Re: [Felvtalk] Dilemma
My vet did not mention different Felv vaccinations? And do they need them every year? CHERI On Apr 19, 2013, at 7:08 AM, Lorrie felineres...@frontier.com wrote: Your dilema is similar to mine. I have 15 cats at home who are all FelV negative, and 12 cats in my shelter/sanctuary. Some of these cats are FelV positive and are all together because I did not know they were pos. when I took them in. Anyway, several of the young ones died at less than a year old, but two are over 5 years old and no symptoms yet. These two are totally feral, and hide so I cannot catch them to have them retested. I have had several others retested and most are negative even tho they have been with the FelV cats for many years with no vaccinations for FelV. Older cats seem to have much less chance of acquiring the virus than kittens, and I was very interested that your vet said there was no point in vaccinating the others, and to test them only if needed. Lorrie On 04-18, Margo wrote: First, I would like to offer heartfelt condolences to those who have lost their Fur kids. Even when you know it is inevitable, it is always far too soon. I have a problem which involves m FeLV boy. I'll try to keep it simple. Gribble has been with me for over a year. He lives with 6 other cats. When I first found him, he tested - for FeLV/FIV. He has recently tested positive (FeLV only) after a health crisis. At the time my Vet felt that there was no point in vaccinating the rest of the bunch he lives with, but will test as/if needed. ___ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org ___ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
Re: [Felvtalk] Dilemma
Your dilema is similar to mine. I have 15 cats at home who are all FelV negative, and 12 cats in my shelter/sanctuary. Some of these cats are FelV positive and are all together because I did not know they were pos. when I took them in. Anyway, several of the young ones died at less than a year old, but two are over 5 years old and no symptoms yet. These two are totally feral, and hide so I cannot catch them to have them retested. I have had several others retested and most are negative even tho they have been with the FelV cats for many years with no vaccinations for FelV. Older cats seem to have much less chance of acquiring the virus than kittens, and I was very interested that your vet said there was no point in vaccinating the others, and to test them only if needed. Lorrie On 04-18, Margo wrote: First, I would like to offer heartfelt condolences to those who have lost their Fur kids. Even when you know it is inevitable, it is always far too soon. I have a problem which involves m FeLV boy. I'll try to keep it simple. Gribble has been with me for over a year. He lives with 6 other cats. When I first found him, he tested - for FeLV/FIV. He has recently tested positive (FeLV only) after a health crisis. At the time my Vet felt that there was no point in vaccinating the rest of the bunch he lives with, but will test as/if needed. ___ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
[Felvtalk] Dilemma
First, I would like to offer heartfelt condolences to those who have lost their Fur kids. Even when you know it is inevitable, it is always far too soon. I have a problem which involves my FeLV boy. I'll try to keep it simple. Gribble has been with me for over a year. He lives with 6 other cats. When I first found him, he tested - for FeLV/FIV. He has recently tested positive (FeLV only) after a health crisis. At the time my Vet felt that there was no point in vaccinating the rest of the bunch he lives with, but will test as/if needed. I also feed some outdoor cats. Last week someone shot one of them. Although the attempt was made to save he leg, he is now three-legged. Obviously, he cannot go back outside. While researching the FeLV vaccine I came to the conclusion that the PureVax rFeLV would be the best choice. My Vet agreed to order it for me, but the practice owner has refused. I can buy a tray of 25, but at $459, it will be a stretch. So I'm looking for some wisdom for thse of you that have been there. In 30 yrs of rescue, I have never had a cat test positive for FeLV before. Do I simply put Velvet (the recent amputee) with a different group, that have never had any issues? They have all tested negative at one point or another, but then, so did Gribble. I'd prefer to have him with my special needs group, as they are the most closely supervised. What if I can't access the rFeLV? Are any of the other, adjuvanted vaccines going to help? I know they will increase FISS/VAS risk. So far, Velvet is still caged, but his stitches come out Monday. I can take him walk-about in a safe part of the house, but then, I guess he has to go back to the cage. Sigh. Any wisdom would be much appreciated. He's been thru so much that I'd really like him to have a good life. While I'd much prefer to keep him, for his sake, I have offered him for adoption through my Vet. Thanks, Margo and the gang Original Message- From: felvtalk-requ...@felineleukemia.org Sent: Apr 18, 2013 1:00 PM To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: Felvtalk Digest, Vol 21, Issue 5 Send Felvtalk mailing list submissions to felvtalk@felineleukemia.org To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to felvtalk-requ...@felineleukemia.org You can reach the person managing the list at felvtalk-ow...