Hi,
This might be a late mention to the email, but I just thought I would just say something. Coming from working in a shelter that has put down pos feluks I would seperate them, because it would give the kitten that is negative more of a chance to be adopted out. A lot of people out there do not
Janine,
I don't know. That's a judgement call to make for
sure and depends on your ultimate goal. If the goal
is adoption, I think at such a young age, they are
probably not so attached just yet and separating them
might give the negative a better chance at being
adopted. Just my two cents.
Separating may be good as far as getting the negative adopted but it
may stress the positive enough to set the virus off. I personally would
try adopting them out together as hard as that is going to be (or keep
them).
--
Belinda
happiness is being owned by cats ...
Be-Mi-Kitties
I didn't catch the beginning of this thread, but have a recent experience I thought I'd share regarding pos/neg littermates.
We've been knee deep in a hoarder situation involving a high percentage of their cats being FeLV+. One of the females who had a litter of 5 tested negative on both ELISA
Janine,
I agree with Belinda and Rachel. I would keep them together, for both
their sakes. Poor little lambs have been through so much already. Have
you been reading the posts lately? We just had a kitten on the list
apparently turn out to be a false pos. I know it's less likely in your
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Janine,
I agree with Belinda and Rachel. I would keep them together, for both
their sakes. Poor little lambs have been through so
Thank you all!
I would prefer they stay together also and will try to
talk the woman who trapped the mom into that. Our vet
thinks we should separate the kittens from the mom
now, but I am wondering if the negative kitten is
immune anyway. How much more prolonged contact can
you get than birth
That feels very right on a psycho-spiritual level. Many years ago I had two cousins who had been raised as siblings. When their surrogate mother passed away at almost 18 years of age my vet offered to do a free necropsy tofind out why her response to antibiotics had been so poor. She was both
It is tough when you are not in the position of being able to keep them
yourself, (and who in rescue, besides Hideyo, can keep doing that?). We
have a couple of foster Chow/Husky littermates at our house. I was
determined to keep them together too. They are so bonded, (together
they are
Stillborn kitties are common in FeLV+ mothers.
:)
Wendy
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Thank you all!
I would prefer they stay together also and will try
to
talk the woman who trapped the mom into that. Our
vet
thinks we should separate the kittens from the mom
now, but I
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It is tough when you are not in the position of being able to keep them
yourself, (and who in rescue, besides
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