Advice for a Newbie Appreciated

2005-05-09 Thread Jennifer Korin
Hi! I hope it's okay to just jump in here. I found this mailing list while searching for information about FeLV. About three weeks ago, I adopted a 6 month old kitten who was tested FeLV negative by the rescue I got her from. Tessa started sneezing a lot after I got her, and I took her to the v

Re: Advice for a Newbie Appreciated

2005-05-10 Thread Jennifer Korin
Hi Nina, > Tessa sounds like a darling. I know it's tough to keep them separated, > but you'll feel better about > making sure you've taken the necessary precautions. Oh, we're definitely keeping them seperate until the vaccine kicks in, I was mostly wondering if it was safe after that, cause

Re: Advice for a Newbie Appreciated

2005-05-10 Thread Jennifer Korin
Hi, other Jenn! ;-) Thanks for the links and advice. I had thought FeLV was very contagious, but from your post, it seems less likely that Midnight will contract it. I am really attached to Tess already, but I really don't want anything to happen to Midnight if I can help it cause it would break

Re: Advice for a Newbie Appreciated

2005-05-10 Thread Jennifer Korin
Thank you, Chris, that's very reassuring! Jenn K > Well, she's been around my other 3 cats for all her life & they were never > vaccinated. They were all neg & I vaccinate them every year & mix everybody > including Big Boy, the adult stray I brought in. I think that the pos are > probably more