[Felvtalk] My cat

[Molly Mitchell]

Hello.

Yesterday, one of my four cats was diagnosed through the ELIZA test
with FeLV, and I am just devastated.  He's always
been healthy; he's 3 y.o. and I'd had him since he was a
kitten, until last year when he escaped while we were moving.
He was on the streets for almost four months, then FOUND,
and I've had him back since early December.  My other three
cats (two gotten after the original two disappeared, and one who was
found with him and looks like his original sister but
subsequently went into heat when she was fixed, so...) tested
negative.

Right now I have him in my bedroom, totally separate facilities,
and he's miserable.  I would really appreciate it if anyone had
any information about infection rates in negative cats living
with infected ones; if it's not safe, I'm going to have to find him a
home with other infected cats, because he's too social to be
isolated like that.

Thanks,
Molly

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[Felvtalk] My cat

[Molly Mitchell]

Sharyl, i haven't gotten that far--we will immunize them and let them
interact, I think, but it's been less than 24 hours since diagnosis
and we're still reeling.  I have to talk to the vet, still,and we may
try to keep them separate until the IRV? IRA?  results come back, or
even until after re-testing.  As Sally said to Jenny, though, there's
already been exposure, so I'm tempted to just immunize and mix.

Molly

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 Date: Thu, 26 Feb 2009 02:12:02 -0800 (PST)
 From: Sharyl cline...@yahoo.com
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 Molly, have you vaccinated your three negative cats?  I have a mixed 
 household but my negative kitties were vaccinated.
 Sharyl


 --- On Thu, 2/26/09, Molly Mitchell molly.kathleen.mitch...@gmail.com wrote:

 From: Molly Mitchell molly.kathleen.mitch...@gmail.com
 Subject: [Felvtalk] My cat
 To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org
 Date: Thursday, February 26, 2009, 5:01 AM
 Hello.

 Yesterday, one of my four cats was diagnosed through the
 ELIZA test
 with FeLV, and I am just devastated.  He's always
 been healthy; he's 3 y.o. and I'd had him since he
 was a
 kitten, until last year when he escaped while we were
 moving.
 He was on the streets for almost four months, then FOUND,
 and I've had him back since early December.  My other
 three
 cats (two gotten after the original two disappeared, and
 one who was
 found with him and looks like his original
 sister but
 subsequently went into heat when she was fixed, so...)
 tested
 negative.

 Right now I have him in my bedroom, totally separate
 facilities,
 and he's miserable.  I would really appreciate it if
 anyone had
 any information about infection rates in negative cats
 living
 with infected ones; if it's not safe, I'm going to
 have to find him a
 home with other infected cats, because he's too social
 to be
 isolated like that.

 Thanks,
 Molly

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