Re: [Felvtalk] Mixing & Fostering (Beth)

2013-04-28 Thread dlgegg
ave selected - C&W Rustic Hollow.  I've > visited it in the summer and winter.  A great place. Sharyl    From: "dlg...@windstream.net" To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Sent: Saturday, April 27, 2013 4:15 PM Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Mixing &

Re: [Felvtalk] Mixing & Fostering (Beth)

2013-04-28 Thread dlgegg
m.net" To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Sent: Saturday, April 27, 2013 4:15 PM Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Mixing & Fostering (Beth) The shelter I have selected does not keep them in cages, they have the run of 1.  an old farmhouse complete with an outdoor enclosure they can go in and out a

Re: [Felvtalk] Mixing & Fostering (Beth)

2013-04-27 Thread Sharyl
Sounds just like the shelter I have selected - C&W Rustic Hollow.  I've visited it in the summer and winter.  A great place. Sharyl    From: "dlg...@windstream.net" To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Sent: Saturday, April 27, 2013 4:15 PM Sub

Re: [Felvtalk] Mixing & Fostering (Beth)

2013-04-27 Thread Sharyl
Sounds just like the shelter I have selected - C&W Rustic Hollow.  I've visited it in the summer and winter.  A great place. Sharyl    From: "dlg...@windstream.net" To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Sent: Saturday, April 27, 2013 4:15 PM Sub

Re: [Felvtalk] Mixing & Fostering

2013-04-27 Thread Lorrie
Lee, It's very encouraging that you've had three adults with FelV throw off the virus. I've never been that fortunate, and having these FelV cats and kittens with a death sentence is absolutely devastating to me. I am the same as you said you were much too emotional. As I may have written

Re: [Felvtalk] Mixing & Fostering (Beth)

2013-04-27 Thread dlgegg
The shelter I have selected does not keep them in cages, they have the run of 1. an old farmhouse complete with an outdoor enclosure they can go in and out at will. 2. They have built a new house and outdoor enclosure. They have furniture to sit and lie on and shelves on the walls. My cats w

Re: [Felvtalk] Mixing & Fostering (Beth)

2013-04-27 Thread Beth
One actually did get adopted last year, but mostly they just stay with me until they pass away. Beth Lorrie wrote: >What becomes of these FelV cats you foster? Do you do like I do and >just keep them until they die or have to be euthanized? I lost three >FelV kittens in 2 months and it was

Re: [Felvtalk] Mixing & Fostering (Beth)

2013-04-27 Thread Lorrie
What becomes of these FelV cats you foster? Do you do like I do and just keep them until they die or have to be euthanized? I lost three FelV kittens in 2 months and it was heartbreaking. Now the last of this litter just turned one year old and she seems fine, but I watch her every day and never

Re: [Felvtalk] Mixing & Fostering (Beth)

2013-04-27 Thread Lorrie
We always need to prepare for the time when we will no longer be able to have our cats because of our illness or death, but I would be concerned about your cats in a no kill shelter. Would they be spending their remaining years in cages?? On 04-24, dlg...@windstream.net wrote: > You may have to

Re: [Felvtalk] Mixing & Fostering (Beth)

2013-04-24 Thread dlgegg
__ From: Lee Evans To: "felvtalk@felineleukemia.org" Sent: Tuesday, April 23, 2013 11:13 PM Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Mixing & Fostering (Beth) I had three FeLv+ cats throw it off. They all three were adults. Bunny was the youngest. She tested positive when she was spayed at a

Re: [Felvtalk] Mixing & Fostering (Beth)

2013-04-24 Thread Lee Evans
and am giving her whatever life she has left.   Spay and Neuter your cats and dogs and your weird relatives and nasty neighbors too! > > From: Beth >To: "felvtalk@felineleukemia.org" >Sent: Wednesday, April 24, 2013 7:21 AM >Subje

Re: [Felvtalk] Mixing & Fostering (Beth)

2013-04-24 Thread Beth
From: Lee Evans To: "felvtalk@felineleukemia.org" Sent: Tuesday, April 23, 2013 11:13 PM Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Mixing & Fostering (Beth) I had three FeLv+ cats throw it off. They all three were adults. Bunny was the youngest. She tested

Re: [Felvtalk] Mixing & Fostering (Beth)

2013-04-23 Thread Lee Evans
>Sent: Tuesday, April 23, 2013 6:07 PM >Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Mixing & Fostering (Beth) > > > >No, I have never seen one throw the virus off. >I think fostering the FeLV cats is probably easier than fostering healthy >cats, actually. I have done that plenty of

