Re: [Felvtalk] Cat Sanctuary

[Amy]

Hi all,
I just wanted to write about my comment about the cats that we have taken in 
converting. I'm referring to the cats that have come into the rescue where I 
volunteer, not my personal cats. None of my personal cats have ever converted 
that I know of. I have do have one positive that has been with me 12 years that 
I have not retested. He was positive on the IFA and snap when I rescued him so 
I never bothered retesting. His bloodwork also still shows signs that point to 
him being positive. My other cats lived varied lives with the disease, some 
less than 2 years, some 4-8, some 10-12. 
We do not see a ton of leuk positives at our shelter. We have had 6 in the two 
years that I have been there, a mom and 4 kittens, and an adult. All 6 were 
able to fight off the virus and retested negative on several later tests. We 
did not do anything special other than quarantine them, try to reduce stress 
(which is not easy in a shelter environment), feed them a quality food and 
retest at 30, 60, and 90 days. Even though the recommendation is to do an IFA 
if you get a positive SNAP, we always wait 30 days and resnap. The reason for 
that is we often take cats in from outdoors that may have had casual contact 
and may initially test positive but fight it off. The IFA is expensive to do if 
we think the cat might fight it off. If when we retest, the cat is still pos, 
we do the IFA to confirm. The mom and the 4 kittens all converted as well as 
the adult. We held them until they tested negative on 3 different snap tests 
each over 30 days apart. My guess is that the test caught the exposure right 
after it happened. My understanding is that this is NOT the norm. I'm not 
surprised about the adults fighting it off but I was pretty shocked by the 
kittens. I adopted one of the kittens that converted because I have a leuk 
positive and all my other cats are vaccinated. We ran 5 different brands of 
tests on him and 4 of the 5 repeatedly come up negative but for some reason he 
tested positive on the Witness test. So just in case there is a trace of the 
virus there that could be passed on, we didn't want to put him into a home that 
wasn't prepared for leukemia. My vet has no explanation for why he tests 
positive on the one test and neither does Zoetis but they all consider him 
negative based on all the other test results. So odd. Either way, he has a 
forever home with me. If he is positive, so be it. If he is negative and the 
test is goofy, even better. I continue to retest and get the same results. Neg 
on everything except the Zoetis Witness test. Makes me question what others say 
about the virus going latent and coming back later. I have heard numerous 
people tell me stories about cats that tested negative numerous times, lived 
with them, never went outside, never had contact with other cats and then came 
up positive later in life. Hard to say for sure when I wasn't there and don't 
know if there was any chance of exposure, but makes me stop and think for sure. 
I often question the reliability of the Zoetis Witness test and my vet has 
since stopped using them.
That's my story.Amy

  From: kat <merrykatme...@email.com>
 To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org 
 Sent: Wednesday, May 18, 2016 12:23 PM
 Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Cat Sanctuary
   
Ardy, The email you are referencing was TO Lorrie - it was FROM Amy who said 
"So far, most of the ones we have taken in have converted after some time."  
But like you, I would like to know what her protocol has been to be so 
successful. Kat (Mew Jersey)Sent: Tuesday, May 17, 2016 at 11:28 PM
From: "Ardy Robertson" <ar...@centurytel.net>
To: 'Amy' <awilkin...@yahoo.com>, felvtalk@felineleukemia.org
Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Cat SanctuaryHi Lorrie – if you don’t mind me asking, 
what do you mean by “most cats you have taken in have converted after some 
time”? Does that mean they no longer have FeLV, and if so, what do you 
attribute that to? Thank you,Ardy  From: Felvtalk 
[mailto:felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org] On Behalf Of Amy
Sent: Monday, May 16, 2016 10:31 AM
To: felineres...@frontier.com; felvtalk@felineleukemia.org
Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Cat Sanctuary Lorrie, That sounds amazing! I do cat 
rescue in Rochester, NY and we are a no-kill rescue so when we get in leuk pos 
kitties, we do our best to find places for them to go. We don't euthanize like 
so many of the groups do. I have positives of my own but I am at capacity in my 
home. We can keep the FIV positives at our building but not the leuk positives 
because we are cage free and all of our rooms are full with non-contagious 
cats. We don't get them in often but am I able to contact you to see if you are 
able to help if we do get a leuk pos? We always hold them at least 30 days to 
restest and often 60 or 90 days and we run both tests, the ELISA and the IFA to 
make sure they aren't going to fight it off first. So far, most of the ones we 
have taken in have co

