[Felvtalk] Good News - Successful Multi-Cat House!
I recently had Brady re-tested for felv, 3 1/2 months after we brought our felv+ kitten into the same household. Brady tested negative on the snap test! The vet told us as long as we keep up with his boosters, he should be fine. We will not test again for felv. Brady was 1 year 3 months when he began living with our felv+ kitten. Brady did have a felv vaccination when he was a kitten. They have separate food bowls, but they share everything else. They also like to groom each other (which I try to stop when I see it, but I'm sure they do it when I am not around) I very glad we decided to keep them both together! ___ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
Re: [Felvtalk] Good News - Successful Multi-Cat House!
My friend Ellen has done the same thing, several years ago. One kitten was FELV+, the other not. They retested and nothing had changed. The kitties are now over 3 years old, the FELV cat is on Interferon alpha, and both kitties are doing fine. Yeaa. Gloria Maria Ianiro mian...@gmail.com wrote : I recently had Brady re-tested for felv, 3 1/2 months after we brought our felv+ kitten into the same household. Brady tested negative on the snap test! The vet told us as long as we keep up with his boosters, he should be fine. We will not test again for felv. Brady was 1 year 3 months when he began living with our felv+ kitten. Brady did have a felv vaccination when he was a kitten. They have separate food bowls, but they share everything else. They also like to groom each other (which I try to stop when I see it, but I'm sure they do it when I am not around) I very glad we decided to keep them both together! ___ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org ___ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
Re: [Felvtalk] Good News - Successful Multi-Cat House!
My friend Ellen has done the same thing, several years ago. One kitten was FELV+, the other not. They retested and nothing had changed. The kitties are now over 3 years old, the FELV cat is on Interferon alpha, and both kitties are doing fine. Yeaa. Gloria Maria Ianiro mian...@gmail.com wrote : I recently had Brady re-tested for felv, 3 1/2 months after we brought our felv+ kitten into the same household. Brady tested negative on the snap test! The vet told us as long as we keep up with his boosters, he should be fine. We will not test again for felv. Brady was 1 year 3 months when he began living with our felv+ kitten. Brady did have a felv vaccination when he was a kitten. They have separate food bowls, but they share everything else. They also like to groom each other (which I try to stop when I see it, but I'm sure they do it when I am not around) I very glad we decided to keep them both together! ___ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org ___ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
Re: [Felvtalk] Felvtalk Vaccines
I bought the vaccine and my sister-in-law was able to vaccinate my young negatives for much much less than I would have to pay at the vet. ___ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
Re: [Felvtalk] Felvtalk Vaccines
yes, i was going to suggest that people check into this--AND even ask your vet, about having them get you a flat of 25 vaccines for you to administer yourself. to fully protect them, you need to do the initial dose and then a second in two to three weeks. from there, theoretically, annual shots are required. whether or not that's actually the case is up for debate, as immunity should be immunity--with the relatively low infection rate in healthy adults cats, i seriously question whether or not the annual boosters are needed. but i'm a heretic, as you all know. with healthy, negative cats, despite what they would have predicted. MC On Tue, Mar 31, 2009 at 2:33 PM, patricia.a.elk...@gsk.com wrote: I bought the vaccine and my sister-in-law was able to vaccinate my young negatives for much much less than I would have to pay at the vet. ___ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org -- Spay Neuter Your Neighbors! Maybe That'll Make The Difference MaryChristine Special-Needs Coordinator, Purebred Cat Breed Rescue (www.purebredcats.org) Member, SCAT (Special-Cat Action Team) ___ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
[Felvtalk] 2 Positive FELV togehter with 1 Negative NEED HELP FROM GREECE PLEASE
