That's what I was thinking the IFA costs. That's not bad at all. Definitely worth it. I live on the outskirts of Atlanta.
In the old days I think our group would have considered euthanasia but since me and some other folks have been around they are more open-minded and don't listen to the vets. I'm kind of a "b" and always speak my mind about doing research and not trusting everything the vet says. I've gotten burned that way when I had my Basset Hound. When I first started with the humane society I was only working with ferals and strays. I got tired of people telling me that any cat that tested positive for FIV or FeLV one time should be put down without question. They were saying that even the tame ones that I found in my feral colonies should be put down and not taken in and fostered. And oh God, if one cat had an injury, even just a small injury that got a little infected, and the cat had FIV some vets said that it would never heal so I should just go ahead and put the cat down. Even if the cat belonged to someone else they'd say that. Another lady and I started doing research and webinars and going to shelter medicine seminars to be more informed. Funny how a little knowledge can make some big changes. Still though, if they are all definitely positive there will be some challenges. We don't have a lot of foster homes and I can't think of any that would take these guys in to give them a forever home. I told one lady her and I would be taking a road trip to find a sanctuary for them. I don't think there's a place in GA that takes in FeLV cats. I really don't know what we'll do. I'm probably the only one willing to take them in but I've got so many cats already that won't be able to be adopted because they've been exposed to FeLV that I'd rather not take anymore. But, I'm such a sucker that if it came to it I'd end up taking them versus putting them down. “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: Fri, 18 Mar 2011 15:35:20 -0700 > From: jgonza...@pacbell.net > To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Any advice appreciated. > > It depends on the vet and what they charge. I am in Los Angeles and most of > the vets I know of charge about $100 for the IFA and about $50 or $60 for the > ELISA test sent to the lab. I would assume your rescue group has a vet where > they can get a discount. Our rescue group pays $80 for the IFA and $27 for > the ELISA sent to the lab. I hope your rescue group is not considering > euthanasia if the mom and kits test positive. What city are you in? > > --- On Fri, 3/18/11, Maureen Olvey <molvey...@hotmail.com> wrote: > > > From: Maureen Olvey <molvey...@hotmail.com> > Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Any advice appreciated. > To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > Date: Friday, March 18, 2011, 3:24 PM > > > > Yeah, I figured there's a 99% chance the kittens have already gotten enough > exposure to the virus to catch it. > > I did recommend the other tests though like you said. Are the tests very > expensive? > > > “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: Fri, 18 Mar 2011 15:16:38 -0700 > > From: jgonza...@pacbell.net > > To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > > Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Any advice appreciated. > > > > Since it takes 2 to 4 weeks after exposure for the virus to circulate in > > the bloodstream, chances are that the kittens are infected if the mother > > cat is truly infected with the virus. You will not know if the mother is > > truly infected with the virus until you do more testing. You can test for > > FELV at any age so if you want to know if the kittens have the virus, have > > them tested for FELV. If it were me, I would test the mother cat via the > > ELISA test sent to the lab, then do the IFA test. Many of us in rescue > > have and continue to get false positive readings for the FELV/FIV snap > > combo test. I see absolutely no reason to separate the kittens from their > > mother. If mom is infected, then it is likely that kittens have been > > exposed to the virus since birth or in-vitro. > > > > --- On Fri, 3/18/11, Maureen Olvey <molvey...@hotmail.com> wrote: > > > > > > From: Maureen Olvey <molvey...@hotmail.com> > > Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Any advice appreciated. > > To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > > Date: Friday, March 18, 2011, 2:27 PM > > > > > > > > Now I have a question and need advice. > > > > My rescue just took in a mama cat and 4 young kittens that are still > > nursing. Just our luck the mama cat tested positive for FeLV. My > > recommendation was not to put any of them down, but to wait a few months to > > see what happens. Maybe the mama cat can kick the virus. My question is > > about the kittens. I know they have probably already gotten the virus from > > the mama cat, but is there any chance at all that they haven't gotten it? > > One vet said maybe we should separate the kittens from the mama just in > > case they haven't picked the virus up yet. What do you guys think? Would > > that be possible - for them not to have it already, I mean? I know since > > the kittens are only about 4 weeks old their chances aren't too good but we > > want to do the best we can for them and save them if possible. We've got > > people that can bottle feed if they need to be taken from the mom. But I > > don't want to separate them if there's no point to it. > > > > What do you guys think? > > > > Also, seems like I've heard you guys mentioning vitamins. Was it B > > vitamins? Would that be a good idea for the mama cat? > > > > > > “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 > > > > > > > > > From: drosenfe...@wi.rr.com > > > To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > > > Date: Tue, 15 Mar 2011 18:39:13 -0500 > > > Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Any advice appreciated. > > > > > > Generally spay/neuter is a good idea in most cases -- much less > > > uncomfortable for the cat, since heat is usually excruciating for them. > > > But > > > this is a reason you should seek out a vet familiar with FeLV -- they > > > should > > > be able to judge whether Amber would be too stressed by the procedure, or > > > figure out ways that she won't be (kitty Prozac?). > > > > > > Diane R. > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > 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
