I think you can have titers run on the little one when she is older to see
what her immunity level is.............I believe they are relatively
expensive compared to vaccinations but even rabies titers are accepted in
many states including Ky which is not a pet friendly state.
If you have men who will
exclude any of God's creatures
from the shelter of
compassion and pity, you will have men who
will deal likewise with
their fellow man.
St.
Francis
----- Original Message -----
From: "wendy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <felvtalk@felineleukemia.org>
Sent: Thursday, June 21, 2007 11:50 AM
Subject: To Melissa: RE: vaccinations
Melissa,
I think you are right in keeping your young kitty away
from any FeLV + kitties. They have not fully
developed their immune systems yet.
A lot of us here do not vaccinate our indoor only
cats. I don't. I've seen some scary vaccination
reactions on this site and another I belong to,
including cancer at the vaccination site and reactions
leading to downward spirals ending in death. It's
really scary, so I feel my kitties are safer w/o
vaccinations. If one does vaccinate, they should do
it in a place that can be removed if cancer develops,
like the back legs. Avoid the neck area.
:)
Wendy
rather not. But, if I ran a rescue where I had cats
coming and going all the
time, I definitely would vaccinate--more risk
involved.
-----Original Message-----
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On
Behalf Of Kelley Saveika
Sent: Thursday, June 21, 2007 9:32 AM
To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org
Subject: Re: The best food for Duncan??
I think that the risk of vaccination and sarcomas is
so low as to be
inconsequential. I think it is really important
that all cats be
vaccinated against FELV in the first year, and my
vet agrees, so
that's what my rescue does, even though it adds to
our cost.
It is a personal decision though, like everything
else. I'm certainly
not trying to tell other folks what to do.
I did see that the latest AAFP vaccination
guidelines recommend going
to once every 3 years against distemper...
On 6/21/07, Melissa Lind <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
>
>
>
> 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
>
>
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