Re: New FELV Positive- questions

[laurieskatz]

except we don't know how long they have lived together. Why risk this 
non-related family member? They may have been together for only days at this 
point. 
  - Original Message - 
  From: MaryChristine 
  To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org 
  Sent: Friday, March 28, 2008 10:08 PM
  Subject: Re: New FELV Positive- questions


  it used to be thought that if mom was negative, the kittens would be, so VERY 
often kittens weren't tested at all, or at most, one from the litter was. 

  some of it has to do with finances--for small rescues or shelters, the 
expense of testing full litters during kitten season is not always realistic. 
in fact, there are still MANY shelters and animal-control facilities that don't 
test AT ALL--and won't/can't pay for foster parents to do so, either. 

  but tho i didn't specifically answer this before, i of course agree with 
gloria and everyone: by now, everyone's been exposed and separating them is 
pointless 

  MC


  On Fri, Mar 28, 2008 at 11:25 PM, laurieskatz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

Agree about keeping the family together. As my vet would say, they have
already been exposed.
I would separate the other cat for sure, at least until she's had the
booster (30 days?). She is not protected right now. Wondering how long they
have all been together. In any event, I think I'd keep her apart now and
until everyone tests negative. I'd test her again, too (I can't remember how
long a wait is recommended before retesting).

I am questionning why each cat isn't being tested before they are
co-mingled? We always tested each cat before co-mingling.
In my own home, I did test and vaccinate and booster each cat who joined the
family and whom I fostered., Any new cat was isolated for 2 -4 months, until
tested negative twice, and vaccinated and boostered before meeting everyone
else.
L
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Re: New FELV Positive- questions

[laurieskatz]

Yes but the non-related cat was NOT vaccinated before exposure. It's one thing 
if everyone was already vaccinated AND the person is going to keep all of them 
but another if she is planning to adopt out the negatives. I would not want to 
adopt a cat who'd I knew had been exposed. I think it's different if they are 
all your own, the negatives have been vaccinated before exposure, the cats have 
lived together a long time already (not just days or weeks) and you are keeping 
them all. 
Laurie 

  - Original Message - 
  From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] 
  To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org 
  Sent: Friday, March 28, 2008 10:17 PM
  Subject: Re: New FELV Positive- questions


  I totally agree with Gloria.
  Everyone has been exposed too late on separating them.
  There is no such thing as a light positive.
  It is either positive or negative.

  I can honestly say that I had positives and negatives live together for years.
  I vaccinated the negatives every year.
  Not one of the negatives died from FELV they died of other Feline illnesses.

  In a message dated 3/28/2008 9:08:57 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, [EMAIL 
PROTECTED] writes:
but tho i didn't specifically answer this before, i of course agree with 
gloria and everyone: by now, everyone's been exposed and separating them is 
pointless 

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Re: New FIV/FeLV Treatment

[Gloria Lane]

Cool, Terrie - very interesting!

Gloria



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Re: re spaying my kitten

[Lynne]

Kathy, personally, unless she has had bloodwork showing she is the healthiest 
positive cat on the planet, I would not do it.  I was told that the stress of 
wanting to breed is harder on a cat than the stress of undergoing neutering but 
if I had to do it again, I would never have had my positive male neutered.  
Although he was pretty far advanced leukemia wise, I truly believe his 
neutering caused him many additional problems that hastened his death.  As we 
know, spaying is a much bigger procedure than neutering.  If she is going to be 
an indoor cat only and you are willing to go through heats I would not do it.  
Just my take on things.  I now have a 3 year old female who has Feline Herpes 
Virus, inactive at the moment, and I've only had her for a week.  I am not even 
going to think about spaying for at least a month.  I want her to be in 
excellent health, stress free etc before I'll even consider it.

Lynne
  - Original Message - 
  From: Kathy Dillard 
  To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org 
  Sent: Saturday, March 29, 2008 10:18 AM
  Subject: re spaying my kitten


  My female kitten Foxy is about 8 1/2 months old. She has tested positive for 
feline leukemia and is currently on a daily dose of interferon. My vet has 
recommended having her spayed . Please advise and discuss pros and cons. I feel 
very anxious and scared about having this procedure done but want to do the 
right thing for Foxy.


  kathy


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Re: New FELV Positive- questions

[MaryChristine]

i was specifically looking at the fact that this was ONE kitten of two,
where the mom and the other kitten were negative--while we don't know about
the other cat, we have a pretty good idea how long mom and kids have been
together

remember that it requires a first shot, then a booster two to three weeks
later (depending on the vaccine) for full immunity to take effect; so while
mom and sibkit and companion kitty have been vaccinated once, they haven't
had the full therapeutic dosage yet.

as for the other adult cat: if she's just recently come into contact with
this family, the chances that the exposure amounts to, "prolonged,
persistent" contact is slim; if she's healthy, her chances of maintaining a
viremic status despite exposure are low; and without a second test on the
kitten, who knows if there's any danger at all. we don't know that anyone
has been exposed to anything at this point.

