I'm new to this group & to FeLV. 2 kittens showed up at my house about a 3
weeks ago, I took them inside, bathed good & put in separate room away from
my 2 other cats. I just found out that the mother cat has FeLV so have been
told that the kittens probably do as well. I found a few fleas on one
Hi, Kathy,
Welcome - I'm sure that those with more experience with FeLV will respond in
more detail.
My exposure to FeLV has been limited - only 1 kitten years ago, and 2 adult
cats very recently.
I'd be surprised if the kittens of a FeLV positive mother would be FeLV
negative.
I don't know abo
I would be very surprised if fleas could transmit FeLv. If that were true,
most of my cats would have it. I have had lots of experience with leukemia
cats. My last two were living in a room separate from the regular group of
negative cats but the room was adjacent to the negative group and fl
It's not a certainty that the kittens would be positive for FeLv if the mom
was. You need to test each kitten separately when they are about 12 weeks old.
Even if they test positive, don't have them killed. FeLv can sometimes be
overcome in kittens and in cats. I have a cat who was positive b
I wouldn't think it could be transmitted that way. It's transmitted in the
saliva.
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From: Kathy
To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org
Sent: Wednesday, July 18, 2012 2:05 PM
Subject: [Felvtalk] Transmittal via fleas
flea eggs.
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Kathy Wood
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Hi Claire,
This is a great group. I'm a member of 5 cat yahoo groups and this one is
my favorite. I get daily e-mails, and I can delete them or reply to them if
I have something to comment on. Some people get a daily digest. We discuss
all sorts of things and the medical stuff is what is most i
In the 20 years of cat rescue, with so many FIV+ mother cats, not a single
kitten EVER was FIV+! And when and if tested, there was absolutely no sign of
it by age 3 months, although some vets say that it could be up to 6 months.
They shed the virus quite rapidly as their immune systems develop.
I know this isn't an FIV group but I thought I might be able to find some
helpful info. I have two cats that have leukemia and I've been through
lymphoma and cancer with several of the positives. This time it is my FIV+
that is having trouble. About a month ago, we noticed a large swelling on
Hi Amy,
I'm really sorry to hear what all you have been through.
We have had 3 cases of oral cancer (squamous cell carcinoma). It is
ruthless and horrible. My understanding is that it can be tough to
distinguish between the oral tumors and other oral/dental problems
sometimes until the tumor be
Amy,
I don’t have any advice to offer, but I wanted to say I’m so sorry you’re going
through this. You and your dear kitty are in my thoughts and prayers.
Cindy
From: Amy
Sent: Wednesday, July 18, 2012 6:06 PM
To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org
Subject: [Felvtalk] FIV and oral cancer
I know thi
PS: Oral SCC would be a useful term to search on this type of cancer.
On Wed, Jul 18, 2012 at 6:22 PM, Heather wrote:
> Hi Amy,
>
> I'm really sorry to hear what all you have been through.
>
> We have had 3 cases of oral cancer (squamous cell carcinoma). It is
> ruthless and horrible. My und
Amy,
I have had non-FIV cats with all kinds of cancers, mouth, brain, bone,
stomach, eye, and ALL before I became aware and began managing an
alternative group for cancer. I have almost saved a cat with a very
advanced stomach cancer; it didn't save his life, but his quality of life
was so much b
Some kittens born to FeLv+ mothers do turn negative but it's more likely that
an adult who contracted the disease from another adult will fight it off and
turn negative, like my cats Moses and Percy. Percy is FIV+ though. He's a
young street fighter rescued in terrible condition. I'm really h
The FeLV kitten that I had didn’t make it past 3 months….it was really sad for
Nemo to be isolated from all the cats, especially at such a young age…he
started having a serious seizure and it was the end.
One of the adult cats was adopted, had a really bad episode after his move from
the stress
The good news in all this grief and tragedy is that the humans who take on the
task of caring for these lovely, deserving cats are the ones who suffer. The
cats are given a gift of life for as long as they can maintain it and then are
given the gift of an easy out before they are suffering. So
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