I would vaccinate my negatives, wait the 2-3 weeks necessary and booster them,
wait 2-3 weeks more and let them mix. All this IF the other cats are over a
year old. That has always been my protocol and I've never had a negative cat
'catch' the leukemia from my positive.
tonya
Sue & Frank Koren <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Several people here have said that they have their FeLV + kitties
living in with FeLV - cats, and the negative cats are not getting infected. I
am trying to decide if I should vaccinate my others and let Buzz out of his
room. My vet is against it and says the vaccinations are only 60 - 80%
effective. The vet does not seem to be up on all that is going on with FeLV,
though, and I am considering switching vets. Buzz really doesn't,t mind his
room, but he is a social boy and cries when he doesn't want to be alone. I
visit him as often as I can and spend at least an hour or so in the evenings in
with him, but such minor details as a full time job and the rest of my human
and cat family keep me away from being with him as much as he and I would like.
It seems as if vaccinating the others and freeing Buzz from his prison room is
the best solution, but not if any of the others end up being infected. Their
ages range from 2 to 8 years. Two of them, Charlie and
Tucker have other health problems and I don't know if that would put them more
at risk. Anyway, has anyone ever heard of a vaccinated cat being infected?
