Sounds like a plan. Just remember that your cats that test negative now could test positive later. It takes a whild for the virus to grow (or whatever) enough to test positive. Your Bob looks a lot like mine........ my Bob is better known as 'fat cat bob'.
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Gina WN <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Gina WN <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Hi,I wanted to share a little of what my husband and I are going through as we are in a similar situation to yours. We are awaiting the second test for our kitten Pippin. She will be 16 weeks old when she has the second FeLV test on August 18th.We were not sure what we were going to do when we found out she was a "faint positive". My vet did not recommend euthanasia right then, but did recommend she take a second test three weeks later. After we got home, I cried and cried. I just could not sleep that night. So, I started doing some research on the Internet and joined this list. After spending a few days reading information and opinions, I shared the information with my husband and we decided we should wait until she was older to retest.Since then, we have decided to keep Pippin whether she tests positive a second time or not. We love her and she is part of our family, ill or not. I wouldn't trade a moment of the time we've had for any guarantees of tomorrow.So, we are getting our other three cats re-tested and vaccinated (if they are negative.) And, we are going to take it one day at a time and enjoy having her in our lives. Because of the experiences of list members who have mixed +/- cats, I have hope that my others will not contract the disease. But, if they do for some odd reason, my husband and I will deal with it.The only experience I've had is with FIV which is different as far as transmission and disease progression than FeLV. My cat Buddy had FIV and lived until he was 18. I am praying that my Pippin lives as long as some of the cats I've heard about if she has FeLV, but I'm preparing myself for the possibility that she will not.Welcome to the list. My prayers are with you and your furbaby.Gina
kandbz_ mom <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:Hello! I recently adopted a kitten...she is now 15 weeks old. The lady I got her from emailed me and said my kittens brother tested positive. We went to the vet for a checkup on Monday and she tested positive for Felv. The vet came out right away and said I may want to think about having her euthanized. I asked if we could wait and then do the other test, the one done at the lab. He said we can, but since she came up positive so young, she probably does have Felv. I am just heartbroken. SHe has no symptoms and is just the sweetest cat ever. I have to get my other two cats tested for it. My cats are 7 and 3 yrs old. They have never been tested for Felv because they don't automatically test here. When you take a cat or kitten in for a "checkup" they just routinely give out the vaccine and don't test unless you ask for it. You would think that as fast as this disease spreads, they would be testing EVERY kitten/cat. I'm worried that my other two cats are going to have it now, too. Does anyone know, would I have to have all three of them euthanized if that were the case?? I'm still learning about this disease from reading things on the internet. Would it be possible to keep her??Any advice would be helpful and appreciated.Thanks.__________________________________________________
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