Hi Margo,
As far as I know he is not neutered, I’m not even sure he is a “he”……but he
just seems like a big tomcat. And the other stray – Cally – is a female who
showed up pregnant so after she had her babies I found homes for them and had
her spayed. One reason I think he is a boy is that h
> -Original Message-
> From: MaiMaiPG
> To: felvtalk
> Sent: Fri, Jan 18, 2013 3:58 pm
> Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] stray cat I took in has feline leukemia
>
> I got my dog to eat slower by putting golf balls in a pie pan with his
> food. He was forced to pick arou
I love.
Thanks again all!!
Tricia
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From: MaiMaiPG
To: felvtalk
Sent: Fri, Jan 18, 2013 3:58 pm
Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] stray cat I took in has feline leukemia
I got my dog to eat slower by putting golf balls in a pie pan with his
food. He was forced to
ubject: Re: [Felvtalk] stray cat I took in has feline leukemia
I got my dog to eat slower by putting golf balls in a pie pan with his food.
He was forced to pick around the balls to get to the food.
On Jan 15, 2013, at 7:29 PM, wrote:
> Tricia
> My Nitnoy lived a little over 4 years alon
aren't feeling well?
> >
> > Thanks again for your time and knowledge:
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> > Tricia
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> > From: Sharyl
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t; Thanks again for your time and knowledge:
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> Tricia
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> From: Sharyl
> To: felvtalk
> Sent: Sun, Jan 13, 2013 9:42 pm
> Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] stray cat I took in has feline leukemia
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>
> Hi Tr
accident, which is what I might be thinking.
> I think previously, we were chasing the kids in the house, and she may
> have gotten scared and it just sorta "ran out"...
> > >
> > > What about hiding under the bed?? She did that when she first came
> here, and has bee
gt; >
> > What about hiding under the bed?? She did that when she first came here,
> > and has been good now for a few weeks, but today she was under the bed
> > again? I read that sometimes can be a sign that they aren't feeling well?
> >
> > Thanks again for your time and knowl
I got my dog to eat slower by putting golf balls in a pie pan with his
food. He was forced to pick around the balls to get to the food.
On Jan 15, 2013, at 7:29 PM, wrote:
Tricia
My Nitnoy lived a little over 4 years along with Annie who is also
positive and 5 others who are all negative.
the bed?? She did that when she first came here,
> and has been good now for a few weeks, but today she was under the bed
> again? I read that sometimes can be a sign that they aren't feeling well?
> >
> > Thanks again for your time and knowledge:
> >
> > Tric
een good now for a few weeks, but today she was under the bed again? I
> read that sometimes can be a sign that they aren't feeling well?
>
> Thanks again for your time and knowledge:
>
> Tricia
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Tricia
My Nitnoy lived a little over 4 years along with Annie who is also positive and
5 others who are all negative. My vet says that as long as the negatives have
their vaccination for FELV and here are no fights where a positive bites a
negative, there is very little chance of the negatives
er kitties are healthy:)
>>
>> Thanks again for your time!
>> Tricia
>>
>>
>>
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>> From: john pollack
>> To: felvtalk
>> Sent: Sun, Jan 13, 2013 9:23 pm
>> Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] stray cat I took in
cia
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From: john pollack
To: felvtalk
Sent: Sun, Jan 13, 2013 9:23 pm
Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] stray cat I took in has feline leukemia
Tricia
My Tigger lived 1 month shy of 5 years with FeLV
He had his ups and downs, as we all do
He lived with 6 housemates...NONE a
A few things-first, thank you for taking in this little one. Its too bad
that her adopter declawed her as it means she can't go outside! On the
FELV-there are 2 standard tests. There's one the vet does in the office-a
pin prick of blood on a test strip-its called the Elissa or snap test. Then
t
3 11:13 PM
Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] stray cat I took in has feline leukemia
HiSharyl,
Thank you so much for the quick reply:)
I would have to guess she is about 4 years old.
I've had cats with worms before, but they were quite obvious in the stool... I
will try to check her stool more
s can be a sign that they aren't
feeling well?
Thanks again for your time and knowledge:
Tricia
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From: Sharyl
To: felvtalk
Sent: Sun, Jan 13, 2013 9:42 pm
Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] stray cat I took in has feline leukemia
Hi Tricia. You don't say how old
> Hope your other kitties are healthy:)
>
> Thanks again for your time!
> Tricia
>
>
>
> -Original Message-
> From: john pollack
> To: felvtalk
> Sent: Sun, Jan 13, 2013 9:23 pm
> Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] stray cat I took in has feline leukemia
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Sent: Sun, Jan 13, 2013 9:23 pm
Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] stray cat I took in has feline leukemia
Tricia
My Tigger lived 1 month shy of 5 years with FeLV
He had his ups and downs, as we all do
He lived with
ia
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> -Original Message-----
> From: john pollack
> To: felvtalk
> Sent: Sun, Jan 13, 2013 9:23 pm
> Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] stray cat I took in has feline leukemia
>
> Tricia
> My Tigger lived 1 month shy of 5 years with FeLV
> He had his ups an
llack
To: felvtalk
Sent: Sun, Jan 13, 2013 9:23 pm
Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] stray cat I took in has feline leukemia
Tricia
My Tigger lived 1 month shy of 5 years with FeLV
He had his ups and downs, as we all do
He lived with 6 housemates...NONE are positive!!
