Gloria, My guess is that the immune systems of kittens are weak. That's why we give them shots to build up and fight against diseases. I think when they are young they have enough problems building up the immune systems against normal things like distemper. When infected with felv it's like a double whammy. Especially if they are nursing from a felv+ mom. Instead of getting things to build up a kittens immune they are getting things to destroy it. So that's why I would say kittens have a higher change of death over older cats.
We have one cat that was infected she tested negative had kittens found out the kittens were positive and retested her and she was postitive she must have been infected right as she was trapped. All the kittens have died and she is a live and doing well. She was about 3 when rescued. We had 3 others that were from that area and all have died they were under 1 1/2 years old. Carla Date sent: Thu, 22 Jul 2004 06:18:48 -0500 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] From: "Gloria B. Lane" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Why do FELV kittens die Send reply to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Hey everyone - I was just wondering if anyone has any insight as to > why FELV+ kittens die? With adult cats, I know that they get > Lymphoma, or Leukemia, in generall, and can die from that process. > > With kittens are the symptoms just more subtle, or is it something > else? I just heard of a kitten that tested light positive for FELV, > was seeming fine, and then unexpectedly and suddenly died. > > Anybody have any clues about this? Thanks! > > Gloria
