Re: Immunity to FeLV?

2007-07-04 Thread Taylor Scobie Humphrey
Message - From: Gloria Lane To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Sent: Saturday, June 30, 2007 5:45 PM Subject: Re: Immunity to FeLV? Well, it's all very confusing anyhow, especially if you have other things going on (like I'm losing stuff right and left today). I think the info we get he

Re: Immunity to FeLV?

2007-07-04 Thread Taylor Scobie Humphrey
Mary Christine, Feh. "Consciousness is Causal and Physicality is its Manifestation." On Jun 30, 2007, at 1:12 PM, MaryChristine wrote: yes WE do know that there is more than one strain. and if WE didn't know before yesterday, when sally posted the most up-to-date version of the merck v

Re: Immunity to FeLV?

2007-07-02 Thread Belinda
No I wouldn't see it as a sign of FIP, Bailey had this too (from his mouth also), my vet said it was just body fluids coming out, he was laid out for his house mates to say goodbye and know why he wouldn't be with us anymore. None of my cats test positive for coronavirus, which my vet sai

Re: Immunity to FeLV?

2007-07-01 Thread glenda Goodman
thing. The > vet did say Squeaky's must have been in his blood > marrow and called him a "carrier". > L > - Original Message - > From: Susan Dubose > To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > Sent: Saturday, June 30, 2007 9:16 PM > Subject: Re:

Re: Immunity to FeLV?

2007-07-01 Thread Susan Dubose
with sharpened claws." Trajan Tennent - Original Message - From: Kelley Saveika To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Sent: Sunday, July 01, 2007 8:25 AM Subject: Re: Immunity to FeLV? Simon has adjusted well, no idea how he tested pos. and now is neg/ne

Re: Immunity to FeLV?

2007-07-01 Thread laurieskatz
t did say Squeaky's must have been in his blood marrow and called him a "carrier". L - Original Message - From: Susan Dubose To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Sent: Saturday, June 30, 2007 9:16 PM Subject: Re: Immunity to FeLV? Wow, that's impressive! Lon

Re: Immunity to FeLV?

2007-07-01 Thread Kelley Saveika
Simon has adjusted well, no idea how he tested pos. and now is neg/neg, but he has a very good life. A couple of different ways. First of all, the SNAP test has a high incidence of false positives. I've heard estimates of as high as 20%. This results in a lot of cats that test FELV+ being

Re: Immunity to FeLV?

2007-06-30 Thread Susan Dubose
From: laurieskatz To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Sent: Saturday, June 30, 2007 9:22 PM Subject: Re: Immunity to FeLV? I adopted 2 boys, age 8 and 9, who had lived together since the younger one had been adopted as a kitten. Stripes kept getting sick on and off so we had them te

Re: Immunity to FeLV?

2007-06-30 Thread laurieskatz
To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Sent: Saturday, June 30, 2007 6:04 PM Subject: Re: Immunity to FeLV? I have a client that took in 2 felv+ cats, @ different times. They always stayed healthy, (we are talking about 2 yrs or so) per se, but one day the tuxie was dead in their room. She

Re: Immunity to FeLV?

2007-06-30 Thread Gloria Lane
sign he may have had FIP? Cassandra - Original Message - From: Susan Dubose To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Sent: Saturday, June 30, 2007 12:54 PM Subject: Re: Immunity to FeLV? I have heard many different answers to this. I have heard retest in 3 months after the exposure, retest in 4 mon

Re: Immunity to FeLV?

2007-06-30 Thread MaryChristine
t applause, Ever guarding with sharpened claws." Trajan Tennent - Original Message - *From:* C & J <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> *To:* felvtalk@felineleukemia.org *Sent:* Saturday, June 30, 2007 3:59 PM *Subject:* R

Re: Immunity to FeLV?

2007-06-30 Thread Susan Dubose
om: laurieskatz To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Sent: Saturday, June 30, 2007 5:56 PM Subject: Re: Immunity to FeLV? Hi. I have a friend who always has a small group of feleuk positive cats. One big orange guy lived in this group for five years. The others living with him during this time had all d

Re: Immunity to FeLV?

2007-06-30 Thread Susan Dubose
Ever guarding with sharpened claws." Trajan Tennent - Original Message - From: Gloria Lane To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Sent: Saturday, June 30, 2007 5:45 PM Subject: Re: Immunity to FeLV? Well, it's all

Re: Immunity to FeLV?