As far as the stool, cats get
again for your time and knowledge:
Tricia
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From: Sharyl
To: felvtalk
Sent: Sun, Jan 13, 2013 9:42 pm
Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] stray cat I took in has feline leukemia
Hi Tricia. You don't say how old Pumpkin is. It is usual to re-test for FeLV
after
Hi Tricia. You don't say how old Pumpkin is. It is usual to re-test for FeLV
after 3 months. Since she used to be outside has she been treated for worms?
That may be why her stools are soft. Many add some canned plain pumpkin (not
the spiced pie filling) to the canned food to add fiber when
Tricia
My Tigger lived 1 month shy of 5 years with FeLV
He had his ups and downs, as we all do
He lived with 6 housemates...NONE are positive!!
As far as the stool, cats get it like we do. may have eaten something that
disagreed with him
What test was done. Snap or other??
With Snap, if he's bee
mailto:felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org] On Behalf Of
ccarlsb...@gmail.com
Sent: Monday, November 07, 2011 8:48 PM
To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org
Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] stray kitten positive any advice for me
What are some of these holistic remedies for gum issues? Tweetys gums as
pretty bad a
pl dppl
To: "felvtalk@felineleukemia.org"
Sent: Tuesday, November 8, 2011 6:07 PM
Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] stray kitten positive any advice for me/ flow charts
for testing
I'm sorry I haven't figured out how to reply to specific threads, maybe because
I receive a digest instea
Good nutrition, paying attention to sniffles, etc and most of all, lotsf love
Marcia wrote:
> I guess the fact of the matter is, is that your kitten can live a very
> healthy life. If she tests positive, it doesn't necessarily mean that she
> will be chronically ill. I really think that
age -
> From: Katie Marie Armijo<mailto:katie.arm...@colorado.edu>
> To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org<mailto:felvtalk@felineleukemia.org>
> Sent: Monday, November 07, 2011 7:28 PM
> Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] stray kitten positive any advice for me
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> M
I guess the fact of the matter is, is that your kitten can live a very healthy
life. If she tests positive, it doesn't necessarily mean that she will be
chronically ill. I really think that good nutrition also plays an enormous role
in keeping them healthy. It's a very tough decision. I feel f
I'm sorry I haven't figured out how to reply to specific threads, maybe because
I receive a digest instead of each post. I'm using this site
http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org to
access the threads. If someone can point me in the right direction about how
t
wrong. Please wait and have
her tested again.
Jannes
From: MaiMaiPG
To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org
Sent: Monday, November 7, 2011 7:45 PM
Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] stray kitten positive any advice for me
There are holistic remedies for the gum issues. That was
My cat Fletch was with 3 other adult cats for a year. They had never been
vaccinated for felv and the bet said that Fletch was born with it. So they were
exposed unknowingly for a full year, and they all tested negative. So I
believe like everyone else here, it's not spread as easily as everyo
Sent: Monday, November 07, 2011 7:28 PM
Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] stray kitten positive any advice for me
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
Olvey
To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org
Sent: Monday, November 7, 2011 7:11 PM
Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] stray kitten positive any advice for me
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 no
0 -0800
From: dppl1...@yahoo.com
To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org
Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] stray kitten positive any advice for me
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 cho
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
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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
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
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
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
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
rie wrote:
From: Lorrie
Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Stray
To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org
Date: Thursday, April 16, 2009, 5:04 PM
If the babies are fat, and healthy looking and not crying. They
are fine. Hungry kittens will cry, and if these kittens were
born April 1st, they will keep mom cat drained
If the babies are fat, and healthy looking and not crying. They
are fine. Hungry kittens will cry, and if these kittens were
born April 1st, they will keep mom cat drained of milk as fast
as she makes it.
Lorrie
On 04-16, sheila...@aol.com wrote: Hello all . I haven't posted in a
> while but h
Also, just to add to the good advice, I offer dry and wet food at all times
Debbie (COL)
"The time is always right to do what is right" - Martin Luther King
> Date: Thu, 16 Apr 2009 10:34:02 -0700
> From: sin...@sbcglobal.net
> To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org
>
For right now I would say this is normal, the kittens have drained their mother
of the current supply of milk.
Put the mother cat on a Premium Kitten Food, Royal Canin Baby Cat is what I
have used in the past. Make sure the mother cat has plenty of water to drink.
If she will drink it give her
Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Stray
If the babies aren't crying like they are in distress, and they are moving
about with a normal amount of energy, then give momma another day or
socolostrum comes in prior to the milkand it is all they need until
then. IF you are truly worried, you could
If the babies aren't crying like they are in distress, and they are moving
about with a normal amount of energy, then give momma another day or
socolostrum comes in prior to the milkand it is all they need until
then. IF you are truly worried, you could offer them a teeny bit of KMR fr
let's see if anyone wants to fight me about my opinions, first, then ask
again!