MC


On Sat, Mar 29, 2008 at 9:39 AM, laurieskatz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

>  Yes but the non-related cat was NOT vaccinated before exposure. It's one
> thing if everyone was already vaccinated AND the person is going to keep all
> of them but another if she is planning to adopt out the negatives. I would
> not want to adopt a cat who'd I knew had been exposed. I think it's
> different if they are all your own, the negatives have been vaccinated
> before exposure, the cats have lived together a long time already (not just
> days or weeks) and you are keeping them all.
> Laurie
>
>
> - Original Message -
> *From:* [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> *To:* felvtalk@felineleukemia.org
> *Sent:* Friday, March 28, 2008 10:17 PM
> *Subject:* Re: New FELV Positive- questions
>
>  *I totally agree with Gloria.*
> *Everyone has been exposed too late on separating them.*
> *There is no such thing as a light positive.*
> *It is either positive or negative.*
>
> *I can honestly say that I had positives and negatives live together for
> years.*
> *I vaccinated the negatives every year.*
> *Not one of the negatives died from FELV they died of other Feline
> illnesses.*
>
> In a message dated 3/28/2008 9:08:57 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time,
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
>
> but tho i didn't specifically answer this before, i of course agree with
> gloria and everyone: by now, everyone's been exposed and separating them is
> pointless
>
> MC
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Re: New FIV/FeLV Treatment

[MaryChristine]

no; will look later but from the url, seems to be an announcement from
the company involved, which always make me question. darn, i am SO
jaded.

MC

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Re: New FELV Positive- questions

[Belinda Sauro]

Bailey was a light positive all his life, he was tested 4 different 
times throughout his life, the test always barely turned blue.  Positive 
is positive from what I understand.


I really do not like the whole "light positive" thing.  It is 
confusing and difficult to understand - I still don't understand it 
and one of my foster kittens tested light pos a couple of years ago.  
She turned out to be negative, though, so in that case we believe it 
was a bad test.


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Re: New FELV Positive- questions

[laurieskatz]

My concern is for the unrelated cat who only just had her first (of the 2 
feleuk vaccinations) after the kitten tested positive.
We don't know how long they have been in the same room. Maybe only days. That's 
why I would separate the unrelated cat, even if only until the kitten is 
retested and tests negative ~ because the unrelated cat isn't fully vaccinated 
and because of the possibility of limited prior exposure (if this is the case) 
reducing her chances of infection. 

  - Original Message - 
  From: MaryChristine 
  To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org 
  Sent: Saturday, March 29, 2008 1:05 PM
  Subject: Re: New FELV Positive- questions


  i was specifically looking at the fact that this was ONE kitten of two, where 
the mom and the other kitten were negative--while we don't know about the other 
cat, we have a pretty good idea how long mom and kids have been together

  remember that it requires a first shot, then a booster two to three weeks 
later (depending on the vaccine) for full immunity to take effect; so while mom 
and sibkit and companion kitty have been vaccinated once, they haven't had the 
full therapeutic dosage yet.

  as for the other adult cat: if she's just recently come into contact with 
this family, the chances that the exposure amounts to, "prolonged, persistent" 
contact is slim; if she's healthy, her chances of maintaining a viremic status 
despite exposure are low; and without a second test on the kitten, who knows if 
there's any danger at all. we don't know that anyone has been exposed to 
anything at this point.

  MC



  On Sat, Mar 29, 2008 at 9:39 AM, laurieskatz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

Yes but the non-related cat was NOT vaccinated before exposure. It's one 
thing if everyone was already vaccinated AND the person is going to keep all of 
them but another if she is planning to adopt out the negatives. I would not 
want to adopt a cat who'd I knew had been exposed. I think it's different if 
they are all your own, the negatives have been vaccinated before exposure, the 
cats have lived together a long time already (not just days or weeks) and you 
are keeping them all. 
Laurie 

  - Original Message - 
  From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] 
  To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org 
  Sent: Friday, March 28, 2008 10:17 PM
  Subject: Re: New FELV Positive- questions


  I totally agree with Gloria.
  Everyone has been exposed too late on separating them.
  There is no such thing as a light positive.
  It is either positive or negative.

  I can honestly say that I had positives and negatives live together for 
years.
  I vaccinated the negatives every year.
  Not one of the negatives died from FELV they died of other Feline 
illnesses.

  In a message dated 3/28/2008 9:08:57 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, [EMAIL 
PROTECTED] writes:
but tho i didn't specifically answer this before, i of course agree 
with gloria and everyone: by now, everyone's been exposed and separating them 
is pointless 

MC


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Re: New FELV Positive- questions

[Beth Gouldin]

>From what I understand, the virus in transmitted through body fluid
contact... I might be wrong, but unless they are mutual grooming and sharing
food/litter boxes isn't the chances of her being exposed to the virus more
limited?
I personally would isolate the unrelated cat until either she receives the
rest of the booster and tests negative after 1-3months or (hopefully not)
she tests positive from the exposure at which point there's not much that
separating them will do except cause more anxiety, or after 8-12 weeks you
re-test the kitten for a negative result.


