Hi - I don't remember if I responded to you or not! I've had so many people to
talk with. it's wonderful. I think i was telling someone else that one of my
other cats has the AIDS (FIV) so I am a little hesitant to mix the two cats
together, the FELV one with the FIV. Because I think he is more prone to
getting it than a healthy cat. Dot
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From: Gloria B. Lane <gbl...@aristotle.net>
To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org
Sent: Wednesday, September 7, 2011 2:42 PM
Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Update/MY CAT NEEDS HOME WITH FELV
Same here. When I first got an FELV cat, I was paranoid. But that was in 2001.
Many of us don't think it's as contagious as is presented. I've mixed mine
with my others for several years, no problem. All mine are altered and sit
around and eat and sleep.
Some of what I've learned is 1) they may live a long time, may not, 2)
they're not that contagious, 3) double positives (FIV/FELV) don't live as
long, 4) If they're born with FELV they tend to die at 2.5-3 yrs old,
5) interferon and stuff like that are worth a try. Oh yeah, and always
questions your vets advice :)
Gloria
On Sep 7, 2011, at 1:25 PM, CATHERINE DIDONNA wrote:
The virus isn't airborne.
>it has to get into the bloodstream. I have a couple of FELV cats,but they r
>with my other cats.
>
>--- On Wed, 9/7/11, April Johnson <cupcake292...@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
>
>>From: April Johnson <cupcake292...@yahoo.com>
>>Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Update/MY CAT NEEDS HOME WITH FELV
>>To: "felvtalk@felineleukemia.org" <felvtalk@felineleukemia.org>
>>Date: Wednesday, September 7, 2011, 2:16 PM
>>
>>
>>Hi Dot,
>>
>>This is all new to me too. I do have other cats at home, Spicy lives in a
>>bedroom by herself. She has two windows to look out of, a cat tree and a
>>sofa. Spicy has had no signs of the illness. So I didn't know she had it.
>>I adopted her the first weekend in June and took her to the vet a week
>>later. The receptionist at my vets was the one that stressed getting the
>>test done because she knew that the shelter I adopted her from didn't test, I
>>had no idea. So for a week she was with my other cats. I just looked it up
>>there are 6 stages of FELV. Spicy is in stage 5.
>>
>>From: dot winkler <venus7ora...@yahoo.com>
>>To: "felvtalk@felineleukemia.org" <felvtalk@felineleukemia.org>
>>Sent: Wednesday, September 7, 2011 2:07 PM
>>Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Update/MY CAT NEEDS HOME WITH FELV
>>
>>
>>Hi April - I just read your mail. My cat, Chloe, female one year old, pretty
>>gray/black/caramel tabby, is also positive. I have known since June when she
>>had a fever. She has stabilized and is doing so well now. Very healthy and
>>playful. She is a little "squirt", i call her. I have been looking for a
>>home for her since I have two other negative cats and have to keep them
>>separated. She is so cute. i hated to just put her down so figured i would
>>give it a shot to see if i could adopt her. Do you have other cats at home?
>>How is your cat doing now? You said it's in her bone marrow. Are there
>>different stages? I am not sure totally about the disease as this is the
>>first cat I have ever had in 30 years that has the leukemia. So, it is all
>>new to me also. Dot (freehold, NJ)
>>
>>
>>From: April Johnson <cupcake292...@yahoo.com>
>>To: "felvtalk@felineleukemia.org" <felvtalk@felineleukemia.org>
>>Sent: Wednesday, September 7, 2011 12:46 PM
>>Subject: [Felvtalk] Update
>>
>>
>>Hi,
>>
>>A couple of weeks ago I posted about my cat Spicy who I had adopted from
>>animal control unaware she hadn't been tested for FELV/FIV. I was
>>questioning whether to get her a friend or not. Last week I had her blood
>>sent out to confirm if she really had FELV. Well her results came in
>>yesterday, it's in her bone marrow. I still haven't decided on a friend for
>>her yet, I'm unsure what to do with my house already full. I think I would
>>need to adopt another cat with it already in their bone marrow too, right?
>>I've never had a FELV+ cat, so I don't know what to do.
>>
>>April
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