[Felvtalk] FeLV misconceptions

Hi list, I think quite a few people get feline leukemia confused with panleukopenia. They sort of rhyme and may sound alike to the uninformed. Panleukopenia organisms DO persist for a very long time (years) in the environment unless very stringent measures are taken, including bleaching

[Felvtalk] Second Chance Meows - Personal experience

in is superb! Georgetta Brickey www.CatsCradleRescue.org ___ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org

[Felvtalk] Cats getting out the front door

Hi list, I usually just lurk on this list, but I wanted to post regarding opening the front door to talk to a visitor and having a cat dash out. If you can add a screen or securty door outside your main door, that would stop 90+ % of hasty exits. Our house actually has a small alcove

[Felvtalk] Cats eating grass, insects, etc.

Hi! I usually just lurk on this list, but had to share a short story from the recent past. We have a set of security screen doors on our front door and tend to leave the interior solid door open for cooling breezes, sometimes all night in warm weather. There is a tiny 1/4 in. gap at the

[Felvtalk] litter - chicken feed

Hi, I use laying hen pellets (chicken feed) in the litter boxes for my bottle babies. I learned about it from orphan kittens list @ yahoo.com a few years ago. The poster suggested using the laying hen crumble, but I found that the pellets work better for me. They look sort of like

Re: [Felvtalk] HELP transport needed asap

Hi, I just wanted to let you know that the FeLV+ momcat (Tangy) and her 2 kittens made it safely to Second Chance Meows in Reno. I know, because after an urgent call from Michael, founder of Second Chance, my husband and I drove down and picked them up from the shelter in Rancho Cucamonga

[Felvtalk] Vaccine induced cancer - more info.

Hi list, Here are a couple of links I found by googling. The first one has a lot of info and includes a chart identifying where to inject which vaccine on a cat. http://www.veterinarypartner.com/Content.plx?P=AA=526 This one has some general information on the subject. Both UC Davis and

[Felvtalk] Hunters

Your posts reminded me of something that happened 40+ years ago on our family farm in Central California... during dove hunting season. We did not allow hunters on our property, but when dying doves fell in our fields and pastures after being shot nearby, hunters would climb over our fences

[Felvtalk] Felv Testing flowchart

Dear Gloria and all, Here is a link that was sent to me a couple of years ago that I found very helpful. It shows a flowchart with the testing protocols. It doesn't specify much in the way of time frames though. If the kittens tests a weak positive on the SNAP Elisa, there is a very

[Felvtalk] Adult cats immunity to FeLV

Just wanted to insert a few thoughts. Last year when I ended up with a FeLV kitten I did strict quarantine and a LOT of googling research. In a nutshell, here is what I found - in general terms. 1. FeLV even in a kitten with an active infection is not easily spread from cat to cat. The

[Felvtalk] Clumping litters - safer alternative (cheaper)

Hi folks, I usually just read and learn here since I foster bottle baby kittens for a local rescue and have only had one kitten confirmed positive for FeLV out of hundreds fostered. I use pelleted chicken feed as litter for kittens learning to use the litterbox. At that age non-clumping