Re: [Felvtalk] stray kitten positive any advice for me
I don't know about the holistic remedies, but I always give all FeLV and FIV positive cats, or older cat, CoQ10 - I get the GNC vegetarian brand because it's in powder form in capsules - easy to mix into the food. I get the 50 mg or 100 mg and use about 50 mg for each cat daily. Great for gums, heart, and so much more. BTW - since this group accepts nothing large, it's a good idea to split up the longer messages and make sure to erase all the old back and forth messages because they all add to the size. -Original Message- From: felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org [mailto:felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org] On Behalf Of ccarlsb...@gmail.com Sent: Monday, November 07, 2011 8:48 PM To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] stray kitten positive any advice for me What are some of these holistic remedies for gum issues? Tweetys gums as pretty bad and they want to pull out 3 of his teeth. :( I'm terribly nervous about that surgery. He is 9. Sent via BlackBerry from T-Mobile -Original Message- From: MaiMaiPG Sender: felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org Date: Mon, 7 Nov 2011 19:45:00 To: Reply-To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] stray kitten positive any advice for me ___ 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 ___ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
Re: [Felvtalk] stray kitten positive any advice for me/ flow charts for testing
An IFA will tell you if the virus is replicating in the bone marrow. Once that happens the virus will not go away, so If you want to be sure he is positive & will not throw off the virus you could do that. It does cost close to $100 if I remember correctly. Even FeLV kitties who are initially sick can get better & stay healthy for awhile. Most of mine were strays & not in good health to begin with. You just never know. Some I've had for a week, some for years. Beth Don't Litter, Fix Your Critter! www.Furkids.org From: dppl dppl To: "felvtalk@felineleukemia.org" Sent: Tuesday, November 8, 2011 6:07 PM Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] stray kitten positive any advice for me/ flow charts for testing I'm sorry I haven't figured out how to reply to specific threads, maybe because I receive a digest instead of each post. I'm using this site http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org to access the threads. If someone can point me in the right direction about how to properly use this site I would appreciate it. I'm sure it is somewhere in the intro msg but I'm not thinking too clearly. When I have a sick animal, I get very upset. Anyway, I wanted to throw out what the vet who diagnosed this stray kitten using a elise test that was sent to a lab (not done at her office) told me today.. She said she called to find the latest protocols about retesting and said that one way is to wait 30 days and repeat the test but the other way is to do an IFA now and I would know once and for all if the kitten is truely positive. I questioned her about what I was reading on the internet about waiting a longer period to see if the cat reverts or sheds, but she said this is what she was told is the latest protocol. I did read some of you about your cats coming back negative after retesting and this gave me hope. Mitt (for Mittens) b/c he has them is eating well and his bad breath went away I guess from the antibiotics he is on. but tonight I saw he has dandruff/scaling in his fur on the outer ear. Now I fear he does have a compromised immune system and a skin disease. So I am bringing him back to the vet on thurs to get this IFA test and for her to look at the skin and tell me what it is. I'm not sure I can handle a chronically ill cat again. I took care of one of my older cats in the final stages of kidney failure for a year, including giving fluids but there was no issue of keeping separate and fear of spreading illnesses to my other cats. My remaining 4 cats were former strays/ferals that were over a year old when i took them in. I got them sterilized but never kept up on shots and testing b/c I kept them inside and figured since they all lived outside more or less together if they had something they all probably had it by then. I've had them all over 11 years. I have yet to find a really good vet where I live. Most just push vaccinations and flea treatments. Most don't deal with stray cats. I've been calling around cat rescues and those that take positive cats are full and apparently the protocol here is that when they bring in strays/ferals to be sterilzied, they give them a SNAP test (is that an elise test) and if they test positive, they euthanize them apparently b/c they will not return them to the colonies to spread the disease. So most don't have experience treating cats with this illness. Anyway, thanks to anyone who made it thru this msg and has any further comment. From: dppl dppl To: "felvtalk@felineleukemia.org" Sent: Monday, November 7, 2011 8:33 PM Subject: Re: stray kitten positive any advice for me thank you all for responding so quickly. when i have more time I will review all archives. I hope i am posting correctly by sending these emails. I see my post is all chopped up (at least in my display ). Thanks for your advice. I guess i will take things day by day. thanks also for the advice to get the other test as a follow up.i can only hope it turns out negative. I am worried about the redness of his gums which he is on an antibiotic for. Vet attributed it to gingivitis and teething but this was pre finding out the positive test results. From: dppl dppl To: "felvtalk@felineleukemia.org" Sent: Monday, November 7, 2011 6:52 PM Subject: stray kitten positive any advice for me I came across this site, having just been informed by the vet that the abandoned kitten I took in three weeks ago. Before I took it to the vet, I have been keeping it in a separate room but admit that since it seemed so healthy I let it out for little walks. I have 4 cats over 12 years old. Other than walking on the same floors, they have not had contact with this kitten. In our short phone call, the vet basically said that she would understand if I euthanized the cat and that she w
Re: [Felvtalk] stray kitten positive any advice for me/ flow charts for testing
