Hi Virginia, I am sorry to hear that your cat has tested FeLV+, but glad you found us. This is a great group, and you won't be sorry you sought us out for information. I don't have any FeLV+ kitties anymore after I lost my beloved Cricket in November, but I stay around to offer help to those who need it, just as I was offered great information and support when I really needed it.
As far as the other kitties go in your house, we have mixed views here. Some mix their positives and negatives, and some don't. The ones who do believe their kitties have already been exposed to the FeLV and were not susceptible to it if they don't test negative. Some also believe that separating those who are close will do worse damage as stress tends to kick this virus into gear if it's in "remission". After I found out that Cricket had FeLV, I did not separate him from my others, as they'd already lived together for two years. He lived another two years before passing, and my others have never developed the virus. I would not, however, foster anymore cats in your home in the future, especially kittens, as they are very susceptible to contracting the virus with their yet-to-be-strengthened immune systems. You should probably test those in your home to see what you're dealing with, and then retest after a period of time (someone else here will have a better idea of how long before retesting). You can vaccinate if they are FeLV-, which is probably a good idea, but the vaccination does not always have a very high success rate. The two most important things for a FeLV+ kitty is to keep them stress free and keep their immune system boosted with a good diet (corn/grain free) and supplements (like L-lysine). I have a manual I can forward you with a lot of great information. It was composed of posts from all the very knowledgeable people here. Just let me know if you need it. I have to forward it directly to your email versus to the group email because the site doesn't allow attachments. Hope this helps, :) Wendy Dallas, Tx --- Ntigat <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > After a year, a female cat that I foster on my home > that was in the first test FELV -, I > retested again and the result was FELV +. I repeat > the test because I > notice that in the clinic that I made the first > test, some of the > results was FALSE NEGATIVE. They use a kit that > never produces FELV + > > My question is: what can I do with the rest of the > cats of my home? > Retest them? If one of the cat is FELV can I > vaccinate him? What > about the FELV +? I can't separate them because I > have not space to do that. > > Thanks in advance, > > Virginia > > > > --------------------------------- > > LLama Gratis a cualquier PC del Mundo. > Llamadas a fijos y móviles desde 1 céntimo por > minuto. > http://es.voice.yahoo.com __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
