I agree that the majority of the people here mix, but I never would. This is probably because I'm a newbie to this and a doubting-Thomas of sorts, but I just can't bring myself to expose my youngest (less than one year) since she would be most susceptible, and I've opted not to vaccinate her against FeLV because of the risk associated with vaccination and sarcomas. I don't have any FeLV cats now, but when I did, I kept him in one room until I was able to find him a home. It was a lonely life for the poor guy, but I spent a lot of time with him. If I had to do it long-term, I'd set up an area for several FeLV cats so they could have companionship. That's my plan for the future.
But, I'll have to say that most people here know a lot more about this than I do-but that's just my own personal choice so far. Melissa _____ From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of catatonya Sent: Thursday, June 21, 2007 2:57 AM To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: Re: The best food for Duncan?? I was just there yesterday! I live in Woodstock, but we have a place on Lake Buckhorn. I would say the majority of the people on this list mix their positive and negative cats as long as they are adults and have been vaccinated. I have done this over 10 years with no problems. I can't tell you dosages, because I don't give DD anything special except 'good' food. (Whatever that may be these days) Royal Canin. tonya Laura Mostello <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Hi, Jane suggested that I ask the list for food recommendations for Duncan. What would you all suggest? She also mentioned some supplements, like lysine and maitake. I know that these are readily available at health food stores, but I'd like to know about the dosage amount and frequency. Right now Duncan's appetite is excellent, and I'd like to keep it that way. He isn't my only cat, by the way. There are 8 others! All were saved from the euthanasia list at work. Duncan lives separately, in my tortoise room. This is probably a really stupid question, but I'll ask it anyway. I understand that FeLV is primarily transmitted through saliva, and that very casual contact between cats is probably not enough to cause infection. Are there other modes of transmission that I should worry about? If he's walking around in the tortoise room, should I be concerned that I'm bringing the virus into other areas of my house on my shoes? I'm being really, really fussy in order to prevent cross-contamination, but perhaps I don't need to nitpick quite so much. Oh, Tonya, I live in Villa Rica, in Carroll county. Where are you located? Laura