Blind Cat Rescue and Sanctuary in St. Pauls, NC m
> From: molvey...@hotmail.com > To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > Date: Wed, 27 Apr 2011 13:33:02 -0400 > Subject: [Felvtalk] Need Sanctuary for Kittens > > > My rescue group has two 8 week old FeLV positive kittens that need a place to > go. I'm in the Atlanta area but I don't think there are any FeLV sanctuaries > nearby or even in the whole state. The lady who has been fostering them is > willing to drive almost anywhere. She has family in PA and goes up there > several times a year so driving a distance isn't a problem for her. Plus we > have other people who can drive them to various other states. The kittens > will be fully vetted and spayed or neutered. My rescue is a very small group. > We don't have a shelter facility, we just have foster homes. We don't have a > long term place for the kittens. Can anyone help or offer suggestions? > > We've only had one ELISA test done on the kittens but the mother cat had two > positive ELISA tests and we're waiting on the IFA results for her. Because of > that I'm thinking the kittens who tested positive are really positive. Think > we should do an IFA test on them? I feel certain that they are truly positive > but who knows. Also two of their littermates have tested negative on their > first ELISA. How long should we wait before re-testing? Do you guys think > those kittens could really be negative or is it more likely that it just > isn't showing up yet for some reason? I know I've heard some of you say that > you had a positive and a negative kitten that were littermates that came from > a positive mother cat. But does that happen very often? > > Please let me know if anyone can put me in touch with a sanctuary for the > kittens. We might need one for the mother but for now I'll just worry about > the kittens. Oh, we do have someone who is taking the two negative kittens > and will hold them until they can be re-tested. > > “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
