Lee makes a point, You probably do not want to mix a FL+ cat with others
if that cat is a fighter. My Pookie is a total marshmellow. And he
doesn't even like to mingle with the other cats. He'll be in the same
room with them, but never grooms or lies next to them. Also this summer
when he was symptomatic, he was separated into his own room. I have
heard that what most often kills FL+ cats is an infection that they
cannot fight because the virus attacks their immune system. My holistic
vet, besides the accupuncture, has proscribed Wei Qi (Way chee) for his
immune system. He is also on Standard Process Feline Immune System
Support. The regular vets will not know about these (sadly). The Baytril
(regular vet) knock out what secondary infection he came up with, and
the accupuncture and these other herbs brought him to full health.
Because the holistic vet was so helpful, I would recommend them to
anyone. No kiddingone day he was not eating and running a
tempthe day after the accupuncture, he jumped on my lap, had a cold
nose, and started eating. I don't care how it works.but it did for
him. Grateful mom..
On Thu, Sep 26, 2013 at 8:27 AM, Lee Evans wrote:
What I meant is that I don't mix leukemia positive cats into my
general group as I would an FIV positive cat with a marshmallow
personality who does not fight, not an alpha cat type. I did have two
feline leukemia positive cats for over two years. They lived together
in a separate room with each other. They were perfectly healthy for
those two years, then suddenly turned symptomatic. One passed away
quickly from what the vet diagnosed as bone marrow cancer. The other
simply lost weight uncontrollably and followed his buddy over the
edge. He probably also had bone marrow cancer or lymphoma. Those are
the most likely two illness that kill the leukemia positive cats when
the disease goes active. I also found a wonderful person who had had
losses from feline leukemia but was willing to go through the
heartbreak again just to give a cat a chance at life. One of the cats
I gave to her passed away in two years. The second one I begged her to
take ( I think
she was ready to shoot me when phoned to ask if she would foster
another FeLv+ cat) is still living the life of luxury with her. It has
been 6 years and counting so far. Keeping all fingers and paws
crossed.
From: Shelley Theye ve...@bellsouth.net
To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Sent: Wednesday, September 25, 2013
6:39 PM
Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Question about FeLV/FIV testing
Hi,
Thanks for describing your cats' histories.
Can you explain what you mean in the last few sentences of your
posting?
However, I do not mix positive-for- leukemia cats with my regular
group. Right now all the cats who are with me are either negative or
turned.
Shelley
On Sep 24, 2013, at 8:37 PM, Lee Evans wrote:
From: Lee Evans moonsiste...@yahoo.com
To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org felvtalk@felineleukemia.org
Sent: Tuesday, September 24, 2013 7:33 PM
Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Question about FeLV/FIV testing
You are a good, caring and compassionate person. I don't feel that
FeLv is as contagious as vets try to panic us into thinking. I had
two cats mixed in with 8 others. They all lived together in cat
harmony for many years, grooming each other, eating, drinking
together and using the same litter boxes. They lived in love and
happiness. Then Tiger and Twerp became ill. They were very old,
around 15 years. I had had them tested twice throughout their
lifetime when each had come down with a very stubborn URI. But they
had tested negative both times. At the end of their days, I had them
tested again to see if they were not suffering from old age but from
something I could possibly treat. Along with the fact that they both
had renal failure, they both tested positive for FeLv. Probably, the
virus was dormant in the bone marrow all those years but when their
immune system began to break down and their kidneys were failing,
the virus took hold also. They
passed away quietly within hours of each other. The other 8 cats who
had been living with them tested negative for everything and all died
of old age and renal failure. I don't know when Tiger and Twerp became
actively FeLv+ but it doesn't matter. It shows that even with such
close interaction, the cats that did not test positive still did not
test positive. However, I do not mix positive-for- leukemia cats with
my regular group. Right now all the cats who are with me are either
negative or turned. However, I do have a few little marshmallows who
are FIV+ mixed into the group because they don't fight. I also have a
small FIV shelter, a detached building of one large room and a
wire-enclosed porch for four FIV+ cats who have a bit of an attitude
and are not to be trusted to keep a friendly discussion friendly.
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