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I know it's not scientifically proven, but I believe light positive means recent exposure. Hopefully the cat will fight the virus and turn up negative within a couple of months. t Kelley Saveika [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Fri, Mar 28, 2008 at 9:37 PM, Gloria B. Lane [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Wow, she's a light positive. I don't know how old she is, but I have no doubt what I would do. I'd leave the kit with her mom and bubba, and retest at some point. She's already with them, so they're already exposed. Moving is stressful. Light Positive can mean that the test results aren't correct and it needs to be redone; or that she's been exposed to the virus and is mounting a defense against it, or whatever.If she was an adult I'd start interferon, but probably not as a kitten. I'm sure you'll get some other ideas too! I really do not like the whole light positive thing. It is confusing and difficult to understand - I still don't understand it and one of my foster kittens tested light pos a couple of years ago. She turned out to be negative, though, so in that case we believe it was a bad test. -- Rescuties - Saving the world, one cat at a time. http://www.rescuties.org Vist the Rescuties store and save a kitty life! http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/redirect-home?tag=rescuties-20 Check out our Memsaic! http://www.memsaic.com/app/launch.cfm?sid=08D2CAB2A6E9 http://www.zazzle.com/rescuties* Please help Clarissa! http://rescuties.chipin.com/clarissasheart http://www.change.org/rescuties
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I have to agree with Gloria. Keep the cats separated and don't move anyone until you have had some more time to retest. Hopefully your negatives will all end up negative. tonya Gloria B. Lane [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Wow, she's a light positive. I don't know how old she is, but I have no doubt what I would do. I'd leave the kit with her mom and bubba, and retest at some point. She's already with them, so they're already exposed. Moving is stressful. Light Positive can mean that the test results aren't correct and it needs to be redone; or that she's been exposed to the virus and is mounting a defense against it, or whatever. If she was an adult I'd start interferon, but probably not as a kitten. I'm sure you'll get some other ideas too! Best wishes, and thanks for rescuing the FELV positives... Gloria At 11:27 AM 3/28/2008, you wrote: OK- I volunteer for a rescue and care for cats in my home. I already have my own two girls who live in the main home that our FELV positive. I have been taking care of a mom and 2 kittens and then one other cat. They live in a spare room I have converted into a cat room full of toys, a cat tree, and everything they could need. Yesterday, mom and kits had their big day at the vet. Here's the dilemma. Jill, one of the kits, tested a light positive for FELV. Her brother and mother didn't. The other cat was previously tested. Mom and brother have been vaccinated and the other cat is being vaccinated today. The kits are about 12 weeks old now- this is estimated because they were dumped in the country. What do I do w/ everyone? Do I keep people separate or since they are vaccinated they are okay? I don't have immediate homes for anyone right now so I am it. Do I let Jill down w/ my girls or what if she's negative---I haven't had my girls retested...what if they are negative? Any advice would be great! Thanks everyone! [] Kenzie Kanne ARC Volunteer (712)830-9518 www.myspace.com/animalrescueofcarroll animalrescueofcarroll.org -- How well do you know your celebrity gossip? Talk celebrity smackdowns here.