Good nutrition, paying attention to sniffles, etc and most of all, lotsf love Marcia wrote: > I guess the fact of the matter is, is that your kitten can live a very > healthy life. If she tests positive, it doesn't necessarily mean that she > will be chronically ill. I really think that good nutrition also plays an > enormous role in keeping them healthy. It's a very tough decision. I feel > for you. Best of luck to you and your little one. > Marcia > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Nov 8, 2011, at 5:07 PM, dppl dppl wrote: > > > I'm sorry I haven't figured out how to reply to specific threads, maybe > > because I receive a digest instead of each post. I'm using this site > > http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org to > > access the threads. If someone can point me in the right direction about > > how to properly use this site I would appreciate it. I'm sure it is > > somewhere in the intro msg but I'm not thinking too clearly. When I have a > > sick animal, I get very upset. Anyway, I wanted to throw out what the vet > > who diagnosed this stray kitten using a elise test that was sent to a lab > > (not done at her office) told me today.. She said she called to find the > > latest protocols about retesting and said that one way is to wait 30 days > > and repeat the test but the other way is to do an IFA now and I would know > > once and for all if the kitten is truely positive. I questioned her about > > what I was reading on the internet about waiting a longer period to see if > > the cat reverts or sheds, but she said this is what she was told is the > > latest protocol. I did read some of you about your cats coming back > > negative after retesting and this gave me hope. > > > > Mitt (for Mittens) b/c he has them is eating well and his bad breath went > > away I guess from the antibiotics he is on. but tonight I saw he has > > dandruff/scaling in his fur on the outer ear. Now I fear he does have a > > compromised immune system and a skin disease. So I am bringing him back to > > the vet on thurs to get this IFA test and for her to look at the skin and > > tell me what it is. I'm not sure I can handle a chronically ill cat > > again. I took care of one of my older cats in the final stages of kidney > > failure for a year, including giving fluids but there was no issue of > > keeping separate and fear of spreading illnesses to my other cats. My > > remaining 4 cats were former strays/ferals that were over a year old when > > i took them in. I got them sterilized but never kept up on shots and > > testing b/c I kept them inside and figured since they all lived outside > > more or less together if they had something they all probably had it by > > then. I've had them all over 11 years. I have yet to find a really good > > vet where I live. Most just push vaccinations and flea treatments. Most > > don't deal with stray cats. I've been calling around cat rescues and those > > that take positive cats are full and apparently the protocol here is that > > when they bring in strays/ferals to be sterilzied, they give them a SNAP > > test (is that an elise test) and if they test positive, they euthanize them > > apparently b/c they will not return them to the colonies to spread the > > disease. So most don't have experience treating cats with this illness. > > > > Anyway, thanks to anyone who made it thru this msg and has any further > > comment. > > > > From: dppl dppl > > To: "felvtalk@felineleukemia.org" > > Sent: Monday, November 7, 2011 8:33 PM > > Subject: Re: stray kitten positive any advice for me > > > > > > thank you all for responding so quickly. when i have more time I will > > review all archives. I hope i am posting correctly by sending these emails. > > I see my post is all chopped up (at least in my display ). Thanks for > > your advice. I guess i will take things day by day. thanks also for the > > advice to get the other test as a follow up.i can only hope it turns out > > negative. I am worried about the redness of his gums which he is on an > > antibiotic for. Vet attributed it to gingivitis and teething but this was > > pre finding out the positive test results. > > > > From: dppl dppl > > To: "felvtalk@felineleukemia.org" > > Sent: Monday, November 7, 2011 6:52 PM > > Subject: stray kitten positive any advice for me > > > > I came across this site, having just been informed by the vet that the > > abandoned kitten I took in three weeks ago. Before I took it to the vet, I > > have been keeping it in a separate room but admit that since it seemed so > > healthy I let it out for little walks. I have 4 cats over 12 years old. > > Other than walking on the same floors, they have not had contact with this > > kitten. In our short phone call, the vet basically said that she would > > understand if I euthanized the cat and that she wasn't sure about false > > pos
Re: [Felvtalk] stray kitten positive any advice for me
My positives were at least 1 year old when they came to me. My vet said you have a choice, keep them or put them to sleep. He said he has seen many live long and healthy lives and so far mine have. They share my house with 5 negatives ranging in age from 1 and 1/2years to 13. The negatives get their vaccinations very year and so far everyone is healthy, happy and sassy. Terri Brown wrote: > I always mixed mine. As long as my negative was vaccinated, I didn't worry. > All my FeLV+ babies are gone now, but the negatives are still negative. It's > been over 5 years since we lost our last FeLV+ cat. Salome' was 9-1/2 when > she died in 2005. > > =^..^= Terri, Siggie the Tomato Vampire, Guinevere, Travis, Dori and 6 > furangels: Ruthie, Samantha, Arielle, Gareth, Alec, Salome and Sammi =^..^= > - Original Message - > From: Katie Marie Armijo<mailto:katie.arm...@colorado.edu> > To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org<mailto:felvtalk@felineleukemia.org> > Sent: Monday, November 07, 2011 7:28 PM > Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] stray kitten positive any advice for me > > > My Husband I are in a similar position. We just adopted a kitten from the > pound who had been feral before that and she ended up being FeLV+. We have > two other cats and they hadn't had any other contact before the positive test > and since the test we have continued to keep them separated. Euthanizing was > never even an option in our minds. She is such a healthy happy kitten it just > didn't make sense. We are currently in the process of vaccinating our other > two cats. But despite the vaccination out vet advised not letting them have > any contact with the kitten ever. We planned on keeping them in separate > rooms forever. Now seeing what John just wrote we wondering how often it is > that people interact their FeLV+ cats with non infected cats and never see > their other cats get infected. > > > Good luck with your kitten. She will be a wonderful addition to your > family. :) > > > > > On Nov 7, 2011, at 4:02 PM, john pollack wrote: > > > If the kitten is healthy, do not put it down. FeLV cats can live good > lives. My Tigger is almost 5 now. Had been healthy for the whole time, until > last month when he developed stomach cancer. He is still here, doing fine > now. Also, have 5 other cats. had them vaccinated, and to this day, none are > FeLV+ > > > > > From: dppl dppl mailto:dppl1...@yahoo.com>> > To: "felvtalk@felineleukemia.org<mailto:felvtalk@felineleukemia.org>" > mailto:felvtalk@felineleukemia.org>> > Sent: Monday, November 7, 2011 6:52 PM > Subject: [Felvtalk] stray kitten positive any advice for me > > > I came across this site, having just been informed by the vet that the > abandoned kitten I took in three weeks ago. Before I took it to the vet, I > have been keeping it in a separate room but admit that since it seemed so > healthy I let it out for little walks. I have 4 cats over 12 years old. > Other than walking on the same floors, they have not had contact with this > kitten. In our short phone call, the vet basically said that she would > understand if I euthanized the cat and that she wasn't sure about false > positive and whether retesting would be worthwhile. The cat also has > hookworms. When I took the cat in, she suggested that I give it its > vaccinations before waiting for test results. I asked if the cat turned out > postitive, wouldn't this harm its immune system. she said no. Now when she > called she said she was surprised that the cat tested positive since, other > than the sore gums, which she attirbuted to teething and bad breath, she said > it seemed healthy. It does seem healthy , eats well and plays. and is the > sweetest cat, loving and intelligent. I am heartbroken about this. I'm sorry > I haven't had time to read all archives but I work from home and also take > care of my bedridden elderly mother. Is there anyone out there would be kind > enough to give me some advice? Thank you. PS the test done was elisa and it > just says "positive" the vet estimates the cat is from 5-6 months old. > > ___ > Felvtalk mailing list > Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org<mailto:Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org> > > http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org<http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org> > > > > __
