Hi,
Hope I'm doing this correctly, I'm not very good at
these lists.
I'm with a small rescue group and we've trapped
fourteen 10 - 12 week old kittens (three moms) from
one yard. They are being socialized in 3 or 4
foster
homes. It's a lot of work and time and the kittens
are
Kittens should be tested with the ELISA at intake
(when you first get them),and with repeat tests at 12 weeks (or a month after
they've stopped nursing), again at 6 months old, and then retest every 3 months
until they are a year old. If they come up positive on all of those tests, you
can
Hi Janine,
I'm in Arkansas - our rescue has quite a few cats and kittens. We
test initially with the Elisa test when the kitties come into the
program. We buy the tests in bulk, and then have a participating vet
tech do the test. Then if the cat tests positive, we test again with
the
Re: It's (FeLV) not that
contagious,
I tell people who don't understand why my (older) Momcat stays negative
but all the babies were (and remained) positive that like humans,
babies, the sick (and presumably the old) are the most vulnerable to
contracting FeLV. Their immune system isn't strong
As I understand it, the babies and the sick are the most vulnerable. I
only have adult cats, but am always wary of the old and infirm.
Gloria
At 09:45 AM 8/5/2005, you wrote:
Re: It's (FeLV) not that
contagious,
I tell people who don't understand why my (older) Momcat stays negative
but all
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