On Sat, Mar 29, 2008 at 4:39 PM, laurieskatz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

>  My concern is for the *unrelated *cat who only just had her first (of the
> 2 feleuk vaccinations) *after* the kitten tested positive.
> We don't know how long they have been in the same room. Maybe only days.
> That's why I would separate the unrelated cat, even if only until the kitten
> is retested and tests negative ~ because the unrelated cat isn't fully
> vaccinated and because of the possibility of limited prior exposure (if this
> is the case) reducing her chances of infection.
>
>
> - Original Message -
> *From:* MaryChristine <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> *To:* felvtalk@felineleukemia.org
> *Sent:* Saturday, March 29, 2008 1:05 PM
> *Subject:* Re: New FELV Positive- questions
>
> i was specifically looking at the fact that this was ONE kitten of two,
> where the mom and the other kitten were negative--while we don't know about
> the other cat, we have a pretty good idea how long mom and kids have been
> together
>
> remember that it requires a first shot, then a booster two to three weeks
> later (depending on the vaccine) for full immunity to take effect; so while
> mom and sibkit and companion kitty have been vaccinated once, they haven't
> had the full therapeutic dosage yet.
>
> as for the other adult cat: if she's just recently come into contact with
> this family, the chances that the exposure amounts to, "prolonged,
> persistent" contact is slim; if she's healthy, her chances of maintaining a
> viremic status despite exposure are low; and without a second test on the
> kitten, who knows if there's any danger at all. we don't know that anyone
> has been exposed to anything at this point.
>
> MC
>
>
> On Sat, Mar 29, 2008 at 9:39 AM, laurieskatz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> wrote:
>
> >  Yes but the non-related cat was NOT vaccinated before exposure. It's
> > one thing if everyone was already vaccinated AND the person is going to keep
> > all of them but another if she is planning to adopt out the negatives. I
> > would not want to adopt a cat who'd I knew had been exposed. I think it's
> > different if they are all your own, the negatives have been vaccinated
> > before exposure, the cats have lived together a long time already (not just
> > days or weeks) and you are keeping them all.
> > Laurie
> >
> >
> >  - Original Message -
> > *From:* [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > *To:* felvtalk@felineleukemia.org
> >  *Sent:* Friday, March 28, 2008 10:17 PM
> > *Subject:* Re: New FELV Positive- questions
> >
> >*I totally agree with Gloria.*
> > *Everyone has been exposed too late on separating them.*
> > *There is no such thing as a light positive.*
> > *It is either positive or negative.*
> >
> > *I can honestly say that I had positives and negatives live together for
> > years.*
> > *I vaccinated the negatives every year.*
> > *Not one of the negatives died from FELV they died of other Feline
> > illnesses.*
> >
> > In a message dated 3/28/2008 9:08:57 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time,
> > [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
> >
> > but tho i didn't specifically answer this before, i of course agree with
> > gloria and everyone: by now, everyone's been exposed and separating them is
> > pointless
> >
> > MC
> >
> >
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Re: re spaying my kitten

[Kathy Dillard]

She was just checked by the vet and she has gianed weight (6 lbs) and the vet 
said she seems very healthy.  The vet said that cats that are not spayed have 
more problems with cancer. She has been in heat twice now and it does seem to 
stress her out some and she eats less during that time

Lynne <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:  Kathy, personally, unless she has had 
bloodwork showing she is the healthiest positive cat on the planet, I would not 
do it.  I was told that the stress of wanting to breed is harder on a cat than 
the stress of undergoing neutering but if I had to do it again, I would never 
have had my positive male neutered.  Although he was pretty far advanced 
leukemia wise, I truly believe his neutering caused him many additional 
problems that hastened his death.  As we know, spaying is a much bigger 
procedure than neutering.  If she is going to be an indoor cat only and you are 
willing to go through heats I would not do it.  Just my take on things.  I now 
have a 3 year old female who has Feline Herpes Virus, inactive at the moment, 
and I've only had her for a week.  I am not even going to think about spaying 
for at least a month.  I want her to be in excellent health, stress free etc 
before I'll even consider it.
   
  Lynne
- Original Message - 
  From: Kathy Dillard 
  To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org 
  Sent: Saturday, March 29, 2008 10:18 AM
  Subject: re spaying my kitten
  

My female kitten Foxy is about 8 1/2 months old. She has tested positive for 
feline leukemia and is currently on a daily dose of interferon. My vet has 
recommended having her spayed . Please advise and discuss pros and cons. I feel 
very anxious and scared about having this procedure done but want to do the 
right thing for Foxy.

  kathy

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Re: re spaying my kitten

[Lynne]

Well, I guess you have to trust your vet.  I still have misgivings about it but 
will be getting my girl spayed also.  I must confess I am very nervous about 
having it done.  She will never be an outdoor cat so there is no cause for 
worry there but I think part of my adoption agreement was that I do get her 
spayed.  Why is your little one on interferon?  Has she had routine blood work 
done to make sure her CBC is ok?  There was a young leukemia positive cat, 
around 8 months old, at our vets whose bloodwork was excellent and she was 
going to be spayed.  So I don't know what the best thing to do is.  I never had 
a cat that was terminally ill before until Boo and it just seemed everything 
went downhill rapidly after he was neutered.  I'm just a little paranoid these 
days.

