First, thank you for being such a great guardian for your kitty cats! Second, if getting another kitty cat wouldn't cause too much stress - get another FeLV - - yes, I know the future is uncertain - as it is for everyone - but you would be saving another life - it's a never ending cycle that sometimes feels like it is suffocating. Best of luck, Sandy W
----- Original Message ----- From: [email protected] To: [email protected] Cc: "Sue Freeman" <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, November 29, 2016 12:59:45 PM Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] My FIV/Felv cat it all comes down to what you fel comfortable with. My Annie was diagnosed felv when I got her at the age of 4. she is happy and enjoys her life. She shares my lap, food bowls, water fountains. I believe hat due to stress, she tested positive and at the most is is a carrier. at first, we kept the others vaccinated for felv but after a few years, no one tested positive and we stopped even that. if your baby has been with you for a few years, has exhibited no signs of the disease, I would let her into the house with the others. that is my opinion, but it will be up to you. ---- Sue Freeman <[email protected]> wrote: > I am new to this group, but not to FIV/Felv. I rescued a sweet guy, that > personally I think was dumped in my neighborhood. He started coming around my > home and tried to make it his home, but then he stopped coming around. I > could only imagine what could have happened to him. About a year later he > showed up! I was now volunteering with a local rescue group and they helped > me to trap him and get him fixed. We actually had someone that wanted to > adopt him, but unfortunately when he tested positive they backed out. I felt > so bad for him, as he was the sweetest fellow. I was planning on sending him > to a sanctuary, but my husband wanted to try some natural remedies that he > had heard had amazing effects. They ended up not doing what we had hoped, but > in the mean time, I had become very attached and felt it wouldn’t benefit > neither him nor myself to send him away. so, we built him and outdoor > enclosure that he can go in and out of through the window in his own room in > the back of my home. I have other cats, so he had to be isolated. =( He does > get company throughout the day between myself and my older son, who does his > school work on the computer, located in Butch’s room. Between the two of us, > it sometimes gets to be long nights, so that he doesn’t have to be alone for > too long. > > I have had Butch now, for almost two years. We think he’s about 4-5 years > old. We have been through the removal of most of his teeth and the removal of > a small tumor on his foot. He has a great appetite, went from 9-14lbs, > everything still works. If not for his status, he is a very healthy guy. My > Vet still doesn’t understand why he is still with us. I honestly didn’t think > he would be here this long either, which brings me to my problem. As much as > I try to keep him company, he is pretty lonely. I try to play as much as I > can with him. Red lazor lights, stuffed toys on strings etc… He has a cat > tree and other places to perch on and in. He has his 8x8 outdoor enclosure > with a motion light for when he goes outside, but its getting colder out and > he doesn’t stay out there too long anymore, especially at night, which is > when I get the most guilty for leaving him alone, but I have to sleep > sometime. Plus, like I said, I have other kitties that look for my attention > too. =/ > > > Does anyone have any suggestions of how I can make his life here not so > boring? I can’t get another cat with the same status, even though that would > be golden, but I’d just end up in the same situation when one of them passes > away. He would love another kitty, which is why he came around in the first > place, but its not realistic. So any help would be great. Also, I was reading > a couple of threads about a steriod. Does this make it possible for FIV/Felv > cats to interact with healthy cats? Or does it help in reversing their > status? Any info on that too would be appreciated. > > Please know, I realize there probably isn’t a magic pill to make this all go > away, but I also don’t know how long Butch is going to be with me and it just > seems so unfair that he has to be alone for so long. I love him a lot. He is > my buddy and he looks forward to me being with him. We cuddle a lot at night, > and I try to make sure he’s sleeping before I go to bed myself. FreeAgain, > any suggestions are greatly appreciated. > > Thank you for listening. > > Sue Freeman _______________________________________________ Felvtalk mailing list [email protected] http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
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