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Hi Tonya, I don't think this is always the case, I had Bailey tested several times in his 11 years of life, at least 4 times and the tests were given years apart and he always tested a light positive. I know it's not scientifically proven, but I believe light positive means recent exposure. Hopefully the cat will fight the virus and turn up negative within a couple of months. -- Belinda happiness is being owned by cats ... Be-Mi-Kitties http://www.bemikitties.com HostDesign4U.com [affordable hosting web design] http://www.hostdesign4u.com ForYouByUs.com [custom printing] http://www.foryoubyus.com
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any color at all that appears in the little circle during the appropriate time (10 minutes in most cases) means positive. depth of color has nothing to do with amount or strength of infection. positive is positive, pregnant is pregnant. On Tue, Apr 8, 2008 at 11:48 AM, Belinda Sauro [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi Tonya, I don't think this is always the case, I had Bailey tested several times in his 11 years of life, at least 4 times and the tests were given years apart and he always tested a light positive. I know it's not scientifically proven, but I believe light positive means recent exposure. Hopefully the cat will fight the virus and turn up negative within a couple of months. -- Belinda happiness is being owned by cats ... Be-Mi-Kitties http://www.bemikitties.com HostDesign4U.com [affordable hosting web design] http://www.hostdesign4u.com ForYouByUs.com [custom printing] http://www.foryoubyus.com -- Spay Neuter Your Neighbors! Maybe That'll Make The Difference MaryChristine AIM / YAHOO: TenHouseCats MSN: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ICQ: 289856892
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i was specifically looking at the fact that this was ONE kitten of two, where the mom and the other kitten were negative--while we don't know about the other cat, we have a pretty good idea how long mom and kids have been together remember that it requires a first shot, then a booster two to three weeks later (depending on the vaccine) for full immunity to take effect; so while mom and sibkit and companion kitty have been vaccinated once, they haven't had the full therapeutic dosage yet. as for the other adult cat: if she's just recently come into contact with this family, the chances that the exposure amounts to, prolonged, persistent contact is slim; if she's healthy, her chances of maintaining a viremic status despite exposure are low; and without a second test on the kitten, who knows if there's any danger at all. we don't know that anyone has been exposed to anything at this point. MC On Sat, Mar 29, 2008 at 9:39 AM, laurieskatz [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Yes but the non-related cat was NOT vaccinated before exposure. It's one thing if everyone was already vaccinated AND the person is going to keep all of them but another if she is planning to adopt out the negatives. I would not want to adopt a cat who'd I knew had been exposed. I think it's different if they are all your own, the negatives have been vaccinated before exposure, the cats have lived together a long time already (not just days or weeks) and you are keeping them all. Laurie - Original Message - *From:* [EMAIL PROTECTED] *To:* felvtalk@felineleukemia.org *Sent:* Friday, March 28, 2008 10:17 PM *Subject:* Re: New FELV Positive- questions *I totally agree with Gloria.* *Everyone has been exposed too late on separating them.* *There is no such thing as a light positive.* *It is either positive or negative.* *I can honestly say that I had positives and negatives live together for years.* *I vaccinated the negatives every year.* *Not one of the negatives died from FELV they died of other Feline illnesses.* In a message dated 3/28/2008 9:08:57 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: but tho i didn't specifically answer this before, i of course agree with gloria and everyone: by now, everyone's been exposed and separating them is pointless MC *TAZZY'S ANIMAL TRANSPORTS SIAMESE COLLIE RESCUE Terrie Mohr-Forker *http://www.tazzys-siameses-collies.petfinder.org/* * http://groups.yahoo.com/group/wasiameserescue* * http://hometown.aol.com/tatorbunz/index.html* * http://hometown.aol.com/tatorbunz/myhomepage/petmemorial.html* * http://www.felineleukemia.org/* * http://www.petloss.com/*** TAZZY'S ANIMAL TRANSPORTS *https://www.paypal.com/ -- Create a Home Theater Like the Pros. Watch the video on AOL Homehttp://home.aol.com/diy/home-improvement-eric-stromer?video=15ncid=aolhom000301 . -- Spay Neuter Your Neighbors! Maybe That'll Make The Difference MaryChristine AIM / YAHOO: TenHouseCats MSN: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ICQ: 289856892
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Bailey was a light positive all his life, he was tested 4 different times throughout his life, the test always barely turned blue. Positive is positive from what I understand. I really do not like the whole light positive thing. It is confusing and difficult to understand - I still don't understand it and one of my foster kittens tested light pos a couple of years ago. She turned out to be negative, though, so in that case we believe it was a bad test. -- Belinda happiness is being owned by cats ... Be-Mi-Kitties http://www.bemikitties.com HostDesign4U.com [affordable hosting web design] http://www.hostdesign4u.com ForYouByUs.com [custom printing] http://www.foryoubyus.com