Re: [Felvtalk] Cat Sanctuary

[Ardy Robertson]

Thanks Kat – I did not realize that….but like you, I was curious :)

 

Ardy

 

 

From: Felvtalk [mailto:felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org] On Behalf Of kat
Sent: Wednesday, May 18, 2016 11:24 AM
To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org
Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Cat Sanctuary

 

Ardy,

 

The email you are referencing was TO Lorrie - it was FROM Amy who said "So far, 
most of the ones we have taken in have converted after some time."  But like 
you, I would like to know what her protocol has been to be so successful.

 

Kat (Mew Jersey)

Sent: Tuesday, May 17, 2016 at 11:28 PM
From: "Ardy Robertson" <ar...@centurytel.net <mailto:ar...@centurytel.net> >
To: 'Amy' <awilkin...@yahoo.com <mailto:awilkin...@yahoo.com> >, 
felvtalk@felineleukemia.org <mailto:felvtalk@felineleukemia.org> 
Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Cat Sanctuary

Hi Lorrie – if you don’t mind me asking, what do you mean by “most cats you 
have taken in have converted after some time”? Does that mean they no longer 
have FeLV, and if so, what do you attribute that to?

 

Thank you,

Ardy 

 

From: Felvtalk [mailto:felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org] On Behalf Of Amy
Sent: Monday, May 16, 2016 10:31 AM
To: felineres...@frontier.com <mailto:felineres...@frontier.com> ; 
felvtalk@felineleukemia.org <mailto:felvtalk@felineleukemia.org> 
Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Cat Sanctuary

 

Lorrie,

 

That sounds amazing! I do cat rescue in Rochester, NY and we are a no-kill 
rescue so when we get in leuk pos kitties, we do our best to find places for 
them to go. We don't euthanize like so many of the groups do. I have positives 
of my own but I am at capacity in my home. We can keep the FIV positives at our 
building but not the leuk positives because we are cage free and all of our 
rooms are full with non-contagious cats. We don't get them in often but am I 
able to contact you to see if you are able to help if we do get a leuk pos? We 
always hold them at least 30 days to restest and often 60 or 90 days and we run 
both tests, the ELISA and the IFA to make sure they aren't going to fight it 
off first. So far, most of the ones we have taken in have converted after some 
time. We are always looking for more options on the rare occasion we do get one 
in that remains positive and tests positive on both the ELISA and IFA. Thanks 
for helping these kitties

 

Let me know!

Thanks Amy

 

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From: Lorrie <felineres...@frontier.com>
To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org
Sent: Sunday, May 15, 2016 6:56 PM
Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Cat Sanctuary


>
>Lorrie,
>
>Do you have pictures?  I would love to see what you've done!
>
>Kat (Mew Jersey)

Hi Kat, I was born in Morristown, "Mew" Jersey.


I only have photos of the outside of my sanctuary and the grassy lot
next door where I have a small, heated, building for ferals, and a
big shade tree. I don't think they let us send photos to the group,
but if you want to see it I can send it to you. However, outside you
just see a two story brick building not the inside.
-

It's really difficult to take photos of the inside because I can't
get back far enough in each room to really show what I've done.
-

My cat sanctuary is two stories and a basement.  Downstairs are 5
rooms, including two rooms with wire doors for introduction or
isolation. My live-in caretaker has her own bedroom, a large kitchen,
full bathroom and a half bath.  The cats have access to every room
and my caretaker lets them sleep with her. She spoils them rotten.
They (cats & caretaker) all have a couch, chairs, and kitty kondos.
There is a glass front door and window perches so they can look
outside.


