Re: Felv+/FIV+ policy for rescues

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FIV is classified as a retro-virus, so i'm not saying there's no consequences, or that some FIVs don't have major problems. it just seems that those that do develop consistently are fairly treatable--the mouth problems from herpes, for example--and that if major medical problems are to occur, they occur so late in the progression of the disease that the cat is quite elderly (if not already dead....). i think there are a number of human diseases that affect the immune system that are not consistently problematic or severe. (lupus comes to mind--in its worst forms, it's a horrid disease, but there's a lot of folks with milder forms who don't have a tremendous amount of trouble with it. "immune compromised" has come to mean, in all creatures, "dying of AIDS," and leaves no room for a continuum of symptoms or conditions.... who ever heard much of immune-system problems before HIV/AIDS? but you can be sure that humans have had them a lot longer than that! but we don't hear about the mild cases of things, because they're not inspiring, or heart-wrenching enough.... life in the media age.

On 11/12/06, kelly <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

At 04:35 PM 11/12/2006, you wrote:

My FIV cat is not the concern my FELV cat is, With a shelter there is a liability issue also, Remember the public is not as informed either.
Kelly

oh, well, yeah, i'm talking about healthy adults--i wouldn't put kittens or elders with ANY special-needs groups.
 
the issue is how immune compromised FIVs truly are.... remember, FIV is a NAME, just as FIP is--and was given that name during the heyday of the HIV/AIDS panic, when not that much was even known about the human condition.....  so just cuz it's CALLED "immunodeficiency syndrome," doesn't mean that's actually an accurate characterization. considering that most FIVs die WITH the virus, rather than from it, often at ages 15 and up, one has to wonder how they're defining "compromised...."

when the only group of cats in a 400+ environment who did NOT get distemper were the 100 or so FIVs, well, one has to wonder....
 
 
On 11/12/06, Jennifer Phaewryn O'Gwynn < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

One of the vet sites does specifically mention that "Young cats and kittens under one year of age, and cats with compromised immune systems are more susceptible to FELV."

 

FIV is "immunodefiency syndrome" thus plopping them right directly into that "compromised immune system" category that's more susceptible to FELV.

 

Mind you, even the vet sites are often full of shit as far as having solid research to back up their statements and policy. (I think this was the Cornell site)

Phaewryn

 

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