Re: [Felvtalk] stray kitten positive any advice for me/ flow charts for testing
I guess the fact of the matter is, is that your kitten can live a very healthy life. If she tests positive, it doesn't necessarily mean that she will be chronically ill. I really think that good nutrition also plays an enormous role in keeping them healthy. It's a very tough decision. I feel for you. Best of luck to you and your little one. Marcia Sent from my iPhone On Nov 8, 2011, at 5:07 PM, dppl dppl wrote: > I'm sorry I haven't figured out how to reply to specific threads, maybe > because I receive a digest instead of each post. I'm using this site > http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org to > access the threads. If someone can point me in the right direction about how > to properly use this site I would appreciate it. I'm sure it is somewhere in > the intro msg but I'm not thinking too clearly. When I have a sick animal, I > get very upset. Anyway, I wanted to throw out what the vet who diagnosed > this stray kitten using a elise test that was sent to a lab (not done at her > office) told me today.. She said she called to find the latest protocols > about retesting and said that one way is to wait 30 days and repeat the test > but the other way is to do an IFA now and I would know once and for all if > the kitten is truely positive. I questioned her about what I was reading on > the internet about waiting a longer period to see if the cat reverts or > sheds, but she said this is what she was told is the latest protocol. I did > read some of you about your cats coming back negative after retesting and > this gave me hope. > > Mitt (for Mittens) b/c he has them is eating well and his bad breath went > away I guess from the antibiotics he is on. but tonight I saw he has > dandruff/scaling in his fur on the outer ear. Now I fear he does have a > compromised immune system and a skin disease. So I am bringing him back to > the vet on thurs to get this IFA test and for her to look at the skin and > tell me what it is. I'm not sure I can handle a chronically ill cat again. > I took care of one of my older cats in the final stages of kidney failure > for a year, including giving fluids but there was no issue of keeping > separate and fear of spreading illnesses to my other cats. My remaining 4 > cats were former strays/ferals that were over a year old when i took them in. > I got them sterilized but never kept up on shots and testing b/c I kept them > inside and figured since they all lived outside more or less together if they > had something they all probably had it by then. I've had them all over 11 > years. I have yet to find a really good vet where I live. Most just push > vaccinations and flea treatments. Most don't deal with stray cats. I've been > calling around cat rescues and those that take positive cats are full and > apparently the protocol here is that when they bring in strays/ferals to be > sterilzied, they give them a SNAP test (is that an elise test) and if they > test positive, they euthanize them apparently b/c they will not return them > to the colonies to spread the disease. So most don't have experience treating > cats with this illness. > > Anyway, thanks to anyone who made it thru this msg and has any further > comment. > > From: dppl dppl > To: "felvtalk@felineleukemia.org" > Sent: Monday, November 7, 2011 8:33 PM > Subject: Re: stray kitten positive any advice for me > > > thank you all for responding so quickly. when i have more time I will review > all archives. I hope i am posting correctly by sending these emails. I see > my post is all chopped up (at least in my display ). Thanks for your advice. > I guess i will take things day by day. thanks also for the advice to get > the other test as a follow up.i can only hope it turns out negative. I am > worried about the redness of his gums which he is on an antibiotic for. Vet > attributed it to gingivitis and teething but this was pre finding out the > positive test results. > > From: dppl dppl > To: "felvtalk@felineleukemia.org" > Sent: Monday, November 7, 2011 6:52 PM > Subject: stray kitten positive any advice for me > > I came across this site, having just been informed by the vet that the > abandoned kitten I took in three weeks ago. Before I took it to the vet, I > have been keeping it in a separate room but admit that since it seemed so > healthy I let it out for little walks. I have 4 cats over 12 years old. > Other than walking on the same floors, they have not had contact with this > kitten. In our short phone call, the vet basically said that she would > understand if I euthanized the cat and that she wasn't sure about false > positive and whether retesting would be worthwhile. The cat also has > hookworms. When I took the cat in, she suggested that I give it its > vaccinations before waiting for test results. I asked if the cat turned out > postitive, wouldn't this harm its immune s
Re: [Felvtalk] stray kitten positive any advice for me/ flow charts for testing
I'm sorry I haven't figured out how to reply to specific threads, maybe because I receive a digest instead of each post. I'm using this site http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org to access the threads. If someone can point me in the right direction about how to properly use this site I would appreciate it. I'm sure it is somewhere in the intro msg but I'm not thinking too clearly. When I have a sick animal, I get very upset. Anyway, I wanted to throw out what the vet who diagnosed this stray kitten using a elise test that was sent to a lab (not done at her office) told me today.. She said she called to find the latest protocols about retesting and said that one way is to wait 30 days and repeat the test but the other way is to do an IFA now and I would know once and for all if the kitten is truely positive. I questioned her about what I was reading on the internet about waiting a longer period to see if the cat reverts or sheds, but she said this is what she was told is the latest protocol. I did read some of you about your cats coming back negative after retesting and this gave me hope. Mitt (for Mittens) b/c he has them is eating well and his bad breath went away I guess from the antibiotics he is on. but tonight I saw he has dandruff/scaling in his fur on the outer ear. Now I fear he does have a compromised immune system and a skin disease. So I am bringing him back to the vet on thurs to get this IFA test and for her to look at the skin and tell me what it is. I'm not sure I can handle a chronically ill cat again. I took care of one of