Re: [Felvtalk] 10 week old baby with slight positive

2011-09-14 Thread Marcia Baronda
You arent kidding when you say there is conflicting info. That is exactly why I got on this list. Everyone on here really cares about cats and the diseases that affect them. You came to the right place. There is a vet online, Mike Richards DVM, who has some pretty good info on FeLV. Try to give th

Re: [Felvtalk] 10 week old baby with slight positive

2011-09-14 Thread Natalie
vtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org] On Behalf Of April Johnson Sent: Wednesday, September 14, 2011 12:03 PM To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] 10 week old baby with slight positive Dot have you tried Best Little Cat house, http://www.thebestlittlecathouseinpa.com/ They take in FE

Re: [Felvtalk] 10 week old baby with slight positive

2011-09-14 Thread ccarlsberg
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Re: [Felvtalk] 10 week old baby with slight positive

2011-09-14 Thread Natalie
vtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] 10 week old baby with slight positive Hi Anna! Glad to have you aboard. I would make sure your older cat is vaccinated against FeLV before having them together. Even though the vaccine is 80% effective, it's better than no protection at all. T

Re: [Felvtalk] 10 week old baby with slight positive

2011-09-14 Thread April Johnson
quot;ccarlsb...@gmail.com" To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Sent: Wednesday, September 14, 2011 10:47 AM Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] 10 week old baby with slight positive Hi Anna! I am so sorry about your situation. I have an 11 week old FELV+ kitten and we need to relocate it bc I have 2 c

Re: [Felvtalk] 10 week old baby with slight positive

2011-09-14 Thread dot winkler
From: "ccarlsb...@gmail.com" To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Sent: Wednesday, September 14, 2011 10:47 AM Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] 10 week old baby with slight positive Hi Anna! I am so sorry about your situation. I have an 11 week old FELV+ kitten and we need to relocate it bc I have 2 cats at

Re: [Felvtalk] 10 week old baby with slight positive

2011-09-14 Thread ccarlsberg
Hi Anna! I am so sorry about your situation. I have an 11 week old FELV+ kitten and we need to relocate it bc I have 2 cats at home. Its heart breaking. He seems so healthy and happy and is growing too. Its so hard, but they can live decent lives for a few good years Sent via BlackBerry from T-M

Re: [Felvtalk] 10 week old baby with slight positive

2011-09-14 Thread Lynda Wilson
Hi Anna! Glad to have you aboard. I would make sure your older cat is vaccinated against FeLV before having them together. Even though the vaccine is 80% effective, it's better than no protection at all. The vaccine has to be given in two doses, 3 weeks apart (so don't expose your older cat

Re: [Felvtalk] 10 week old baby with slight positive

2011-09-14 Thread Natalie
I am so sorry to hear that. Unfortunately, my expertise is with FIV, and the two cats that we had who tested positive of FeLV on the combo tests, after being retested with the IFA, were both negative! How old is Jean-Luc now? Maybe it's too early to test, I now that with FIV, it is. From: f

Re: [Felvtalk] 10 week old baby with slight positive

2011-09-14 Thread dot winkler
You are in a situation almost like me.  I have a one year old positive cat who came down with the virus in June.  I have had her separated from my other two cats since and it has been a crazy situation as I have a small house.  I have been trying to adopt her out with no luck yet.  A lot of peop

Re: [Felvtalk] 10 week old baby with slight positive

2011-09-14 Thread Melinda Kerr
My kitten was diagnosed at around 8 weeks. He had a few minor health issues at the time and I had him treated several times with antibiotics. Since then he has had no obvious health issues. He is now a year old. I have never used any kind of supplements. My treatment has been lots of love,