The cats are NOT in cages, they have the run of the downstairs and
upstairs rooms.  The older cats are downstairs, and adoptable young
cats and kittens are upstairs which is also designed just for them.
Upstairs are 4 large kitty kondos, 2 people chairs, many cozy cat
beds, and a wall-walk with two tunnels that goes all around the
walls. There are 4 rooms upstairs, and a laundry room.


Lorrie


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Re: [Felvtalk] Cat Sanctuary

[kat]

Ardy,

 

The email you are referencing was TO Lorrie - it was FROM Amy who said "So far, most of the ones we have taken in have converted after some time."  But like you, I would like to know what her protocol has been to be so successful.


 

Kat (Mew Jersey)


Sent: Tuesday, May 17, 2016 at 11:28 PM
From: "Ardy Robertson" <ar...@centurytel.net>
To: 'Amy' <awilkin...@yahoo.com>, felvtalk@felineleukemia.org
Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Cat Sanctuary




Hi Lorrie – if you don’t mind me asking, what do you mean by “most cats you have taken in have converted after some time”? Does that mean they no longer have FeLV, and if so, what do you attribute that to?

 


Thank you,

Ardy 


 



From: Felvtalk [mailto:felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org] On Behalf Of Amy
Sent: Monday, May 16, 2016 10:31 AM
To: felineres...@frontier.com; felvtalk@felineleukemia.org
Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Cat Sanctuary



 



Lorrie,



 



That sounds amazing! I do cat rescue in Rochester, NY and we are a no-kill rescue so when we get in leuk pos kitties, we do our best to find places for them to go. We don't euthanize like so many of the groups do. I have positives of my own but I am at capacity in my home. We can keep the FIV positives at our building but not the leuk positives because we are cage free and all of our rooms are full with non-contagious cats. We don't get them in often but am I able to contact you to see if you are able to help if we do get a leuk pos? We always hold them at least 30 days to restest and often 60 or 90 days and we run both tests, the ELISA and the IFA to make sure they aren't going to fight it off first. So far, most of the ones we have taken in have converted after some time. We are always looking for more options on the rare occasion we do get one in that remains positive and tests positive on both the ELISA and IFA. Thanks for helping these kitties



 



Let me know!



Thanks Amy



 









From: Lorrie <felineres...@frontier.com>
To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org
Sent: Sunday, May 15, 2016 6:56 PM
Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Cat Sanctuary




>
>    Lorrie,
>
>    Do you have pictures?  I would love to see what you've done!
>
>    Kat (Mew Jersey)

Hi Kat, I was born in Morristown, "Mew" Jersey.


I only have photos of the outside of my sanctuary and the grassy lot
next door where I have a small, heated, building for ferals, and a
big shade tree. I don't think they let us send photos to the group,
but if you want to see it I can send it to you. However, outside you
just see a two story brick building not the inside.
-

It's really difficult to take photos of the inside because I can't
get back far enough in each room to really show what I've done.
-

My cat sanctuary is two stories and a basement.  Downstairs are 5
rooms, including two rooms with wire doors for introduction or
isolation. My live-in caretaker has her own bedroom, a large kitchen,
full bathroom and a half bath.  The cats have access to every room
and my caretaker lets them sleep with her. She spoils them rotten.
They (cats & caretaker) all have a couch, chairs, and kitty kondos.
There is a glass front door and window perches so they can look
outside.


The cats are NOT in cages, they have the run of the downstairs and
upstairs rooms.  The older cats are downstairs, and adoptable young
cats and kittens are upstairs which is also designed just for them.
Upstairs are 4 large kitty kondos, 2 people chairs, many cozy cat
beds, and a wall-walk with two tunnels that goes all around the
walls. There are 4 rooms upstairs, and a laundry room.


Lorrie


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Re: [Felvtalk] Cat Sanctuary

[Ardy Robertson]

Hi Lorrie – if you don’t mind me asking, what do you mean by “most cats you 
have taken in have converted after some time”? Does that mean they no longer 
have FeLV, and if so, what do you attribute that to?

