Re: RE: Postive and Negative Cats?

[catatonya]

Bonnie,

 

How old were your cats who contracted the leukemia and died when you brought in the new kitten?  When I brought in my positive kitten I had one other kitten, but the rest were adults.  None of mine contracted the disease, but they had all been vaccinated though.

 

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BONNIE J KALMBACH <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

I also unknowingly adopted a positive kitten, but he had tested a false
negative. My five other kitties were unvaccinated; three caught the
virus and died within two years as did the kitten. A third kitty tested
positive after that debacle, but threw off the virus.

I certainly wouldn't mix positives and negatives as the vaccine is only
said to be 85 per cent effective.

just my two cents,
Bonnie

www.elephants.com

----- Original Message -----
From: Chris <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Friday, November 25, 2005 8:39 pm
Subject: RE: Postive and Negative Cats?
To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org

> Four of my cats lived together for several years before I found out my
> Tucson was pos. They had not been felv vaccinated and two had come
> in as
> kittens. None of the other three tested pos and I vaccinate them
> everyyear. I did not even consider separating as they had all
> lived together for
> those years and no one had contracted felv. They eat together, use
> the same
> litter box, play with the same toys, groom each other, and on and
> on. I
> brought in a stray I had been feeding last year and it turned out
> he was pos
> but totally asymptomatic... So, I now have 5--2 pos, 3 neg and my
> biggestproblem is that Tuscon hates the latest addition.
>
>
> Chris
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Allie Deaver
> Sent: Friday, November 25, 2005 8:17 PM
> To: Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org
> Subject: Postive and Negative Cats?
>
>
> Hey everyone-
>
> I was wondering...my other cat hasn't been tested yet, but will be
> tomorrow.However, whether he is positive or negative, we have a
> problem. He either
> has to live with a positive cat or, when my FeLV+ kitty crosses teh
> bridge,or if he's positive and can't go into remission (he shows no
> symptoms of
> anything, he's a very healthy cat overall, except for the usual
> occassionalkitty eye goobers and hairballs), he'll need a
> companion, since he does NOT
> do well alone. I've been looking for someone with FeLV+ cats for
> adoption in
> my area (Chicago), with no avail. That, and the cats I take in tend
> to be
> needy, homeless strays that choose me (who are then taken
> immediately to the
> vet to be tested, have inital rabies and FVRCP vacs and an exam
> before they
> ever meet the other resident cat, since I can only have 2 at a
> time). And
> anyway, if he's a neg, I have no plans to cast off my kitten just
> becauseshe has this diagnosis.
>
> So how do you guys do it? Everything I've ever read says "remove all
> positive cats from the household" or "elect euthanasia if you have a
> multi-cat household" as if it were that easy.
>
> I'm aware that some of you keep both positives and negatives
> together...so I
> have some questions and I would really love it if you guys would
> share some
> of your experiences with me:
> -How do you do it? Are they separated in any way within your home?
> -How do you control the virus in terms of cleaning and separation
> of LB's
> and dishes?
> -CAN the virus be contained? What other precautions do you take?
> -Does this mean I have to stop bringing treated/vaccinated rescued
> negs into
> my house as long as I have a positive cat, should Leo test positive?
> -In your experience, how quickly and readily does the virus spread?
> Everything I've read basically says that if you have one positive,
> you can
> count on having more if you're in a multi-cat household.
> -In a household with both negs and positive cats, do you vaccinate
> the negs?
> Why or why not?
>
> I've already gotten some input from Belinda (thank you!) but I just
> kind of
> want to take a survey to see the various outcomes and know all of my
> options. If anyone can spare some good vibes that Leo is negative
> and Lola's
> symtoms remain under control at least until we can seek further
> treatmentoptions, I'd greatly appreciate it!
>
> Thanks guy! You are a terrific group!
>
> Allie
>
>
>
>