the time we had Harley who was dumped as an FeLV
kitten. Harley died six weeks later. Snowball tested negative for
FeLV in August 2013 and again in February 2014. I've seen a few
postings by people who have also had cats go from (+) to (-). Does
this happen more often than most people think?
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