Lynne
  - Original Message - 
  From: Kathy Dillard 
  To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org 
  Sent: Saturday, March 29, 2008 6:14 PM
  Subject: Re: re spaying my kitten


  She was just checked by the vet and she has gianed weight (6 lbs) and the vet 
said she seems very healthy.  The vet said that cats that are not spayed have 
more problems with cancer. She has been in heat twice now and it does seem to 
stress her out some and she eats less during that time

  Lynne <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: 
< STYLE> 
Kathy, personally, unless she has had bloodwork showing she is the 
healthiest positive cat on the planet, I would not do it.  I was told that the 
stress of wanting to breed is harder on a cat than the stress of undergoing 
neutering but if I had to do it again, I would never have had my positive male 
neutered.  Although he was pretty far advanced leukemia wise, I truly believe 
his neutering caused him many additional problems that hastened his death.  As 
we know, spaying is a much bigger procedure than neutering.  If she is going to 
be an indoor cat only and you are willing to go through heats I would not do 
it.  Just my take on things.  I now have a 3 year old female who has Feline 
Herpes Virus, inactive at the moment, and I've only had her for a week.  I am 
not even going to think about spaying for at least a month.  I want her to be 
in excellent health, stress free etc before I'll even consider it.

Lynne
  - Original Message - 
  From: Kathy Dillard 
  To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org 
  Sent: Saturday, March 29, 2008 10:18 AM
  Subject: re spaying my kitten


  My female kitten Foxy is about 8 1/2 months old. She has tested positive 
for feline leukemia and is currently on a daily dose of interferon. My vet has 
recomm ended having her spayed . Please advise and discuss pros and cons. I 
feel very anxious and scared about having this procedure done but want to do 
the right thing for Foxy.


  kathy

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Re: re spaying my kitten

[Kathy Dillard]

The last time she was at the vet was for shots and the vet told us to bring her 
back in three weeks for a distemper shot and to discuss having her sapyed. I 
believe they said they would do  blood work at that time. After she tested 
positive for feline leukemis I think their protocol is to just keep her on 
interferon all the time. Do you think that is a bad idea?

Lynne <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:  Well, I guess you have to trust your 
vet.  I still have misgivings about it but will be getting my girl spayed also. 
 I must confess I am very nervous about having it done.  She will never be an 
outdoor cat so there is no cause for worry there but I think part of my 
adoption agreement was that I do get her spayed.  Why is your little one on 
interferon?  Has she had routine blood work done to make sure her CBC is ok?  
There was a young leukemia positive cat, around 8 months old, at our vets whose 
bloodwork was excellent and she was going to be spayed.  So I don't know what 
the best thing to do is.  I never had a cat that was terminally ill before 
until Boo and it just seemed everything went downhill rapidly after he was 
neutered.  I'm just a little paranoid these days.
   
  Lynne
- Original Message - 
  From: Kathy Dillard 
  To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org 
  Sent: Saturday, March 29, 2008 6:14 PM
  Subject: Re: re spaying my kitten
  

She was just checked by the vet and she has gianed weight (6 lbs) and the vet 
said she seems very healthy.  The vet said that cats that are not spayed have 
more problems with cancer. She has been in heat twice now and it does seem to 
stress her out some and she eats less during that time

Lynne <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: < STYLE>   Kathy, personally, unless she 
has had bloodwork showing she is the healthiest positive cat on the planet, I 
would not do it.  I was told that the stress of wanting to breed is harder on a 
cat than the stress of undergoing neutering but if I had to do it again, I 
would never have had my positive male neutered.  Although he was pretty far 
advanced leukemia wise, I truly believe his neutering caused him many 
additional problems that hastened his death.  As we know, spaying is a much 
bigger procedure than neutering.  If she is going to be an indoor cat only and 
you are willing to go through heats I would not do it.  Just my take on things. 
 I now have a 3 year old female who has Feline Herpes Virus, inactive at the 
moment, and I've only had her for a week.  I am not even going to think about 
spaying for at least a month.  I want her to be in excellent health, stress 
free etc before I'll even consider it.
   
  Lynne
- Original Message - 
  From: Kathy Dillard 
  To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org 
  Sent: Saturday, March 29, 2008 10:18 AM
  Subject: re spaying my kitten
  

My female kitten Foxy is about 8 1/2 months old. She has tested positive for 
feline leukemia and is currently on a daily dose of interferon. My vet has 
recomm ended having her spayed . Please advise and discuss pros and cons. I 
feel very anxious and scared about having this procedure done but want to do 
the right thing for Foxy.

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Re: re spaying my kitten

[Gloria B. Lane]

I've usually have mine spayed/neutered.  Never seems to have a 
negative effect.  I have Calawalla Banana spayed at about 6 months - 
one of my first FELV kitties - she was perky and healthy, came thru 
it like a champ.  Vet said it would avoid the stress of going into 
heat, etc.  That was a few years ago.  I couldn't believe that she'd 
be dead at 3 yrs, or  Mediastinal Lymphoma.  I do think the 
interferon does help, I wasn't using it at that time.


