RE: RE: average lifespan
I am so happy to hear that they are both doing good! We just have to take one day at a time right? Thats what I do with my ginger, and all of my other cats for that matter every day, I come home and see them, all my troubles seem to be so minimal compared to their well-being.. From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Chris Sent: Wednesday, June 01, 2005 10:52 PM To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: RE: RE: average lifespan Well, Tucson hovers between 16-17 lbs and I recently had to put her on a diet as her weight affected her breathing When she slows down on eating or is in a grumpy mood, I know something is upthats how I found out she was FELV+. Ive had her since she was a kitten, (had fallen into a wall in my parents apt) shes never been exposed to FELV as she was indoors only so vets I saw were sure shes had it since birth. Only problems Ive had were two episodes of very low white blood count which vet treated with immuno-regulin. Big Boy is a stray I fed for a couple of years before bringing him inI saw him every day all that time he was never sick. I was floored when he tested pos. Its hard to tell how old he is but vet says somewhere between 4-6. He has been asymptomatic but vet trips are a real ordeal for him so outside of regular blood tests, I try not to take him in too often. My other 3 (1 older, 2 younger than Tucson), were around her and not vaccinated for FELVThey now get tested/vaccinated once a year (were due this month). Anyway, so far so good, (knock on wood)though I know that things can change in a heartbeat Chris [EMAIL PROTECTED] -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Hideyo Yamamoto Sent: Wednesday, June 01, 2005 5:33 PM To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: [Norton AntiSpam] RE: average lifespan How are they both doing? Are they asymptomatic? From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Chris Sent: Wednesday, June 01, 2005 11:28 AM To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: RE: average lifespan Ive got a 6 + year old who tested pos last year though vet thinks she had it all along and a 4+ that I took in as a stray last year who also turned out to be pos. Chris [EMAIL PROTECTED] -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Barbara Baass Sent: Wednesday, June 01, 2005 12:34 PM To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: RE: average lifespan Yes, this is very depressing. Tom was about a year and a half the vet said and I guess now he is 2 years old. I know now from what the group said what to expect of his life span. Maybe another year or two. Is Salome just a carrier or is it in the bone marrow? To be 9 years old, shemust be a carrier?? Barbara Baass Hideyo Yamamoto [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: This is just so depressing to think about, isnt it? I look at Ginger, who is just a year old and every day, I fear of the day but fortunately she is doing very good and try not to think about it too much, instead, I try to concentrate on loving her more - I am going to continue to fight with Ginger no matter what.. From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Barbara Baass Sent: Tuesday, May 31, 2005 3:04 PM To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: Re: average lifespan Doesn't seem to be a long life span. Looks like maybe 3 to 5 or 6 years. I believe that Tom was born with this because it is in the bone marrow. He probably got it from his mother. It is a shame that we have to go through pain and suffering before we die. At least most of the time we do. Barbra Baass Terri Brown [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Samantha was 3 (1999) Arielle was 4-1/2 (2001) Gareth was 6-1/2 (2003) Alec was 5-1/2 (2003) Salome' is still with me. She's 9. RuthieGirl was 6 months (1996 -- not a FeLV related death; she was Salome's littermate). Siggie, Sammi, and Guinevere are FeLV negative. =^..^= Terri, Salome', Siggie the Tomato Vampire, Guinevere, Sammi, and 5 furangels: RuthieGirl, Samantha, Arielle, Gareth and Alec =^..^= Furkid Photos! http://mysite.verizon.net/vze7sgqa/ My FeLV Site: http://pages.ivillage.com/ruthiegirl1/MyFeLVinformationSite/ My Personal Page: http://www.geocities.com/ruthiegirl1/terrispage.html?1083970447350 - Original Message - From: Gloria B. Lane To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Sent: Monday, May 30, 2005 11:44 PM Subject: Re: average lifespan Yo Jenn - My darling Calawalla Banana Boo-boo was 3 years old. (2004) My sweet Mittens was maybe 2.5 yrs. (2003) My baby Mr. Black kitty was FIV and FELV+ - vet said he was 18. I don't believe it. Think he was a bit younger than that - 10 yrs maybe? (2002) Gloria Well, my Moogie, who was born with FELV, lived 18 months, but it varies widely, and also, I did
