I think cats are often vaccinated when they are positive. Particularly in shelter situations. My first cat was vaccinated, and showed no ill effects.
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Lora <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Lora <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Nancy,
Agreed. It is very rare for a cat to become positive
from a Feline Leukemia vaccine. Since the FeLV
vaccines are "Killed" the cat has very little change
of contracting the virus. The cat has a better chance
of developing fibrosarcomas than FeLV.
However, if the cat was positive for FeLV BEFORE the
vaccine was administered, then she got a double-dose
of Feline Leukemia. Which is bad.
The cat's body was already producing antibodies to
fight off the disease, so her immune system did not
need to be stimulated into making more. Over
stimulation can compromise the immune system making it
weak and more susceptible to secondary infections
and/or diseases.
Humans do not take the flu shot when they have the flu
and FeLV vaccines should absolutely NEVER be giving to
a FeLV positive cat. PERIOD.
Sounds like your poor kitty was FeLV positive prior to
the vaccine and no one knew about it. Just make sure
that the she does not receive any more FeLV vaccines.
She may be sick for awhile.
Imagine having the flu and fighting off the flu
vaccine at the same time. It has got to be hell.
Please keep us posted and do not PTS immediately! She
can recover from the double-dosage if even the proper
recovery time, but she will probably always be FeLV
positive.
Good luck. I will be praying for your kitty.
Feline Leukemia is not a death sentence.
--- kelly <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote:
At 11:13 AM 10/27/2006, you wrote:
You do not get a positive snap test from the
vaccine...
Kelly Lane
--- Nancy Schneider <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
I have a question. My cat recently was vaccinated for
feline leukemia.
No one suspected she might have the disease.
Another vet tested her for the disease and said she is
positive.
Is there any correlation between a recent vaccine for
feline leukemia and the lab picking up a positive
result for feline leukemia?
I know the cat is not doing well. She is thin and has
stomatitis. I am going to take her to a holistic vet
to try to get her better.
Nancy Schneider
Management Analyst
Dept of Transportation
12544 Saticoy St
N Hollywood 91605
Voice(818) 756-9558
Fax (818) 756-9245
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