my older cats in the final stages of kidney failure for a year, including giving fluids but there was no issue of keeping separate and fear of spreading illnesses to my other cats. My remaining 4 cats were former strays/ferals that were over a year old when i took them in. I got them sterilized but never kept up on shots and testing b/c I kept them inside and figured since they all lived outside more or less together if they had something they all probably had it by then. I've had them all over 11 years. I have yet to find a really good vet where I live. Most just push vaccinations and flea treatments. Most don't deal with stray cats. I've been calling around cat rescues and those that take positive cats are full and apparently the protocol here is that when they bring in strays/ferals to be sterilzied, they give them a SNAP test (is that an elise test) and if they test positive, they euthanize them apparently b/c they will not return them to the colonies to spread the disease. So most don't have experience treating cats with this illness. Anyway, thanks to anyone who made it thru this msg and has any further comment. From: dppl dppl To: "felvtalk@felineleukemia.org" Sent: Monday, November 7, 2011 8:33 PM Subject: Re: stray kitten positive any advice for me thank you all for responding so quickly. when i have more time I will review all archives. I hope i am posting correctly by sending these emails. I see my post is all chopped up (at least in my display ). Thanks for your advice. I guess i will take things day by day. thanks also for the advice to get the other test as a follow up.i can only hope it turns out negative. I am worried about the redness of his gums which he is on an antibiotic for. Vet attributed it to gingivitis and teething but this was pre finding out the positive test results. From: dppl dppl To: "felvtalk@felineleukemia.org" Sent: Monday, November 7, 2011 6:52 PM Subject: stray kitten positive any advice for me I came across this site, having just been informed by the vet that the abandoned kitten I took in three weeks ago. Before I took it to the vet, I have been keeping it in a separate room but admit that since it seemed so healthy I let it out for little walks. I have 4 cats over 12 years old. Other than walking on the same floors, they have not had contact with this kitten. In our short phone call, the vet basically said that she would understand if I euthanized the cat and that she wasn't sure about false positive and whether retesting would be worthwhile. The cat also has hookworms. When I took the cat in, she suggested that I give it its vaccinations before waiting for test results. I asked if the cat turned out postitive, wouldn't this harm its immune system. she said no. Now when she called she said she was surprised that the cat tested positive since, other than the sore gums, which she attirbuted to teething and bad breath, she said it seemed healthy. It does seem healthy , eats well and plays. and is the sweetest cat, loving and intelligent. I am heartbroken about this. I'm sorry I haven't had time to read all archives but I work from home and also take care of my bedridden elderly mother. Is there anyone out there would be kind
Re: [Felvtalk] stray kitten positive any advice for me
Please do not give up hope. Wait the three months and have her tested again. I rescued a cat who was approx 3 years old who also tested positive. Three months later she tested negative. I also had an IFA test done on her which also came out negative. The vet eluded to me having her put to sleep after she tested positive but my intuition say no! This was back in March. Today she is a healthy, happy, 8 lb cat who bullies the other cats who are twice her size.LOL... She is also very loving and such a joy in our lives. They can clear this disease from their system or the test could be wrong. Please wait and have her tested again. Jannes From: MaiMaiPG To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Sent: Monday, November 7, 2011 7:45 PM Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] stray kitten positive any advice for me There are holistic remedies for the gum issues. That was the only sign Dixie showedask questions and seek information. A lot of emails get chopped because they are too long to post---someone else can explain this. On Nov 7, 2011, at 7:33 PM, dppl dppl wrote: >thank you all for responding so quickly. when i have more time I will review >all archives. I hope i am posting correctly by sending these emails. I see my >post is all chopped up (at least in my display ). Thanks for your advice. I >guess i will take things day by day. thanks also for the advice to get the >other test as a follow up.i can only hope it turns out negative. I am worried >about the redness of his gums which he is on an antibiotic for. Vet attributed >it to gingivitis and teething but this was pre finding out the positive test >results. > > > > >From: dppl dppl >To: "felvtalk@felineleukemia.org" >Sent: Monday, November 7, 2011 6:52 PM >Subject: stray kitten positive any advice for me > > >I came across this site, having just been informed by the vet that the >abandoned kitten I took in three weeks ago. Before I took it to the vet, I >have been keeping it in a separate room but admit that since it seemed so >healthy I let it out for little walks. I have 4 cats over 12 years old. Other >than walking on the same floors, they have not had contact with this kitten. >In our short phone call, the vet basically said that she would understand if I >euthanized the cat and that she wasn't sure about false positive and whether >retesting would be worthwhile. The cat also has hookworms. When I took the >cat in, she suggested that I give it its vaccinations before waiting for test >results. I asked if the cat turned out postitive, wouldn't this harm its >immune system. she said no. Now when she called she said she was surprised >that the cat tested positive since, other than the sore gums, which she >attirbuted to teething and bad breath, she said it seemed healthy. It does seem healthy , eats well and plays. and is the sweetest cat, loving and intelligent. I am heartbroken about this. I'm sorry I haven't had time to read all archives but I work from home and also take care of my bedridden elderly mother. Is there anyone out there would be kind enough to give me some advice? Thank you. PS the test done was elisa and it just says "positive" the vet estimates the cat is from 5-6 months old. > >___ >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___ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
Re: [Felvtalk] stray kitten positive any advice for me
