Re: [Felvtalk] kitten with FeLV

2009-07-19 Thread catatonya
I've brought in 2 positives over the years. no problems. tonya --- On Fri, 7/3/09, Elizabeth Paz mothernatur...@hotmail.com wrote: From: Elizabeth Paz mothernatur...@hotmail.com Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] kitten with FeLV To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Date: Friday, July 3, 2009, 10:06 PM

Re: [Felvtalk] kitten with FeLV

2009-07-04 Thread Sharyl
Sandra, 1st thank you for taking in Penny. Mixing is such a personal decision. Like other I mix my positives and negatives. My negatives all had their FeLV vaccine and booster one month later before I mixed them. My positives were kittens when I rescued them and never threw off the virus.

Re: [Felvtalk] kitten with FeLV

2009-07-04 Thread Gloria B. Lane
I agree, the older cats don't seem as susceptible. Gloria On Jul 4, 2009, at 8:25 AM, Sharyl wrote: Sandra, 1st thank you for taking in Penny. Mixing is such a personal decision. Like other I mix my positives and negatives. My negatives all had their FeLV vaccine and booster one

Re: [Felvtalk] kitten with FeLV

2009-07-04 Thread Sandra Brunner
Thanks for all the info. It's been really helpful. I'll keep stella at my friends for a while longer til i've got a good chunk of time to spend at home while I introduce stella and penny to each other. s. On 2009-07-04, at 11:16 AM, Gloria B. Lane gbl...@aristotle.net wrote: I agree,

Re: [Felvtalk] kitten with FeLV

2009-07-03 Thread Elizabeth Paz
Dear Sandra, My Kitty (his name) has FELV, we got him when he was 7 months from students. He was diagnosed with Felv when he was not quite two, he is now 8 1/2 and the felv has been kept at bay with the Prednisone. I also worried about my other cat Simba being exposed to him,

Re: [Felvtalk] kitten with FeLV

2009-07-03 Thread Chris
Sandra Welcome to this board==you'll get a whole lot of info here from folks with a whole lot of experience! About testing--there are 2 common tests: The snap Elissa test done right in the vet's office and the IFA where blood is sent to lab. If you only had the Elissa, try to get the IFA as