 

Thank you,

Ardy 

 

From: Felvtalk [mailto:felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org] On Behalf Of Amy
Sent: Monday, May 16, 2016 10:31 AM
To: felineres...@frontier.com; felvtalk@felineleukemia.org
Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Cat Sanctuary

 

Lorrie,

 

That sounds amazing! I do cat rescue in Rochester, NY and we are a no-kill 
rescue so when we get in leuk pos kitties, we do our best to find places for 
them to go. We don't euthanize like so many of the groups do. I have positives 
of my own but I am at capacity in my home. We can keep the FIV positives at our 
building but not the leuk positives because we are cage free and all of our 
rooms are full with non-contagious cats. We don't get them in often but am I 
able to contact you to see if you are able to help if we do get a leuk pos? We 
always hold them at least 30 days to restest and often 60 or 90 days and we run 
both tests, the ELISA and the IFA to make sure they aren't going to fight it 
off first. So far, most of the ones we have taken in have converted after some 
time. We are always looking for more options on the rare occasion we do get one 
in that remains positive and tests positive on both the ELISA and IFA. Thanks 
for helping these kitties

 

Let me know!

Thanks Amy

 

  _  

From: Lorrie <felineres...@frontier.com <mailto:felineres...@frontier.com> >
To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org <mailto:felvtalk@felineleukemia.org>  
Sent: Sunday, May 15, 2016 6:56 PM
Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Cat Sanctuary


> 
>Lorrie,
> 
>Do you have pictures?  I would love to see what you've done!
> 
>Kat (Mew Jersey)

Hi Kat, I was born in Morristown, "Mew" Jersey.


I only have photos of the outside of my sanctuary and the grassy lot
next door where I have a small, heated, building for ferals, and a
big shade tree. I don't think they let us send photos to the group,
but if you want to see it I can send it to you. However, outside you
just see a two story brick building not the inside.
-

It's really difficult to take photos of the inside because I can't
get back far enough in each room to really show what I've done.
-

My cat sanctuary is two stories and a basement.  Downstairs are 5
rooms, including two rooms with wire doors for introduction or
isolation. My live-in caretaker has her own bedroom, a large kitchen,
full bathroom and a half bath.  The cats have access to every room
and my caretaker lets them sleep with her. She spoils them rotten.
They (cats & caretaker) all have a couch, chairs, and kitty kondos.
There is a glass front door and window perches so they can look
outside.


The cats are NOT in cages, they have the run of the downstairs and
upstairs rooms.  The older cats are downstairs, and adoptable young
cats and kittens are upstairs which is also designed just for them.
Upstairs are 4 large kitty kondos, 2 people chairs, many cozy cat
beds, and a wall-walk with two tunnels that goes all around the
walls. There are 4 rooms upstairs, and a laundry room. 


Lorrie


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Re: [Felvtalk] Cat Sanctuary

[dlgegg]

Everyone deserves a chance at life, even if it is short.  Thank you for giving 
thee cats that chance.  I hae 3 negative and 1 positive.  She has been positive 
all her life and is a sassy, healthy black cat.  All my guys share the house 
with me and no one has ever turned positive from being around her.

 simon95 <simo...@onvol.net> wrote: 
> 

Hi Guys
I am a member of a no kill shelter. 
We are in Malta.Europe.
All our heathly cat roam free .
Then we have an enclosure dor our felv cats and another for our fiv cats.
Then there is another for our blind cats. I have a felv cat at home and had 
Bella also but passed away last October. 
These creatures are cats also . And deserve to live even though there life 
maybe cut short. 
If anyone wants to have a look you can have a look on fb CSAf Malta
Sent from Samsung Mobile

 Original message From: Amy 
<awilkin...@yahoo.com> Date:16/05/2016  17:31  (GMT+01:00) 
To: felineres...@frontier.com, felvtalk@felineleukemia.org 
Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Cat Sanctuary 
Lorrie,