@felineleukemia.org When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific than Re: Contents of Felvtalk digest... Today's Topics: 1. Re: Napoleon lost his battle (Lorrie) 2. Re: Napoleon lost his battle (Beth) 3. Re: Napoleon lost his battle (DeAnna Dockery) 4. Re: Napoleon lost his battle (Lorrie) 5. Re: Napoleon lost his battle / stomatitis (Beth) -- Message: 1 Date: Wed, 17 Apr 2013 17:23:22 -0400 From: Lorrie felineres...@frontier.com To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Napoleon lost his battle Message-ID: 20130417212322.GA3127@lnx5 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii I am so sorry Beth. I lost a 10 month old young male to FelV yesterday. He was the third one of a litter of 4 FelV kittens I took in last June. I still have one, a dilute tortie, and so far she seems fine, but with this terrible disease we never know how long we'll have them. Thank you for loving this boy. They are all so precious and losing them never gets easier. Lorrie On 04-16, Beth wrote: I had an FeLV cat who belonged to a friend. He was her cat, but lived at my house because I have FeLV cats. He has been battling Stomatitis the last few months. She picked him up to take him to the vet yesterday morning. During his exam they felt a mass in his tummy. They put him under to explore further. He had cancer from his abdomen to his esophagus. They never woke him back up. He looked acted so healthy except for the stomatits. He is very much missed. He was a silly, sweet, mischievous boy. I loved him for all of it! Beth Don't Litter, Fix Your Critter! -- Message: 2 Date: Wed, 17 Apr 2013 15:01:58 -0700 (PDT) From: Beth create_me_...@yahoo.com To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Napoleon lost his battle Message-ID: 1366236118.49036.yahoomail...@web121606.mail.ne1.yahoo.com Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Sorry about your baby, Lorrie. But you never know. Siblings can succumb at totally different times. I hope you have your tortie for a long time. Beth ? Don't Litter, Fix Your Critter!?www.Furkids.org ? From: Lorrie felineres...@frontier.com To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Sent: Wednesday, April 17, 2013
Re: [Felvtalk] Dilemma
From: Lee Evans moonsiste...@yahoo.com To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Sent: Thursday, April 18, 2013 4:36 PM Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Dilemma Perhaps for this issue you should look for a vet who already gives the vaccine of your choice. Best of wishes to Gribble, the others and Velvet. I have a tripod who was originally run over in someone's driveway and left there to suffer and die. A neighbor of mine who was feeding outside cats saw her and took her home but did not have the money to have the leg amputated so she just put the poor cat in a cage. A few days later gangrene set in and the room where the cage was began to smell bad so the neighbor contacted me, asked me to handle the situation. I don't know why she didn't bring the cat to me in the first place but this woman was not really playing with a full deck, although she did care about the strays. Jolene, as I named her after her $700 dollar amputation, is still a feral cat but has been living the life of a pampered house cat with my other rescued felines for about 6 years. Three of my FeLv cats turned negative after several months. Two others passed away after two years. Most of my FIV+ cats are still alive after 8 years except those who passed from old age or unrelated cancer. It's always difficult to lose a furry friend. Spay and Neuter your cats and dogs and your weird relatives and nasty neighbors too! From: Margo toomanykitti...@earthlink.net To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Sent: Thursday, April 18, 2013 3:54 PM Subject: [Felvtalk] Dilemma First, I would like to offer heartfelt condolences to those who have lost their Fur kids. Even when you know it is inevitable, it is always far too soon. I have a problem which involves my FeLV boy. I'll try to keep it simple. Gribble has been with me for over a year. He lives with 6 other cats. When I first found him, he tested - for FeLV/FIV. He has recently tested positive (FeLV only) after a health crisis. At the time my Vet felt that there was no point in vaccinating the rest of the bunch he lives with, but will test as/if needed. I also feed some outdoor cats. Last week someone shot one of them. Although the attempt was made to save he leg, he is now three-legged. Obviously, he cannot go back outside. While researching the FeLV vaccine I came to the conclusion that the PureVax rFeLV would be the best choice. My Vet agreed to order it for me, but the practice owner has refused. I can buy a tray of 25, but at $459, it will be a stretch. So I'm looking for some wisdom for thse of you that have been there. In 30 yrs of rescue, I have never had a cat test positive for FeLV before. Do I simply put Velvet (the recent amputee) with a different group, that have never had any issues? They have all tested negative at one point or another, but then, so did Gribble. I'd prefer to have him with my special needs group, as they are the most closely supervised. What if I can't access the rFeLV? Are any of the other, adjuvanted vaccines going to help? I know they will increase FISS/VAS risk. So far, Velvet is still caged, but his stitches come out Monday. I can take him walk-about in a safe part of the house, but then, I guess he has to go back to the cage. Sigh. Any wisdom would be much appreciated. He's been thru so much that I'd really like him to have a good life. While I'd much prefer to keep him, for his sake, I have offered him for adoption through my Vet. Thanks, Margo and the gang ___ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org