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My concern is for the unrelated cat who only just had her first (of the 2 feleuk vaccinations) after the kitten tested positive. We don't know how long they have been in the same room. Maybe only days. That's why I would separate the unrelated cat, even if only until the kitten is retested and tests negative ~ because the unrelated cat isn't fully vaccinated and because of the possibility of limited prior exposure (if this is the case) reducing her chances of infection. - Original Message - From: MaryChristine To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Sent: Saturday, March 29, 2008 1:05 PM Subject: Re: New FELV Positive- questions i was specifically looking at the fact that this was ONE kitten of two, where the mom and the other kitten were negative--while we don't know about the other cat, we have a pretty good idea how long mom and kids have been together remember that it requires a first shot, then a booster two to three weeks later (depending on the vaccine) for full immunity to take effect; so while mom and sibkit and companion kitty have been vaccinated once, they haven't had the full therapeutic dosage yet. as for the other adult cat: if she's just recently come into contact with this family, the chances that the exposure amounts to, prolonged, persistent contact is slim; if she's healthy, her chances of maintaining a viremic status despite exposure are low; and without a second test on the kitten, who knows if there's any danger at all. we don't know that anyone has been exposed to anything at this point. MC On Sat, Mar 29, 2008 at 9:39 AM, laurieskatz [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Yes but the non-related cat was NOT vaccinated before exposure. It's one thing if everyone was already vaccinated AND the person is going to keep all of them but another if she is planning to adopt out the negatives. I would not want to adopt a cat who'd I knew had been exposed. I think it's different if they are all your own, the negatives have been vaccinated before exposure, the cats have lived together a long time already (not just days or weeks) and you are keeping them all. Laurie - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Sent: Friday, March 28, 2008 10:17 PM Subject: Re: New FELV Positive- questions I totally agree with Gloria. Everyone has been exposed too late on separating them. There is no such thing as a light positive. It is either positive or negative. I can honestly say that I had positives and negatives live together for years. I vaccinated the negatives every year. Not one of the negatives died from FELV they died of other Feline illnesses. In a message dated 3/28/2008 9:08:57 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: but tho i didn't specifically answer this before, i of course agree with gloria and everyone: by now, everyone's been exposed and separating them is pointless MC TAZZY'S ANIMAL TRANSPORTS SIAMESE COLLIE RESCUE Terrie Mohr-Forker http://www.tazzys-siameses-collies.petfinder.org/ http://groups.yahoo.com/group/wasiameserescue http://hometown.aol.com/tatorbunz/index.html http://hometown.aol.com/tatorbunz/myhomepage/petmemorial.html http://www.felineleukemia.org/ http://www.petloss.com/ TAZZY'S ANIMAL TRANSPORTS https://www.paypal.com/ -- Create a Home Theater Like the Pros. Watch the video on AOL Home. -- Spay Neuter Your Neighbors! Maybe That'll Make The Difference MaryChristine AIM / YAHOO: TenHouseCats MSN: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ICQ: 289856892
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From what I understand, the virus in transmitted through body fluid contact... I might be wrong, but unless they are mutual grooming and sharing food/litter boxes isn't the chances of her being exposed to the virus more limited? I personally would isolate the unrelated cat until either she receives the rest of the booster and tests negative after 1-3months or (hopefully not) she tests positive from the exposure at which point there's not much that separating them will do except cause more anxiety, or after 8-12 weeks you re-test the kitten for a negative result. On Sat, Mar 29, 2008 at 4:39 PM, laurieskatz [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: My concern is for the *unrelated *cat who only just had her first (of the 2 feleuk vaccinations) *after* the kitten tested positive. We don't know how long they have been in the same room. Maybe only days. That's why I would separate the unrelated cat, even if only until the kitten is retested and tests negative ~ because the unrelated cat isn't fully vaccinated and because of the possibility of limited prior exposure (if this is the case) reducing her chances of infection. - Original Message - *From:* MaryChristine [EMAIL PROTECTED] *To:* felvtalk@felineleukemia.org *Sent:* Saturday, March 29, 2008 1:05 PM *Subject:* Re: New