either you read me wrong or i goofed which is very possibly the case. either way, Annie is only 5 years old. i got her when she was 4 and she tested positive for both tests. she had been a patient of my vet all her life and never been pos before. we assumed that the stress of loosing her owner (liver cancer), being locked in her owner's trailer for 3 weeks with no contact other than someone changing the box and giving her food once a day and then being shoved into a box, brought to the vet and then coming to my house with 2 other cats when she had been in 1 cat house was all just too much for her. i plan to have her tested again to see if she is still pos. could be that since she is in a more stable invironment, her system can overcome it ans she will be neg. a long shot, but worth the try. so far, she is fine and gets Hills Science diet along with the others. saw a new canned food at PetsMart and got a can to try. it is organic, has no corn, wheat or soy, is made in Canadaand has 95% salmon, mackerel and sardines. smelly, but boy do they love it. they ahve other flavors, but this is their favorite. if you want to check them out, Blue Seal, po box 8000, Londpnderry, NH 03053, USA - 800367-2730 - www.bynaturepetfoods.com. it is pricey (around 1.40 for a 6.5 oz can, but i only use it for rainy days when they cannot go outside. keeps them calmer. otherwise, every time i move they run in front of me hoping i am heading for the door and they can escape. i got a large cat tree from Foster and Smith so anyone who wants to escape the others can head for the den at top and disappear. i do think lack of stress is the most important thing. all of my rescued babies put on weight, start grooming, just behaving normal after they get here. i have enough room so they can each have their own special place which helps. that and watching for signs of problems so i can get them to the vet asap to head off big problems i think are the 2 most important things to do. dorlis ---- "Sander wrote: > How long has Annie been FELV POSITIVE? I have Sammie - just discovered he > has FELV POSITIVE and he is very healthy and not under stress. You also said > that Annie was 10 years old. I am giving him vitamins (AC-11) and a few > other vitamins trying to keep his immune system the best I can. Does anyone > have FELV POSITIVE cats who have lived a long time? > > Thanks very much, > > Susan > > -----Original Message----- > From: felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org > [mailto:felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org] On Behalf Of > dlg...@windstream.net > Sent: Wednesday, July 15, 2009 12:58 PM > To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > Cc: Sherry DeHaan > Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Cleveland > > i admire you for working with the sanctuary. i don't think i could do it. i > would be bringing home everry one of them. i have 2 who came from a no kill > sanctuary. they were 10 years old, healthy enough, but Lil Bit had an eye > infection, was very timid and she and Casey were not grooming themselves. > they had been there for over a year. now their true natures have come out. > Casey is an alpha female who is still having arguments with Annie who is also > an alpha. Annie is felv positive, but apparently there is not too much > stress since she is fat and sassy as can be. Lil Bit is still a bit timid, > but she now roams the whole house. she still has to have her food in "her" > room, but now comes and sits on my lap and sleeps on the bed with the others. > Casey goes outside, Lil Bit does not even want too. she is content to > snooze away the day whereever she wants and eat. i think the stress of being > in a shelter situation brings on a lot of problems. cages are small compared > to a house or outdoors, they can't move around a lot and get exercise. Pals > tried to remedy that by putting some of the cats in a "community" cage, a 12 > x 12 foot chain link fencing with baskets hung from the sides for them to > sleep in, small disposable litter boxes and food/water bowls on the floor. > of course they could not clean the boxes as often as they should since > volunteers come only at 8am and after work. Casey still has a problem with > litter boxes. she is an over achiever and stands outside of the box, pulling > a lot of the clean litter out all over the floor trying to cover. she will > cover for the others. i have 5 boxes and clean them 3 times a day so there > is no odor, she just got into the habit from the shelter. all but Lil Bit and > Nit Noy (Thai for little one) go outside during the day weather permitting. > this year, this is not too often. we have had so much rain and now in the > middle of July, it is still raining at least 3 days of each week and night > time temps are in the low 60's. days we can't go out, i feed canned food. > that seems to settle them down. today is in the low 70's, raining off and on > and Casey is on father's bed, Bob and Lil Bit are on the cat tree in the > corner, Nit Noy is on the rug by the bed and Homey is in her bed in my room > while Annie is on my bed. all of this elads up to my idea for your babies: > maybe they should have a large enclosed room where they could go for exercise > and socialization. furnish it like a room with old furniture so they could > be in a more normal situation. that would reduce stress. even if you only > took one at a time, it would give that one a chance for a more relaxed time > of day. course, don't put 2 alphas like Annie and Casey in together. good > luck with your babies. dorlis > ---- Sherry DeHaan <sherryd...@yahoo.com> wrote: > > I am asking for some good thoughts and prayers for our newest handsome > > sweet boy at the sanctuary.He is pretty sick right now.But I did see him > > grooming himself yesterday before I left,so maybe it is a goos sign.He has > > a nasty tongue ulcer he is being treated for. > > Thanks > > Sherry > > > > > > > > > > "We who choose to surround ourselves with lives more temporary than > > our own, Live within a fragile circle,easily and often breached. > > Unable to accept its awful gaps. > > We still would have it no other way" > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Felvtalk mailing list > > Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > > http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org > > > _______________________________________________ > Felvtalk mailing list > Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org > > _______________________________________________ > Felvtalk mailing list > Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
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