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Milo, Rubi, Blanquita, Felv -I must repeat in few monthsStill I must retest to another 8 LLama Gratis a cualquier PC del Mundo.Llamadas a fijos y móviles desde 1 céntimo por minuto.http://es.voice.yahoo.com
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Hi Virginia, I am sorry to hear that your cat has tested FeLV+, but glad you found us. This is a great group, and you won't be sorry you sought us out for information. I don't have any FeLV+ kitties anymore after I lost my beloved Cricket in November, but I stay around to offer help to those who need it, just as I was offered great information and support when I really needed it. As far as the other kitties go in your house, we have mixed views here. Some mix their positives and negatives, and some don't. The ones who do believe their kitties have already been exposed to the FeLV and were not susceptible to it if they don't test negative. Some also believe that separating those who are close will do worse damage as stress tends to kick this virus into gear if it's in remission. After I found out that Cricket had FeLV, I did not separate him from my others, as they'd already lived together for two years. He lived another two years before passing, and my others have never developed the virus. I would not, however, foster anymore cats in your home in the future, especially kittens, as they are very susceptible to contracting the virus with their yet-to-be-strengthened immune systems. You should probably test those in your home to see what you're dealing with, and then retest after a period of time (someone else here will have a better idea of how long before retesting). You can vaccinate if they are FeLV-, which is probably a good idea, but the vaccination does not always have a very high success rate. The two most important things for a FeLV+ kitty is to keep them stress free and keep their immune system boosted with a good diet (corn/grain free) and supplements (like L-lysine). I have a manual I can forward you with a lot of great information. It was composed of posts from all the very knowledgeable people here. Just let me know if you need it. I have to forward it directly to your email versus to the group email because the site doesn't allow attachments. Hope this helps, :) Wendy Dallas, Tx --- Ntigat [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: After a year, a female cat that I foster on my home that was in the first test FELV -, I retested again and the result was FELV +. I repeat the test because I notice that in the clinic that I made the first test, some of the results was FALSE NEGATIVE. They use a kit that never produces FELV + My question is: what can I do with the rest of the cats of my home? Retest them? If one of the cat is FELV can I vaccinate him? What about the FELV +? I can't separate them because I have not space to do that. Thanks in advance, Virginia - LLama Gratis a cualquier PC del Mundo. Llamadas a fijos y móviles desde 1 céntimo por minuto. http://es.voice.yahoo.com __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
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Hi Virginia, I'd certainly go along with what Wendy says. Would like to add a plug for interferon Alpha, which is used as a supplement for the immune system. I give my FELV kitties a daily dose of oral interferon, a clear liquid. It's easy to obtain and administer, but different vets charge different prices. I used to get it for $65 for a small bottle, now get it for $15 for way more in quantity - 1000 ml. Best of luck, Gloria Wendy [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote : Hi Virginia, I am sorry to hear that your cat has tested FeLV+, but glad you found us. This is a great group, and you won't be sorry you sought us out for information. I don't have any FeLV+ kitties anymore after I lost my beloved Cricket in November, but I stay around to offer help to those who need it, just as I was offered great information and support when I really needed it. As far as the other kitties go in your house, we have mixed views here. Some mix their positives and negatives, and some don't. The ones who do believe their kitties have already been exposed to the FeLV and were not susceptible to it if they don't test negative. Some also believe that separating those who are close will do worse damage as stress tends to kick this virus into gear if it's in quot;remissionquot;. After I found out that Cricket had FeLV, I did not separate him from my others, as they'd already lived together for two years. He lived another two years before passing, and my others have never developed the virus. I would not, however, foster anymore cats in your home in the future, especially kittens, as they are very susceptible to contracting the virus with their yet-to-be-strengthened immune systems. You should probably test those in your home to see what you're dealing with, and then retest after a period of time (someone else here will have a better idea of how long before retesting). You can vaccinate if they are FeLV-, which is probably a good idea, but the vaccination does not always have a very high success rate. The