Re: New To This

Mon, 07 Mar 2005 14:19:22 -0800

I mix mine.
 
Salome' is my oldest -- she's 9 and is the one who is "supposedly" FeLV+.  All of her sisfurs passed away, and over the years I adopted FeLV+ kitties as I could to give them a chance.  All have passed away except her.  The other 3 I have now besides her are all negative and vaccinated.  Siggie is 5, and the babygirls are going to be 2 in August.
 
I say "supposedly" because Salome' has never been sick a day in her life.  I've had her since she was 8 weeks old.  She's never been outside.  I never had her tested (I didn't know any better), and I was told when she was 3-1/2 that she had FeLV when her sisfur Samantha was diagnosed and passed away (PTS) within 2 days in October 1999.  Arielle passed (PTS) in February of 2001.  Then I got Siggie (negative).  Then in September 2001 I adopted 2 companion FeLV+ kitties, Gareth and Alec.  Gareth passed away in his sleep on Feb. 6, 2003 and Alec passed (PTS) late March 2003 -- he got a terrible cold (URI) and wasn't able to recover.  Poor thing was dehydrated, and full of mouth ulcers.  Nothing I did worked.  Antibx injections DAILY.  Vitamin injections DAILY.  Nothing.  I had to let him go.
 
Then I got the babygirl sisfurcats (littermates) a year ago February when they were 6 months old.  My sister rescued them along with their brofur and sisfur that she kept for herself!  All 4 kittens negative and vaccinated.
 
Last July 2004, they all got a cold.  Something like that should have killed Salome' if she was FeLV+ IMHO, and she came out of it just fine.  No signs of anemia or anything.  She's as hearty as ever, although I do wish she weighed more.
 
They're a very happy clowder!
 
=^..^= Terri, Salome', Siggie the Tomato Vampire, Guinevere, Sammi, and 5 furangels: RuthieGirl, Samantha, Arielle, Gareth and Alec =^..^=
 
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Sunday, March 06, 2005 10:39 PM
Subject: Re: New To This

Kristina,
    I'm sorry you had to find us this way but we welcome you with open arms. There alot of us that do mix the negatives and positives together. The negatives are vaccinated every year. Then there are some that don't mix. We all have our own opinions on this.
If they have been together for some time now the damage is done.
In the start of my first Felv kitty I was just like you separating the kitties. My Vets stated to me because everyone had been exposed there was really nothing to do except give the positive kitty his meds and supplements. Keep others vaccinated. I tried to keep them apart but it just wasn't feasible they were all unhappy. I also have the negatives tested every year as well.
My first was in the mid seventies. They really had no idea what Felv was. But I can say he showed all the signs of Felv. He was only two yrs old as well when I lost him.
I lost my last Felv kitty Jan 2002 which was my baby. But he didn't die of the Felv it was the secondary illness that took him from us. He was only 2 yrs old. His memorial is listed below if you would like to see him and read his story.
There is alot of valuable information on this list that will help your furkids. Don't get discouraged we all have been there and will continue so as long as this damn disease is around.
That day will come when we will all get together to meet for the first time and eat "Cheesecake" in which I don't like but will eat it for joy! Say finally there is a cure!
Once again I'm sorry about your kitties!
 

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