My cat Fletch was with 3 other adult cats for a year. They had never been vaccinated for felv and the bet said that Fletch was born with it. So they were exposed unknowingly for a full year, and they all tested negative. So I believe like everyone else here, it's not spread as easily as everyone thinks, bless you for taking care of this little life(-: Sent from my iPhone On Nov 7, 2011, at 5:52 PM, dppl dppl wrote: > I came across this site, having just been informed by the vet that the > abandoned kitten I took in three weeks ago. Before I took it to the vet, I > have been keeping it in a separate room but admit that since it seemed so > healthy I let it out for little walks. I have 4 cats over 12 years old. > Other than walking on the same floors, they have not had contact with this > kitten. In our short phone call, the vet basically said that she would > understand if I euthanized the cat and that she wasn't sure about false > positive and whether retesting would be worthwhile. The cat also has > hookworms. When I took the cat in, she suggested that I give it its > vaccinations before waiting for test results. I asked if the cat turned out > postitive, wouldn't this harm its immune system. she said no. Now when she > called she said she was surprised that the cat tested positive since, other > than the sore gums, which she attirbuted to teething and bad breath, she said > it seemed healthy. It does seem healthy , eats well and plays. and is the > sweetest cat, loving and intelligent. I am heartbroken about this. I'm sorry > I haven't had time to read all archives but I work from home and also take > care of my bedridden elderly mother. Is there anyone out there would be kind > enough to give me some advice? Thank you. PS the test done was elisa and it > just says "positive" the vet estimates the cat is from 5-6 months old. > ___ > 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] stray kitten positive any advice for me
I always mixed mine. As long as my negative was vaccinated, I didn't worry. All my FeLV+ babies are gone now, but the negatives are still negative. It's been over 5 years since we lost our last FeLV+ cat. Salome' was 9-1/2 when she died in 2005. =^..^= Terri, Siggie the Tomato Vampire, Guinevere, Travis, Dori and 6 furangels: Ruthie, Samantha, Arielle, Gareth, Alec, Salome and Sammi =^..^= - Original Message - From: Katie Marie Armijo<mailto:katie.arm...@colorado.edu> To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org<mailto:felvtalk@felineleukemia.org> Sent: Monday, November 07, 2011 7:28 PM Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] stray kitten positive any advice for me My Husband I are in a similar position. We just adopted a kitten from the pound who had been feral before that and she ended up being FeLV+. We have two other cats and they hadn't had any other contact before the positive test and since the test we have continued to keep them separated. Euthanizing was never even an option in our minds. She is such a healthy happy kitten it just didn't make sense. We are currently in the process of vaccinating our other two cats. But despite the vaccination out vet advised not letting them have any contact with the kitten ever. We planned on keeping them in separate rooms forever. Now seeing what John just wrote we wondering how often it is that people interact their FeLV+ cats with non infected cats and never see their other cats get infected. Good luck with your kitten. She will be a wonderful addition to your family. :) On Nov 7, 2011, at 4:02 PM, john pollack wrote: If the kitten is healthy, do not put it down. FeLV cats can live good lives. My Tigger is almost 5 now. Had been healthy for the whole time, until last month when he developed stomach cancer. He is still here, doing fine now. Also, have 5 other cats. had them vaccinated, and to this day, none are FeLV+ From: dppl dppl mailto:dppl1...@yahoo.com>> To: "felvtalk@felineleukemia.org<mailto:felvtalk@felineleukemia.org>" mailto:felvtalk@felineleukemia.org>> Sent: Monday, November 7, 2011 6:52 PM Subject: [Felvtalk] stray kitten positive any advice for me I came across this site, having just been informed by the vet that the abandoned kitten I took in three weeks ago. Before I took it to the vet, I have been keeping it in a separate room but admit that since it seemed so healthy I let it out for little walks. I have 4 cats over 12 years old. Other than walking on the same floors, they have not had contact with this kitten. In our short phone call, the vet basically said that she would understand if I euthanized the cat and that she wasn't sure about false positive and whether retesting would be worthwhile. The cat also has hookworms. When I took the cat in, she suggested that I give it its vaccinations before waiting for test results. I asked if the cat turned out postitive, wouldn't this harm its immune system. she said no. Now when she called she said she was surprised that the cat tested positive since, other than the sore gums, which she attirbuted to teething and bad breath, she said it seemed healthy. It does seem healthy , eats well and plays. and is the sweetest cat, loving and intelligent. I am heartbroken about this. I'm sorry I haven't had time to read all archives but I work from home and also take care of my bedridden elderly mother. Is there anyone out there would be kind enough to give me some advice? Thank you. PS the test done was elisa and it just says "positive" the vet estimates the cat is from 5-6 months old. ___ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org<mailto:Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org> http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org<http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org> ___ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org<mailto: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 ___ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
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I too got a 'Positive" kitty from the pound.have had her 3 yrsmy other cat has been with all everyday (got him vacinated)...BOTH are greatand healthy "A failure is just a stopover on the way to SUCCESS." From: Maureen Olvey To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Sent: Monday, November 7, 2011 7:11 PM Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] stray kitten positive any advice for me Like everyone else has said, ALWAYS ALWAYS re-test. Never rely on one positive ELISA test. It can show a false positive but even if it's not a false positive it is possible the cat can extinguish, meaning totally get rid of, the virus. I would do an IFA test like someone else mentioned. It looks to see if the virus has spread into the white blood cells. If the IFA is negative the cat can still kick the virus so you would need to wait and re-test. Also, the cat could put the virus into dormancy, which means it may not ever have problems with the virus and it can't spread it. Lots of people on the site have mixed positives and negatives. I have a friend with lots of rescued cats. She has 3 positive cats. She has all her negative cats vaccinated against FeLV and over the years none have ever caught FeLV. She even has FIV positive cats that get vaccinated and have never caught the FeLV virus. No vaccinations are 100% but it would seem that in most cases it works. Another vet I talked with said that most researchers now feel that even non-vaccinated healthy adult cats are resistant to the FeLV virus. So even if you don't vaccinate it's possible the other cats wouldn't catch the virus. That happened in my house. No cats in my house caught the virus from one who had it (her first test was negative so I didn't know I had a FeLV cat mixed in until she died and we did the necropsy and another ELISA). None of my cats were vaccinated against FeLV but somehow none of them caught it. In your case though, I wouldn't take the chance and would vaccinate the other cats but it's just interesting that it's not spread as easy as many people believe. “I am not interested to know whether vivisection produces results that are profitable to the human race or doesn’t….the pain which it inflicts upon unconsenting animals is the basis of my enmity toward it, and it is to me sufficient justification of the enmity without looking further.” – Mark Twain Date: Mon, 7 Nov 2011 17:33:50 -0800 From: dppl1...