current medical standards, according to the winn feline foundation and others, is that the vaccines are 95% effective.
and as far as i've been shown, there are no documented cases of a TRULY negative cat (ie, who's actually been tested more than once when exposure time wasn't known) ever becoming positive from living with a true positive (ie, one who has tested positive more than once, again allowing for exposure time and time for the virus to work its way out of a cat's system. 70% of unvaccinated healthy adults can be exposed and not remain positive--that in and of itself OUGHT to tell the vets something. it's now in the merck manual, so it also SHOULD be much harder for them to ignore. The Merck Veterinary Manual -Feline Leukemia Virus and Related Diseases: Introduction<http://www.merckvetmanual.com/mvm/index.jsp?cfile=htm/bc/57000.htm&word=feline%2cleukemia> On Sun, Feb 17, 2008 at 9:49 AM, 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? > -- Spay & Neuter Your Neighbors! Maybe That'll Make The Difference.... MaryChristine AIM / YAHOO: TenHouseCats MSN: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ICQ: 289856892
