Re: My cat has Felv and is pregnant

[Tad Burnett]

If your main concern is for the mother... The stress of going full term will probably shorten her life... If you allow her to nurse the kittens that will be even more stress on her.... The kittens will probable be born neg. but will probable be exposed during the cleaning the follows birth and starts them breathing.... If the kittens are very important to you and you are willing to do the extra work ??? You can take them from the mother at the moment of birth (have to be on your toes to catch that moment) and clean them and get them breathing and then feed them every hour around the clock for the 1st week then taper off to every 2 hours for a while.... Or maybe find a lactating mother to take them... Perhaps one at a shelter that is going to be put down anyway because she will be at risk of contacting the FeLV.... If the kittens do get FeLV at that young age they usually have a hard short life that ends around 6 months... Hope that helps you make the choice... Tad PS   I thought I was going to have to make that choice too but luckily the cat wasn't pregnant... Gloria Lane wrote: Don'dt know - I was in that situation and I chose the abortion - had her spayed, and she came thru like a champ.  It was much easier than having her go thru the birth, and having FELV kittens (if they were) and then what to do... Best of luck, Gloria On Jun 28, 2005, at 3:36 PM, Reese J. Kiikka wrote: My cat just had two blood tests at the vets office.  He suggested that she get an abortion.  Should we get a second blood test which must be sent away to confirm the diagnosis?  She is already halfway through her pregnancy and it takes 7-10 days to get the test results. thanks, Caresse