@yahoo.com To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] stray kitten positive any advice for me thank you all for responding so quickly. when i have more time I will review all archives. I hope i am posting correctly by sending these emails. I see my post is all chopped up (at least in my display ). Thanks for your advice. I guess i will take things day by day. thanks also for the advice to get the other test as a follow up.i can only hope it turns out negative. I am worried about the redness of his gums which he is on an antibiotic for. Vet attributed it to gingivitis and teething but this was pre finding out the positive test results. From: dppl dppl To: "felvtalk@felineleukemia.org" Sent: Monday, November 7, 2011 6:52 PM Subject: stray kitten positive any advice for me I came across this site, having just been informed by the vet that the abandoned kitten I took in three weeks ago. Before I took it to the vet, I have been keeping it in a separate room but admit that since it seemed so healthy I let it out for little walks. I have 4 cats over 12 years old. Other than walking on the same floors, they have not had contact with this kitten. In our short phone call, the vet basically said that she would understand if I euthanized the cat and that she wasn't sure about false positive and whether retesting would be worthwhile. The cat also has hookworms. When I took the cat in, she suggested that I give it its vaccinations before waiting for test results. I asked if the cat turned out postitive, wouldn't this harm its immune system. she said no. Now when she called she said she was surprised that the cat tested positive since, other than the sore gums, which she attirbuted to teething and bad breath, she said it seemed healthy. It does seem healthy , eats well and plays. and is the sweetest cat, loving and intelligent. I am heartbroken about this. I'm sorry I haven't had time to read all archives but I work from home and also take care of my bedridden elderly mother. Is there anyone out there would be kind enough to give me some advice? Thank you. PS the test done was elisa and it just says "positive" the vet estimates the cat is from 5-6 months old. ___ Felvtalk mailing
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Like everyone else has said, ALWAYS ALWAYS re-test. Never rely on one positive ELISA test. It can show a false positive but even if it's not a false positive it is possible the cat can extinguish, meaning totally get rid of, the virus. I would do an IFA test like someone else mentioned. It looks to see if the virus has spread into the white blood cells. If the IFA is negative the cat can still kick the virus so you would need to wait and re-test. Also, the cat could put the virus into dormancy, which means it may not ever have problems with the virus and it can't spread it. Lots of people on the site have mixed positives and negatives. I have a friend with lots of rescued cats. She has 3 positive cats. She has all her negative cats vaccinated against FeLV and over the years none have ever caught FeLV. She even has FIV positive cats that get vaccinated and have never caught the FeLV virus. No vaccinations are 100% but it would seem that in most cases it works. Another vet I talked with said that most researchers now feel that even non-vaccinated healthy adult cats are resistant to the FeLV virus. So even if you don't vaccinate it's possible the other cats wouldn't catch the virus. That happened in my house. No cats in my house caught the virus from one who had it (her first test was negative so I didn't know I had a FeLV cat mixed in until she died and we did the necropsy and another ELISA). None of my cats were vaccinated against FeLV but somehow none of them caught it. In your case though, I wouldn't take the chance and would vaccinate the other cats but it's just interesting that it's not spread as easy as many people believe. “I am not interested to know whether vivisection produces results that are profitable to the human race or doesn’t….the pain which it inflicts upon unconsenting animals is the basis of my enmity toward it, and it is to me sufficient justification of the enmity without looking further.” – Mark Twain Date: Mon, 7 Nov 2011 17:33:50 -0800 From: dppl1...@yahoo.com To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] stray kitten positive any advice for me thank you all for responding so quickly. when i have more time I will review all archives. I hope i am posting correctly by sending these emails. I see my post is all chopped up (at least in my display ). Thanks for your advice. I guess i will take things day by day. thanks also for the advice to get the other test as a follow up.i can only hope it turns out negative. I am worried about the redness of his gums which he is on an antibiotic for. Vet attributed it to gingivitis and teething but this was pre finding out the positive test results. From: dppl dppl To: "felvtalk@felineleukemia.org" Sent: Monday, November 7, 2011 6:52 PM Subject: stray kitten positive any advice for me I came across this site, having just been informed by the vet that the abandoned kitten I took in three weeks ago. Before I took it to the vet, I have been keeping it in a separate room but admit that since it seemed so healthy I let it out for little walks. I have 4 cats over 12 years old. Other than walking on the same floors, they have not had contact with this kitten. In our short phone call, the vet basically said that she would understand if I euthanized the cat and that she wasn't sure about false positive and whether retesting would be worthwhile. The cat also has hookworms. When I took the cat in, she suggested that I give it its vaccinations before waiting for test results. I asked if the cat turned out postitive, wouldn't this harm its immune system. she said no. Now when she called she said she was surprised that the cat tested positive since, other than the sore gums, which she attirbuted to teething and bad breath, she said it seemed healthy. It does seem healthy , eats well and plays. and is the sweetest cat, loving and intelligent. I am heartbroken about this. I'm sorry I haven't had time to read all archives but I work from home and also take care of my bedridden elderly mother. Is there anyone out there would be kind enough to give me some advice? Thank you. PS the test done was elisa and it just says "positive" the vet estimates the cat is from 5-6 months old. ___ 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