Re: [Felvtalk] Mixing & Fostering (Beth)

2013-04-23 Thread Beth
#x27;t have to deal with kittens, which can be so much work. Beth   Don't Litter, Fix Your Critter! www.Furkids.org   From: Lorrie To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Sent: Tuesday, April 23, 2013 4:54 PM Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Mixing & Fostering (Beth

Re: [Felvtalk] Mixing & Fostering (Beth)

2013-04-23 Thread Lorrie
Beth I didn't know you fostered FelV cats. Have you had any who eventually threw off the virus? All of the kittens I've taken in as FelV positive, who must have acquired the virus from their mother, have died within two years. However, from one litter of FelV kittens I have an male who is now 4

Re: [Felvtalk] Mixing FelV pos. & neg

2013-04-23 Thread Beth
ukemia.org" Sent: Monday, April 22, 2013 11:32 PM Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Mixing FelV pos. & neg The protocol I was given is 1st vaccine followed by booster shot in 30 days Give the 2nd vaccine 30 days before mixing positives and negatives Follow up every 12 months with a booster sh

Re: [Felvtalk] Mixing FelV pos. & neg

2013-04-22 Thread Sharyl
From: Cheri Le To: "felvtalk@felineleukemia.org" Cc: "felvtalk@felineleukemia.org" Sent: Monday, April 22, 2013 9:59 PM Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Mixing FelV pos. & neg That is what I was worried about him eating out of there dishes,, water bowls and using litterbox. I

Re: [Felvtalk] Mixing FelV pos. & neg

2013-04-22 Thread Cheri Le
; Beth > > Don't Litter, Fix Your Critter! www.Furkids.org > > > From: Gloria B. Lane > To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > Sent: Sunday, April 21, 2013 2:15 PM > Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Mixing FelV pos. & neg > > I've mixed mine (adults) for years al

Re: [Felvtalk] Mixing FelV pos. & neg

2013-04-22 Thread Beth
To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Sent: Sunday, April 21, 2013 2:15 PM Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Mixing FelV pos. & neg I've mixed mine (adults) for years also - I dont worry about it unless the are aggressive bite, etc. Gloria From: Cheri Le >To: "felvtalk@felineleukemia

Re: [Felvtalk] Mixing FelV pos. & neg

2013-04-21 Thread dlgegg
Same here. I do vaccinate my negatives for FELV just in case, but no one ever bites, just slaps, growls and hisses. My vet says as long as the negatives re vaccinated, should be okay. "Gloria B. Lane" wrote: > I've mixed mine (adults) for years also - I dont worry about it unless the >

Re: [Felvtalk] Mixing FelV pos. & neg

2013-04-21 Thread Gloria B. Lane
I've mixed mine (adults) for years also - I dont worry about it unless the are aggressive bite, etc. Gloria > From: Cheri Le > To: "felvtalk@felineleukemia.org" > Sent: Friday, April 19, 2013 12:39 PM > Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Napoleon lost his battle > > Thank u sooo much! I needed to heA

Re: [Felvtalk] Mixing FelV pos. & neg

2013-04-21 Thread Lance
My family unintentionally mixed positives and negatives. We still don't know how the virus got in. One of the positives was euthanized, which is when we discovered the virus. Seven years later, the other positive is lying across the bed looking at me. She probably has lung cancer and possibly

Re: [Felvtalk] Mixing FelV pos. & neg

2013-04-21 Thread Lee Evans
a.org" >Sent: Sunday, April 21, 2013 10:54 AM >Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Mixing FelV pos. & neg > > >Hey guys(-: Marcia from Ks. Guess what the town that I live in is doing now? >They are actually ticketing people who are caught feeding cats outside of >their house!

Re: [Felvtalk] Mixing FelV pos. & neg

2013-04-21 Thread Marcia
Hey guys(-: Marcia from Ks. Guess what the town that I live in is doing now? They are actually ticketing people who are caught feeding cats outside of their house! No kidding. This town is full of methheads and this is what they focus on. So sad. Sent from my absolutely outstanding iphone(:

Re: [Felvtalk] Mixing FelV pos. & neg

2013-04-20 Thread Lorrie
Many of us have done this, and the cats have a better chance at not getting the virus if vaccinated, but what is so amazing is a lot older cats (meaning not kittens) can be mixed with positives and still remain negative. I have seen this many times. Hang in there Cheri, It isn't always a death sen

