Re: [Felvtalk] stray kitten positive any advice for me

2011-11-07 Thread D.S.Louis
I too got a 'Positive" kitty from the pound.have had her 3 yrsmy other cat has been with all everyday (got him vacinated)...BOTH are greatand healthy "A failure is just a stopover on the way to SUCCESS." From: Maureen Olvey To: felvtalk@fe

Re: [Felvtalk] stray kitten positive any advice for me

2011-11-07 Thread Maureen Olvey
Like everyone else has said, ALWAYS ALWAYS re-test. Never rely on one positive ELISA test. It can show a false positive but even if it's not a false positive it is possible the cat can extinguish, meaning totally get rid of, the virus. I would do an IFA test like someone else mentioned. It

Re: [Felvtalk] stray kitten positive any advice for me

2011-11-07 Thread Lynda Wilson
This kitty still has a good chance of clearing the virus. I would retest again in 30 to 90 days. If it is positive again, then do an IFA test. I would not worry at all that it has casual contact with your other cats. In order for your other cats to contract FeLV, they would have to groom each

Re: [Felvtalk] Sad news - Jack, the cat, dies

2011-11-07 Thread Peggy Riley
That's how we did it. Our first trip to the US was including 2 dogs on the same airplane. I went back to the Netherlands to get everything prepared and organized for the cats to go. I dropped them off at the airport in Amsterdam, my husband picked them up in Atlanta (non-stop flight). Everything we

Re: [Felvtalk] stray kitten positive any advice for me

2011-11-07 Thread ccarlsberg
What are some of these holistic remedies for gum issues? Tweetys gums as pretty bad and they want to pull out 3 of his teeth. :( I'm terribly nervous about that surgery. He is 9. Sent via BlackBerry from T-Mobile -Original Message- From: MaiMaiPG Sender: felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia

Re: [Felvtalk] stray kitten positive any advice for me

2011-11-07 Thread MaiMaiPG
There are holistic remedies for the gum issues. That was the only sign Dixie showedask questions and seek information. A lot of emails get chopped because they are too long to post---someone else can explain this. On Nov 7, 2011, at 7:33 PM, dppl dppl wrote: thank you all for respon

Re: [Felvtalk] stray kitten positive any advice for me

2011-11-07 Thread dppl dppl
  thank you all for responding so quickly.  when i have more time I will review all archives. I hope i am posting correctly by sending these emails.  I see my post  is all chopped up (at least in my display ). Thanks for your advice.  I guess i will take things day by day.  thanks also for the  

Re: [Felvtalk] stray kitten positive any advice for me

2011-11-07 Thread Christiane Biagi
You've come to the right place! Many of us do mix pos w. neg-my own pos is 13+ years old & I got her as a kitten. She tested neg as a very young kitten but then tested pos years later. By that point, she'd been around my other cats so I just decided to vaccinate them for felv and mix. Nobody ha

Re: [Felvtalk] stray kitten positive any advice for me

2011-11-07 Thread Katie Marie Armijo
My Husband I are in a similar position. We just adopted a kitten from the pound who had been feral before that and she ended up being FeLV+. We have two other cats and they hadn't had any other contact before the positive test and since the test we have continued to keep them separated. Euthaniz

Re: [Felvtalk] stray kitten positive any advice for me

2011-11-07 Thread john pollack
If the kitten is healthy, do not put it down. FeLV cats can live good lives. My Tigger is almost 5 now. Had been healthy for the whole time, until last month when he developed stomach cancer. He is still here, doing fine now. Also, have 5 other cats. had them vaccinated, and to this day, none ar

[Felvtalk] stray kitten positive any advice for me

2011-11-07 Thread dppl dppl
I came across this site, having just been informed by the vet that the abandoned kitten I took in three weeks ago. Before I took it to the vet,  I have been keeping it in a separate room but admit that since it seemed so healthy I let it out for little walks.  I have 4 cats over 12 years old. Ot

Re: [Felvtalk] Sad news - Jack, the cat, dies

2011-11-07 Thread Natalie
This is how we handled sending our 2 dogs and 2 cats coming back from Belgium: I went first, with the 2 cats in the hold; the next day, my husband shipped the 2 dogs, and I went to pick them up. The next day, my husband flew out...and I picked him up. It was tensions all the way.and I wasn't eve

Re: [Felvtalk] Sad news - Jack, the cat, dies

2011-11-07 Thread Peggy Riley
Reading this with tears in my eyes! That is sooo sad :-( RIP Jack! All kind of things went through my head when my 6 kitties traveled from the Netherlands to the US. Luckely everyone arrived safely! On Nov 7, 2011 6:07 AM, "Natalie" wrote: > > http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/jack-cat-disapp

Re: [Felvtalk] Felv Testing flowchart

2011-11-07 Thread Maureen Olvey
I have a kitten that tested positive on her in-house ELISA test. I think I'm going to do the ELISA test that is sent out to the lab next. Does anyone know if antibiotics like Clavamox would affect the outcome of the test? I wouldn't think so but you never know. “I am not interested to know

Re: [Felvtalk] Sad news - Jack, the cat, dies

2011-11-07 Thread Edna Taylor
I have also used Continental several times to transport cats and I have never had a problem. My heart goes out to Jack and his Meowmy :( RIP little man :( From: ti...@mindspring.com To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Date: Mon, 7 Nov 2011 12:12:32 -0500 Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Sad news - Jack

Re: [Felvtalk] Sad news - Jack, the cat, dies

2011-11-07 Thread Christiane Biagi
The airlines just keep shooting themselves in the foot & animals suffer! If only they would realize that there is this HUGE market out there for travelers who want to travel with their pet. Why not take a couple of flights a week on major routes & have a couple of planes where animals of all size

[Felvtalk] Sad news - Jack, the cat, dies

2011-11-07 Thread Natalie
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