FELV Positive- questions i was specifically looking at the fact that this was ONE kitten of two, where the mom and the other kitten were negative--while we don't know about the other cat, we have a pretty good idea how long mom and kids have been together remember that it requires a first shot, then a booster two to three weeks later (depending on the vaccine) for full immunity to take effect; so while mom and sibkit and companion kitty have been vaccinated once, they haven't had the full therapeutic dosage yet. as for the other adult cat: if she's just recently come into contact with this family, the chances that the exposure amounts to, prolonged, persistent contact is slim; if she's healthy, her chances of maintaining a viremic status despite exposure are low; and without a second test on the kitten, who knows if there's any danger at all. we don't know that anyone has been exposed to anything at this point. MC On Sat, Mar 29, 2008 at 9:39 AM, laurieskatz [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Yes but the non-related cat was NOT vaccinated before exposure. It's one thing if everyone was already vaccinated AND the person is going to keep all of them but another if she is planning to adopt out the negatives. I would not want to adopt a cat who'd I knew had been exposed. I think it's different if they are all your own, the negatives have been vaccinated before exposure, the cats have lived together a long time already (not just days or weeks) and you are keeping them all. Laurie - Original Message - *From:* [EMAIL PROTECTED] *To:* felvtalk@felineleukemia.org *Sent:* Friday, March 28, 2008 10:17 PM *Subject:* Re: New FELV Positive- questions *I totally agree with Gloria.* *Everyone has been exposed too late on separating them.* *There is no such thing as a light positive.* *It is either positive or negative.* *I can honestly say that I had positives and negatives live together for years.* *I vaccinated the negatives every year.* *Not one of the negatives died from FELV they died of other Feline illnesses.* In a message dated 3/28/2008 9:08:57 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: but tho i didn't specifically answer this before, i of course agree with gloria and everyone: by now, everyone's been exposed and separating them is pointless MC *TAZZY'S ANIMAL TRANSPORTS SIAMESE COLLIE RESCUE Terrie Mohr-Forker *http://www.tazzys-siameses-collies.petfinder.org/* * http://groups.yahoo.com/group/wasiameserescue* * http://hometown.aol.com/tatorbunz/index.html* * http://hometown.aol.com/tatorbunz/myhomepage/petmemorial.html* * http://www.felineleukemia.org/* * http://www.petloss.com/*** TAZZY'S ANIMAL TRANSPORTS *https://www.paypal.com/ -- Create a Home Theater Like the Pros. Watch the video on AOL Homehttp://home.aol.com/diy/home-improvement-eric-stromer?video=15ncid=aolhom000301 . -- Spay Neuter Your Neighbors! Maybe That'll Make The Difference MaryChristine AIM / YAHOO: TenHouseCats MSN: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ICQ: 289856892 -- Beth Gouldin [EMAIL PROTECTED] 940.395.5393 God Bless!!!
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Wow, she's a light positive. I don't know how old she is, but I have no doubt what I would do. I'd leave the kit with her mom and bubba, and retest at some point. She's already with them, so they're already exposed. Moving is stressful. Light Positive can mean that the test results aren't correct and it needs to be redone; or that she's been exposed to the virus and is mounting a defense against it, or whatever.If she was an adult I'd start interferon, but probably not as a kitten. I'm sure you'll get some other ideas too! Best wishes, and thanks for rescuing the FELV positives... Gloria At 11:27 AM 3/28/2008, you wrote: OK- I volunteer for a rescue and care for cats in my home. I already have my own two girls who live in the main home that our FELV positive. I have been taking care of a mom and 2 kittens and then one other cat. They live in a spare room I have converted into a cat room full of toys, a cat tree, and everything they could need. Yesterday, mom and kits had their big day at the vet. Here's the dilemma. Jill, one of the kits, tested a light positive for FELV. Her brother and mother didn't. The other cat was previously tested. Mom and brother have been vaccinated and the other cat is being vaccinated today. The kits are about 12 weeks old now- this is estimated because they were dumped in the country. What do I do w/ everyone? Do I keep people separate or since they are vaccinated they are okay? I don't have immediate homes for anyone right now so I am it. Do I let Jill down w/ my girls or what if she's negative---I haven't had my girls retested...what if they are negative? Any advice would be great! Thanks everyone! http://www.myspace.com/animalrescueofcarroll [] http://www.myspace.com/animalrescueofcarrollKenzie Kanne http://www.myspace.com/animalrescueofcarrollARC Volunteer http://www.myspace.com/animalrescueofcarroll(712)830-9518 www.myspace.com/animalrescueofcarroll http://animalrescue-carroll.tripod.com/index.htmlanimalrescueofcarroll.org -- How well do you know your celebrity gossip? http://originals.msn.com/thebigdebate?ocid=T002MSN03N0707ATalk celebrity smackdowns here.
