Cats do develop a type of natural immunity to FeLV after the age of one, so cats that are over 3 are less likely to develop FelV even if they are not vaccinated. Add the vaccine and they are even less likely to get it. This is most likely why so many of us have had such good lick with mixing our kids. Tanya
--- On Tue, 3/15/11, Beth <create_me_...@yahoo.com> wrote: > From: Beth <create_me_...@yahoo.com> > Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Any advice appreciated. > To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > Date: Tuesday, March 15, 2011, 10:37 AM > I worked a hoarding case with 26 > unvaccinated cats. 3 of them turned out to be FeLV positive. > We quarantined the remaining cats for 6 months & none > showed up FeLV positive after the 6 months. I was amazed. > > Beth > Don't Litter, Fix Your Critter! www.Furkids.org > > --- On Mon, 3/14/11, Maureen Olvey <molvey...@hotmail.com> > wrote: > > From: Maureen Olvey <molvey...@hotmail.com> > Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Any advice appreciated. > To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > Date: Monday, March 14, 2011, 10:48 PM > > > My FIV cat has never been vaccinated against FeLV which is > why I assumed he would get it from the other kitty. > Doesn't make sense. Oh well, I'm glad he didn't get it. > > Maureen > > > > > > > To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > > From: create_me_...@yahoo.com > > Date: Tue, 15 Mar 2011 02:26:16 +0000 > > Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Any advice appreciated. > > > > My FIV cat lived on and off for 10 years with FeLV > cats & never got it. Of coarse he was vaccinated. > > Beth > > Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Maureen Olvey <molvey...@hotmail.com> > > Sender: felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org > > Date: Mon, 14 Mar 2011 20:18:40 > > To: <felvtalk@felineleukemia.org> > > Reply-To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > > Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Any advice appreciated. > > > > > > Matter of fact, I have an FIV + cat living with me > that hasn't contracted the FeLV. I'm not quite sure how > that has happened because he should have gotten it right > away. I'm going to have him tested a couple more times > over the next few months to be sure. Maybe FeLV isn't as > contagious as they say. I'm still shaking my head on that > one. > > > > “I am not interested to know whether vivisection > produces results that are profitable to the human race or > doesn’t….the pain which it inflicts upon unconsenting > animals is the basis of my enmity toward it, and it is to me > sufficient justification of the enmity without looking > further.” – Mark Twain > > > > > > > > > Date: Mon, 14 Mar 2011 14:26:53 -0700 > > > From: jgonza...@pacbell.net > > > To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > > > Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Any advice appreciated. > > > > > > I realize now that I did not address the concern > you posted about. I felt the need to educate you about the > testing protocol for FELV because I would hate to see you > cage a cat for 3 months that may not even be infected with > the virus. You cannot consider a cat persistently viremic > until they test positive on the IFA test. > > > > > > If it turns out the cat you rescued is really > FELV positive, she is not going to transmit the virus to > your other cats through some chance encounter. It would > take prolonged contact with your other cats to infect them > with the virus. Even if they had prolonged contact, it > does not mean your other cats would get the virus. Some > cats are able to build an immune response and fight off the > virus. I rescued a cat over the summer that tested > positive on the combo snap test and the ELISA test but > tested negative on the IFA. Thirty days later, he tested > negative on the snap test, the ELISA test and continued to > test negative on the IFA test. As a precaution, we tested > again 30 days later, and he continued to test negative on > all three tests. His body built an immune defense and > fought off the virus > > > > > > --- On Mon, 3/14/11, Jannes Taylor <jannestay...@yahoo.com> > wrote: > > > > > > > > > From: Jannes Taylor <jannestay...@yahoo.com> > > > Subject: [Felvtalk] Any advice appreciated. > > > To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > > > Date: Monday, March 14, 2011, 1:50 PM > > > > > > > > > Hello, > > > I rescued a stray two weeks ago. Took her to the > vet a week ago and they said > > > she was FELV positive. She was starving when I > found her, but she has gained > > > weight and is looking good. Her eyes just glisten > and she seems healthy. The vet > > > said she was about a year old. She only weighed > six pounds last week. I did not > > > have the heart to euthanize her when she is not > suffering. However, I have > > > three healthy cats upstairs and I live in > constant fear that they will escape to > > > the basement where this cat we now call Amber is > staying. I keep her in a nice > > > cage during most of the time and let her out to > get her exercise in the basement > > > about four hours per day. My husband is building > her a 8' long x 4' wide x 6' > > > tall cage so she will have more room I do hate > keeping her caged up, but don't > > > have a choice. She is very sweet and it is just a > sad situation. I tried to find > > > a home for her but no one seems to want a cat > with her issues. We are trying to > > > be very cautious regarding the other cats, but it > is does make me fearful. > > > I plan to have her rested in three months. I am > so new to this situation, so any > > > comments or ideas are much appreciated. > > > Jannes > > > > > > > > > > > >_______________________________________________ > > > 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 > > _______________________________________________ > > 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 > _______________________________________________ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