two most important things for a FeLV+ kitty is to keep them stress free and keep their immune system boosted with a good diet (corn/grain free) and supplements (like L-lysine). I have a manual I can forward you with a lot of great information. It was composed of posts from all the very knowledgeable people here. Just let me know if you need it. I have to forward it directly to your email versus to the group email because the site doesn't allow attachments. Hope this helps, Wendy Dallas, Tx --- Ntigat lt;[EMAIL PROTECTED]gt; wrote: gt; After a year, a female cat that I foster on my home gt; that was in the first test FELV -, I gt; retested again and the result was FELV +. I repeat gt; the test because I gt; notice that in the clinic that I made the first gt; test, some of the gt; results was FALSE NEGATIVE. They use a kit that gt; never produces FELV + gt; gt; My question is: what can I do with the rest of the gt; cats of my home? gt; Retest them? If one of the cat is FELV can I gt; vaccinate him? What gt; about the FELV +? I can't separate them because I gt; have not space to do that. gt; gt; Thanks in advance, gt; gt; Virginia gt; gt; gt; gt; - gt; gt; LLama Gratis a cualquier PC del Mundo. gt; Llamadas a fijos y móviles desde 1 céntimo por gt; minuto. gt; http://es.voice.yahoo.com __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
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Hi Virginia, I'd certainly go along with what Wendy says. Would like to add a plug for interferon Alpha, which is used as a supplement for the immune system. I give my FELV kitties a daily dose of oral interferon, a clear liquid. It's easy to obtain and administer, but different vets charge different prices. I used to get it for $65 for a small bottle, now get it for $15 for way more in quantity - 1000 ml. Best of luck, Gloria Wendy [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote : Hi Virginia, I am sorry to hear that your cat has tested FeLV+, but glad you found us. This is a great group, and you won't be sorry you sought us out for information. I don't have any FeLV+ kitties anymore after I lost my beloved Cricket in November, but I stay around to offer help to those who need it, just as I was offered great information and support when I really needed it. As far as the other kitties go in your house, we have mixed views here. Some mix their positives and negatives, and some don't. The ones who do believe their kitties have already been exposed to the FeLV and were not susceptible to it if they don't test negative. Some also believe that separating those who are close will do worse damage as stress tends to kick this virus into gear if it's in quot;remissionquot;. After I found out that Cricket had FeLV, I did not separate him from my others, as they'd already lived together for two years. He lived another two years before passing, and my others have never developed the virus. I would not, however, foster anymore cats in your home in the future, especially kittens, as they are very susceptible to contracting the virus with their yet-to-be-strengthened immune systems. You should probably test those in your home to see what you're dealing with, and then retest after a period of time (someone else here will have a better idea of how long before retesting). You can vaccinate if they are FeLV-, which is probably a good idea, but the vaccination does not always have a very high success rate. The two most important things for a FeLV+ kitty is to keep them stress free and keep their immune system boosted with a good diet (corn/grain free) and supplements (like L-lysine). I have a manual I can forward you with a lot of great information. It was composed of posts from all the very knowledgeable people here. Just let me know if you need it. I have to forward it directly to your email versus to the group email because the site doesn't allow attachments. Hope this helps, Wendy Dallas, Tx --- Ntigat lt;[EMAIL PROTECTED]gt; wrote: gt; After a year, a female cat that I foster on my home gt; that was in the first test FELV -, I gt; retested again and the result was FELV +. I repeat gt; the test because I gt; notice that in the clinic that I made the first gt; test, some of the gt; results was FALSE NEGATIVE. They use a kit that gt; never produces FELV + gt; gt; My question is: what can I do with the rest of the gt; cats of my home? gt; Retest them? If one of the cat is FELV can I gt; vaccinate him? What gt; about the FELV +? I can't separate them because I gt; have not space to do that. gt; gt; Thanks in advance, gt; gt; Virginia gt; gt; gt; gt; - gt; gt; LLama Gratis a cualquier PC del Mundo. gt; Llamadas a fijos y móviles desde 1 céntimo por gt; minuto. gt; http://es.voice.yahoo.com __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