Re: [Felvtalk] Mixing FeLV & non-FeLV cats

2013-04-19 Thread Beth
Yes, a lot of us mix our vaccinated cats with our FeLV cats with no problems. Beth   Don't Litter, Fix Your Critter! www.Furkids.org   From: Cheri Le To: "felvtalk@felineleukemia.org" Sent: Friday, April 19, 2013 12:39 PM Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Napoleon los

Re: [Felvtalk] Mixing FeLV Positve & FeLV Negative Vaccinated Cats

2012-05-24 Thread Beth
nded vaccinating for FeLV every 6 months, which is what I did when I had FeLV's in the house.   Don't Litter, Fix Your Critter! www.Furkids.org   From: Jo To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Sent: Tuesday, May 22, 2012 7:45 PM Subject: [Felvtalk] Mixing FeLV

Re: [Felvtalk] Mixing FeLV Positve & FeLV Negative Vaccinated Cats

2012-05-22 Thread Beth
uite a bit. >I keep a litter in another room, young and senior are most vulnerable to >infection. >All the cats except the new litter are vaccinated. >M > >http://homelessnomore.webs.com/ > >From: Jo >To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org >Sent: Tuesday, May 22, 2012 2:45 PM &

Re: [Felvtalk] Mixing FeLV Positve & FeLV Negative Vaccinated Cats

2012-05-22 Thread Holly Shelton
with 4 of my other cats and nobody has tested positive. Holly -Original Message- From: HIDEYO YAMAMOTO To: felvtalk Sent: Tue, May 22, 2012 3:18 pm Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Mixing FeLV Positve & FeLV Negative Vaccinated Cats I personally have known about a dozen people who

Re: [Felvtalk] Mixing FeLV Positve & FeLV Negative Vaccinated Cats

2012-05-22 Thread HIDEYO YAMAMOTO
of they are adults cats - I am sure that kittens are more susceptible - and some of them are lving together for several years. Date: Tue, 22 May 2012 15:12:49 -0700 From: marta.gas...@yahoo.com To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Mixing FeLV Positve & FeLV Nega

Re: [Felvtalk] Mixing FeLV Positve & FeLV Negative Vaccinated Cats

2012-05-22 Thread Marta Gasper
elessnomore.webs.com/ From: Jo To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Sent: Tuesday, May 22, 2012 2:45 PM Subject: [Felvtalk] Mixing FeLV Positve & FeLV Negative Vaccinated Cats Is mixing like this recommended?  In my brood I have a 15-year old tiny girl who tested positive for FeLV, a 12-year old blind

Re: [Felvtalk] Mixing FeLV Positve & FeLV Negative Vaccinated Cats

2012-05-22 Thread Beth
__ From: Jo To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Sent: Tuesday, May 22, 2012 7:45 PM Subject: [Felvtalk] Mixing FeLV Positve & FeLV Negative Vaccinated Cats Is mixing like this recommended?  In my brood I have a 15-year old tiny girl who tested positive for FeLV, a 12-year old blind boy and 10-ye

[Felvtalk] Mixing FeLV Positve & FeLV Negative Vaccinated Cats

2012-05-22 Thread Jo
Is mixing like this recommended? In my brood I have a 15-year old tiny girl who tested positive for FeLV, a 12-year old blind boy and 10-year old girl who have not been tested, and a 2-year old girl and 6-month old girl who both tested negative and are vaccinated. I recently lost my beautiful 2-

Re: [Felvtalk] Mixing pos and neg cats

2012-02-25 Thread GRAS
y contains all kinds of helpful enzymes, especially the kind that isn't pasteurized! Natalie -Original Message- From: felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org [mailto:felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org] On Behalf Of Beth Sent: Friday, February 24, 2012 11:02 PM To: felvtalk@felineleu

Re: [Felvtalk] Mixing pos and neg cats

2012-02-24 Thread Beth
/ > >--- On Fri, 2/24/12, dppl dppl wrote: > > >From: dppl dppl >Subject: [Felvtalk] Mixing pos and neg cats >To: "felvtalk@felineleukemia.org" >Date: Friday, February 24, 2012, 10:58 PM > > > > > >Toni, i enjoyed reading about your family an

Re: [Felvtalk] Mixing pos and neg cats

2012-02-24 Thread Marta Gasper
ove Purina cat chow and Fancy Feast..like ppl we are not too atracted to health food though;) Marta http://homelessnomore.webs.com/ --- On Fri, 2/24/12, dppl dppl wrote: From: dppl dppl Subject: [Felvtalk] Mixing pos and neg cats To: "felvtalk@felineleukemia.org" Date: Friday, F