Hello and Greetings from Greece, We need help from the experts, pls. Before 2 weeks we've found out that 2 of our cats are FELV + It was an ELISA bloodtest (this are the only ones here in Greece) Now we wrote and talked with so many people but this made us more confused, because we have one tomcat here (so 3 cats in the home) which is 9 years old and he was tested Negative. Everyone tells us something different , one time they say that we shouldnt give our negative tomcat a vaccency-injection for the FELV because it can be dangerous in his age and that he will not get FELV now and another one tells that we should go asap to give him the injection. To explain it: We took a stray cat before one year in our house, he was sleeping sometimes inside and had contact with our both cats. One our little cat girl got FELV but the older tomcat not. We want to help them but dont know what is now the best to protect at first the old tomcat and what we can do with the both infected cats ? Because here you cant get INTERFERON etc. also you get here only the standard cat food like whiskas, Felix, Gourmet. Please can help some expert here, what we should do now with our lovely old tomcat that he gets not infected and what we can do that we help the both infected cats?/ Thank you very much Marcel ___ Χρησιμοποιείτε Yahoo!; Βαρεθήκατε τα ενοχλητικά μηνύματα (spam); Το Yahoo! Mail διαθέτει την καλύτερη δυνατή προστασία κατά των ενοχλητικών μηνυμάτων http://login.yahoo.com/config/mail?.intl=gr ___ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
Re: [Felvtalk] 2 Positive FELV togehter with 1 Negative NEED HELP FROM GREECE PLEASE
Marcel, there are many wise people here I am sure they will give you the answers you need. Good luck with your cats! Debbie The time is always right to do what is right - Martin Luther King Date: Tue, 31 Mar 2009 20:22:16 + From: marcelwal...@yahoo.gr To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: [Felvtalk] 2 Positive FELV togehter with 1 Negative NEED HELP FROM GREECE PLEASE Hello and Greetings from Greece, We need help from the experts, pls. Before 2 weeks we've found out that 2 of our cats are FELV + It was an ELISA bloodtest (this are the only ones here in Greece) Now we wrote and talked with so many people but this made us more confused, because we have one tomcat here (so 3 cats in the home) which is 9 years old and he was tested Negative. Everyone tells us something different , one time they say that we shouldnt give our negative tomcat a vaccency-injection for the FELV because it can be dangerous in his age and that he will not get FELV now and another one tells that we should go asap to give him the injection. To explain it: We took a stray cat before one year in our house, he was sleeping sometimes inside and had contact with our both cats. One our little cat girl got FELV but the older tomcat not. We want to help them but dont know what is now the best to protect at first the old tomcat and what we can do with the both infected cats ? Because here you cant get INTERFERON etc. also you get here only the standard cat food like whiskas, Felix, Gourmet. Please can help some expert here, what we should do now with our lovely old tomcat that he gets not infected and what we can do that we help the both infected cats?/ Thank you very much Marcel ___ Χρησιμοποιείτε Yahoo!; Βαρεθήκατε τα ενοχλητικά μηνύματα (spam); Το Yahoo! Mail διαθέτει την καλύτερη δυνατή προστασία κατά των ενοχλητικών μηνυμάτων http://login.yahoo.com/config/mail?.intl=gr ___ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org _ Drag n' drop-Get easy photo sharing with Windows LiveT Photos. http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowslive/products/photos.aspx ___ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
Re: [Felvtalk] 2 Positive FELV togehter with 1 Negative NEED HELPFROM GREECE PLEASE
I'd just not worry about it. Your tom cat is 9 years old, which is not old. He probably has a good enough immune system that it's not bothered by the virus. If you regularly vaccinate him, then go ahead - go for it. There are some stats about exposure and how likely it is for a cat to become infected. But what I've read and believe is that most healthy adult cats have a good enough immune system to fight off the virus, and if you vaccinate them, then it'll just help. I used to mix my positives and negatives - don't know because I have rescue cats. But never caused any problem. I have friends who mix their (neiutered) negatives with the positives, no problem. Gloria On Mar 31, 2009, at 3:33 PM, Debbie Harrison wrote: Marcel, there are many wise people here I am sure they will give you the answers you need. Good luck with your cats! Debbie The time is always right to do what is right - Martin Luther King Date: Tue, 31 Mar 2009 20:22:16 + From: marcelwal...