Figures the virus would mutate. My husband and I were talking and thinking that the vaccine probably helps the cat develop antibodies to one general form of the virus so even if a different form or mutation of the virus is introduced into the system the antibodies created from the "general form" of the virus would be strong enough to combat the mutated form as well. Make sense? So in theory it would work if the cat got the virus and extinguished it the same way as if the cat were vaccinated. However, I think all you guys might be right. Just vaccinate the negatives before introducing another positive just to be safe. To assume that my cats that test negative now have contacted the virus and extinguished it (just because they lived with the FeLV + kitty for two years) might be taking a big risk. Even though the cats were together two years maybe for some reason they never got enough of the virus into their system for their bodies immune system to have to respond. So then they really don't have immunity in their system. I guess it's not worth taking the risk.
“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: Tue, 29 Mar 2011 14:00:31 -0700 > From: cline...@yahoo.com > To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Question about the virus itself > > Maureen, I don't have links to the science to answer your question. I do > know there are at least 3 versions of FeLV. Personally I wouldn't take the > chance of mixing without 1st vaccinating any negatives in the house. I have > mixed negatives and positives but my negatives were always current on their > vaccine. > > Sharyl > > --- On Tue, 3/29/11, Maureen Olive <molvey...@hotmail.com> wrote: > > > From: Maureen Olvey <molvey...@hotmail.com> > Subject: [Felvtalk] Question about the virus itself > To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > Date: Tuesday, March 29, 2011, 12:30 PM > > > > I've got a question about the FeLV virus itself. Is it all the same virus or > does it mutate and change like the herpes virus that causes URI? What I'm > wondering is that if I've got a cat that has been exposed to the virus but > extinguished it, is he immune for life? Seems like I read that. So if I > brought in another FeLV + kitty and my resident cat has already gotten some > immunity from the virus he had been exposed to in the past, does that mean > being exposed to the virus through another cat would be the same as the virus > that he was first exposed to so his immunity would work against that virus? > Does that make sense? I'm wondering if I brought in another FeLV + cat would > I need to vaccinate my cat that has already been exposed and extinguished the > virus. > > Anyone have a clue? I guess the main question is if the virus mutates from > cat to cat or is it always the same virus and doesn't change. > > “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 > > > _______________________________________________ > 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