Gloria



At 06:33 PM 3/29/2008, you wrote:
The last time she was at the vet was for shots and the vet told us 
to bring her back in three weeks for a distemper shot and to discuss 
having her sapyed. I believe they said they would do  blood work at 
that time. After she tested positive for feline leukemis I think 
their protocol is to just keep her on interferon all the time. Do 
you think that is a bad idea?


Lynne <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Well, I guess you have to trust your vet.  I still have misgivings 
about it but will be getting my girl spayed also.  I must confess I 
am very nervous about having it done.  She will never be an outdoor 
cat so there is no cause for worry there but I think part of my 
adoption agreement was that I do get her spayed.  Why is your little 
one on interferon?  Has she had routine blood work done to make sure 
her CBC is ok?  There was a young leukemia positive cat, around 8 
months old, at our vets whose bloodwork was excellent and she was 
going to be spayed.  So I don't know what the best thing to do 
is.  I never had a cat that was terminally ill before until Boo and 
it just seemed everything went downhill rapidly after he was 
neutered.  I'm just a little paranoid these days.


Lynne
- Original Message -
From: Kathy Dillard
To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org
Sent: Saturday, March 29, 2008 6:14 PM
Subject: Re: re spaying my kitten

She was just checked by the vet and she has gianed weight (6 lbs) 
and the vet said she seems very healthy.  The vet said that cats 
that are not spayed have more problems with cancer. She has been in 
heat twice now and it does seem to stress her out some and she eats 
less during that time


Lynne <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
< STYLE>
Kathy, personally, unless she has had bloodwork showing she is the 
healthiest positive cat on the planet, I would not do it.  I was 
told that the stress of wanting to breed is harder on a cat than the 
stress of undergoing neutering but if I had to do it again, I would 
never have had my positive male neutered.  Although he was pretty 
far advanced leukemia wise, I truly believe his neutering caused him 
many additional problems that hastened his death.  As we know, 
spaying is a much bigger procedure than neutering.  If she is going 
to be an indoor cat only and you are willing to go through heats I 
would not do it.  Just my take on things.  I now have a 3 year old 
female who has Feline Herpes Virus, inactive at the moment, and I've 
only had her for a week.  I am not even going to think about spaying 
for at least a month.  I want her to be in excellent health, stress 
free etc before I'll even consider it.


Lynne
- Original Message -
From: Kathy Dillard
To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org
Sent: Saturday, March 29, 2008 10:18 AM
Subject: re spaying my kitten

My female kitten Foxy is about 8 1/2 months old. She has tested 
positive for feline leukemia and is currently on a daily dose of 
interferon. My vet has recomm ended having her spayed . Please 
advise and discuss pros and cons. I feel very anxious and scared 
about having this procedure done but want to do the right thing for Foxy.


kathy
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As I recall someone in this group or the FIV group was in a study using this
drug called "T Cyte" at that time. This company bought them out and
immediately the drug cost was prohibited to where the person was not able to
continue or start use of it. I understand it holds promise and there are
studies to support this. However a pretty broad claim being made by imulan.

On the other hand if it helps and you can afford it then I say it's worth a
try.

Sally

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Re: re spaying my kitten

[Lynne]

No, I wish I had known my cat was positive a year ago and I would have put him 
on interferon then.  By the time we did, it was way too late.  Actually I gave 
the Interferon to the Clinic and it was going to be used for a healthy positive 
cat.  I'm sure this will be of great benefit to your little girl.  

Lynne
  - Original Message - 
  From: Kathy Dillard 
  To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org 
  Sent: Saturday, March 29, 2008 6:33 PM
  Subject: Re: re spaying my kitten


  The last time she was at the vet was for shots and the vet told us to bring 
her back in three weeks for a distemper shot and to discuss having her sapyed. 
I believe they said they would do  blood work at that time. After she tested 
positive for feline leukemis I think their protocol is to just keep her on 
interferon all the time. Do you think that is a bad idea?

  Lynne <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: 
Well, I guess you have to trust your vet.  I still have misgivings about it 
but will be getting my girl spayed also.  I must confess I am very nervous 
about having it done.  She will never be an outdoor cat so there is no cause 
for worry there but I think part of my adoption agreement was that I do get her 
spayed.  Why is your little one on interferon?  Has she had routine blood work 
done to make sure her CBC is ok?  There was a young leukemia positive cat, 
around 8 months old, at our vets whose bloodwork was excellent and she was 
going to be spayed.  So I don't know what the best thing to do is.  I never had 
a cat that was terminally ill before until Boo and it just seemed everything 
went downhill rapidly after he was neutered.  I'm just a little paranoid these 
days.

