Hi Virginia, I'd certainly go along with what Wendy says. Would like to add a "plug" for interferon Alpha, which is used as a supplement for the immune system. I give my FELV kitties a daily dose of oral interferon, a clear liquid. It's easy to obtain and administer, but different vets charge different prices. I used to get it for $65 for a small bottle, now get it for $15 for way more in quantity - 1000 ml.
Best of luck, Gloria Wendy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote : > 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
