Re: I'm New....kitten tested positive for FELV

2006-07-20 Thread catatonya
Sounds like a plan.  Just remember that your cats that test negative now could test positive later.  It takes a whild for the virus to grow (or whatever) enough to test positive.  Your Bob looks a lot like mine my Bob is better known as 'fat cat bob'.   tGina WN <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

Re: I'm New....kitten tested positive for FELV

2006-07-19 Thread Gina WN
Hi,   I wanted to share a little of what my husband and I are going through as we are in a similar situation to yours.  We are awaiting the second test for our kitten Pippin.  She will be 16 weeks old when she has the second FeLV test on August 18th.    We were not sure what we were going to d

Re: I'm New....kitten tested positive for FELV

2006-07-19 Thread catatonya
Hey,   I didn't realize your 2 older cats were vaccinated.  They are probably safe.  You might want to boost them though.   tkandbz_ mom <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Thanks to the two people who have responded so far! Thanks for the words of encouragement. I do have a question..both of my other

Re: I'm New....kitten tested positive for FELV

2006-07-19 Thread catatonya
Hi,   Kittens often fight off the virus.  If your cats have never been tested they could have given it to her actually. My advice would be to vaccinate everyone and then retest in 3 months to see if anyone is truly negative.  At that point I would only vaccinate the negatives.   The virus is

Re: I'm New....kitten tested positive for FELV

2006-07-19 Thread Marylyn
AM Subject: I'm New....kitten tested positive for FELV Hello! I recently adopted a kitten...she is now 15 weeks old. The lady I got her from emailed me and said my kittens brother tested positive.  We went to the vet for a checkup on Monday and she tested positive for Felv.  T

Re: I'm New....kitten tested positive for FELV

2006-07-19 Thread kandbz_ mom
Hi, Nina!   Thanks for your message! My name is Karen and my kittens name is Angel.  What brand and type of food do you feed your felv cats?  I want to make sure I get Angel on a good one that will benefit her.   Thanks,   KarenNina <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Thank Goodness you didn't listen

Re: I'm New....kitten tested positive for FELV

2006-07-19 Thread kandbz_ mom
Maggie,   Thanks so much for your message! By reading all the responses on here, I now know that I made the right decision by not allowing the vet to euthanize Angel.  I kept telling my mom how I couldn't live with myself if I allowed a kitten with no symptoms to be killed.  Angel is such a sweet

Re: I'm New....kitten tested positive for FELV

2006-07-19 Thread Nina
Thank Goodness you didn't listen to that vet! How ridiculous is that, to not want to "waste time" on a kitten, that doesn't happen to be showing symptoms, but will most likely be sick sometime down the road?! What exactly did he go to vet school for? I hate to think about vets like that out

Re: I'm New....kitten tested positive for FELV

2006-07-19 Thread etrent
: Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Sent: Wed, 19 Jul 2006 12:50 PM Subject: Re: I'm New....kitten tested positive for FELV Welcome! I've only been on this board a little over a month, so I don't have a lot of practical advice to give you. I can tell you that my kitten was diagnosed at

Re: I'm New....kitten tested positive for FELV

2006-07-19 Thread Barb Moermond
oh maggie, thank you for that story!!  I'm laughing myself silly because that's just sooo "kitten" ehhehehe[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:Welcome! I've only been on this board a little over a month, so I don't have a lot of practical advice to give you. I can tell you that my kitten was diagnosed at

Re: I'm New....kitten tested positive for FELV

2006-07-19 Thread elizamaggie
Welcome! I've only been on this board a little over a month, so I don't have a lot of practical advice to give you. I can tell you that my kitten was diagnosed at 6 months after being sick off and on from the time I got her at 4 months. The vet believes she contracted it from her mother. I went th

Re: RE: I'm New....kitten tested positive for FELV

2006-07-19 Thread moonvine
and I am grateful for the knowledge. Kelley - Original Message - From: kandbz_ mom <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Wednesday, July 19, 2006 11:16 am Subject: RE: I'm Newkitten tested positive for FELV To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > What types of food do you all recommend?