(but you're right, it's the education part that's so vital. i remember
when i had all my cats tested, because a recent former housemate, tested
negative at the shelter, had died from complications of the virus
t;[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> From: MaryChristine <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Stray Kitty I took in tests positive
> To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org
> Date: Monday, November 3, 2008, 2:42 PM
> see, i would say keep them together, because they've
> proba
see, i would say keep them together, because they've probably already been
as exposed as they're gonna be, and if mom is negative, it means their
exposure is probably from great-aunt tabby, the neighborhood nursemaid. we
don't really know for sure how FeLV works in kittens who don't get it from
the
e:
> From: catatonya <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Stray Kitty I took in tests positive
> To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org
> Date: Sunday, November 2, 2008, 6:51 PM
> my opinion would be leave them together. they've already
> been together. the ones that a
Society worried
> that the others will eventually test positive? I don't understand any of
> this!
>
> --- On Wed, 10/29/08, MacKenzie, Kerry N.
> wrote:
>
> > From: MacKenzie, Kerry N.
> > Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Stray Kitty I took in tests positive
> >
when you get info on these courses, let me know, would like to try them myself.
only was to arm yourself is to learn what you are up against. dorlis
MaryChristine <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> i just reread this--a bone marrow BIOPSY?? and actually, i'd like to see
> where something has
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Sent: Wednesday, October 29, 2008 4:06 PM
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Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Stray Kitty I took in tests positive
Kerry,
THANK YOU SO MUCH!! I appreciate your kind words and input I now feel hopeful!
I will try the Vita- Mineral mix recip
Glad you're back MC!
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Sent: Wednesday, October 29, 2008 5:03 PM
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i respectfully dis
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Sent: Wednesday, October 29, 2008 4:16:29 PM
Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Stray Kitty I took in tests positive
Brenda,
You're an angel for opening your heart and home to Spazzy. Thank you on behalf
of all homeless kitties, and particularly FeLV kitts..
You've come to t
i just reread this--a bone marrow BIOPSY?? and actually, i'd like to see
where something has said that an ELISA can tell what stage of FeLV the kitty
is in. since all it tests for is ANTIGENS, not even antibodies, an ELISA
shouldn't be able to tell anything about whether or not the cat is even
STROM <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
From: SALLY NORDSTROM <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Stray Kitty I took in tests positive
To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org
Date: Wednesday, October 29, 2008, 4:58 PM
Another question. My kittens tested positive with the ELISA test. Ma
se to do the
something that I can do. What I can do, I should do. And what I should do, by
the grace of God,I will do"(Edward Everett Hale) > Date: Wed, 29 Oct 2008
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Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Stray
> > From: MacKenzie, Kerry N. <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Stray Kitty I took in tests positive
> > To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org
> > Date: Wednesday, October 29, 2008, 4:29 PM
> > Sally, I personally would not vaccinate a positive cat. See
>
d any of this!
--- On Wed, 10/29/08, MacKenzie, Kerry N. <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> From: MacKenzie, Kerry N. <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Stray Kitty I took in tests positive
> To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org
> Date: Wednesday, October 29, 2008, 4:29 P
awww, thanks!
MC
On Wed, Oct 29, 2008 at 7:27 PM, Sally Davis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
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Sally(the other one)
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MC
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Sally, Eric (not a cat),Junior(angel), Tiny(angel) Fluffy(soulmate angel),
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f these viruses and can develop a
> > reaction to the vaccine. Even small amounts of a virus that is
> > introduced through a vaccination may be too much for sick animals to
> > fight off. They then may fall ill from the very disease to which they
> > have been vaccinated.
ase to which they
> have been vaccinated.<<<
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>
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> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of SALLY
> NORDSTROM
> Sent: Wednesday, October 29, 2008 3:59 PM
> To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org
> Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Stray
virus that is
> introduced through a vaccination may be too much for sick animals to
> fight off. They then may fall ill from the very disease to which they
> have been vaccinated.<<<
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> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTE
ease to which they
have been vaccinated.<<<
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[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of SALLY
NORDSTROM
Sent: Wednesday, October 29, 2008 3:59 PM
To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org
Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Stray Kitty I took in tests positive
An
. <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Stray Kitty I took in tests positive
> To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org
> Date: Wednesday, October 29, 2008, 3:16 PM
> Brenda,
> You're an angel for opening your heart and home to
> Spazzy. Thank you on behalf of all homeless
Welcome, Brenda! Sorry Spazzy is so ill, but you've come to the right place
for info. You will be getting a lot of it in a very short time, but just to
start out, your vet is way wrong about the bone marrow biopsy. Yikes! What
you need to get is an IFA test. It's much more accurate than the
Brenda,
You're an angel for opening your heart and home to Spazzy. Thank you on behalf
of all homeless kitties, and particularly FeLV kitts.
You've come to the right place for info.
My first advice would be to find an informed, FeLV-competent vet. While your
vet sounds nice, nice won't help Spaz
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