Lynne
  - Original Message - 
  From: Kathy Dillard 
  To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org 
  Sent: Saturday, March 29, 2008 6:14 PM
  Subject: Re: re spaying my kitten


  She was just checked by the vet and she has gianed weight (6 lbs) and the 
vet said she seems very healthy.  The vet said that cats that are not spayed 
have more problems with cancer. She has be en in heat twice now and it does 
seem to stress her out some and she eats less during that time

  Lynne <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: 
< STYLE> 
Kathy, personally, unless she has had bloodwork showing she is the 
healthiest positive cat on the planet, I would not do it.  I was told that the 
stress of wanting to breed is harder on a cat than the stress of undergoing 
neutering but if I had to do it again, I would never have had my positive male 
neutered.  Although he was pretty far advanced leukemia wise, I truly believe 
his neutering caused him many additional problems that hastened his death.  As 
we know, spaying is a much bigger procedure than neutering.  If she is going to 
be an indoor cat onl y and you are willing to go through heats I would not do 
it.  Just my take on things.  I now have a 3 year old female who has Feline 
Herpes Virus, inactive at the moment, and I've only had her for a week.  I am 
not even going to think about spaying for at least a month.  I want her to be 
in excellent health, stress free etc before I'll even consider it.

Lynne
  - Original Message - 
  From: Kathy Dillard 
  To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org 
  Sent: Saturday, March 29, 2008 10:18 AM
  Subject: re spaying my kitten


  My female kitten Foxy is about 8 1/2 months old. She has tested 
positive for feline leukemia and is currently on a daily dose of interferon. My 
vet has recomm ended having her spayed . Please advise and discuss pros and 
cons. I feel very anxious and scared about having this procedure done but want 
to do the right thing for Foxy.


  kathy

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Re: re spaying my kitten

[laurieskatz]

Isabella gets interferon 7 days on/7 days off. 
  - Original Message - 
  From: Lynne 
  To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org 
  Sent: Saturday, March 29, 2008 7:51 PM
  Subject: Re: re spaying my kitten


  No, I wish I had known my cat was positive a year ago and I would have put 
him on interferon then.  By the time we did, it was way too late.  Actually I 
gave the Interferon to the Clinic and it was going to be used for a healthy 
positive cat.  I'm sure this will be of great benefit to your little girl.  

  Lynne
- Original Message - 
From: Kathy Dillard 
To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org 
Sent: Saturday, March 29, 2008 6:33 PM
Subject: Re: re spaying my kitten


The last time she was at the vet was for shots and the vet told us to bring 
her back in three weeks for a distemper shot and to discuss having her sapyed. 
I believe they said they would do  blood work at that time. After she tested 
positive for feline leukemis I think their protocol is to just keep her on 
interferon all the time. Do you think that is a bad idea?

Lynne <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: 
  Well, I guess you have to trust your vet.  I still have misgivings about 
it but will be getting my girl spayed also.  I must confess I am very nervous 
about having it done.  She will never be an outdoor cat so there is no cause 
for worry there but I think part of my adoption agreement was that I do get her 
spayed.  Why is your little one on interferon?  Has she had routine blood work 
done to make sure her CBC is ok?  There was a young leukemia positive cat, 
around 8 months old, at our vets whose bloodwork was excellent and she was 
going to be spayed.  So I don't know what the best thing to do is.  I never had 
a cat that was terminally ill before until Boo and it just seemed everything 
went downhill rapidly after he was neutered.  I'm just a little paranoid these 
days.

  Lynne
- Original Message - 
From: Kathy Dillard 
To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org 
Sent: Saturday, March 29, 2008 6:14 PM
Subject: Re: re spaying my kitten


She was just checked by the vet and she has gianed weight (6 lbs) and 
the vet said she seems very healthy.  The vet said that cats that are not 
spayed have more problems with cancer. She has be en in heat twice now and it 
does seem to stress her out some and she eats less during that time

Lynne <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: 
  < STYLE> 
  Kathy, personally, unless she has had bloodwork showing she is the 
healthiest positive cat on the planet, I would not do it.  I was told that the 
stress of wanting to breed is harder on a cat than the stress of undergoing 
neutering but if I had to do it again, I would never have had my positive male 
neutered.  Although he was pretty far advanced leukemia wise, I truly believe 
his neutering caused him many additional problems that hastened his death.  As 
we know, spaying is a much bigger procedure than neutering.  If she is going to 
be an indoor cat onl y and you are willing to go through heats I would not do 
it.  Just my take on things.  I now have a 3 year old female who has Feline 
Herpes Virus, inactive at the moment, and I've only had her for a week.  I am 
not even going to think about spaying for at least a month.  I want her to be 
in excellent health, stress free etc before I'll even consider it.

  Lynne
- Original Message - 
From: Kathy Dillard 
To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org 
Sent: Saturday, March 29, 2008 10:18 AM
Subject: re spaying my kitten


My female kitten Foxy is about 8 1/2 months old. She has tested 
positive for feline leukemia and is currently on a daily dose of interferon. My 
vet has recomm ended having her spayed . Please advise and discuss pros and 
cons. I feel very anxious and scared about having this procedure done but want 
to do the right thing for Foxy.