That sounds amazing! I do cat rescue in Rochester, NY and we are a no-kill 
rescue so when we get in leuk pos kitties, we do our best to find places for 
them to go. We don't euthanize like so many of the groups do. I have positives 
of my own but I am at capacity in my home. We can keep the FIV positives at our 
building but not the leuk positives because we are cage free and all of our 
rooms are full with non-contagious cats. We don't get them in often but am I 
able to contact you to see if you are able to help if we do get a leuk pos? We 
always hold them at least 30 days to restest and often 60 or 90 days and we run 
both tests, the ELISA and the IFA to make sure they aren't going to fight it 
off first. So far, most of the ones we have taken in have converted after some 
time. We are always looking for more options on the rare occasion we do get one 
in that remains positive and tests positive on both the ELISA and IFA. Thanks 
for helping these kitties

Let me know!
Thanks Amy


From: Lorrie <felineres...@frontier.com>
To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org 
Sent: Sunday, May 15, 2016 6:56 PM
Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Cat Sanctuary

> 
>Lorrie,
> 
>Do you have pictures?  I would love to see what you've done!
> 
>Kat (Mew Jersey)

Hi Kat, I was born in Morristown, "Mew" Jersey.


I only have photos of the outside of my sanctuary and the grassy lot
next door where I have a small, heated, building for ferals, and a
big shade tree. I don't think they let us send photos to the group,
but if you want to see it I can send it to you. However, outside you
just see a two story brick building not the inside.
-

It's really difficult to take photos of the inside because I can't
get back far enough in each room to really show what I've done.
-

My cat sanctuary is two stories and a basement.  Downstairs are 5
rooms, including two rooms with wire doors for introduction or
isolation. My live-in caretaker has her own bedroom, a large kitchen,
full bathroom and a half bath.  The cats have access to every room
and my caretaker lets them sleep with her. She spoils them rotten.
They (cats & caretaker) all have a couch, chairs, and kitty kondos.
There is a glass front door and window perches so they can look
outside.


The cats are NOT in cages, they have the run of the downstairs and
upstairs rooms.  The older cats are downstairs, and adoptable young
cats and kittens are upstairs which is also designed just for them.
Upstairs are 4 large kitty kondos, 2 people chairs, many cozy cat
beds, and a wall-walk with two tunnels that goes all around the
walls. There are 4 rooms upstairs, and a laundry room. 


Lorrie


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Re: [Felvtalk] Cat Sanctuary

[dlgegg]

I keep saying if I win the publisher clearing house sweps, I will make the best 
rescue home in the world, even dogs .  I have even drawn up plans for the 
buildings and yards.


 Lorrie  wrote: 
> 
> HOW WONDERFUL..
> Thanks to all of you who do rescue work. It can be heartbreaking at
> times, but it is so rewarding to save cats who are injured, abused or
> starving.   I wish we could help every cat in the world.
> 
> Lorrie
> 
> On 05-16, simon95 wrote:
> >Hi Guys
> > 
> >I am a member of a no kill shelter.
> > 
> >We are in Malta.Europe.
> > 
> >All our heathly cat roam free .
> > 
> >Then we have an enclosure dor our felv cats and another for our fiv
> >cats.
> > 
> >Then there is another for our blind cats. I have a felv cat at home and
> >had Bella also but passed away last October.
> > 
> >These creatures are cats also . And deserve to live even though there
> >life maybe cut short.
> > 
> >If anyone wants to have a look you can have a look on fb CSAf Malta
> > 
> > 
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[Lorrie]

HOW WONDERFUL..
Thanks to all of you who do rescue work. It can be heartbreaking at
times, but it is so rewarding to save cats who are injured, abused or
starving.   I wish we could help every cat in the world.

