Now I have a question and need advice.
My rescue just took in a mama cat and 4 young kittens that are still nursing.
Just our luck the mama cat tested positive for FeLV. My recommendation was not
to put any of them down, but to wait a few months to see what happens. Maybe
the mama cat can
If your vet did the FELV/FIV combo snap test on the mother, beware as this test
can produce false positive readings due to cross-reactivity. Please test her
via ELISA sent to the lab and if that comes back positive, test via IFA. Or,
you can go straight to the IFA test.
--- On Fri,
A, good point. Hadn't thought about that. Would we get the results of
those tests pretty quick?
“I am not interested to know whether vivisection produces results that are
profitable to the human race or doesn’t….the pain which it inflicts upon
unconsenting animals is the basis of my
Yes. Both tests are usually back in 24 hours.
--- On Fri, 3/18/11, Maureen Olvey molvey...@hotmail.com wrote:
From: Maureen Olvey molvey...@hotmail.com
Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Any advice appreciated.
To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org
Date: Friday, March 18, 2011, 2:46 PM
A, good point.
See below. I think she meant to send it to you not to mee
--- On Fri, 3/18/11, Linda Demiri linda.dem...@hotmail.com wrote:
From: Linda Demiri linda.dem...@hotmail.com
Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Any advice appreciated.
To: Jacquelyn Gonzales jgonza...@pacbell.net
Date: Friday, March 18, 2011,
Maureen, the kittens are probably already FeLV+. I would separate them from
the Momma cat. They are old enough to eat canned kitten food mixed with a
little warm water and KMR. When I rescued a momma a litter of 4 all were
positive. The kittens lived 12-14 months. Momma lived for 4 yrs.
Why are you thinking I should go ahead and separate them from mama cat? Is
that so her milk will hurry and dry up so we can get her spayed or is there
another reason?
Oh, there's another foster that has the family right now. I'm hoping to keep
it that way! I thought I would be able to get
Since it takes 2 to 4 weeks after exposure for the virus to circulate in the
bloodstream, chances are that the kittens are infected if the mother cat is
truly infected with the virus. You will not know if the mother is truly
infected with the virus until you do more testing. You can test for
Yeah, I figured there's a 99% chance the kittens have already gotten enough
exposure to the virus to catch it.
I did recommend the other tests though like you said. Are the tests very
expensive?
“I am not interested to know whether vivisection produces results that are
profitable to the
Chances are, if she was positive when they were born, they've got it.
Taking them away wouldn't make any difference. I don't see any point, and
they're too young to test; at a very young age, there are too many false
positives. Poor family!
I would definitely give mama Vitamin C and CoQ10 -
It depends on the vet and what they charge. I am in Los Angeles and most of the
vets I know of charge about $100 for the IFA and about $50 or $60 for the ELISA
test sent to the lab. I would assume your rescue group has a vet where they
can get a discount. Our rescue group pays $80 for the IFA
That's what I was thinking the IFA costs. That's not bad at all. Definitely
worth it. I live on the outskirts of Atlanta.
In the old days I think our group would have considered euthanasia but
since me and some other folks have been around they are more open-minded
and don't listen to the
I know the costs for felv and fiv cats CAN be high, but why not take a chance
for their sake. My 2 felv positive girls are amoung the healthiest of my 7 and
none of my other girls and 1 boy have contracted it from them. Plus my vet
said that it is possible they were exposesd just before I got
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