I adopted 2 boys, age 8 and 9, who had lived together since the younger one had
been adopted as a kitten. Stripes kept getting sick on and off so we had them
tested (my vet had been vaccinating them each year and Squeaky would be sick
for 3 days after his vaccination). They both tested positive. Stripes lived to
16 years old and Squeaky to 22. Squeaky didn't have a sick day in his life
until his last 3 weeks (oral cancer). Stripes continued to be sick on and off
but was mostly healthy.
and now we have Isabella....
Laurie
----- Original Message -----
From: Susan Dubose
To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org
Sent: Saturday, June 30, 2007 6:04 PM
Subject: Re: Immunity to FeLV?
I have a client that took in 2 felv+ cats, @ different times.
They always stayed healthy, (we are talking about 2 yrs or so) per se, but
one day the tuxie was dead in their room.
She took good care of them, high quality food, outdoor enclosure access,
yada, yada....
"Simon", the Siamese became very depressed, and on a hunch she had him
retested.
He came up neg/ neg.
Simon went back to live w/ the woman who had originally given him to her, he
had been a stray.
The woman couldn't keep him if he was pos. due to having a one bedroom
apartment and two other cats.
Simon has adjusted well, no idea how he tested pos. and now is neg/neg, but
he has a very good life.
Susan J. DuBose >^..^<
www.PetGirlsPetsitting.com
www.Tx.SiameseRescue.org
www.shadowcats.net
"As Cleopatra lay in state,
Faithful Bast at her side did wait,
Purring welcomes of soft applause,
Ever guarding with sharpened claws."
Trajan Tennent
----- Original Message -----
From: laurieskatz
To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org
Sent: Saturday, June 30, 2007 5:56 PM
Subject: Re: Immunity to FeLV?
Hi. I have a friend who always has a small group of feleuk positive cats.
One big orange guy lived in this group for five years. The others living with
him during this time had all died and she couldn't figure out why he had no
symptoms and was still alive so she tested him and he was negative. She wasn't
sure anymore why he had ended up with the positive group (whether he'd tested
positive at one time or he hadn't been tested) but they obviously shared
everything and he was still healthy and negative. He is still alive five or so
years AFTER the five years with the positive group!
Laurie