RE: RE: average lifespan
Well, Tucson hovers between 16-17 lbs and I recently had to put her on a diet as her weight affected her breathing When she slows down on eating or is in a grumpy mood, I know something is upthats how I found out she was FELV+. Ive had her since she was a kitten, (had fallen into a wall in my parents apt) shes never been exposed to FELV as she was indoors only so vets I saw were sure shes had it since birth. Only problems Ive had were two episodes of very low white blood count which vet treated with immuno-regulin. Big Boy is a stray I fed for a couple of years before bringing him inI saw him every day all that time he was never sick. I was floored when he tested pos. Its hard to tell how old he is but vet says somewhere between 4-6. He has been asymptomatic but vet trips are a real ordeal for him so outside of regular blood tests, I try not to take him in too often. My other 3 (1 older, 2 younger than Tucson), were around her and not vaccinated for FELVThey now get tested/vaccinated once a year (were due this month). Anyway, so far so good, (knock on wood)though I know that things can change in a heartbeat Chris [EMAIL PROTECTED] -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Hideyo Yamamoto Sent: Wednesday, June 01, 2005 5:33 PM To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: [Norton AntiSpam] RE: average lifespan How are they both doing? Are they asymptomatic? From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Chris Sent: Wednesday, June 01, 2005 11:28 AM To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: RE: average lifespan Ive got a 6 + year old who tested pos last year though vet thinks she had it all along and a 4+ that I took in as a stray last year who also turned out to be pos. Chris [EMAIL PROTECTED] -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Barbara Baass Sent: Wednesday, June 01, 2005 12:34 PM To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: RE: average lifespan Yes, this is very depressing. Tom was about a year and a half the vet said and I guess now he is 2 years old. I know now from what the group said what to expect of his life span. Maybe another year or two. Is Salome just a carrier or is it in the bone marrow? To be 9 years old, shemust be a carrier?? Barbara Baass Hideyo Yamamoto [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: This is just so depressing to think about, isnt it? I look at Ginger, who is just a year old and every day, I fear of the day but fortunately she is doing very good and try not to think about it too much, instead, I try to concentrate on loving her more - I am going to continue to fight with Ginger no matter what.. From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Barbara Baass Sent: Tuesday, May 31, 2005 3:04 PM To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: Re: average lifespan Doesn't seem to be a long life span. Looks like maybe 3 to 5 or 6 years. I believe that Tom was born with this because it is in the bone marrow. He probably got it from his mother. It is a shame that we have to go through pain and suffering before we die. At least most of the time we do. Barbra Baass Terri Brown [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Samantha was 3 (1999) Arielle was 4-1/2 (2001) Gareth was 6-1/2 (2003) Alec was 5-1/2 (2003) Salome' is still with me. She's 9. RuthieGirl was 6 months (1996 -- not a FeLV related death; she was Salome's littermate). Siggie, Sammi, and Guinevere are FeLV negative. =^..^= Terri, Salome', Siggie the Tomato Vampire, Guinevere, Sammi, and 5 furangels: RuthieGirl, Samantha, Arielle, Gareth and Alec =^..^= Furkid Photos! http://mysite.verizon.net/vze7sgqa/ My FeLV Site: http://pages.ivillage.com/ruthiegirl1/MyFeLVinformationSite/ My Personal Page: http://www.geocities.com/ruthiegirl1/terrispage.html?1083970447350 - Original Message - From: Gloria B. Lane To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Sent: Monday, May 30, 2005 11:44 PM Subject: Re: average lifespan Yo Jenn - My darling Calawalla Banana Boo-boo was 3 years old. (2004) My sweet Mittens was maybe 2.5 yrs. (2003) My baby Mr. Black kitty was FIV and FELV+ - vet said he was 18. I don't believe it. Think he was a bit younger than that - 10 yrs maybe? (2002) Gloria Well, my Moogie, who was born with FELV, lived 18 months, but it varies widely, and also, I did not take drastic measures to prolong her life. Had I done everything to the extreme, she may have lived to be 2 years old. I'm not really sure what the average life span of FELV+ cats is, but one study has been done on the lifespan expectations for cats infected with feline leukemia virus that tested persistently viremic (continuously tested positive). In the study, reported by Dr. Susan Cotter in the November 1991 issue of the Journal of the AVMA, most cats died within