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This kitty still has a good chance of clearing the virus. I would retest again in 30 to 90 days. If it is positive again, then do an IFA test. I would not worry at all that it has casual contact with your other cats. In order for your other cats to contract FeLV, they would have to groom each other, share litter boxes, drink after one another or bite each other. Even then most cats do not contract it. I would just get your other cats the FeLV vaccination, must be 2 shots, 3 weeks apart. As far as hook worms, there is a chance of your other cats contracting it. Those worms from what I understand goes through the toes of the cats so where that cat walked, it could infect any of your cats that walked in the same place. Keep the faith and keep us posted. I hope this helps. Also, you probably need to change vets, FeLV is not a death sentence. Many cats live healthy lives with it. It deserves a chance. Lynda - Original Message - From: dppl dppl To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Sent: Monday, November 07, 2011 5:52 PM Subject: [Felvtalk] stray kitten positive any advice for me I came across this site, having just been informed by the vet that the abandoned kitten I took in three weeks ago. Before I took it to the vet, I have been keeping it in a separate room but admit that since it seemed so healthy I let it out for little walks. I have 4 cats over 12 years old. Other than walking on the same floors, they have not had contact with this kitten. In our short phone call, the vet basically said that she would understand if I euthanized the cat and that she wasn't sure about false positive and whether retesting would be worthwhile. The cat also has hookworms. When I took the cat in, she suggested that I give it its vaccinations before waiting for test results. I asked if the cat turned out postitive, wouldn't this harm its immune system. she said no. Now when she called she said she was surprised that the cat tested positive since, other than the sore gums, which she attirbuted to teething and bad breath, she said it seemed healthy. It does seem healthy , eats well and plays. and is the sweetest cat, loving and intelligent. I am heartbroken about this. I'm sorry I haven't had time to read all archives but I work from home and also take care of my bedridden elderly mother. Is there anyone out there would be kind enough to give me some advice? Thank you. PS the test done was elisa and it just says "positive" the vet estimates the cat is from 5-6 months old. -- ___ 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
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What are some of these holistic remedies for gum issues? Tweetys gums as pretty bad and they want to pull out 3 of his teeth. :( I'm terribly nervous about that surgery. He is 9. Sent via BlackBerry from T-Mobile -Original Message- From: MaiMaiPG Sender: felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org Date: Mon, 7 Nov 2011 19:45:00 To: Reply-To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] stray kitten positive any advice for me ___ 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] stray kitten positive any advice for me
There are holistic remedies for the gum issues. That was the only sign Dixie showedask questions and seek information. A lot of emails get chopped because they are too long to post---someone else can explain this. On Nov 7, 2011, at 7:33 PM, dppl dppl wrote: thank you all for responding so quickly. when i have more time I will review all archives. I hope i am posting correctly by sending these emails. I see my post is all chopped up (at least in my display ). Thanks for your advice. I guess i will take things day by day. thanks also for the advice to get the other test as a follow up.i can only hope it turns out negative. I am worried about the redness of his gums which he is on an antibiotic for. Vet attributed it to gingivitis and teething but this was pre finding out the positive test results. From: dppl dppl To: "felvtalk@felineleukemia.org" Sent: Monday, November 7, 2011 6:52 PM Subject: stray kitten positive any advice for me I came across this site, having just been informed by the vet that the abandoned kitten I took in three weeks ago. Before I took it to the vet, I have been keeping it in a separate room but admit that since it seemed so healthy I let it out for little walks. I have 4 cats over 12 years old. Other than walking on the same floors, they have not had contact with this kitten. In our short phone call, the vet basically said that she would understand if I euthanized the cat and that she wasn't sure about false positive and whether retesting would be worthwhile. The cat also has hookworms. When I took the cat in, she suggested that I give it its vaccinations before waiting for test results. I asked if the cat turned out postitive, wouldn't this harm its immune system. she said no. Now when she called she said she was surprised that the cat tested positive since, other than the sore gums, which she attirbuted to teething and bad breath, she said it seemed healthy. It does seem healthy , eats well and plays. and is the sweetest cat, loving and intelligent. I am heartbroken about this. I'm sorry I haven't had time to read all archives but I work from home and also take care of my bedridden elderly mother. Is there anyone out there would be kind enough to give me some advice? Thank you. PS the test done was elisa and it just says "positive" the vet estimates the cat is from 5-6 months old. ___ 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] stray kitten positive any advice for me
thank you all for responding so quickly. when i have more time I will review all archives. I hope i am posting correctly by sending these emails. I see my post is all chopped up (at least in my display ). Thanks for your advice. I guess i will take things day by day. thanks also for the advice to get the other test as a follow up.i can only hope it turns out negative. I am worried about the redness of his gums which he is on an antibiotic for. Vet attributed it to gingivitis and teething but this was pre finding out the positive test results. From: dppl dppl To: "felvtalk@felineleukemia.org" Sent: Monday, November 7, 2011 6:52 PM Subject: stray kitten positive any advice for me I came across this site, having just been informed by the vet that the abandoned kitten I took in three weeks ago. Before I took it to the vet, I have been keeping it in a separate room but admit that since it seemed so healthy I let it out for little walks. I have 4 cats over 12 years old. Other than walking on the same floors, they have not had contact with this kitten. In our short phone call, the vet basically said that she would understand if I euthanized the cat and that she wasn't sure about false positive and whether retesting would be worthwhile. The cat also has hookworms. When I took the cat in, she suggested that I give it its vaccinations before waiting for test results. I asked if the cat turned out postitive, wouldn't this harm its immune system. she said no. Now when she called she said she was surprised that the cat tested positive since, other than the sore gums, which she attirbuted to teething and bad breath, she said it seemed healthy. It does seem healthy , eats well and plays. and is the sweetest cat, loving and intelligent. I am heartbroken about this. I'm sorry I haven't had time to read all archives but I work from home and also take care of my bedridden elderly mother. Is there anyone out there would be kind enough to give me some advice? Thank you. PS the test done was elisa and it just says "positive" the vet estimates the cat is from 5-6 months old.___ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