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Question---if the mom tests negative, how would the kitten be positive? Christiane Biagi 914-632-4672 Cell: 914-720-6888 [EMAIL PROTECTED] Katrina Animal Reunion Team (KART) www.findkpets.org Join Us Help Reunite Katrina-displaced Families with their Animals -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Gloria B. Lane Sent: Friday, March 28, 2008 10:38 PM To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: Re: New FELV Positive- questions Wow, she's a light positive. I don't know how old she is, but I have no doubt what I would do. I'd leave the kit with her mom and bubba, and retest at some point. She's already with them, so they're already exposed. Moving is stressful. Light Positive can mean that the test results aren't correct and it needs to be redone; or that she's been exposed to the virus and is mounting a defense against it, or whatever.If she was an adult I'd start interferon, but probably not as a kitten. I'm sure you'll get some other ideas too! Best wishes, and thanks for rescuing the FELV positives... Gloria At 11:27 AM 3/28/2008, you wrote: OK- I volunteer for a rescue and care for cats in my home. I already have my own two girls who live in the main home that our FELV positive. I have been taking care of a mom and 2 kittens and then one other cat. They live in a spare room I have converted into a cat room full of toys, a cat tree, and everything they could need. Yesterday, mom and kits had their big day at the vet. Here's the dilemma. Jill, one of the kits, tested a light positive for FELV. Her brother and mother didn't. The other cat was previously tested. Mom and brother have been vaccinated and the other cat is being vaccinated today. The kits are about 12 weeks old now- this is estimated because they were dumped in the country. What do I do w/ everyone? Do I keep people separate or since they are vaccinated they are okay? I don't have immediate homes for anyone right now so I am it. Do I let Jill down w/ my girls or what if she's negative---I haven't had my girls retested...what if they are negative? Any advice would be great! Thanks everyone! http://www.myspace.com/animalrescueofcarroll [] http://www.myspace.com/animalrescueofcarrollKenzie Kanne http://www.myspace.com/animalrescueofcarrollARC Volunteer http://www.myspace.com/animalrescueofcarroll(712)830-9518 www.myspace.com/animalrescueofcarroll http://animalrescue-carroll.tripod.com/index.htmlanimalrescueofcarroll.or g -- How well do you know your celebrity gossip? http://originals.msn.com/thebigdebate?ocid=T002MSN03N0707ATalk celebrity smackdowns here.
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On Fri, Mar 28, 2008 at 9:37 PM, Gloria B. Lane [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Wow, she's a light positive. I don't know how old she is, but I have no doubt what I would do. I'd leave the kit with her mom and bubba, and retest at some point. She's already with them, so they're already exposed. Moving is stressful. Light Positive can mean that the test results aren't correct and it needs to be redone; or that she's been exposed to the virus and is mounting a defense against it, or whatever.If she was an adult I'd start interferon, but probably not as a kitten. I'm sure you'll get some other ideas too! I really do not like the whole light positive thing. It is confusing and difficult to understand - I still don't understand it and one of my foster kittens tested light pos a couple of years ago. She turned out to be negative, though, so in that case we believe it was a bad test. -- Rescuties - Saving the world, one cat at a time. http://www.rescuties.org Vist the Rescuties store and save a kitty life! http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/redirect-home?tag=rescuties-20 Check out our Memsaic! http://www.memsaic.com/app/launch.cfm?sid=08D2CAB2A6E9 http://www.zazzle.com/rescuties* Please help Clarissa! http://rescuties.chipin.com/clarissasheart http://www.change.org/rescuties
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that's what's gotten researchers re-evaluating everything we thought they knew--negative moms, or litters from positive moms that are only partially positive themselves, or positive kittens that then turn negative (when the old wisdom was that a kitten born with the virus couldn't possibly throw it off because of the immature immune system. the last thing that i read, and i don't know where, and can't cite it because it was just sort of a notice someplace of preliminary results (oh, knowing me, i probably DO have it saved SOMEPLACE, but it wasn't definite...) is that they're thinking that maybe the virus does NOT pass through the placental barrier as previously believed, or via the birth process itself (the mucous membranes), but that perhaps the MAJOR vector in all transmission is the mutual grooming and cleaning that goes on. since we already know that the virus does not pass easily, and that many negatives live happily (or, at least co-exist) with positives for many many years--anecdotally, more than the 30% who should be able to throw it off--this hypothesis makes a lot of sense. ESPECIALLY the negative mom and positive kittens bit, if, for example, there's a positive mom who takes on a lot of the nurturing duties, which DOES happen a lot as for faint and strong positives, my understanding, tho i guess it MAY depend on on the brand of test, is that there's really no such thing: if any color shows, it's positive. the depth of the color has nothing to do with the amount of antigen in the sample--could as easily