Hi Lynne
The rough numbers say 2/3's will be gone in 2 years...
That leaves 1/3 that will make it past 2 years and they will commonly
live to 8 years or longer...
Tad
Lynne wrote:
Hi all.
I just joined this list after doing all the reading I possibly could
find on feline leukemia. I recently acquired a Himalayan male cat
around 5 to 6 years of age from a rather unscrupulous family. I was
familiar with the cat because all summer he would come over to our
house and hang around, mostly wanting attention and something to eat.
Recently I discovered he was on a buy and sell site and immediately
called the owners desparate to purchase him. Knowing who I am the
price went from 150 to 300 within a couple minutes. Anyway, my
husband and I had grown to love this little guy and just wanted him to
have a good home.
Yesterday we took him to the vet where he was groomed, shaved of all
the horrible matting under his chest and legs, deflead and treated for
a terrible case of earmites. We no sooner got home than the vet
called to tell us he had tested positive for feline leukemia and
wanted to know how much we had bonded with him and our options. After
what seemed like hours of crying I decided we were going to keep him
as long as he stayed healthy which he is now. This weekend he is
going to be neutered, strongly advised by the vet. This will be
strictly a housecat. He's adjusted very well and is adorable. I'm
just curious. Does he have a chance at a longer life than I've been
lead to believe he has. I'm hearing a couple of years and I just
cannot accept this as fact.
Lynne
