Hideyo, Henry was the kitten; he was only about five months old when I found him. My other kitties were all three and four years old and one was 12. One three year old, Phillipe a beautiful goofy silver tabby and my golden Angora, Katyushka, the twelve year old, were infected by little Henry. I lost Henry first and the other two within two years.
Bonnie www.elephants.com ----- Original Message ----- From: Hideyo Yamamoto <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Monday, May 9, 2005 6:22 pm Subject: RE: False Positive > Hi, Bonnie, > > How was Henry Lee when you first found him? He was three years > old when > you first found him? Did he look very healthy? > > And how old was the kitten? And how old was the kitten when you first > found him? > > > > I just trapped a boy kitty who was tested negative on all the > virus and > his blood work came back just as perfect - but I think he might be > Ginger's brother, who was tested positive on FeLV - because of > what did > happened to Little Henry Lee, and someone else I knew - I did not know > how careful I had to be integrating this cute boy (I think, I am going > to name him, Stanly) to the feLV negative group in my house - I know > what happened to Little Henry was very rare - but still it does > happen - > since I have so many cats in the house, I really have to be > careful who > to add and who not to - I also hear that testing bone marrow is pretty > invasive on a kitty, and I did not want to do that this little > Stanly - > but every time I hear the story like little Henry Lee, it makes me > thinktwice about introducing someone new to the group since I > don't vaccinate > any of my other kitties. > > > > _____ > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of catatonya > Sent: Monday, May 09, 2005 5:06 PM > To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > Subject: Re: False Positive > > > > We have been on this list a looooong time!!!! It's still the best > too. > > > t > > BONNIE J KALMBACH <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Tonya, > Yes, this was back in '97. They all had French names, but were > all > three years old. Little Henry Lee, who I found by a dumpster in > Mississippi, was the positive one, and a kitten. None of the > others > were vaccinated and Henry proved to be a false negative, which > is said > to be a rare occurrence. I had called my vet from the road and > said I > wanted him tested as soon as possible. I isolated him in the > bathroom > and rushed him off for a test the same afternoon I got home with > him. > I was so happy when he first tested negative. A year later he > had a > dental and began to go downhill. That's when they found he had > the > virus in his bone marrow and was positive all along. > > > I think at the time, the vaccinations were said to do more harm > than > good if one had indoor cats whose chances of exposure were rare > - or > maybe that was my vet's advice. As soon as Henry was found to be > > positive, all of the others were vaccinated with no harmful > effects, > even my tiny Sylvie who was born with hypernatremia. > > I left that clinic because they weren't very good, to put it > mildly. > Later I heard that a lot of other clients also left as well as > the > most of the staff. Then the owner became very ill and had to be > hospitalized - maybe stress contributed to it. > > I don't have any positives any more, but since this list is so > helpful, and FELV kitties do tend to be more susceptible to > other > illnesses, I've stayed on to learn things and share what I know. > > Litte orange Henry Lee was so cute. If I had another kitty in my > lap, > Henry would climb in right on top of him or her and curl up to > sleep. > The kitty on the bottom would sort of slide out from underneath > and > wake up looking like "what happened?" > > Bonnie with seven kitties and two pups > > > www.elephants.com > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: catatonya > Date: Sunday, May 8, 2005 2:30 pm > Subject: Re: False Positive > > > Bonnie, > > > > I remember when all of this happened. : ( I don't remember > > though if they had all been vaccinated? Also, weren't they > > kittens? I am remembering they were born in a closet and all > had > > French names? It's been a while, and my memory's not what it > used > > to be! > > > > tonya > > > > BONNIE J KALMBACH wrote: > > Dawn, > > Here is some anecdotal evidence: my kitty, Claudette and my > other > > kitties were exposed to a positive kitty, my little Henry Lee, > > > whose > > virus had activated. I had them all tested and Claudette was > one > > of > > those exposed to Henry who became positive. I lost all of my > > positive > > kitties, but Claudette. She "threw off" the virus, and has > tested > > negative ever since. > > > > Bonnie > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: Dawn Ritzke > > Date: Friday, May 6, 2005 2:51 pm > > Subject: False Positive > > > > > About 3 weeks ago my 10 month old kitty, Smeagol, died from > > feline > > > leukemia. > > > I was unaware he even had leukemia. The vet never checked > him > > > for > > > leukemia. At that time I had my other kitten, Moxie > retested. > > > She was > > > tested at birth and was negative. Three weeks ago she came > back > > > positive. > > > I recently had her retested again and this time she came > back > > > negative. I > > > am going to have her tested again in one month. She is very > > > healthy. I > > > understand the chance of a false positive is about 3%. I am > not > > > very > > > familar with feline leukemia. Does anyone have any advice or > > > > suggestions. > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > > Is your PC infected? Get a FREE online computer virus scan > from > > > McAfee(r) > > > Security. http://clinic.mcafee.com/clinic/ibuy/campaign.asp? > cid=3963 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
