I was lucky in that my cat came up positive for FeLv then we tested him a month later and he had cleared it from his system. Its apparently rare but does happen.
--- On Tue, 28/4/09, Karen Griffith <griff...@frognet.net> wrote: From: Karen Griffith <griff...@frognet.net> Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Intro To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Received: Tuesday, 28 April, 2009, 7:12 PM Laurie, I can appreciate your post. There are studies that say that vaccination helps the FELV kitty and others that say just the opposite. I have found that vaccination of positive cats decreases their survivability in the immediate situation. (Who knows what long term figures are for asymptomatic kitties). We'll have to wait another 10 yrs to get the real results with double blind studies. They are wonderful animals. They thrive and survive despite our best efforts in many cases. We need to send a blessing to all on this list that help every day and try to take the best care possible of these immunocompromised souls. I just do what I have found to be successful over the last 10 years or so. Karen ----- Original Message ----- From: "Laurieskatz" <lauriesk...@mchsi.com> To: <felvtalk@felineleukemia.org> Sent: Monday, April 27, 2009 11:23 PM Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Intro > The odd thing is I didn't do anything special because I had no idea what > this diagnosis meant at that time! I even had them vaccinated for feline > leukemia every year (makes me wonder about the vet!). Stripes was treated > with antibiotics every time he got sick. He nearly died from an injection > the vet gave him once (he couldn't walk after) but he rallied. Mostly I > loved them and provided a mostly stress free environment. I fed them Natural > Choice and later Science Diet CD to Squeaky. They even ate Meow Mix and > canned Friskies before I knew NOT to feed MM. The vet thought Squeaky was a > "carrier" and carried the virus in his bone marrow. When I considered a > companion for Squeaky after Stripes died, the vet never told me of any risk > for a new kitty.... > Not sure if this is any help at all other than to say that some kitties do > well no matter what we do! > Laurie > > -----Original Message----- > From: felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org > [mailto:felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org] On Behalf Of > patricia.a.elk...@gsk.com > Sent: Monday, April 27, 2009 12:38 PM > To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Intro > >> My 2 FeLV+ cats lived to ages 22 and 16. Stripes, the 16 year old, was > sick >> on and off his entire life. Squeaky was never sick until his last 3 weeks > on >> earth. >> Laurie > > Laurie, > With that wonderful statement, can you tell me how you cared for them - > both the sick > one and the well one? > I would like to do exactly what you did. > > Thanks! > Trissa in Philly > > _______________________________________________ > 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 Enjoy a better web experience. Upgrade to the new Internet Explorer 8 optimised for Yahoo!7. Get it now. _______________________________________________ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