be a function of the test solution. kind of like pregnancy--no such thing as being a little bit positive. On Fri, Mar 28, 2008 at 10:45 PM, Chris [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Question---if the mom tests negative, how would the kitten be positive? Christiane Biagi 914-632-4672 Cell: 914-720-6888 [EMAIL PROTECTED] Katrina Animal Reunion Team (KART) www.findkpets.org Join Us Help Reunite Katrina-displaced Families with their Animals -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Gloria B. Lane Sent: Friday, March 28, 2008 10:38 PM To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: Re: New FELV Positive- questions Wow, she's a light positive. I don't know how old she is, but I have no doubt what I would do. I'd leave the kit with her mom and bubba, and retest at some point. She's already with them, so they're already exposed. Moving is stressful. Light Positive can mean that the test results aren't correct and it needs to be redone; or that she's been exposed to the virus and is mounting a defense against it, or whatever.If she was an adult I'd start interferon, but probably not as a kitten. I'm sure you'll get some other ideas too! Best wishes, and thanks for rescuing the FELV positives... Gloria At 11:27 AM 3/28/2008, you wrote: OK- I volunteer for a rescue and care for cats in my home. I already have my own two girls who live in the main home that our FELV positive. I have been taking care of a mom and 2 kittens and then one other cat. They live in a spare room I have converted into a cat room full of toys, a cat tree, and everything they could need. Yesterday, mom and kits had their big day at the vet. Here's the dilemma. Jill, one of the kits, tested a light positive for FELV. Her brother and mother didn't. The other cat was previously tested. Mom and brother have been vaccinated and the other cat is being vaccinated today. The kits are about 12 weeks old now- this is estimated because they were dumped in the country. What do I do w/ everyone? Do I keep people separate or since they are vaccinated they are okay? I don't have immediate homes for anyone right now so I am it. Do I let Jill down w/ my girls or what if she's negative---I haven't had my girls retested...what if they are negative? Any advice would be great! Thanks everyone! http://www.myspace.com/animalrescueofcarroll [] http://www.myspace.com/animalrescueofcarrollKenzie Kanne http://www.myspace.com/animalrescueofcarrollARC Volunteer http://www.myspace.com/animalrescueofcarroll(712)830-9518 www.myspace.com/animalrescueofcarroll http://animalrescue-carroll.tripod.com/index.html animalrescueofcarroll.or g -- How well do you know your celebrity gossip? http://originals.msn.com/thebigdebate?ocid=T002MSN03N0707ATalk celebrity smackdowns here. -- Spay Neuter Your Neighbors! Maybe That'll Make The Difference MaryChristine AIM / YAHOO: TenHouseCats MSN: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ICQ: 289856892
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Agree about keeping the family together. As my vet would say, they have already been exposed. I would separate the other cat for sure, at least until she's had the booster (30 days?). She is not protected right now. Wondering how long they have all been together. In any event, I think I'd keep her apart now and until everyone tests negative. I'd test her again, too (I can't remember how long a wait is recommended before retesting). I am questionning why each cat isn't being tested before they are co-mingled? We always tested each cat before co-mingling. In my own home, I did test and vaccinate and booster each cat who joined the family and whom I fostered., Any new cat was isolated for 2 -4 months, until tested negative twice, and vaccinated and boostered before meeting everyone else. L -
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it used to be thought that if mom was negative, the kittens would be, so VERY often kittens weren't tested at all, or at most, one from the litter was. some of it has to do with finances--for small rescues or shelters, the expense of testing full litters during kitten season is not always realistic. in fact, there are still MANY shelters and animal-control facilities that don't test AT ALL--and won't/can't pay for foster parents to do so, either. but tho i didn't specifically answer this before, i of course agree with gloria and everyone: by now, everyone's been exposed and separating them is pointless MC On Fri, Mar 28, 2008 at 11:25 PM, laurieskatz [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Agree about keeping the family together. As my vet would say, they have already been exposed. I would separate the other cat for sure, at least until she's had the booster (30 days?). She is not protected right now. Wondering how long they have all been together. In any event, I think I'd keep her apart now and until everyone tests negative. I'd test her again, too (I can't remember how long a wait is recommended before retesting). I am questionning why each cat isn't being tested before they are co-mingled? We always tested each cat before co-mingling. In my own home, I did test and vaccinate and booster each cat who joined the family and whom I fostered., Any new cat was isolated for 2 -4 months, until tested negative twice, and vaccinated and boostered before meeting everyone else. L - -- Spay Neuter Your Neighbors! Maybe That'll Make The Difference MaryChristine AIM / YAHOO: TenHouseCats MSN: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ICQ: 289856892
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