Re: [Felvtalk] new positive kitten/QUESTION
I've mixed for years. You might want to search the archives for "mixing" as this is a common question & you will find lots of info. I always make sure any cat that hs tested positive has 2 negative Elisa tests b4 feeling confident. Beth dot winkler wrote: >But what about mixing when the healthy male cat likes to bite and plays rough >with the FELV pos cat? They wrestle, lick, groom together and bite/nip as >they play and cuddle and sleep together. Has anyone had mixed cats that do >this and my question is, is it safe in that situation? It's one thing if they >are all just hanging out but if there is close contact, what is the consensus? > Is that a safe situation for mixing the positive and negative ones? Curious >to know. Please respond. Dotty - Freehold > > > >From: Beth >To: "felvtalk@felineleukemia.org" >Sent: Monday, October 10, 2011 10:04 AM >Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] new positive kitten > > >Ditto. I've mixed mine for years, had negatives re-tested numerous times & all >is well. I even had an FIV positive cat who mixed with my FelV cats for 10 >years. He never got it, either. >You might search the archives on "mixing" for more info. > >Beth > > Don't Litter, Fix Your Critter! www.Furkids.org > > > > >From: katskat1 >To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org >Sent: Saturday, October 8, 2011 8:47 PM >Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] new positive kitten > >I have 2 positives, one of them over 12 years old, the other about 2 >or 3. Both of them have been intermingling with my negatives >(currently 8 of them) for years. I keep the negatives up to date on >vaccinations and haven't yet had one turn positive although I kept the >very young cats away from them until they were older and thru the full >series of vaccinations. > > >On 10/8/11, john pollack wrote: >> My cat, Tigger is almost 5. he was born with FeLV. he lives with my other 5 >> cats, ranging in age from 1 to 15. none of the others have teste=d positive, >> and they are checked yearly >> >> >> >> >> From: JoAnn Fredo>> To: "felvtalk@felineleukemia.org" >> >> Sent: Saturday, October 8, 2011 7:19 PM >> Subject: [Felvtalk] new positive kitten >> >> >> Message body >> I was apart of this list 09/2000 when my husband and I adopted 3 kittens, >> and all tested positive. We lost little Vinnie at 8 months due to lymphoma, >> Molly developed lymphoma and we treated it. She lived 4 years, the lymphoma >> never came back, the feline leukemia took her life. Toots lived 9 years, no >> problems until the last month of his life he developed bone cancer. All 3 of >> my babies received interferon and dimethylglycine every night. Two years ago >> we adopted 2 more kittens, they were negative. > This past Friday my >> neighbor's daughter found a cute orange tabby kitten and asked us if we >> wanted him. He tested positive, but it is not in his bone marrow. I have >> everyone separated, and am looking for a home. I know may people mix >> positive with negative cats, can you please tell if there are success >> stories out there or if negative cats became positive. Thanks, Jo Ann >> >> ___ >> Felvtalk mailing list >> Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org >> http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org > >___ >Felvtalk mailing list >Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org >http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org > > > >___ >Felvtalk mailing list >Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org >http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org >___ >Felvtalk mailing list >Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org >http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org ___ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
Re: [Felvtalk] new positive kitten/QUESTION
So far, all of mine are healthy and they squabble all the time, drink from the same water fountain and eat from the same bowls, use the same boxes. Just keep the negatives vaccinnated. Beth Noren wrote: > My positive grew up wrestling with his two negative brothers and they were > fine. They initially all tested negative, so some of the tussling happened > before > the neg's were vaccinated, and still no transmission. Once Will tested > positive, we vaccinated the neg's. Will lived with them until he passed at > 3.5 years. > > Best wishes, > Beth > > On Mon, Oct 24, 2011 at 8:02 AM, dot winkler wrote: > > > But what about mixing when the healthy male cat likes to bite and plays > > rough with the FELV pos cat? They wrestle, lick, groom together and > > bite/nip as they play and cuddle and sleep together. Has anyone had mixed > > cats that do this and my question is, is it safe in that situation? ... > > ___ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
Re: [Felvtalk] new positive kitten/QUESTION
My positive grew up wrestling with his two negative brothers and they were fine. They initially all tested negative, so some of the tussling happened before the neg's were vaccinated, and still no transmission. Once Will tested positive, we vaccinated the neg's. Will lived with them until he passed at 3.5 years. Best wishes, Beth On Mon, Oct 24, 2011 at 8:02 AM, dot winkler wrote: > But what about mixing when the healthy male cat likes to bite and plays > rough with the FELV pos cat? They wrestle, lick, groom together and > bite/nip as they play and cuddle and sleep together. Has anyone had mixed > cats that do this and my question is, is it safe in that situation? ... > ___ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
Re: [Felvtalk] new positive kitten/QUESTION