@yahoo.gr To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: [Felvtalk] 2 Positive FELV togehter with 1 Negative NEED HELP FROM GREECE PLEASE Hello and Greetings from Greece, We need help from the experts, pls. Before 2 weeks we've found out that 2 of our cats are FELV + It was an ELISA bloodtest (this are the only ones here in Greece) Now we wrote and talked with so many people but this made us more confused, because we have one tomcat here (so 3 cats in the home) which is 9 years old and he was tested Negative. Everyone tells us something different , one time they say that we shouldnt give our negative tomcat a vaccency-injection for the FELV because it can be dangerous in his age and that he will not get FELV now and another one tells that we should go asap to give him the injection. To explain it: We took a stray cat before one year in our house, he was sleeping sometimes inside and had contact with our both cats. One our little cat girl got FELV but the older tomcat not. We want to help them but dont know what is now the best to protect at first the old tomcat and what we can do with the both infected cats ? Because here you cant get INTERFERON etc. also you get here only the standard cat food like whiskas, Felix, Gourmet. Please can help some expert here, what we should do now with our lovely old tomcat that he gets not infected and what we can do that we help the both infected cats?/ Thank you very much Marcel ___ Χρησιμοποιείτε Yahoo!; Βαρεθήκατε τα ενοχλητικά μηνύματα (spam); Το Yahoo! Mail διαθέτει την καλύτερη δυνατή προστασία κατά των ενοχλητικών μηνυμάτων http://login.yahoo.com/config/mail?.intl=gr ___ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/ felvtalk_felineleukemia.org _ Drag n' drop-Get easy photo sharing with Windows LiveT Photos. http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowslive/products/photos.aspx ___ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org ___ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
Re: [Felvtalk] 2 Positive FELV togehter with 1 Negative NEED HELPFROM GREECE PLEASE
Thanks for your answers, yes i must say i never thought about this illness. And i'm very sad too, because all my cats are ex strays, the girl and the old tomcat i have since they was baby and i've found them on the streets. And also the other i love very much which we have 1 year now. The docs here have ,ostly no plan from it, the most wanted to give the cats now the last injection (sorry dont know the english word) ___ Χρησιμοποιείτε Yahoo!; Βαρεθήκατε τα ενοχλητικά μηνύματα (spam); Το Yahoo! Mail διαθέτει την καλύτερη δυνατή προστασία κατά των ενοχλητικών μηνυμάτων http://login.yahoo.com/config/mail?.intl=gr ___ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
Re: [Felvtalk] 2 Positive FELV togehter with 1 Negative NEEDHELPFROM GREECE PLEASE
Marcel - All my 7 cats are ex-strays. The one who has leukemia (Mandy) is about 7 years and I have had her almost 2 years. I have continued to give my other 6 cats their regular shots yearly. No one has gotten sick. My vet says that there is very little danger that they will. I am very happy with my decision. (The english word is euthanasia.) In my opinion, to be used only when the cat is very sick and suffering. Pat - Original Message - From: Marcel Wallat marcelwal...@yahoo.gr To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Sent: Tuesday, March 31, 2009 5:44 PM Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] 2 Positive FELV togehter with 1 Negative NEEDHELPFROM GREECE PLEASE Thanks for your answers, yes i must say i never thought about this illness. And i'm very sad too, because all my cats are ex strays, the girl and the old tomcat i have since they was baby and i've found them on the streets. And also the other i love very much which we have 1 year now. The docs here have ,ostly no plan from it, the most wanted to give the cats now the last injection (sorry dont know the english word) ___ Χρησιμοποιείτε Yahoo!; Βαρεθήκατε τα ενοχλητικά μηνύματα (spam); Το Yahoo! Mail διαθέτει την καλύτερη δυνατή προστασία κατά των ενοχλητικών μηνυμάτων http://login.yahoo.com/config/mail?.intl=gr ___ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org ___ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
Re: [Felvtalk] Please add Jonathan to the Bridge list
Gloria, Thank you so much for your kind message. He was a very wonderful boy. Oh Anne, how sweet - he sounds like such a lovely, lucky kitty. I'm sorry for your loss. Gloria Anne and angel Jonathan in Michigan and FELV angels Nala, Jimi Too Cool, Buggs and Simms among other beloveds who are living and passed on ___ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