[Felvtalk] Mixing pos and neg cats

2012-02-24 Thread dppl dppl
Toni, i enjoyed reading about your family and your tips. I also put a dab of vicks vapor rub on the nose of  my cat that had the respiratory infection . I tried Wellness dry cat food but none of my cats would eat it. They like some of the purina one  dry food flavors. I tried the Tiki brand b/c I

[Felvtalk] Mixing pos and neg cats

2012-02-24 Thread Toni Probst
Mixing pos and negs and the use of honey.. I have 3 cats one pos and the other two are neg, I use the ultra violet water bowl, and the cat genie litter box, All three are great and healthy, I also have 2 ferrets, 2 kids with Aspergers autism, military homeschooling household, hectic to say the le

[Felvtalk] Mixing

2011-04-15 Thread john pollack
I have 1 felv+ and 4 felv-, all living togeather for the last 4 1/2 years. The negatives have been vaccinated, and have never gotten it from my Tigger! They play, sleep and do basically everything togeather!! AND they love eachother's company! ___ Fel

Re: [Felvtalk] Mixing

2010-10-15 Thread dlgegg
know > >> they can live with. > >> > >> Beth > >> Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry > >> > >> -Original Message- > >> From: "Michelle Brockman " > >> Sender: felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org > >

Re: [Felvtalk] Mixing

2010-10-15 Thread Natalie
Of Michelle Brockman Sent: Friday, October 15, 2010 11:03 AM To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Mixing I know of several instances of the same thing happening Natalie in addition to two kittens I personally adopted devloping FIP after vaccines which is why I feel so strongly

Re: [Felvtalk] Mixing

2010-10-15 Thread Michelle Brockman
with the rabies vaccine. fyi -Original Message- From: Natalie Sent: 10/15/2010 1:37:42 PM To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Mixing Vaccinating cats for anything when their immune systems are seriously compromised can be very dangerous! I have also known friends with

Re: [Felvtalk] Mixing

2010-10-15 Thread Natalie
- From: felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org [mailto:felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org] On Behalf Of create_me_...@yahoo.com Sent: Thursday, October 14, 2010 8:16 PM To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Mixing Yes, it can be. Stress can also be damaging & was a big reason I chos

Re: [Felvtalk] Mixing

2010-10-14 Thread Bonnie Hogue
Man, I bet the vets love us... - Original Message - From: To: Sent: Thursday, October 14, 2010 6:46 PM Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Mixing MY VET ADVISED ME TO KEEP THE NEGATIVES SEPERATED UNTIL THEIR VACCINATION HAD TIME TO TAKE EFFECT. SINCE THEN, MY POSITIVES AND NEGATIVES ARE

Re: [Felvtalk] Mixing

2010-10-14 Thread dlgegg
..@felineleukemia.org > Date: Thu, 14 Oct 2010 23:31:49 > To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > Reply-To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Mixing > > Over vaccinating can also be damaging in its own right. Please everyone > remember that. > >

Re: [Felvtalk] Mixing

2010-10-14 Thread create_me_new
23:31:49 To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Reply-To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Mixing Over vaccinating can also be damaging in its own right. Please everyone remember that. -Original Message- From: Beth Sent: 10/14/2010 11:16:48 PM To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: R

Re: [Felvtalk] Mixing

2010-10-14 Thread Beth
man Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Mixing To: "felvtalk@felineleukemia.org " Date: Thursday, October 14, 2010, 7:31 PM Over vaccinating can also be damaging in its own right. Please everyone remember that. -Original Message- From: Beth Sent: 10/14/2010 11:16:48 PM To: felvtalk@feli

Re: [Felvtalk] Mixing

2010-10-14 Thread Michelle Brockman
Over vaccinating can also be damaging in its own right. Please everyone remember that. -Original Message- From: Beth Sent: 10/14/2010 11:16:48 PM To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Mixing I mixed my cats on the ADVICE OF MY VET. She vaccinated my negatives

Re: [Felvtalk] Mixing

2010-10-14 Thread Beth
hem mix. Beth Dont Litter, Fix Your Critter! www.Furkids.org   --- On Wed, 10/13/10, Michelle Brockman wrote: From: Michelle Brockman Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Mixing To: "felvtalk@felineleukemia.org " Date: Wednesday, October 13, 2010, 11:54 PM I would like to add that the vaccines ar