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You've come to the right place! Many of us do mix pos w. neg-my own pos is 13+ years old & I got her as a kitten. She tested neg as a very young kitten but then tested pos years later. By that point, she'd been around my other cats so I just decided to vaccinate them for felv and mix. Nobody has ever tested pos. I also took in an older stray who (to my surprise) also tested pos. He lived a number of years w. all the other cats & died last year from lymphoma-something the pos cats are more susceptible to. But mixing is a personal decision. Personally, I wouldn't think twice about it. Now as far as kitty, I would wait a few weeks & get it retested with the IFA (blood drawn & sent to lab. There is always the risk that the Elissa (snap test done in office) could be a false pos or that kitty could throw off the virus. Remember that the virus does not actually kill the kitty-but it weakens their immune system & they can be more susceptible to uri, lymphoma, anemia, gum problems. But my Tucson is a fat 16 lbs and doing fine! From: felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org [mailto:felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org] On Behalf Of dppl dppl Sent: Monday, November 07, 2011 6:53 PM To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: [Felvtalk] stray kitten positive any advice for me I came across this site, having just been informed by the vet that the abandoned kitten I took in three weeks ago. Before I took it to the vet, I have been keeping it in a separate room but admit that since it seemed so healthy I let it out for little walks. I have 4 cats over 12 years old. Other than walking on the same floors, they have not had contact with this kitten. In our short phone call, the vet basically said that she would understand if I euthanized the cat and that she wasn't sure about false positive and whether retesting would be worthwhile. The cat also has hookworms. When I took the cat in, she suggested that I give it its vaccinations before waiting for test results. I asked if the cat turned out postitive, wouldn't this harm its immune system. she said no. Now when she called she said she was surprised that the cat tested positive since, other than the sore gums, which she attirbuted to teething and bad breath, she said it seemed healthy. It does seem healthy , eats well and plays. and is the sweetest cat, loving and intelligent. I am heartbroken about this. I'm sorry I haven't had time to read all archives but I work from home and also take care of my bedridden elderly mother. Is there anyone out there would be kind enough to give me some advice? Thank you. PS the test done was elisa and it just says "positive" the vet estimates the cat is from 5-6 months old. ___ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
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My Husband I are in a similar position. We just adopted a kitten from the pound who had been feral before that and she ended up being FeLV+. We have two other cats and they hadn't had any other contact before the positive test and since the test we have continued to keep them separated. Euthanizing was never even an option in our minds. She is such a healthy happy kitten it just didn't make sense. We are currently in the process of vaccinating our other two cats. But despite the vaccination out vet advised not letting them have any contact with the kitten ever. We planned on keeping them in separate rooms forever. Now seeing what John just wrote we wondering how often it is that people interact their FeLV+ cats with non infected cats and never see their other cats get infected. Good luck with your kitten. She will be a wonderful addition to your family. :) On Nov 7, 2011, at 4:02 PM, john pollack wrote: > If the kitten is healthy, do not put it down. FeLV cats can live good lives. > My Tigger is almost 5 now. Had been healthy for the whole time, until last > month when he developed stomach cancer. He is still here, doing fine now. > Also, have 5 other cats. had them vaccinated, and to this day, none are FeLV+ > > From: dppl dppl > To: "felvtalk@felineleukemia.org" > Sent: Monday, November 7, 2011 6:52 PM > Subject: [Felvtalk] stray kitten positive any advice for me > > I came across this site, having just been informed by the vet that the > abandoned kitten I took in three weeks ago. Before I took it to the vet, I > have been keeping it in a separate room but admit that since it seemed so > healthy I let it out for little walks. I have 4 cats over 12 years old. > Other than walking on the same floors, they have not had contact with this > kitten. In our short phone call, the vet basically said that she would > understand if I euthanized the cat and that she wasn't sure about false > positive and whether retesting would be worthwhile. The cat also has > hookworms. When I took the cat in, she suggested that I give it its > vaccinations before waiting for test results. I asked if the cat turned out > postitive, wouldn't this harm its immune system. she said no. Now when she > called she said she was surprised that the cat tested positive since, other > than the sore gums, which she attirbuted to teething and bad breath, she said > it seemed healthy. It does seem healthy , eats well and plays. and is the > sweetest cat, loving and intelligent. I am heartbroken about this. I'm sorry > I haven't had time to read all archives but I work from home and also take > care of my bedridden elderly mother. Is there anyone out there would be kind > enough to give me some advice? Thank you. PS the test done was elisa and it > just says "positive" the vet estimates the cat is from 5-6 months old. > > ___ > 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 ___ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
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If the kitten is healthy, do not put it down. FeLV cats can live good lives. My Tigger is almost 5 now. Had been healthy for the whole time, until last month when he developed stomach cancer. He is still here, doing fine now. Also, have 5 other cats. had them vaccinated, and to this day, none are FeLV+ From: dppl dppl To: "felvtalk@felineleukemia.org" Sent: Monday, November 7, 2011 6:52 PM Subject: [Felvtalk] stray kitten positive any advice for me I came across this site, having just been informed by the vet that the abandoned kitten I took in three weeks ago. Before I took it to the vet, I have been keeping it in a separate room but admit that since it seemed so healthy I let it out for little walks. I have 4 cats over 12 years old. Other than walking on the same floors, they have not had contact with this kitten. In our short phone call, the vet basically said that she would understand if I euthanized the cat and that she wasn't sure about false positive and whether retesting would be worthwhile. The cat also has hookworms. When I took the cat in, she suggested that I give it its vaccinations before waiting for test results. I asked if the cat turned out postitive, wouldn't this harm its immune system. she said no. Now when she called she said she was surprised that the cat tested positive since, other than the sore gums, which she attirbuted to teething and bad breath, she said it seemed healthy. It does seem healthy , eats well and plays. and is the sweetest cat, loving and intelligent. I am heartbroken about this. I'm sorry I haven't had time to read all archives but I work from home and also take care of my bedridden elderly mother. Is there anyone out there would be kind enough to give me some advice? Thank you. PS the test done was elisa and it just says "positive" the vet estimates the cat is from 5-6 months old. ___ 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