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Re: re spaying my kitten

[Lynne]

That was our plan too but he only had 2 shots and had to be put down because of 
complications with FIP and his leukemia.
  - Original Message - 
  From: laurieskatz 
  To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org 
  Sent: Saturday, March 29, 2008 8:59 PM
  Subject: Re: re spaying my kitten


  Isabella gets interferon 7 days on/7 days off. 
- Original Message - 
From: Lynne 
To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org 
Sent: Saturday, March 29, 2008 7:51 PM
Subject: Re: re spaying my kitten


No, I wish I had known my cat was positive a year ago and I would have put 
him on interferon then.  By the time we did, it was way too late.  Actually I 
gave the Interferon to the Clinic and it was going to be used for a healthy 
positive cat.  I'm sure this will be of great benefit to your little girl.  

Lynne
  - Original Message - 
  From: Kathy Dillard 
  To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org 
  Sent: Saturday, March 29, 2008 6:33 PM
  Subject: Re: re spaying my kitten


  The last time she was at the vet was for shots and the vet told us to 
bring her back in three weeks for a distemper shot and to discuss having her 
sapyed. I believe they said they would do  blood work at that time. After she 
tested positive for feline leukemis I think their protocol is to just keep her 
on interferon all the time. Do you think that is a bad idea?

  Lynne <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: 
Well, I guess you have to trust your vet.  I still have misgivings 
about it but will be getting my girl spayed also.  I must confess I am very 
nervous about having it done.  She will never be an outdoor cat so there is no 
cause for worry there but I think part of my adoption agreement was that I do 
get her spayed.  Why is your little one on interferon?  Has she had routine 
blood work done to make sure her CBC is ok?  There was a young leukemia 
positive cat, around 8 months old, at our vets whose bloodwork was excellent 
and she was going to be spayed.  So I don't know what the best thing to do is.  
I never had a cat that was terminally ill before until Boo and it just seemed 
everything went downhill rapidly after he was neutered.  I'm just a little 
paranoid these days.

Lynne
  - Original Message - 
  From: Kathy Dillard 
  To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org 
  Sent: Saturday, March 29, 2008 6:14 PM
  Subject: Re: re spaying my kitten


  She was just checked by the vet and she has gianed weight (6 lbs) and 
the vet said she seems very healthy.  The vet said that cats that are not 
spayed have more problems with cancer. She has be en in heat twice now and it 
does seem to stress her out some and she eats less during that time

  Lynne <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: 
< STYLE> 
Kathy, personally, unless she has had bloodwork showing she is the 
healthiest positive cat on the planet, I would not do it.  I was told that the 
stress of wanting to breed is harder on a cat than the stress of undergoing 
neutering but if I had to do it again, I would never have had my positive male 
neutered.  Although he was pretty far advanced leukemia wise, I truly believe 
his neutering caused him many additional problems that hastened his death.  As 
we know, spaying is a much bigger procedure than neutering.  If she is going to 
be an indoor cat onl y and you are willing to go through heats I would not do 
it.  Just my take on things.  I now have a 3 year old female who has Feline 
Herpes Virus, inactive at the moment, and I've only had her for a week.  I am 
not even going to think about spaying for at least a month.  I want her to be 
in excellent health, stress free etc before I'll even consider it.

Lynne
  - Original Message - 
  From: Kathy Dillard 
  To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org 
  Sent: Saturday, March 29, 2008 10:18 AM
  Subject: re spaying my kitten


  My female kitten Foxy is about 8 1/2 months old. She has tested 
positive for feline leukemia and is currently on a daily dose of interferon. My 
vet has recomm ended having her spayed . Please advise and discuss pros and 
cons. I feel very anxious and scared about having this procedure done but want 
to do the right thing for Foxy.


  kathy

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Re: re spaying my kitten

[laurieskatz]

I think there is one kind of interferon (cat rather than human) that is given 
daily and much more expensive.
others may know more about that particular interferon.
L
  - Original Message - 
  From: Lynne 
  To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org 
  Sent: Saturday, March 29, 2008 8:15 PM
  Subject: Re: re spaying my kitten


  That was our plan too but he only had 2 shots and had to be put down because 
of complications with FIP and his leukemia.
- Original Message - 
From: laurieskatz 
To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org 
Sent: Saturday, March 29, 2008 8:59 PM
Subject: Re: re spaying my kitten


Isabella gets interferon 7 days on/7 days off. 
  - Original Message - 
  From: Lynne 
  To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org 
  Sent: Saturday, March 29, 2008 7:51 PM
  Subject: Re: re spaying my kitten


  No, I wish I had known my cat was positive a year ago and I would have 
put him on interferon then.  By the time we did, it was way too late.  Actually 
I gave the Interferon to the Clinic and it was going to be used for a healthy 
positive cat.  I'm sure this will be of great benefit to your little girl.  

  Lynne
- Original Message - 
From: Kathy Dillard 
To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org 
Sent: Saturday, March 29, 2008 6:33 PM
Subject: Re: re spaying my kitten


The last time she was at the vet was for shots and the vet told us to 
bring her back in three weeks for a distemper shot and to discuss having her 
sapyed. I believe they said they would do  blood work at that time. After she 
tested positive for feline leukemis I think their protocol is to just keep her 
on interferon all the time. Do you think that is a bad idea?

