I must not be getting all the posts. FELV+ kittens are very hard to place,and the adoption fee you are charging doesn't make it easier. I too do rescue. We adopted out a double positive cat to a person on this list. We altered her, vaccinated her, tested and retested her. We charged $25 and today I doubt we'd charge that. She went to an excellent home, we got pictures and updates. She recently was euthanized due to severe cardiomyopathy and lived 7.5 years. I wish you the best of luck testing your 5. Maybe someone here has room for a new kitty:)
On Fri, Nov 14, 2014 at 8:53 AM, <[email protected]> wrote: > I GOT ANNIE AS AN ADULT OF 4 YRS, BUT THE VET THINKS SHE WAS ALWAYS > POSITIVE. SHE HAD NEVER BEEN OUTSIDE THE LADY'S HOUSE AND WAS SPOILED > ROTTEN. I HAVE HAD NO PROBLEMS WITH MY OTHER CATS WHO WERE ANYWHERE FROM 1 > YEAR TO 10 YEARS. MOST DIE OF OLD AGE AT 18 OR SO. YOU DO HAVE TO BE VERY > OBSERVANT AND CATCH ANY PROBLEM BEFORE IT CAN GET STARTED. > I AGREE, YOU HAVE TO TELL PEOPLE, BUT IF THEY REALLY LOVE CATS, THEY WILL > TAKE THE CHANCE AND LOVE THEM UNTIL THEY ARE GONE. WHAT YOU GET FROM THEM > IN THAT SHORT TIME IS WORTH IT. > > ---- Amy <[email protected]> wrote: > > Did she get leukemia as a kitten? I have a 12 year old leuk positive > but I didn't get him til he was three so not sure if he had it as a kitten > or an adult. I also just lost one of my leuk positives that was 12, also > got her around 4 so not sure when she got leukemia. Anybody that I had > with leukemia as a kitten hasn't made it past 2 :( I know any of them can > defy the odds and I always tell people that but I will warn people that > there may be heartbreak ahead. I think it is only fair. Never stopped me > from helping these little ones though. They are all so special. > > > > We just had an entire litter convert at our rescue (which the vets and > the specialists have told me is really unusual) so I'm hoping for the best > for these little cuties. So happy your Annie is doing well!!! > > > > > > ________________________________ > > From: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> > > To: Amy <[email protected]>; [email protected] > > Sent: Friday, November 14, 2014 9:28 AM > > Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] 5 leukemia positive kittens > > > > > > MAY NOT LIVE OVER A YEAR, BUT THEN YOU NEVER KNOW. MY ANNIE IS NOW 8 > YEARS OLD . > > > > > > > > > > ---- Amy <[email protected]> wrote: > > > I volunteer for a rescue in Rochester, NY and have also owned leukemia > positive cats (rescues) for years. We were recently contacted by somebody > that adopted out a kitten from a litter of 5 that she found outdoors. She > got a call from the adopters that the kitten tested positive and that the > people needed to bring him back. She wanted help so we paid to have all 5 > kittens tested this week. All five are positive. The foster is willing to > hold them for 30 days so we can retest them but she does not want to > euthanize (nor would we suggest that) and she can't keep them. She has > five cats of her own and can't take another 5. She would like us to try to > find adoptive homes for them. > > > > > > We have agreed to find homes for them if she will let us screen the > homes and do the adoptions through our rescue, Animal Service League. We > would love to find homes for them with people that know this disease. We > have a black, a blue cream, a gray and white, a calico and a tortie. > Pictures are available if you email me. We will determine sex and give > them names soon. We will also retest them at 30 days or possibly do an IFA > to make sure they are positive if somebody wants them sooner and has other > leuk positives. We wouldn't want to send them to a home with leukemia if > there is any chance they are going to fight it off but will all five > positive, we suspect some or all of them will remain positive. > > > > > > These kittens will not be free. We will do all the vetting on them - > spays/neuters, microchipping, rabies, distemper, flea and parasite > treatment, etc., and will charge a $115 adoption fee. We are a rescue and > will not adopt out animals that are not fully vetted and we don't do free > adoptions. We are aware that they may not live past a year or two but they > still deserve a loving, responsible home and proper veterinary care. > > > > > > If anybody is interested in helping one of these little beauties, > please let us know. > > > > > > Amy Weygandt > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > 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 >
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