To Jen-FeLV vaccination of recovered cat
Hi Jen, I don't think that the FeLV vaccine will have any effect due to her history. The vaccination will not help prevent the virus from kicking in if she's already carrying it. However, that being said, if she is an indoor cat only, I wouldn't waste my time or money vaccinating her. If she doesn't come into contact with other cats, she can't contract it. Many of us here do not vaccinate, especially considering some cancers are associated with vaccinating. And since she's had the antibodies, I'm not even sure she can contract it (again?). Unfortunately, there isn't enough research on FeLV yet to know all the answers. :) Wendy __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
FeLV vaccination of recovered cat?
Hello, My parent's cat tested positive for FeLV as a young kitten- she was a stray and we assume that she was infected by her mother. Six months later she was tested again and was negative. We were told that it was possible that she either fought it off, or that the antibodies in her system were actually her mother's and that she never really contracted the disease. She is now due to have a vaccination for FeLV, but we are concerned that this will have negative effects, given her history, or that she does not need it as she should have antibodies already in her system. Is there any information about how such a situation should be handled? Thanks for any info or leads on the subject! Jen
Re: FeLV vaccination of recovered cat?
Jen, It is common for kittens to test positive if infected by the mother and then test negative later. But why is she due for an FELV vaccination? FELV vaccinations aren't routine. Is she going to be kept with positive kitties or is she going to be an outdoor cat? Bonnie http://grants.library.wisc.edu/organizations/animals.html http://savingspaldingpets.blogspot.com/ http://www.bestfriends.org/nomorehomelesspets/pdf/walkforanimals.pdf - Original Message - From: Jen Reinke [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Friday, July 7, 2006 2:04 pm Subject: FeLV vaccination of recovered cat? To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Hello, My parent's cat tested positive for FeLV as a young kitten- she was a stray and we assume that she was infected by her mother. Six months later she was tested again and was negative. We were told that it was possible that she either fought it off, or that the antibodies in her system were actually her mother's and that she never really contracted the disease. She is now due to have a vaccination for FeLV, but we are concerned that this will have negative effects, given her history, or that she does not need it as she should have antibodies already in her system. Is there any information about how such a situation should be handled? Thanks for any info or leads on the subject! Jen
RE: FeLV vaccination of recovered cat?
I personally strongly recommend that you DO not vaccinate your kitties with feLK vaccinations. My holistic vet tells me, and I agree, the vaccination will suppress their immune system significantly (even if temporarily) and sometimes, when they get vaccinations, it cause the very illness that they are trying to prevent due to the stressed caused by vaccinations. Since she was already exposed to the virus, she had built immune to the virus in the body.. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jen Reinke Sent: Thursday, July 06, 2006 11:38 AM To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: FeLV vaccination of recovered cat? Hello, My parent's cat tested positive for FeLV as a young kitten- she was a stray and we assume that she was infected by her mother. Six months later she was tested again and was negative. We were told that it was possible that she either fought it off, or that the antibodies in her system were actually her mother's and that she never really contracted the disease. She is now due to have a vaccination for FeLV, but we are concerned that this will have negative effects, given her history, or that she does not need it as she should have antibodies already in her system. Is there any information about how such a situation should be handled? Thanks for any info or leads on the subject! Jen
Re: FeLV vaccination of recovered cat?
I am interested inn following this thread.thank you for your insight. Sheila Nebraska [EMAIL PROTECTED] ~~ Subject: FeLV vaccination of recovered cat? Hello, My parent's cat tested positive for FeLV as a young kitten- she was a stray and we assume that she was infected by her mother. Six months later she was tested again and was negative.