Lynne <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: 
  Well, I guess you have to trust your vet.  I still have misgivings 
about it but will be getting my girl spayed also.  I must confess I am very 
nervous about having it done.  She will never be an outdoor cat so there is no 
cause for worry there but I think part of my adoption agreement was that I do 
get her spayed.  Why is your little one on interferon?  Has she had routine 
blood work done to make sure her CBC is ok?  There was a young leukemia 
positive cat, around 8 months old, at our vets whose bloodwork was excellent 
and she was going to be spayed.  So I don't know what the best thing to do is.  
I never had a cat that was terminally ill before until Boo and it just seemed 
everything went downhill rapidly after he was neutered.  I'm just a little 
paranoid these days.

  Lynne
- Original Message - 
From: Kathy Dillard 
To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org 
Sent: Saturday, March 29, 2008 6:14 PM
Subject: Re: re spaying my kitten


She was just checked by the vet and she has gianed weight (6 lbs) 
and the vet said she seems very healthy.  The vet said that cats that are not 
spayed have more problems with cancer. She has be en in heat twice now and it 
does seem to stress her out some and she eats less during that time

Lynne <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: 
  < STYLE> 
  Kathy, personally, unless she has had bloodwork showing she is 
the healthiest positive cat on the planet, I would not do it.  I was told that 
the stress of wanting to breed is harder on a cat than the stress of undergoing 
neutering but if I had to do it again, I would never have had my positive male 
neutered.  Although he was pretty far advanced leukemia wise, I truly believe 
his neutering caused him many additional problems that hastened his death.  As 
we know, spaying is a much bigger procedure than neutering.  If she is going to 
be an indoor cat onl y and you are willing to go through heats I would not do 
it.  Just my take on things.  I now have a 3 year old female who has Feline 
Herpes Virus, inactive at the moment, and I've only had her for a week.  I am 
not even going to think about spaying for at least a month.  I want her to be 
in excellent health, stress free etc before I'll even consider it.

  Lynne
- Original Message - 
From: Kathy Dillard 
To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org 
Sent: Saturday, March 29, 2008 10:18 AM
Subject: re spaying my kitten


My female kitten Foxy is about 8 1/2 months old. She has tested 
positive for feline leukemia and is currently on a daily dose of interferon. My 
vet has recomm ended having her spayed . Please advise and discuss pros and 
cons. I feel very anxious and scared about having this procedure done but want 
to do the right thing for Foxy.


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Balance of puddy cats

[Sally Davis]

Hi Folks,

You never know if the other cats miss a deceased cat. I figure for the most
part mine don't. I am now rethinking that. Being cats they are subtle about
their emotions. Well Right now I have 5 cats on my bed, no room for me
unless I move one. And Grey and White who shows her dislike for me more
often than not has been lovey dovey towards me. Not sure that will last but
there does seem to be a change in her behavior.

I am was not sure...contemplating taking on another felk cat who is at a Vet
Clinic not far from me. However I am not sure how the stress of many cats
would affect this cat. I am not sure how a new cat will affect my cats.
Mostly they will go OH another one I have not talked with the owner yet.
She has a home for it in May but cannot house the cat until that time.
Anyway, just thinking out loud. Emotionally I am not sure I can handle
another 'sick' cat. I know it is a crap shoot with these guys even with the
best care. Maybe I will keep him until May.

Well I hope everyone is well and the kitties slaves as well :-)

Sally

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Re: Balance of puddy cats

[laurieskatz]

I am sure mine do. After Stripes died, Squeaky kept urinating on the paper 
towel roll. I would replace and he'd urinate again. The vet said it was grief. 
It stopped after a couple weeks ~ dind't have this behavior before or after. 
They were best pals for 15 years. 

After Teddy died, I almost lost Coco. I know she was grieving for him. They 
were inseparable. It was heartbreaking. She has never been like that with 
another cat but is with me now.

L


  - Original Message - 
  From: Sally Davis 
  To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org 
  Sent: Saturday, March 29, 2008 9:02 PM
  Subject: Balance of puddy cats


  Hi Folks, 

  You never know if the other cats miss a deceased cat. I figure for the most 
part mine don't. I am now rethinking that. Being cats they are subtle about 
their emotions. Well Right now I have 5 cats on my bed, no room for me unless I 
move one. And Grey and White who shows her dislike for me more often than not 
has been lovey dovey towards me. Not sure that will last but there does seem to 
be a change in her behavior.

  I am was not sure...contemplating taking on another felk cat who is at a Vet 
Clinic not far from me. However I am not sure how the stress of many cats would 
affect this cat. I am not sure how a new cat will affect my cats. Mostly they 
will go OH another one I have not talked with the owner yet. She has a home 
for it in May but cannot house the cat until that time. Anyway, just thinking 
out loud. Emotionally I am not sure I can handle another 'sick' cat. I know it 
is a crap shoot with these guys even with the best care. Maybe I will keep him 
until May. 

  Well I hope everyone is well and the kitties slaves as well :-)

  Sally

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