Bonnie--you've come to the right place & there are lots of people who will respond with some very helpful information. I'm owned by 1 FELV adult cat & 4 neg adult cats & they are mixed. I'd sort of wonder about "weak positive"--if you look in the archives, you'll see a recent thread about whether in fact there is such a thing & what it might mean. In any event, at some point you'll need to get Lucky tested with IFA test (blood work sent to lab) to actually determine with more certainty if he is FELV+. I'm assuming he was an indoor-outdoor cat cause you mentioned the fleas. How old is Lucky?
Christiane Biagi ti...@mindspring.com -----Original Message----- From: felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org [mailto:felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org] On Behalf Of Bonnie Hogue Sent: Thursday, September 16, 2010 12:37 AM To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: [Felvtalk] New to Feline Leukemia It's a long story, but I'll shorten it... My mom has a "heart cat" named Lucky. She's disabled and no longer living at home. Her sister was caring for Lucky, but herself is unwell and struggling. I went over to feed the cats during her hospitalization and Lucky did not look good. I took him to the vet: bad fleas, possible infected eye and nose, and tested "weak positive" for feline leukemia. This makes my plan of integrating him into my 3-cat household a real challenge. The vet said I could get my three cats vaccinated "providing 80% protection"... Meanwhile, Lucky is sequestered in the spare bedroom, taking antibiotics (what a good cat!) and healing. I'm trying to figure out how to make this work, longer term. Ideas??? Thank you! _______________________________________________ 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