Lorrie

On 05-16, simon95 wrote:
>Hi Guys
> 
>I am a member of a no kill shelter.
> 
>We are in Malta.Europe.
> 
>All our heathly cat roam free .
> 
>Then we have an enclosure dor our felv cats and another for our fiv
>cats.
> 
>Then there is another for our blind cats. I have a felv cat at home and
>had Bella also but passed away last October.
> 
>These creatures are cats also . And deserve to live even though there
>life maybe cut short.
> 
>If anyone wants to have a look you can have a look on fb CSAf Malta
> 
> 

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[simon95]

Hi Guys
I am a member of a no kill shelter. 
We are in Malta.Europe.
All our heathly cat roam free .
Then we have an enclosure dor our felv cats and another for our fiv cats.
Then there is another for our blind cats. I have a felv cat at home and had 
Bella also but passed away last October. 
These creatures are cats also . And deserve to live even though there life 
maybe cut short. 
If anyone wants to have a look you can have a look on fb CSAf Malta
Sent from Samsung Mobile

 Original message From: Amy 
<awilkin...@yahoo.com> Date:16/05/2016  17:31  (GMT+01:00) 
To: felineres...@frontier.com, felvtalk@felineleukemia.org 
Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Cat Sanctuary 
Lorrie,

That sounds amazing! I do cat rescue in Rochester, NY and we are a no-kill 
rescue so when we get in leuk pos kitties, we do our best to find places for 
them to go. We don't euthanize like so many of the groups do. I have positives 
of my own but I am at capacity in my home. We can keep the FIV positives at our 
building but not the leuk positives because we are cage free and all of our 
rooms are full with non-contagious cats. We don't get them in often but am I 
able to contact you to see if you are able to help if we do get a leuk pos? We 
always hold them at least 30 days to restest and often 60 or 90 days and we run 
both tests, the ELISA and the IFA to make sure they aren't going to fight it 
off first. So far, most of the ones we have taken in have converted after some 
time. We are always looking for more options on the rare occasion we do get one 
in that remains positive and tests positive on both the ELISA and IFA. Thanks 
for helping these kitties

Let me know!
Thanks Amy


From: Lorrie <felineres...@frontier.com>
To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org 
Sent: Sunday, May 15, 2016 6:56 PM
Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Cat Sanctuary

> 
>Lorrie,
> 
>Do you have pictures?  I would love to see what you've done!
> 
>Kat (Mew Jersey)

Hi Kat, I was born in Morristown, "Mew" Jersey.


I only have photos of the outside of my sanctuary and the grassy lot
next door where I have a small, heated, building for ferals, and a
big shade tree. I don't think they let us send photos to the group,
but if you want to see it I can send it to you. However, outside you
just see a two story brick building not the inside.
-

It's really difficult to take photos of the inside because I can't
get back far enough in each room to really show what I've done.
-

My cat sanctuary is two stories and a basement.  Downstairs are 5
rooms, including two rooms with wire doors for introduction or
isolation. My live-in caretaker has her own bedroom, a large kitchen,
full bathroom and a half bath.  The cats have access to every room
and my caretaker lets them sleep with her. She spoils them rotten.
They (cats & caretaker) all have a couch, chairs, and kitty kondos.
There is a glass front door and window perches so they can look
outside.


The cats are NOT in cages, they have the run of the downstairs and
upstairs rooms.  The older cats are downstairs, and adoptable young
cats and kittens are upstairs which is also designed just for them.
Upstairs are 4 large kitty kondos, 2 people chairs, many cozy cat
beds, and a wall-walk with two tunnels that goes all around the
walls. There are 4 rooms upstairs, and a laundry room. 


Lorrie


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Re: [Felvtalk] Cat Sanctuary

[dlgegg]

AND ALL WE HAVE TO DO IS GET PEOPLE TO NEUTER AND SPAY, THEN THERE WOULD BE NO 
STRAYS.