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I meant The ones who do believe their kitties have already been exposed to the FeLV and were not susceptible to it if they don't test POSITIVE. Oops. Sorry. --- wendy [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi Virginia, I am sorry to hear that your cat has tested FeLV+, but glad you found us. This is a great group, and you won't be sorry you sought us out for information. I don't have any FeLV+ kitties anymore after I lost my beloved Cricket in November, but I stay around to offer help to those who need it, just as I was offered great information and support when I really needed it. As far as the other kitties go in your house, we have mixed views here. Some mix their positives and negatives, and some don't. The ones who do believe their kitties have already been exposed to the FeLV and were not susceptible to it if they don't test negative. Some also believe that separating those who are close will do worse damage as stress tends to kick this virus into gear if it's in remission. After I found out that Cricket had FeLV, I did not separate him from my others, as they'd already lived together for two years. He lived another two years before passing, and my others have never developed the virus. I would not, however, foster anymore cats in your home in the future, especially kittens, as they are very susceptible to contracting the virus with their yet-to-be-strengthened immune systems. You should probably test those in your home to see what you're dealing with, and then retest after a period of time (someone else here will have a better idea of how long before retesting). You can vaccinate if they are FeLV-, which is probably a good idea, but the vaccination does not always have a very high success rate. The two most important things for a FeLV+ kitty is to keep them stress free and keep their immune system boosted with a good diet (corn/grain free) and supplements (like L-lysine). I have a manual I can forward you with a lot of great information. It was composed of posts from all the very knowledgeable people here. Just let me know if you need it. I have to forward it directly to your email versus to the group email because the site doesn't allow attachments. Hope this helps, :) Wendy Dallas, Tx --- Ntigat [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: After a year, a female cat that I foster on my home that was in the first test FELV -, I retested again and the result was FELV +. I repeat the test because I notice that in the clinic that I made the first test, some of the results was FALSE NEGATIVE. They use a kit that never produces FELV + My question is: what can I do with the rest of the cats of my home? Retest them? If one of the cat is FELV can I vaccinate him? What about the FELV +? I can't separate them because I have not space to do that. Thanks in advance, Virginia - LLama Gratis a cualquier PC del Mundo. Llamadas a fijos y móviles desde 1 céntimo por minuto. http://es.voice.yahoo.com __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
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I had taken in a kittie (Smokey) that turned out to be felv+. The 1st he was tested it was negative and I had to have him retested and it was positive. He had been around some of my other cats. I had them tested and 3 months later had them retested. Both times they were negative. I keep Smokey separated from my other cats now. Cindy --- Ntigat [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: After a year, a female cat that I foster on my home that was in the first test FELV -, I retested again and the result was FELV +. I repeat the test because I notice that in the clinic that I made the first test, some of the results was FALSE NEGATIVE. They use a kit that never produces FELV + My question is: what can I do with the rest of the cats of my home? Retest them? If one of the cat is FELV can I vaccinate him? What about the FELV +? I can't separate them because I have not space to do that. Thanks in advance, Virginia - LLama Gratis a cualquier PC del Mundo. Llamadas a fijos y móviles desde 1 céntimo por minuto. http://es.voice.yahoo.com __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
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I can understand what youre feeling. My Tucson tested neg when I got her as a kitten and years later tested pos. Shed been an indoor cat all her life and not been exposed. Two vets told me that the Elissa can produce a false neg in kittens as timing is the key with kittens. Anyway, I had 3 other non-vaccinated cats that Tucson lived with all that timetwo of them had come in after her as kittens. They all tested neg and I got them vaccinated. There was no way I could or would separate the family and its been OK.. Chris [EMAIL PROTECTED] -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Ntigat Sent: Thursday, May 11, 2006 3:37 AM To: Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: What can I do? After a year, a female cat that I foster on my home that was in the first test FELV -, I retested again and the result was FELV +. I repeat the test because I notice that in the clinic that I made the first test, some of the results was FALSE NEGATIVE. They use a kit that never produces FELV + My question is: what can I do with the rest of the cats of my home? Retest them? If one of the cat is FELV can I vaccinate him? What about the FELV +? I can't separate them because I have not space to do that. Thanks in advance, Virginia LLama Gratis a cualquier PC del Mundo. Llamadas a fijos y móviles desde 1 céntimo por minuto. http://es.voice.yahoo.com
