How ridiculous!!! I have seen MANY felv+ thrive and live a pretty good life.I am so glad that Dr. Jen gives them ALL a chance no matter what. :) 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" --- On Tue, 1/26/10, Gloria B. Lane <gbl...@aristotle.net> wrote: From: Gloria B. Lane <gbl...@aristotle.net> Subject: [Felvtalk] Article at Bestfriends To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Date: Tuesday, January 26, 2010, 3:36 PM I just saw an article at Bestfriends.org which I was surprised and disappointed about: http://www.bestfriends.org/theanimals/pdfs/cats/catfelv.pdf The author includes "What happens to a cat who has contracted the virus?" and says "The virus adversely affects the cat’s bone marrow and immune system. An infected cat becomes anemic and is unable to fight off even routine infections. Cats with feline leukemia are commonly jaundiced and lethargic, and they experience weight loss, enlarged lymph nodes, and poor stamina." It sounds like an FELV cat is going to die immediately after getting the virus. So I can see folks reading that article and then euthing their FELV kitties, thinking they're doing them a favor. The 5 FELV cats that I have now haven't seen any sickness since I've had them. Gloria _______________________________________________ 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