RE: I'm New....kitten tested positive for FELV

2006-07-19 Thread Chris
L PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of kandbz_ mom Sent: Wednesday, July 19, 2006 11:42 AM To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: Re: I'm New....kitten tested positive for FELV   Thanks to the two people who have responded so far! Thanks for the words of encouragem

Re: I'm New....kitten tested positive for FELV

2006-07-19 Thread kandbz_ mom
Sheila, thanks for your message!  It gave me a reason to be optimistic! I was reading an article yesterday that Vitamin C supplement may help cats with felv.  Is there any truth to that?[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I have been on this list for a few years and I can tell you that you have come to t

Re: I'm New....kitten tested positive for FELV

2006-07-19 Thread kandbz_ mom
he earth. It's the only planet with chocolate.*   -Original Message-From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]To: Felvtalk@felineleukemia.orgSent: Wed, 19 Jul 2006 10:01 AMSubject: I'm Newkitten tested positive for FELVHello! I recently adopted a kitten...she is now 15 weeks old. The lady I got he

RE: I'm New....kitten tested positive for FELV

2006-07-19 Thread kandbz_ mom
uot; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: I hope the lady who has this kit's brother doesn't go to the same vet.    Diane R. From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED]Sent: Wednesday, July 19, 2006 10:45 AMTo: felvtalk@felineleukemia.orgSubject:

RE: I'm New....kitten tested positive for FELV

2006-07-19 Thread kandbz_ mom
Behalf Of kandbz_ momSent: Wednesday, July 19, 2006 11:42 AMTo: felvtalk@felineleukemia.orgSubject: Re: I'm Newkitten tested positive for FELV   Thanks to the two people who have responded so far! Thanks for the words of encouragement. I do have a question..both of my other cats had th

RE: I'm New....kitten tested positive for FELV

2006-07-19 Thread Chris
PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of kandbz_ mom Sent: Wednesday, July 19, 2006 11:42 AM To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: Re: I'm Newkitten tested positive for FELV   Thanks to the two people who have responded so far! Thanks for the words of encouragement. I do have a que

Re: I'm New....kitten tested positive for FELV

2006-07-19 Thread etrent
d, 19 Jul 2006 10:01 AM Subject: I'm Newkitten tested positive for FELV Hello! I recently adopted a kitten...she is now 15 weeks old. The lady I got her from emailed me and said my kittens brother tested positive.  We went to the vet for a checkup on Monday and she tested positi

RE: I'm New....kitten tested positive for FELV

2006-07-19 Thread Rosenfeldt, Diane
I hope the lady who has this kit's brother doesn't go to the same vet.    Diane R. From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED]Sent: Wednesday, July 19, 2006 10:45 AMTo: felvtalk@felineleukemia.orgSubject: Re: I'm New....kitten test

Re: I'm New....kitten tested positive for FELV

2006-07-19 Thread Sheila208
I have been on this list for a few years and I can tell you that you have come to the right place for expert answers about felv. Young kitten can throw off the virus and test negative. If she is healthy now I wouldn't even consider euthanasia. Many of us here have Cats who live long and healthy l

Re: I'm New....kitten tested positive for FELV

2006-07-19 Thread kandbz_ mom
Thanks to the two people who have responded so far! Thanks for the words of encouragement. I do have a question..both of my other cats had their booster shots as kittens...but, is this FELV vaccine something they should be getting every year?  I was told that since they are indoor cats, the only sh

Re: I'm New....kitten tested positive for FELV

2006-07-19 Thread moonvine
- Original Message - From: kandbz_ mom <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Wednesday, July 19, 2006 10:08 am Subject: I'm Newkitten tested positive for FELV To: Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > Hello! I recently adopted a kitten...she is now 15 weeks old. The > lady I got her from email

RE: I'm New....kitten tested positive for FELV

2006-07-19 Thread Rosenfeldt, Diane
n this mailing list.  ;-)   Diane R. From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of kandbz_ momSent: Wednesday, July 19, 2006 10:02 AMTo: Felvtalk@felineleukemia.orgSubject: I'm New....kitten tested positive for FELV Hello! I recently adopted a kitten...she is now 15 weeks old.

I'm New....kitten tested positive for FELV

2006-07-19 Thread kandbz_ mom
Hello! I recently adopted a kitten...she is now 15 weeks old. The lady I got her from emailed me and said my kittens brother tested positive.  We went to the vet for a checkup on Monday and she tested positive for Felv.  The vet came out right away and said I may want to think about having her euth