 Amy <awilkin...@yahoo.com> wrote: 
> Lorrie,
> That sounds amazing! I do cat rescue in Rochester, NY and we are a no-kill 
> rescue so when we get in leuk pos kitties, we do our best to find places for 
> them to go. We don't euthanize like so many of the groups do. I have 
> positives of my own but I am at capacity in my home. We can keep the FIV 
> positives at our building but not the leuk positives because we are cage free 
> and all of our rooms are full with non-contagious cats. We don't get them in 
> often but am I able to contact you to see if you are able to help if we do 
> get a leuk pos? We always hold them at least 30 days to restest and often 60 
> or 90 days and we run both tests, the ELISA and the IFA to make sure they 
> aren't going to fight it off first. So far, most of the ones we have taken in 
> have converted after some time. We are always looking for more options on the 
> rare occasion we do get one in that remains positive and tests positive on 
> both the ELISA and IFA. Thanks for helping these kitties
> Let me know!Thanks Amy
> 
>   From: Lorrie <felineres...@frontier.com>
>  To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org 
>  Sent: Sunday, May 15, 2016 6:56 PM
>  Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Cat Sanctuary
>
> > 
> >    Lorrie,
> > 
> >    Do you have pictures?  I would love to see what you've done!
> > 
> >    Kat (Mew Jersey)
> 
> Hi Kat, I was born in Morristown, "Mew" Jersey.
> 
> 
> I only have photos of the outside of my sanctuary and the grassy lot
> next door where I have a small, heated, building for ferals, and a
> big shade tree. I don't think they let us send photos to the group,
> but if you want to see it I can send it to you. However, outside you
> just see a two story brick building not the inside.
> -
> 
> It's really difficult to take photos of the inside because I can't
> get back far enough in each room to really show what I've done.
> -
> 
> My cat sanctuary is two stories and a basement.  Downstairs are 5
> rooms, including two rooms with wire doors for introduction or
> isolation. My live-in caretaker has her own bedroom, a large kitchen,
> full bathroom and a half bath.  The cats have access to every room
> and my caretaker lets them sleep with her. She spoils them rotten.
> They (cats & caretaker) all have a couch, chairs, and kitty kondos.
> There is a glass front door and window perches so they can look
> outside.
> 
> 
> The cats are NOT in cages, they have the run of the downstairs and
> upstairs rooms.  The older cats are downstairs, and adoptable young
> cats and kittens are upstairs which is also designed just for them.
> Upstairs are 4 large kitty kondos, 2 people chairs, many cozy cat
> beds, and a wall-walk with two tunnels that goes all around the
> walls. There are 4 rooms upstairs, and a laundry room. 
> 
> 
> Lorrie
> 
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Re: [Felvtalk] Cat Sanctuary

[Amy]

Lorrie,
That sounds amazing! I do cat rescue in Rochester, NY and we are a no-kill 
rescue so when we get in leuk pos kitties, we do our best to find places for 
them to go. We don't euthanize like so many of the groups do. I have positives 
of my own but I am at capacity in my home. We can keep the FIV positives at our 
building but not the leuk positives because we are cage free and all of our 
rooms are full with non-contagious cats. We don't get them in often but am I 
able to contact you to see if you are able to help if we do get a leuk pos? We 
always hold them at least 30 days to restest and often 60 or 90 days and we run 
both tests, the ELISA and the IFA to make sure they aren't going to fight it 
off first. So far, most of the ones we have taken in have converted after some 
time. We are always looking for more options on the rare occasion we do get one 
in that remains positive and tests positive on both the ELISA and IFA. Thanks 
for helping these kitties
Let me know!Thanks Amy

  From: Lorrie <felineres...@frontier.com>
 To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org 
 Sent: Sunday, May 15, 2016 6:56 PM
 Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Cat Sanctuary
   
> 
>    Lorrie,
> 
>    Do you have pictures?  I would love to see what you've done!
> 
>    Kat (Mew Jersey)

Hi Kat, I was born in Morristown, "Mew" Jersey.


I only have photos of the outside of my sanctuary and the grassy lot
next door where I have a small, heated, building for ferals, and a
big shade tree. I don't think they let us send photos to the group,
but if you want to see it I can send it to you. However, outside you
just see a two story brick building not the inside.
-

It's really difficult to take photos of the inside because I can't
get back far enough in each room to really show what I've done.
-

My cat sanctuary is two stories and a basement.  Downstairs are 5
rooms, including two rooms with wire doors for introduction or
isolation. My live-in caretaker has her own bedroom, a large kitchen,
full bathroom and a half bath.  The cats have access to every room
and my caretaker lets them sleep with her. She spoils them rotten.
They (cats & caretaker) all have a couch, chairs, and kitty kondos.
There is a glass front door and window perches so they can look
outside.


