Re: [Felvtalk] Felvtalk Digest, Vol 8, Issue 23

2012-03-18 Thread botha . marinda4
Ginger: we want to introduce a 12 week old kitty to our home. What precautions should we take since my beloved Ginger kitty died of feline leukemia? Please help! Marinda Sent via my BlackBerry from Vodacom - let your email find you! -Original Message- From:

Re: [Felvtalk] Ginger - new kitten

2012-03-18 Thread Beth
You shouldm't need to do anything special. You can wash bowls bedding, but it really isn' that big a deal. Its not like distemper which lives for years Congratulations on your new baby! Beth botha.marin...@gmail.com wrote: Ginger: we want to introduce a 12 week old kitty to our home. What

Re: [Felvtalk] Felvtalk Digest, Vol 8, Issue 23

2012-03-18 Thread Lynda Wilson
I know you are asking Ginger, but I thought I would chime in. I had the same worry as you. I did lots of reading on it and most of the info was that the virus does not live long outside the body for more than a few hours. But for my own piece of mind, I discarded all the bowls, the litter box,

Re: [Felvtalk] Ginger - new kitten

2012-03-18 Thread PandieAnn
the same with felv? In a message dated 3/18/2012 8:07:16 A.M. Central Daylight Time, create_me_...@yahoo.com writes: You shouldm't need to do anything special. You can wash bowls bedding, but it really isn' that big a deal. Its not like distemper which lives for years Congratulations

Re: [Felvtalk] Ginger - new kitten

2012-03-18 Thread GRAS
Congratulations! Just wash all the bedding, feeding bowls that are plastic (don't use them, anyway because they are porous), get some new toys, and you're set! I remember the days when it was a 6-month wait before one could introduce a new FeLV- cat into a household that had a FeLV+ cat..Natalie

Re: [Felvtalk] Ginger - new kitten

2012-03-18 Thread Beth
Vets still tell people to wait 6 months throw everything away. No logic to it, but they want to cover themselves. Part of why people are so scared of FeLV. GRAS g...@optonline.net wrote: Congratulations! Just wash all the bedding, feeding bowls that are plastic (don't use them, anyway because

Re: [Felvtalk] Ginger - new kitten

2012-03-18 Thread Beth
FIV I wouldn't worry about ar all. With FeLV it doesnt live long outside body. Just wash everything as you would with any new kitry. pandie...@aol.com wrote: i'm so confused. they said my cat tested positive for both FIV and felv In a message dated 3/18/2012 10:41:19 A.M. Central Daylight

Re: [Felvtalk] Ginger - new kitten

2012-03-18 Thread PandieAnn
thx. do you know anything about the black salve/tonic used for tumors on cats. specifically is it painful to the cat. thx In a message dated 3/18/2012 2:10:46 P.M. Central Daylight Time, create_me_...@yahoo.com writes: FIV I wouldn't worry about ar all. With FeLV it doesnt live long

Re: [Felvtalk] Ginger - new kitten

2012-03-18 Thread Natalie
The black salve I told you about from the 2053 group is NOT as painful as the neoplasene..anything is painful, surgery, etc., it's cancer! Natalie From: felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org [mailto:felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org] On Behalf Of pandie...@aol.com Sent: Sunday, March 18, 2012