Re: [Felvtalk] FELV kittens follow up
I had two rescued litters of 11 FelV positive kittens. All of them died within 2 years except for one. He has been tested several times and he remains negative. He is now 4 years old and very healthy. Lorrie On 06-27, Beth wrote: Most of mine that were born with it lived about 1 1/2 years, but I have one now. who is well over 2 yrs old. Like everything else, every cat is different. Beth ___ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
Re: [Felvtalk] FELV kittens follow up
That's wonderful, Lorrie! Amazing how some animals seem to have natural immunity. Beth Don't Litter, Fix Your Critter! www.Furkids.org From: Lorrie felineres...@frontier.com To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Sent: Thursday, June 28, 2012 10:56 AM Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] FELV kittens follow up I had two rescued litters of 11 FelV positive kittens. All of them died within 2 years except for one. He has been tested several times and he remains negative. He is now 4 years old and very healthy. Lorrie On 06-27, Beth wrote: Most of mine that were born with it lived about 1 1/2 years, but I have one now. who is well over 2 yrs old. Like everything else, every cat is different. Beth ___ 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] FelV kittens
Lorrie, I'm sorry for your losses. Kittens with felv have the least chances of making it. Once they get over a year or two their chances greatly improve. I'm so sorry. tonya Lorrie felineres...@kvinet.com wrote: I wrote two weeks or so ago about a very sick FelV kitten who was anemic and had lost control of her back legs, and her bladder. We took her to the vet and he felt she was in the last stages of FelV, with little or no hope for recovery. She was 9 months old and only weighed 3 and a half pounds. Sadly she soon went to the rainbow bridge. Then yesterday we found another of her litter mates dead with absolutely no apparent sickness. This kitten was eating, playing and acted fine, but suddenly died. We've so far lost 4 kittens from this litter of FelV pos. kittens, and it's heart breaking. Has anyone else found kittens who look fine, eat well and play and then suddenly die? I don't think this is a symptom of FelV, and I'm wondering if this last kitten we found dead yesterday had a genetic heart problem or something else unrelated to FelV. Any ideas? Lorrie ___ 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] FelV kittens
Lorrie, It sounds like a congenital heart problem. Sure doesn't sound like anything related to FeLV. Sharyl --- On Sun, 12/28/08, Lorrie felineres...@kvinet.com wrote: From: Lorrie felineres...@kvinet.com Subject: [Felvtalk] FelV kittens To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Date: Sunday, December 28, 2008, 8:03 AM I wrote two weeks or so ago about a very sick FelV kitten who was anemic and had lost control of her back legs, and her bladder. We took her to the vet and he felt she was in the last stages of FelV, with little or no hope for recovery. She was 9 months old and only weighed 3 and a half pounds. Sadly she soon went to the rainbow bridge. Then yesterday we found another of her litter mates dead with absolutely no apparent sickness. This kitten was eating, playing and acted fine, but suddenly died. We've so far lost 4 kittens from this litter of FelV pos. kittens, and it's heart breaking. Has anyone else found kittens who look fine, eat well and play and then suddenly die? I don't think this is a symptom of FelV, and I'm wondering if this last kitten we found dead yesterday had a genetic heart problem or something else unrelated to FelV. Any ideas? Lorrie ___ 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] FelV kittens
My Tiny died this way. He was pretty much asymptomatic. Other than initial treatment he never required antibiotic or all the measures I too for Junior. On Christmas day 2006 I knew he was not feeling good, but it was not such that I would have taken him to a vet even if it was a regular day. I spent some time with him watching TV. He went to sleep on the couch. I left the room to do some other stuff. I heard a horrible coughting sound, I had heard from him once before. I moved him thinking he might cough a hairball. This was a much more violent cough than that.I realized he was not getting air. I got the tank of oxygen it was empty. His gums were blue at this time the spasms had stopped. He still appeared to be breathing. I went to get the concentrator. I got yelled at by ny husband for waking him up. This was 5PM. I went back to watch the life leave his body. I am told he was probably dead after the intial couigh, and he most like threw a blood clot. I am so sorry to hear of your loss. These kittens would have had no life without you. They know they were loved and will be waiting for you at the Rainbows Bridge. Love and peace Sally ___ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org