RE: Re: average lifespan
I absolutely agree---Many cats are tested as kittens and never tested againeven if indoor-outdoor. This is not a new disease but has been around forever. So I think its really hard to do any statistical research as unless a cat becomes ill, they are not seen. Chris [EMAIL PROTECTED] -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Tad Burnett Sent: Wednesday, June 01, 2005 2:25 PM To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: [Norton AntiSpam] Re: average lifespan A couple things to think about.Many many cats are POS but never tested and many of these will never be tested because they don't get sick...and these cats don't get put into the data base that we use to figure life expectance...So in reality the life span average may be longer than we think Also there are advances being made every day that may be a cure...Like feline interferon...There is always the hope that such will be available in time for a cat that is still well today...Plus we know things today..like good food and low stress that we know will help to keep him healthy... Tad PS...I have an old girl..vet thinks she is over 12 years old but she has been with me for almost 2 years and she is doing well...I did just loose my old Sammy that I have had for a year and a half...I thought the 2 old timers were past the age where it would get them but Sammy developed a huge tumor in his mouth in just a few hours and I had to let him go to escape the pain that it was causing him. Chris wrote: Ive got a 6 + year old who tested pos last year though vet thinks she had it all along and a 4+ that I took in as a stray last year who also turned out to be pos. Chris [EMAIL PROTECTED] -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of Barbara Baass Sent: Wednesday, June 01, 2005 12:34 PM To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: RE: average lifespan Yes, this is very depressing. Tom was about a year and a half the vet said and I guess now he is 2 years old. I know now from what the group said what to expect of his life span. Maybe another year or two. Is Salome just a carrier or is it in the bone marrow? To be 9 years old, shemust be a carrier?? Barbara Baass Hideyo Yamamoto [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: This is just so depressing to think about, isnt it? I look at Ginger, who is just a year old and every day, I fear of the day but fortunately she is doing very good and try not to think about it too much, instead, I try to concentrate on loving her more - I am going to continue to fight with Ginger no matter what.. From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of Barbara Baass Sent: Tuesday, May 31, 2005 3:04 PM To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: Re: average lifespan Doesn't seem to be a long life span. Looks like maybe 3 to 5 or 6 years. I believe that Tom was born with this because it is in the bone marrow. He probably got it from his mother. It is a shame that we have to go through pain and suffering before we die. At least most of the time we do. Barbra Baass Terri Brown [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Samantha was 3 (1999) Arielle was 4-1/2 (2001) Gareth was 6-1/2 (2003) Alec was 5-1/2 (2003) Salome' is still with me. She's 9. RuthieGirl was 6 months (1996 -- not a FeLV related death; she was Salome's littermate). Siggie, Sammi, and Guinevere are FeLV negative. =^..^= Terri, Salome', Siggie the Tomato Vampire, Guinevere, Sammi, and 5 furangels: RuthieGirl, Samantha, Arielle, Gareth and Alec =^..^= Furkid Photos! http://mysite.verizon.net/vze7sgqa/ My FeLV Site: http://pages.ivillage.com/ruthiegirl1/MyFeLVinformationSite/ My Personal Page: http://www.geocities.com/ruthiegirl1/terrispage.html?1083970447350 - Original Message - From: Gloria B. Lane To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Sent: Monday, May 30, 2005 11:44 PM Subject: Re: average lifespan Yo Jenn - My darling Calawalla Banana Boo-boo was 3 years old. (2004) My sweet Mittens was maybe 2.5 yrs. (2003) My baby Mr. Black kitty was FIV and FELV+ - vet said he was 18. I don't believe it. Think he was a bit younger than that - 10 yrs maybe? (2002) Gloria Well, my Moogie, who was born with FELV, lived 18 months, but it varies widely, and also, I did not take drastic measures to prolong her life. Had I done everything to the extreme, she may have lived to be 2 years old. I'm not really sure what the average life span of FELV+ cats is, but one study has been done on the lifespan expectations for cats infected with feline leukemia virus that tested persistently viremic (continuously tested positive). In the study, reported by Dr. Susan Cotter in the November 1991 issue of the Journal of the AVMA, most cats died within two years but about 20% of the cats lived three or more years. Of course, if
