[Felvtalk] question on adopting neg kitten to family with positive cat

Hello everyone, I joined this list some years ago because as a rescuer, I wanted information on how best to deal with leukemia colonies we were running into. My organization also does adoptions. We have a family interested in one of our kittens as a companion to a 5 yr old positive cat.

Re: [Felvtalk] question on adopting neg kitten to family with positive cat

i know that the vaccine can be used for kittens--best thing would be to do a search for the various companies that make it, and read their package insert for exact ages. the big thing is that it takes an initial does, and then a booster between two and three weeks later. great to hear they have a

Re: [Felvtalk] question on adopting neg kitten to family with positive cat

Janine, as long as the kitten can get the FeLV vaccine and booster before being exposed to their cat they should be fine. I will tell you my Stormie story. I had caught 2 kittens from a dumpster colony I was feeding. Took Rocket and Sissy to the vet and they tested FeLV+. Vet recommended PTS