Re: [Felvtalk] Mixing

2010-10-14 Thread Gloria Lane
SPORTS/SIAMESE & COLLIE RESCUE > Sultan, WA. 98294 > Terrie Mohr-Forker > http://tazzys.org/ > Non-Profit national rescue > Dedicated to the welfare of animals. > > Copyright © 1999-2010 tazzys.org. All rights reserved. > > > Original Message &g

Re: [Felvtalk] Mixing

2010-10-14 Thread Melinda Kerr
edicated to the welfare of animals.   Copyright © 1999-2010 tazzys.org. All rights reserved. Original Message ---- Subject: [Felvtalk] Mixing From: Melinda Kerr Date: Wed, October 13, 2010 2:14 am To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org OK,  I know I am going to get some really strong opinions

Re: [Felvtalk] Mixing

2010-10-14 Thread Joslin Potter
felv why not? From: Natalie To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Sent: Thu, October 14, 2010 2:18:35 PM Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Mixing I think everyone must understand that ANY vaccine is at best only 80% effective! -Original Message- From: felvtalk

Re: [Felvtalk] Mixing

2010-10-14 Thread Natalie
@felineleukemia.org Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Mixing I would like to add that the vaccines are NOT foolproof and do not have 100% efficacy. I have personally had 11 cats that I rescued with FeLv die a terrible death and would never expose a healthy non-positive cat to the virus knowingly, regardless of how many

Re: [Felvtalk] Mixing

2010-10-14 Thread Bonnie Hogue
sing. I too once had a 21 year old cat who was an amazing kitty. May all our cats live to 21 -- or longer! ~Bonnie - Original Message - From: ter...@tazzys.org To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Sent: Thursday, October 14, 2010 8:30 AM Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Mixing Melinda

Re: [Felvtalk] Mixing

2010-10-14 Thread terrie
Melinda, Well, this is my opinion and experience with having FELV kitties in the past but don't any now. My first personal experience was back in mid part of1999 I got a kitten that I named Taz was FELV and he died in January 2002. He had it in his bone marrow. He died from secondary illnesses. Sp

Re: [Felvtalk] Mixing

2010-10-13 Thread Michelle Brockman
n but could never imagine why anyone would want to risk endangering their other pets, vaccine or not. -Original Message- From: Melinda Kerr Sent: 10/14/2010 1:37:27 AM To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Mixing I'm sorry for your loss. I've only had my Fuji fo

Re: [Felvtalk] Mixing

2010-10-13 Thread Melinda Kerr
-Original Message- > From: felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org > [mailto:felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org] On Behalf Of Melinda Kerr > Sent: Wednesday, October 13, 2010 5:15 AM > To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > Subject: [Felvtalk] Mixing > > OK, I know I am going to get some reall

Re: [Felvtalk] Mixing

2010-10-13 Thread Frank & Sue Koren
o:felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org] On Behalf Of Melinda Kerr Sent: Wednesday, October 13, 2010 5:15 AM To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: [Felvtalk] Mixing OK,  I know I am going to get some really strong opinions on this one.   What I really want is positive feedback from people who

Re: [Felvtalk] Mixing

2010-10-13 Thread Bonnie Hogue
ly have to live together. Reading your story gives me confirmation on my idea. I guess more isolation is better than not enough, even if Lucky doesn't like it! ~Bonnie - Original Message - From: "Beth Noren" To: Sent: Wednesday, October 13, 2010 5:54 AM Subject: Re: [F

Re: [Felvtalk] Mixing

2010-10-13 Thread Sharyl
weeks old when I rescued her and the vaccine did protect her. She is now a very healthy 4 yo. Sharyl --- On Wed, 10/13/10, Melinda Kerr wrote: > From: Melinda Kerr > Subject: [Felvtalk] Mixing > To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > Date: Wednesday, October 13, 2010, 5:14 AM > O

Re: [Felvtalk] Mixing

2010-10-13 Thread Melinda Kerr
It all seems as though fate has hand, doesn't it? Thank you for the response. Sent from my iPhone On Oct 13, 2010, at 9:54 PM, Beth Noren wrote: > I rescued a litter of 5, 1 tested positive and was quarantined, and > died of FIP at 12 weeks old. One of the "negatives" became sick soon > afte

