Finger crossed for Poppy!
Debbie
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Pam,
Also I would like to tell you thank you for helping out Poppy and her
mom/siblings. You have a kind heart and all 10 are lucky to have you!
Keep us posted on the results. You're doing everything you can.
God Bless!
Lynda
- Original Message -
From: Pam Norman
I am trying to determine what to do with Poppy both now when the IFA
test results come in. I've been reading reading from what I can
gather, the old dictums about NEVER havinig positive negative cats
even in the same house has been abandoned. From what I have read, the
general sense is
Hello Pam,
My 3 cats have been living together for 10 years now until my boy-cat was
just recently diagnosed with FeLV. He may have contracted it 2 years ago
when he ran outside and got into a fight with another cat. We had the 2
other girl-cats tested and they're both negative. We had the 2
Pam,
I've done a lot of research myself and I asked my vet many questions. Here
is a link that was very helpful to me and I had my vet review this in case
she had a difference of opinion. This is very accurate information. I think
it will answer many of your questions. Here is the link:
Sharon,
What about grooming? I would assume that those cats, having lived
together for 10 years, would mutually groom. That's sharing bodily
fluids I would think would be potentially harmful to the negative ones.
Pam
On 4/15/2011 1:28 PM, Sharon Catalan wrote:
Hello Pam,
My 3 cats
Lynda, you wrote that Crash was FeLeuk negative last November. Did you
mean positive? Or had he been positive prior to this?
On 4/15/2011 1:59 PM, Lynda Wilson wrote:
Pam,
I've done a lot of research myself and I asked my vet many questions.
Here is a link that was very helpful to me and
My Bailey lived with his housemates from the time he was 5
months old (tested positive then) until he passed of cancer at age 11
years, they slept, ate, groomed and on occasion had little spats, none
of his vaccinated housemates ever became positive. I had them tested
intermittently
Hello Pam,
Yes, they did share everything for 10 years up until a month ago when we
found out that the other one is positive. That is actually the biggest
mystery - the 2 other cats never got infected. The doctor did say that we
should test them again every 6 months.
Sharon
On Fri, Apr 15,
Pam,
I haven't had a chance to check out this link so it may cover everything I say
but I wanted to share what I've learned about FeLV just in case it didn't cover
everything. I've read a lot of websites, books and talked with several vets
about all this. My understanding is very
Sounds to me like yet another example of healthy cats being able to fight off
the virus or put it into latentcy.
“I am not interested to know whether vivisection produces results that are
profitable to the human race or doesn’t….the pain which it inflicts upon
unconsenting animals is the
I have 1 felv+ and 4 felv-, all living togeather for the last 4 1/2 years. The
negatives have been vaccinated, and have never gotten it from my Tigger! They
play, sleep and do basically everything togeather!! AND they love eachother's
company!
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He was actually negative. The Humane Society tested him for it prior to me
having him neutered at 5 1/2 mos in Nov (they wanted to neuter him at 12
weeks and I would not allow it, so I had to foster him in order to have it
done later). By March, he tests positive for Feline Leukemia. I know
Belinda,
What a relief to hear! I feel you are so lucky because I don't hear very
many stories as yours. I have read that 85% of kitties that test positive on
the IFA test, don't live past 3 1/2 yrs. I'm so glad that you were able to
enjoy Bailey as long as you did! What meds did you have
I agree with Maureen. The link I provided you with reiterates what she is
saying. But I don't know who told you that a neg IFA test still means the
cat has FeLV. The test has to be a positive for the cat to be persistently
viremic.
Like I said, there are so many possibilities with this
One more note, Crash my Ragdoll shared everything and groomed one another
constantly since day one. This is why I am so concerned, but I have to
remind myself that my cat is a healthy 2 yr old and Crash was an unhealthy
kitten.
- Original Message -
From: Pam Norman
I read that too about the 85% that will live a max of 3.5 years. Someone in my
feline asthma group said her cat lived until she was 16. Can you believe that?
She said the cat lived indoors since a kitten and hadn't mixed with other cats
so she assumes that the cat got the disease as a
Pam -
I would search the archives on mixing. I have always mixed my positives
negatives, on the advice of my vet. My negatives are vaccinated they have
never gotten it in 10 years. I do NOT separate in any way. They share
everything - food, water, litter, grooming...
Beth
Don't Litter, Fix
I really hope your Ragdoll will be fine. Honestly, the odds are higer than
he'll shake the virus or put it into latentcy. Please keep us posted as you
get the final results in.
If it turns out he is positive and there is no more doubt about it you could
consider getting him a positive
Thanks, Maureen. I will gladly keep everyone updated. I was fortunate to be
a part of this Felv Talk to read and share one another's experiences.
Certainly it's always nice to hear of stories of kitties living with it for
many, many years and defy the odds. No feline deserves this disease (or
Sharon,
I have read that some cats can be carriers of FeLV and test negative, but
can transmit it to other cats. This is a crazy disease that has so many
if's that it's confusing. Have you heard of this as well?
Lynda
- Original Message -
From: Sharon Catalan scata...@gmail.com
I think that the individual cat's health has a lot to do with their getting it
or not. The only precaution I took was to keep my kittens seperate from my
positives and negatives until they had gotten their second shots. For good
measure, the vet said to wait anoter 2 weeks. They were only 3
How do you keep feeding bowls seperate? I have 7 and don't have enough rooms
to keep them out of each other's bowls. Besides, each one thinks that he
other's food is diffeent and better than theirs so the first few minutes of
feeding is spent trading bowls just t make sure I get the best
First off, if she's neg on IFA I would go with that! Don't know why you
wouldn't. Many of us mix pos/neg. I did that by accident when 1 of my cats
tested pos 4 1/2 years after she tested neg on snap test. Never been
outside so I assume she always had it. My other 3 cats were around her
since
You all have been so helpful on my questions about Poppy I can't believe
it! Maybe I can return the favor a bit help here. Most of my 10 cats
eat in their crates. I have them stacked in the kitchen each cat knows
which one is his they go into them at meal times. Otherwise I too
would run
On that note, Copper and Thomas go into their carriers when they want
to be alone or are pissed off. They even close (not latch) the
doors. They eat on a bench they started eating on as tiny kittens.
Carriers are wonderful if they are safe places. My boys traveled from
the day they
I'd love to hear ideas on that one! LOL I have 6 sep dishes feed in 2 sep
rooms... but, the other one's dish always seems to be more attractive for
some reason-LOL There are times that I look over its as though one said,
everyone more one to the right they did! And then there's the dog who
Bailey was really very healthy until his last year, he started
having teeth problems and we had to pull a lot of his teeth, then he was
fine for about 6 months and then stopped eating and became very anemic
and lethargic and had constant diarrhea. We did the bone marrow
aspirate and they
Great link, thank you, Lynda!
Pam
On 4/15/2011 1:59 PM, Lynda Wilson wrote:
Pam,
I've done a lot of research myself and I asked my vet many questions.
Here is a link that was very helpful to me and I had my vet review
this in case she had a difference of opinion. This is very accurate
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