Re: [Felvtalk] 2 Positive FELV togehter with 1 Negative NEED HELP FROMGREECE PLEASE
Marcel, Hello and welcome to the list. I am katlover 13 on the forum. I hope you will find some information that will help you here. Nearly everybody in this group has or has had positive cats and there is a great deal of good advise here. Best wishes for all of your cats. Sue - Original Message - From: Marcel Wallat marcelwal...@yahoo.gr To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Sent: Tuesday, March 31, 2009 4:22 PM Subject: [Felvtalk] 2 Positive FELV togehter with 1 Negative NEED HELP FROMGREECE PLEASE Hello and Greetings from Greece, We need help from the experts, pls. Before 2 weeks we've found out that 2 of our cats are FELV + It was an ELISA bloodtest (this are the only ones here in Greece) Now we wrote and talked with so many people but this made us more confused, because we have one tomcat here (so 3 cats in the home) which is 9 years old and he was tested Negative. Everyone tells us something different , one time they say that we shouldnt give our negative tomcat a vaccency-injection for the FELV because it can be dangerous in his age and that he will not get FELV now and another one tells that we should go asap to give him the injection. To explain it: We took a stray cat before one year in our house, he was sleeping sometimes inside and had contact with our both cats. One our little cat girl got FELV but the older tomcat not. We want to help them but dont know what is now the best to protect at first the old tomcat and what we can do with the both infected cats ? Because here you cant get INTERFERON etc. also you get here only the standard cat food like whiskas, Felix, Gourmet. Please can help some expert here, what we should do now with our lovely old tomcat that he gets not infected and what we can do that we help the both infected cats?/ Thank you very much Marcel ___ Χρησιμοποιείτε Yahoo!; Βαρεθήκατε τα ενοχλητικά μηνύματα (spam); Το Yahoo! Mail διαθέτει την καλύτερη δυνατή προστασία κατά των ενοχλητικών μηνυμάτων http://login.yahoo.com/config/mail?.intl=gr ___ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org ___ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
Re: [Felvtalk] 2 Positive FELV togehter with 1 NegativeNEEDHELPFROM GREECE PLEASE
LOL, the English word is actually Greek in origin! ;-) Marcel, chances are that all your cats can live happily together for a long time. It's sad that your vets don't want to do much for this disease, but you can do a lot by just giving them the best food you can and keeping them as stress-free as possible. Best of luck with them! Diane R. -Original Message- From: felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org [mailto:felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org] On Behalf Of Pat Kachur Sent: Tuesday, March 31, 2009 5:01 PM To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] 2 Positive FELV togehter with 1 NegativeNEEDHELPFROM GREECE PLEASE Marcel - All my 7 cats are ex-strays. The one who has leukemia (Mandy) is about 7 years and I have had her almost 2 years. I have continued to give my other 6 cats their regular shots yearly. No one has gotten sick. My vet says that there is very little danger that they will. I am very happy with my decision. (The english word is euthanasia.) In my opinion, to be used only when the cat is very sick and suffering. Pat - Original Message - From: Marcel Wallat marcelwal...@yahoo.gr To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Sent: Tuesday, March 31, 2009 5:44 PM Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] 2 Positive FELV togehter with 1 Negative NEEDHELPFROM GREECE PLEASE Thanks for your answers, yes i must say i never thought about this illness. And i'm very sad too, because all my cats are ex strays, the girl and the old tomcat i have since they was baby and i've found them on the streets. And also the other i love very much which we have 1 year now. The docs here have ,ostly no plan from it, the most wanted to give the cats now the last injection (sorry dont know the english word) ___ Χρησιμοποιείτε Yahoo!; Βαρεθήκατε τα ενοχλητικά μηνύματα (spam); Το Yahoo! Mail διαθέτει την καλύτερη δυνατή προστασία κατά των ενοχλητικών μηνυμάτων http://login.yahoo.com/config/mail?.intl=gr ___ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org ___ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org ___ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