Re: [Felvtalk] Mixing

2010-10-13 Thread Beth Noren
I rescued a litter of 5, 1 tested positive and was quarantined, and died of FIP at 12 weeks old. One of the "negatives" became sick soon after, was retested, and he was now positive. He had no contact with his sick sister between tests. I began to get his negative siblings vaccinated, but did no

Re: [Felvtalk] Mixing

2010-10-13 Thread Melinda Kerr
sage - From: "Melinda Kerr" > To: > Sent: Wednesday, October 13, 2010 5:14 AM > Subject: [Felvtalk] Mixing > > > OK, I know I am going to get some really strong opinions on this one. What I > really want is positive feedback from people who have mixed positives and

Re: [Felvtalk] Mixing

2010-10-13 Thread Pat Kachur
away about 2 years later but no one else has gotten sick (and Mandy's been gone for a year now). Pat - Original Message - From: "Melinda Kerr" To: Sent: Wednesday, October 13, 2010 5:14 AM Subject: [Felvtalk] Mixing OK, I know I am going to get some really strong

[Felvtalk] Mixing

2010-10-13 Thread Melinda Kerr
OK,  I know I am going to get some really strong opinions on this one.   What I really want is positive feedback from people who have mixed positives and negatives.  My Fuji contacted her FeLV from her mom and it didn't show up on her initial test.  We did not know she was positive until a medi

Re: [Felvtalk] mixing FeLV pos and neg

2009-02-24 Thread MaryChristine
On Tue, Feb 24, 2009 at 3:23 PM, MaryChristine wrote: > i'll look it up in the morning, but i've NEVER seen a figure higher than > about 6%--incidence of FIV is very low too. > > it's VERY misleading when they keep saying that FIV and FeLV are the most > common fatal viruses affecting cats. "m

Re: [Felvtalk] mixing FeLV pos and neg

2009-02-23 Thread MaryChristine
i'll tell you offlist. stalkers and all, you know. On Mon, Feb 23, 2009 at 1:18 PM, Belinda Sauro wrote: > Hey MC, where are you moving to? > > -- > > Belinda > happiness is being owned by cats ... > > http://bemikitties.com > > http://BelindaSauro.com > > > > __

Re: [Felvtalk] mixing FeLV pos and neg

2009-02-23 Thread Belinda Sauro
Hey MC, where are you moving to? -- Belinda happiness is being owned by cats ... http://bemikitties.com http://BelindaSauro.com ___ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleuke

Re: [Felvtalk] mixing FeLV pos and neg

2009-02-23 Thread Gloria B. Lane
MC what is the incidence of FELV, do you have any info on that? Gloria On Feb 23, 2009, at 10:41 AM, MaryChristine wrote: lorrie, thanks for this post. sometimes it may seem as if i'm anti-vet, when i most decidedly am NOT. i am against vets not keeping up with the research when presented

Re: [Felvtalk] mixing FeLV pos and neg

2009-02-23 Thread MaryChristine
lorrie, thanks for this post. sometimes it may seem as if i'm anti-vet, when i most decidedly am NOT. i am against vets not keeping up with the research when presented with a positive test result. i know that it's totally unrealistic for every vet to be up-to-date on every species' problems, and c

Re: [Felvtalk] mixing FeLV pos and neg

2009-02-23 Thread Lorrie
Thanks for your post Carmen. It was very comforting. Vets are entirely too quick to suggest euthanasia for FelV pos. cats. This fall I adopted out a FelV pos kitten to a wonderful couple who also had two other cats, not positive for FelV. The first vet at their cinic told them not to take the kitt

Re: [Felvtalk] mixing FeLV pos and neg

2009-02-21 Thread Lynne
isease. Lynne - Original Message - From: "MaryChristine" To: Sent: Saturday, February 21, 2009 11:29 AM Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] mixing FeLV pos and neg thanks, carmen. you're much gentler than i in your evaluation of veterinary attitudes, and the damage they do. the m

Re: [Felvtalk] mixing FeLV pos and neg

2009-02-21 Thread MaryChristine
thanks, carmen. you're much gentler than i in your evaluation of veterinary attitudes, and the damage they do. the more i find of "old" literature that says what we already know--bout it being bodily-fluids, not air, requiring close consistent contact, how many exposed cats either never become

[Felvtalk] mixing FeLV pos and neg

2009-02-21 Thread Carmen Conklin
I am writing in response to Lauries note about Isabella. I have had several negative FeLV cats that have been mixed with the FeLV positives over the years and NONE of them ever acquired a positive status to the FeLV. It is definitely NOT an airborne disease in any way and it takes a very prolonged