2007-06-30 Thread laurieskatz
h the positive group! Laurie - Original Message - From: Gloria Lane To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Sent: Saturday, June 30, 2007 4:45 PM Subject: Re: Immunity to FeLV? Well, it's all very confusing anyhow, especially if you have other things going on (like I'm los

Re: Immunity to FeLV?

2007-06-30 Thread Susan Dubose
pened claws." Trajan Tennent - Original Message - From: C & J To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Sent: Saturday, June 30, 2007 3:59 PM Subject: Re: Immunity to FeLV? Thanks for the info, I didn't think you had to wait that long.

Re: Immunity to FeLV?

2007-06-30 Thread Gloria Lane
Purring welcomes of soft applause, Ever guarding with sharpened claws." Trajan Tennent - Original Message - From: C & J To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Sent: Saturday, June 30,

Re: Immunity to FeLV?

2007-06-30 Thread Susan Dubose
Purring welcomes of soft applause, Ever guarding with sharpened claws." Trajan Tennent - Original Message - From: C & J To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Sent: Saturday, June 30, 2007 3:59 PM Subje

Re: Immunity to FeLV?

2007-06-30 Thread MaryChristine
will answer on the OT list. stay tuned! On 6/30/07, Gloria Lane <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: pleh? On Jun 30, 2007, at 1:12 PM, MaryChristine wrote: yes WE do know that there is more than one strain. and if WE didn't know before yesterday, when sally posted the most up-to-date version of t

Re: Immunity to FeLV?

2007-06-30 Thread C & J
: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Sent: Saturday, June 30, 2007 12:54 PM Subject: Re: Immunity to FeLV? I have heard many different answers to this. I have heard retest in 3 months after the exposure, retest in 4 months, and retest in 3 months but again @ 6 months. I have 12 foster cats that were expose

Re: Immunity to FeLV?

2007-06-30 Thread Sally Davis
LMAO...pleh haven't heard that for a while Sally On 6/30/07, Gloria Lane <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: pleh? On Jun 30, 2007, at 1:12 PM, MaryChristine wrote: yes WE do know that there is more than one strain. and if WE didn't know before yesterday, when sally posted the most up-to-date ve

Re: Immunity to FeLV?

2007-06-30 Thread Gloria Lane
pleh? On Jun 30, 2007, at 1:12 PM, MaryChristine wrote: yes WE do know that there is more than one strain. and if WE didn't know before yesterday, when sally posted the most up-to-date version of the merck veterinary manual's section on FeLV, WE should know it now. and if WE really want

Re: Immunity to FeLV?

2007-06-30 Thread MaryChristine
yes WE do know that there is more than one strain. and if WE didn't know before yesterday, when sally posted the most up-to-date version of the merck veterinary manual's section on FeLV, WE should know it now. and if WE really wanted to know, simply do a google search for, "strains of FeLV." TH

Re: Immunity to FeLV?

2007-06-30 Thread Susan Dubose
I have heard many different answers to this. I have heard retest in 3 months after the exposure, retest in 4 months, and retest in 3 months but again @ 6 months. I have 12 foster cats that were exposed to a cat that is felv+, and it has been 2 months. I plan to retest in 4 months. I will be p

Re: Immunity to FeLV?

2007-06-30 Thread MaryChristine
while there are different strains of FeLV, everything i've seen implies that once a cat has been exposed and fought off the virus, of whatever strain, they do not develop an active infection from further exposure. before it was known that retesting was vital, cats who tested positive and were luc

Re: Immunity to FeLV?

2007-06-30 Thread Marylyn
You can have titers run for FeLV. That will answer a lot of questions for you. If you have men who will exclude any of God's creatures from the shelter of compassion and pity, you will have m

Re: Immunity to FeLV?

2007-06-30 Thread Marylyn
You can have titers run for FeLV. That will answer a lot of questions for you. If you have men who will exclude any of God's creatures from the shelter of compassion and pity, you will have m

Re: Immunity to FeLV?

2007-06-30 Thread wendy
That is a VERY good question, and one I do not have the answer to. I'm not sure the experts know this either. We don't even know if there is more than one strain of FeLV. :) Wendy --- C & J <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I'm wondering, and I can't seem to find this > informationif cats are