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Next saturday I will retest another two cats, and on monday another two, and so on.Wendy I will apreciate all the documentation that you can provide me.I have also Alpha interferon.Thanks to all for the help. Today I don't feel very well. I think I'm a little depressive for that situation.Thaks a lot to everybody for the help. LLama Gratis a cualquier PC del Mundo.Llamadas a fijos y móviles desde 1 céntimo por minuto.http://es.voice.yahoo.com
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Same story here. Cats had been living together for at least 4 months before I found one was positive. I had 12 I think at the time. None of my negatives ever turned positive. Adopted a new positive and same story. Some of my cats have lived nearly their entire lives (the older ones) with a positive, and they are all negative.tChris [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:I can understand what youre feeling. My Tucson tested neg when I got her as a kitten and years later tested pos. Shed been an indoor cat all her life and not been exposed. Two vets told me that the Elissa can produce a false neg in kittens as timing is the key with kittens. Anyway, I had 3 other non-vaccinated cats that Tucson lived with all that timetwo of them had come in after her as kittens. They all tested neg and I got them vaccinated. There was no way I could or would separate the family and its been OK .. Chris [EMAIL PROTECTED] -Original Message-From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of NtigatSent: Thursday, May 11, 2006 3:37 AMTo: Felvtalk@felineleukemia.orgSubject: What can I do? After a year, a female cat that I foster on my home that was in the first test FELV -, Iretested again and the result was FELV +. I repeat the test because Inotice that in the clinic that I made the first test, some of theresults was FALSE NEGATIVE. They use a kit that never produces FELV +My question is: what can I do with the rest of the cats of my home?Retest them? If one of the cat is FELV can I vaccinate him? Whatabout the FELV +? I can't separate them because I have not space to do that.Thanks in advance,Virginia LLama Gratis a cualquier PC del Mundo.Llamadas a fijos y móviles desde 1 céntimo por minuto.http://es.voice.yahoo.com
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Virgina, Me too. I had cats living together, grooming each other, sharing food/litter, playing etc., with my +s before I knew of their status. I had my other cats tested and they were all neg. I didn't separate them because it would have been too disruptive to our family life and none of my neg cats ever became pos. If your neg cats haven't been vaccinated, I would do so. Try not to worry about your negs too much. If they are adults and healthy, they're probably okay. I understand your being depressed. I don't think there's a person on the list that wasn't shocked and terribly upset when they first learned one of their cats was felv pos. You'll get plenty of support and lots of good advice here, take heart, many, many +s live happy, healthy lives, they just don't usually have the same life span as negs. This disease is so unpredictable that you and your little foster may have a very long time together. She's asymptomatic now right? What's her name? Are you planning on keeping her now? Nina catatonya wrote: Same story here. Cats had been living together for at least 4 months before I found one was positive. I had 12 I think at the time. None of my negatives ever turned positive. Adopted a new positive and same story. Some of my cats have lived nearly their entire lives (the older ones) with a positive, and they are all negative. t Chris [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I can understand what youre feeling. My Tucson tested neg when I got her as a kitten and years later tested pos. Shed been an indoor cat all her life and not been exposed. Two vets told me that the Elissa can produce a false neg in kittens as timing is the key with kittens. Anyway, I had 3 other non-vaccinated cats that Tucson lived with all that timetwo of them had come in after her as kittens. They all tested neg and I got them vaccinated. There was no way I could or would separate the family and its been OK.. Chris [EMAIL PROTECTED] -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of Ntigat Sent: Thursday, May 11, 2006 3:37 AM To: Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: What can I do? After a year, a female cat that I foster on my home that was in the first test FELV -, I retested again and the result was FELV +. I repeat the test because I notice that in the clinic that I made the first test, some of the results was FALSE NEGATIVE. They use a kit that never produces FELV + My question is: what can I do with the rest of the cats of my home? Retest them? If one of the cat is FELV can I vaccinate him? What about the FELV +? I can't separate them because I have not space to do that. Thanks in advance, Virginia LLama Gratis a cualquier PC del Mundo. Llamadas a fijos y mviles desde 1 cntimo por minuto. http://es.voice.yahoo.com