The cats are NOT in cages, they have the run of the downstairs and
upstairs rooms.  The older cats are downstairs, and adoptable young
cats and kittens are upstairs which is also designed just for them.
Upstairs are 4 large kitty kondos, 2 people chairs, many cozy cat
beds, and a wall-walk with two tunnels that goes all around the
walls. There are 4 rooms upstairs, and a laundry room. 


Lorrie


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Re: [Felvtalk] Cat Sanctuary

[Rachel Dagner]

It sounds just perfect to me. I am so glad you shared this with us. I have 
nothing but respect for you. It's not everyone who can find their calling and 
then just go for it, especially when that calling comes from love and caring 
and has nothing to do  with financial gain only the peace of mind that comes 
with knowing you are doing something good. I don't even know you and I am so 
proud of you! 

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On May 15, 2016, at 6:56 PM, Lorrie  wrote:

>> 
>>   Lorrie,
>> 
>>   Do you have pictures?  I would love to see what you've done!
>> 
>>   Kat (Mew Jersey)
> 
> Hi Kat, I was born in Morristown, "Mew" Jersey.
> 
> 
> I only have photos of the outside of my sanctuary and the grassy lot
> next door where I have a small, heated, building for ferals, and a
> big shade tree. I don't think they let us send photos to the group,
> but if you want to see it I can send it to you. However, outside you
> just see a two story brick building not the inside.
> -
> 
> It's really difficult to take photos of the inside because I can't
> get back far enough in each room to really show what I've done.
> -
> 
> My cat sanctuary is two stories and a basement.  Downstairs are 5
> rooms, including two rooms with wire doors for introduction or
> isolation. My live-in caretaker has her own bedroom, a large kitchen,
> full bathroom and a half bath.  The cats have access to every room
> and my caretaker lets them sleep with her. She spoils them rotten.
> They (cats & caretaker) all have a couch, chairs, and kitty kondos.
> There is a glass front door and window perches so they can look
> outside.
> 
> 
> The cats are NOT in cages, they have the run of the downstairs and
> upstairs rooms.  The older cats are downstairs, and adoptable young
> cats and kittens are upstairs which is also designed just for them.
> Upstairs are 4 large kitty kondos, 2 people chairs, many cozy cat
> beds, and a wall-walk with two tunnels that goes all around the
> walls. There are 4 rooms upstairs, and a laundry room. 
> 
> 
> Lorrie
> 
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Re: [Felvtalk] Cat Sanctuary

[Lorrie]

> 
>Lorrie,
> 
>Do you have pictures?  I would love to see what you've done!
> 
>Kat (Mew Jersey)

Hi Kat, I was born in Morristown, "Mew" Jersey.


I only have photos of the outside of my sanctuary and the grassy lot
next door where I have a small, heated, building for ferals, and a
big shade tree. I don't think they let us send photos to the group,
but if you want to see it I can send it to you. However, outside you
just see a two story brick building not the inside.
-

It's really difficult to take photos of the inside because I can't
get back far enough in each room to really show what I've done.
-

My cat sanctuary is two stories and a basement.  Downstairs are 5
rooms, including two rooms with wire doors for introduction or
isolation. My live-in caretaker has her own bedroom, a large kitchen,
full bathroom and a half bath.  The cats have access to every room
and my caretaker lets them sleep with her. She spoils them rotten.
They (cats & caretaker) all have a couch, chairs, and kitty kondos.
There is a glass front door and window perches so they can look
outside.


The cats are NOT in cages, they have the run of the downstairs and
upstairs rooms.  The older cats are downstairs, and adoptable young
cats and kittens are upstairs which is also designed just for them.
Upstairs are 4 large kitty kondos, 2 people chairs, many cozy cat
beds, and a wall-walk with two tunnels that goes all around the
walls. There are 4 rooms upstairs, and a laundry room. 


Lorrie


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