Cricket lived until he was 4.5 years (and I still hold that the FeLV would not have kicked in had he not been stressed out by 10 extra people living in our home for a week during Hurrican Katrina). It's quite possible I had him vaccinated for FeLV when he was a kitten. I made a note to self to check his records when I get home, and if he was, I'll post.
:) Wendy --- TenHouseCats <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > that's very interesting, gloria--it would be neat to > hear others chime in on > this. you, my friend's mom... wouldn't it be a kick > to find out that the > vaccine actually DID have a beneficial effect, after > all this time?????? > > heaven knows, there hasn't been nearly enough > research done with this virus > to know much one way or another--a lot or anecdotal > reports might guide new > research if it existed, tho. > > On 2/28/07, Gloria B. Lane <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > > > Yup, I don't vaccinate for Rabies either. Just > adopted out a nice Persian > > to an older lady, we talked about it and then > agreed not to vaccinate for > > Rabies. She took kitty to the vet, who promptly > recommended (and did) > > rabies vacination. Ain't that life. > > > > I have always been of the mind NOT to vaccinate > pos. for FELV - but like I > > say, these are the ONLY FELV cats that I've seen > live past 3 yrs of age. > > Something to ponder. > > > > Gloria > > > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Nina" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: <felvtalk@felineleukemia.org> > > Sent: Wednesday, February 28, 2007 10:34 AM > > Subject: Re: Vacinating postivies (was Re: Help > needed) > > > > > > > Gloria, > > > Once upon a time there was a thread on the list > talking about the > > possible > > > benefits of vaccinating a pos cat. Maybe it was > something that you > > posted > > > about these particular kitties from OK? Some > healthy animals have > > adverse > > > reactions to vaccines of any sort, it may have > more to do with the > > stress > > > of dealing with the vaccine then the fact that > it is the felv vac in > > > particular. After all, it is never recommended > to vaccinate an animal > > > that is showing symptoms of any kind. Perhaps > the theory of not > > > vaccinating a felv pos asymptomatic cat comes > from the fear that the > > > stress will activate the virus, and not > necessarily anything in > > particular > > > about the felv vac in and of itself. I wouldn't > vac a felv pos cat for > > > felv on purpose, not unless I could be convinced > about the possible > > > benefits. I also wouldn't vac a pos cat for > rabies because there is > > > little chance of my house cat coming in contact > with disease. > > > Nina > > > > > > Gloria Lane wrote: > > >> BUT, MC, Have you ever heard that it was > beneficial? That's what this > > >> lady's vet was saying. > > >> > > >> Gloria > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> On Feb 27, 2007, at 6:25 PM, TenHouseCats > wrote: > > >> > > >>> i've never seen anything that said that > vaccinating positive cats HURT > > >>> them--or activated the virus, as some folks > have claimed--just that it > > >>> was a waste of money and vaccine.... > > >>> > > >>> i have a friend whose mom's cat died of FeLV > complications a year or > > so > > >>> ago--they'd never tested her when she came to > them as a kitten 8 years > > >>> or so before, so she was just regularly > vaccinated! > > >>> > > >>> > > >>> On 2/27/07, *Gloria Lane* > <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > >>> <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>> wrote: > > >>> > > >>> I hate to use it too - I know there are > different varieties that > > >>> are preferable, and I've heard to avoid > the ones that are > > >>> combined with other vaccines. > > >>> > > >>> Interesting thing - I've always heard to > avoid vaccinating > > >>> positives with the FELV vaccine. But I've > learned to be open to > > >>> other options - since I took in 3 FELV > cats from a lady in > > >>> Oklahoma. Hmmm, maybe a couple of years > ago? They're 10-11 years > > >>> old now. Her vet vaccinated them for > FELV, as a way of dealing > > >>> with the FELV. And they're alive today, > and I've never had one > > >>> live that long. Go figure. > > >>> > > >>> Gloria > > >>> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > Spay & Neuter Your Neighbors! > Maybe That'll Make The Difference.... > > MaryChristine > > AIM / YAHOO: TenHouseCats > MSN: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > ICQ: 289856892 > ____________________________________________________________________________________ Now that's room service! Choose from over 150,000 hotels in 45,000 destinations on Yahoo! Travel to find your fit. http://farechase.yahoo.com/promo-generic-14795097