Keep the negative up to date on shots and he should be fine. My opinion. =^..^= Terri, Siggie the Tomato Vampire, Guinevere, Travis, Dori and 6 furangels: Ruthie, Samantha, Arielle, Gareth, Alec, Salome and Sammi =^..^= - Original Message - From: dot winkler<mailto:venus7ora...@yahoo.com> To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org<mailto:felvtalk@felineleukemia.org> Sent: Monday, October 24, 2011 8:02 AM Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] new positive kitten/QUESTION But what about mixing when the healthy male cat likes to bite and plays rough with the FELV pos cat? They wrestle, lick, groom together and bite/nip as they play and cuddle and sleep together. Has anyone had mixed cats that do this and my question is, is it safe in that situation? It's one thing if they are all just hanging out but if there is close contact, what is the consensus? Is that a safe situation for mixing the positive and negative ones? Curious to know. Please respond. Dotty - Freehold -- From: Beth To: "felvtalk@felineleukemia.org" Sent: Monday, October 10, 2011 10:04 AM Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] new positive kitten Ditto. I've mixed mine for years, had negatives re-tested numerous times & all is well. I even had an FIV positive cat who mixed with my FelV cats for 10 years. He never got it, either. You might search the archives on "mixing" for more info. Beth Don't Litter, Fix Your Critter! www.Furkids.org<http://www.furkids.org/> -- From: katskat1 To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Sent: Saturday, October 8, 2011 8:47 PM Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] new positive kitten I have 2 positives, one of them over 12 years old, the other about 2 or 3. Both of them have been intermingling with my negatives (currently 8 of them) for years. I keep the negatives up to date on vaccinations and haven't yet had one turn positive although I kept the very young cats away from them until they were older and thru the full series of vaccinations. On 10/8/11, john pollack mailto:bucfa...@yahoo.com>> wrote: > My cat, Tigger is almost 5. he was born with FeLV. he lives with my other 5 > cats, ranging in age from 1 to 15. none of the others have teste=d positive, > and they are checked yearly > > > > > From: JoAnn Fredo <jufr...@yahoo.com<mailto:jufr...@yahoo.com>> > To: "felvtalk@felineleukemia.org<mailto:felvtalk@felineleukemia.org>" > <felvtalk@felineleukemia.org<mailto:felvtalk@felineleukemia.org>> > Sent: Saturday, October 8, 2011 7:19 PM > Subject: [Felvtalk] new positive kitten > > > Message body > I was apart of this list 09/2000 when my husband and I adopted 3 kittens, > and all tested positive. We lost little Vinnie at 8 months due to lymphoma, > Molly developed lymphoma and we treated it. She lived 4 years, the lymphoma > never came back, the feline leukemia took her life. Toots lived 9 years, no > problems until the last month of his life he developed bone cancer. All 3 of > my babies received interferon and dimethylglycine every night. Two years ago > we adopted 2 more kittens, they were negative. This past Friday my > neighbor's daughter found a cute orange tabby kitten and asked us if we > wanted him. He tested positive, but it is not in his bone marrow. I have > everyone separated, and am looking for a home. I know may people mix > positive with negative cats, can you please tell if there are success > stories out there or if negative cats became positive. Thanks, Jo Ann > > ___ > Felvtalk mailing list > Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org<mailto:Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org> > http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org ___ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org<mailto:Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org> http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org<http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org> ___ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org<mailto:Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org> http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org<http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org> ___ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org ___ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
Re: [Felvtalk] new positive kitten/QUESTION
But what about mixing when the healthy male cat likes to bite and plays rough with the FELV pos cat? They wrestle, lick, groom together and bite/nip as they play and cuddle and sleep together. Has anyone had mixed cats that do this and my question is, is it safe in that situation? It's one thing if they are all just hanging out but if there is close contact, what is the consensus? Is that a safe situation for mixing the positive and negative ones? Curious to know. Please respond. Dotty - Freehold From: Beth To: "felvtalk@felineleukemia.org" Sent: Monday, October 10, 2011 10:04 AM Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] new positive kitten Ditto. I've mixed mine for years, had negatives re-tested numerous times & all is well. I even had an FIV positive cat who mixed with my FelV cats for 10 years. He never got it, either. You might search the archives on "mixing" for more info. Beth Don't Litter, Fix Your Critter! www.Furkids.org From: katskat1 To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Sent: Saturday, October 8, 2011 8:47 PM Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] new positive kitten I have 2 positives, one of them over 12 years old, the other about 2 or 3. Both of them have been intermingling with my negatives (currently 8 of them) for years. I keep the negatives up to date on vaccinations and haven't yet had one turn positive although I kept the very young cats away from them until they were older and thru the full series of vaccinations. On 10/8/11, john pollack wrote: > My cat, Tigger is almost 5. he was born with FeLV. he lives with my other 5 > cats, ranging in age from 1 to 15. none of the others have teste=d positive, > and they are checked yearly > > > > > From: JoAnn Fredo> To: "felvtalk@felineleukemia.org" > > Sent: Saturday, October 8, 2011 7:19 PM > Subject: [Felvtalk] new positive kitten > > > Message body > I was apart of this list 09/2000 when my husband and I adopted 3 kittens, > and all tested positive. We lost little Vinnie at 8 months due to lymphoma, > Molly developed lymphoma and we treated it. She lived 4 years, the lymphoma > never came back, the feline leukemia took her life. Toots lived 9 years, no > problems until the last month of his life he developed bone cancer. All 3 of > my babies received interferon and dimethylglycine every night. Two years ago > we adopted 2 more kittens, they were negative. This past Friday my > neighbor's daughter found a cute orange tabby kitten and asked us if we > wanted him. He tested positive, but it is not in his bone marrow. I have > everyone separated, and am looking for a home. I know may people mix > positive with negative cats, can you please tell if there are success > stories out there or if negative cats became positive. Thanks, Jo Ann > > ___ > Felvtalk mailing list > Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org ___ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org ___ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org___ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org