Re: [Felvtalk] Anyone in or near California want a very sociable companion for their FeLV+ cat?

2012-01-15 Thread Sharyl
You know you can get your cat vaccinated and keep her yourself don't you.  I mixed all my FeLV + kittens with my adult vaccinated cats.   Sharyl From: Shanda Robertson sha...@well.com To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Sent: Saturday, January 14, 2012 10:09 PM

Re: [Felvtalk] Anyone in or near California want a very sociablecompanion for their FeLV+ cat?

2012-01-15 Thread Lynda Wilson
Sharyl is correct. Just make sure you completely separate them until the vaccination has taken effect. After she gets the first, she will have to have the second one no more than 3 weeks later. Lynda - Original Message - From: Sharyl To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Sent:

Re: [Felvtalk] Anyone in or near California want a very sociable companion for their FeLV+ cat?

2012-01-15 Thread MaiMaiPG
If you can't mix and I understand your concerns, consider keeping the cats separated until you can find her a real home. The most loving cat I ever had rescued me when she came in from a pine thicket. She was FeLV+ and had a wonderful life. On Jan 15, 2012, at 5:27 AM, Sharyl wrote: You

Re: [Felvtalk] Anyone in or near California want a very sociable companion for their FeLV+ cat?

2012-01-15 Thread Marcia Baronda
Hi Shanda, I had a positive cat with 3 unvaccinated cats for a year. Of course I had no idea he was positive. When he became symptomatic I had him and my other 3 tested. The other 3 came back negative after being around him all that time. They slept together, shared food and water bowls and

Re: [Felvtalk] Anyone in or near California want a very sociable companion for their FeLV+ cat?

2012-01-15 Thread Shanda Robertson
Thank you everyone for your replies. I had this set on digest so I didn't see them. I am just learning about FeLV, and I have heard everything from a cat can catch it from walking across a surface a positive cat touched days ago, to it being very difficult to transmit even with direct contact.

Re: [Felvtalk] Anyone in or near California want a very sociable companion for their FeLV+ cat?

2012-01-15 Thread Kathryn Hargreaves
I'm not a huge fan of vaxes, but what about an intranasal vax or vaxing in the leg (which you can at least amputate if you have to)? On Sun, Jan 15, 2012 at 2:33 PM, Shanda Robertson sha...@well.com wrote: Thank you everyone for your replies. I had this set on digest so I didn't see them. I

Re: [Felvtalk] Anyone in or near California want a very sociablecompanion for their FeLV+ cat?

2012-01-15 Thread Beth
I mix mine too. Have for many years with no transfer of the virus. Beth Lynda Wilson longhornf...@verizon.net wrote: Sharyl is correct. Just make sure you completely separate them until the vaccination has taken effect. After she gets the first, she will have to have the second one no more

Re: [Felvtalk] Anyone in or near California want a very sociable companion for their FeLV+ cat?

2012-01-15 Thread Sharyl
Shanda, You might want to read this link http://www.reference.com/browse/lymphoid+system Explains FeLV in plain english and answers many of your questions   Sharyl From: Shanda Robertson sha...@well.com To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Sent: Sunday, January 15,

Re: [Felvtalk] Anyone in or near California want a very sociable companion for their FeLV+ cat?

2012-01-15 Thread Marcia Baronda
Shanda, I just want to say is that what I have learned from this group is to make decisions based on fact not fear, and to do what is best for my cats(-: Sent from my iPad that my most awesome kids surprised me with, Christmas 2010. On Jan 14, 2012, at 9:09 PM, Shanda Robertson sha...@well.com

Re: [Felvtalk] Anyone in or near California want a very sociable companion for their FeLV+ cat?

2012-01-15 Thread Marcia Baronda
Great link, Sharyl. It was very informative. Thanks for putting it out there(: Sent from my iPad that my most awesome kids surprised me with, Christmas 2010. On Jan 15, 2012, at 6:23 PM, Sharyl cline...@yahoo.com wrote: Shanda, You might want to read this link