Re: Transferring the Virus

2007-09-20 Thread Dawn Morrison
: catatonya [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Transferring the Virus To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Have the two other cats ever been tested or vaccinated before? tonya Dawn Morrison [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello

RE: Transferring the Virus

2007-09-20 Thread catatonya
Agreed, but cats won't test positive due to the vaccination. tonya Rosenfeldt, Diane [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: DIV { MARGIN: 0px }Dawn, I'm far from the big expert, but I think the chances are almost nonexistent that you're transferring anything by just walking from room to

Re: Transferring the Virus

2007-09-19 Thread Dawn Morrison
Melissa and everyone, Thanks for your input. I am still highly concerned that my 4 year old will test positive since she would immediately eat the wet food that was leftover in the food bowl the FeLV+ ate out of and she was not vaccinated at the time. Only time will tell I guess, it's going to

Re: Transferring the Virus

2007-09-19 Thread Kelley Saveika
The FELV vaccine does not cause a positive test result. The FIV vaccine causes a positive test result, which is one reason it isn't recommended. (If the kitty gets away and to a shelter and they test the kitty she will come up +) On 9/19/07, Dawn Morrison [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Melissa and

RE: Transferring the Virus

2007-09-19 Thread Rosenfeldt, Diane
To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: Re: Transferring the Virus The FELV vaccine does not cause a positive test result. The FIV vaccine causes a positive test result, which is one reason it isn't recommended. (If the kitty gets away and to a shelter and they test the kitty she will come up

RE: Transferring the Virus

2007-09-19 Thread Melissa Lind
] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Dawn Morrison Sent: Wednesday, September 19, 2007 11:29 AM To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: Re: Transferring the Virus Melissa and everyone, Thanks for your input. I am still highly concerned that my 4 year old will test positive since she would

Re: Transferring the Virus

2007-09-19 Thread glenda Goodman
Dawn, I have to wonder why a cat would test pos. after a feline leukemia vaccination? I'm wondering if different vets use different vaccines? My vet uses a killed virus vaccine. I have had her explain this to me a couple times , because I keep doubting a cat cannot test pos. after a vaccination...

Re: Transferring the Virus

2007-09-19 Thread linda gata
Glenda: I happen to have a black white boy, Oreo. When he was tested at 8 weeks old he was negative. Then 21 days later after his Felv vaccine , Oreo went to ER with a fever of 105, letargy, wbc were at 2.5.. At the clinic they tested him and came back positive. I summited another test 4

Re: Transferring the Virus

2007-09-19 Thread glenda Goodman
Linda, I suppose he is still testing pos. for FeLV ? It seems like you are taking excellent care of him and hopefully he will be perfect one day soon. There should be some really informed people on this list getting back to you...Thank you for your story...Glenda --- linda gata [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: Transferring the Virus

2007-09-19 Thread catatonya
Have the two other cats ever been tested or vaccinated before? tonya Dawn Morrison [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello again everyone, Before I had Bea tested, she was with my two other catkids (ages 4 10 years) for 4 days - sharing food (wet dry), water and liter box. It

RE: Transferring the Virus

2007-09-18 Thread Melissa Lind
Hi Dawn, As far as I know, you cannot transfer it from walking around. It's not that easy to transfer. I had a FeLV foster cat who stayed in our office room. I never even washed my hands between petting him and the other cats unless he drooled on me or something. The virus doesn't live that

RE: Transferring the Virus

2007-09-18 Thread Rosenfeldt, Diane
Dawn, I'm far from the big expert, but I think the chances are almost nonexistent that you're transferring anything by just walking from room to room. The motto for the virus is if it dries, it dies. It reminds me of a memorable passage in the book Everything You Always Wanted to Know About

Re: Transferring the Virus

2007-09-18 Thread Pat Kachur
: Tuesday, September 18, 2007 7:00 PM Subject: RE: Transferring the Virus My positives and negatives having been living together in the same home without separation for 4 years. So far, no one new has tested positive. My ones that are positive got the virus through heredity, not exposure

RE: Transferring the Virus

2007-09-18 Thread Chris Behnke
Of Rosenfeldt, Diane Sent: Tuesday, September 18, 2007 12:34 PM To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: RE: Transferring the Virus Dawn, I'm far from the big expert, but I think the chances are almost nonexistent that you're transferring anything by just walking from room to room. The motto