[Felvtalk] Good News - Successful Multi-Cat House!

2009-03-31 Thread Maria Ianiro
I recently had Brady re-tested for felv, 3 1/2 months after we brought our felv+ kitten into the same household. Brady tested negative on the snap test! The vet told us as long as we keep up with his boosters, he should be fine. We will not test again for felv. Brady was 1 year 3 months when he

Re: [Felvtalk] Good News - Successful Multi-Cat House!

2009-03-31 Thread gblane
My friend Ellen has done the same thing, several years ago. One kitten was FELV+, the other not. They retested and nothing had changed. The kitties are now over 3 years old, the FELV cat is on Interferon alpha, and both kitties are doing fine. Yeaa. Gloria Maria Ianiro mian...@gmail.com

Re: [Felvtalk] Good News - Successful Multi-Cat House!

2009-03-31 Thread gblane
My friend Ellen has done the same thing, several years ago. One kitten was FELV+, the other not. They retested and nothing had changed. The kitties are now over 3 years old, the FELV cat is on Interferon alpha, and both kitties are doing fine. Yeaa. Gloria Maria Ianiro mian...@gmail.com

Re: [Felvtalk] Felvtalk Vaccines

2009-03-31 Thread Patricia . A . Elkins
I bought the vaccine and my sister-in-law was able to vaccinate my young negatives for much much less than I would have to pay at the vet. ___ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org

Re: [Felvtalk] Felvtalk Vaccines

2009-03-31 Thread MaryChristine
yes, i was going to suggest that people check into this--AND even ask your vet, about having them get you a flat of 25 vaccines for you to administer yourself. to fully protect them, you need to do the initial dose and then a second in two to three weeks. from there, theoretically, annual shots

[Felvtalk] 2 Positive FELV togehter with 1 Negative NEED HELP FROM GREECE PLEASE

2009-03-31 Thread Marcel Wallat
Hello and Greetings from Greece, We need help from the experts, pls. Before 2 weeks we've found out that 2 of our cats are FELV + It was an ELISA bloodtest (this are the only ones here in Greece) Now we wrote and talked with so many people but this made us more confused, because we have one

Re: [Felvtalk] 2 Positive FELV togehter with 1 Negative NEED HELP FROM GREECE PLEASE

2009-03-31 Thread Debbie Harrison
Marcel, there are many wise people here I am sure they will give you the answers you need. Good luck with your cats! Debbie The time is always right to do what is right - Martin Luther King Date: Tue, 31 Mar 2009 20:22:16 + From: marcelwal...@yahoo.gr To:

Re: [Felvtalk] 2 Positive FELV togehter with 1 Negative NEED HELPFROM GREECE PLEASE

2009-03-31 Thread Gloria B. Lane
I'd just not worry about it. Your tom cat is 9 years old, which is not old. He probably has a good enough immune system that it's not bothered by the virus. If you regularly vaccinate him, then go ahead - go for it. There are some stats about exposure and how likely it is for a cat to

Re: [Felvtalk] 2 Positive FELV togehter with 1 Negative NEED HELPFROM GREECE PLEASE

2009-03-31 Thread Marcel Wallat
Thanks for your answers, yes i must say i never thought about this illness. And i'm very sad too, because all my cats are ex strays, the girl and the old tomcat i have since they was baby and i've found them on the streets. And also the other i love very much which we have 1 year now. The docs

Re: [Felvtalk] 2 Positive FELV togehter with 1 Negative NEEDHELPFROM GREECE PLEASE

2009-03-31 Thread Pat Kachur
Marcel - All my 7 cats are ex-strays. The one who has leukemia (Mandy) is about 7 years and I have had her almost 2 years. I have continued to give my other 6 cats their regular shots yearly. No one has gotten sick. My vet says that there is very little danger that they will. I am very

Re: [Felvtalk] Please add Jonathan to the Bridge list

2009-03-31 Thread Anne
Gloria, Thank you so much for your kind message. He was a very wonderful boy. Oh Anne, how sweet - he sounds like such a lovely, lucky kitty. I'm sorry for your loss. Gloria Anne and angel Jonathan in Michigan and FELV angels Nala, Jimi Too Cool, Buggs and Simms among other beloveds who

Re: [Felvtalk] 2 Positive FELV togehter with 1 Negative NEED HELP FROMGREECE PLEASE

2009-03-31 Thread Frank and Sue Koren
Marcel, Hello and welcome to the list. I am katlover 13 on the forum. I hope you will find some information that will help you here. Nearly everybody in this group has or has had positive cats and there is a great deal of good advise here. Best wishes for all of your cats. Sue -

Re: [Felvtalk] 2 Positive FELV togehter with 1 NegativeNEEDHELPFROM GREECE PLEASE

2009-03-31 Thread Diane Rosenfeldt
LOL, the English word is actually Greek in origin! ;-) Marcel, chances are that all your cats can live happily together for a long time. It's sad that your vets don't want to do much for this disease, but you can do a lot by just giving them the best food you can and keeping them as stress-free