The vet that I mentioned in my other e-mail that I was talking to about FeLV said that for your negatives you do need a series of two shots, three weeks apart. She said one FeLV vaccination by itself is not enough. I specifically asked her one time if one shot would help at all but she said no that either it was two shots or nothing. After that then it's annually. Maybe there is some flexibility in the weeks between, like maybe you could go 4 weeks instead of 3 but I really don't know. I've just always heard 3 weeks. Definitely not longer than 4 weeks. A young vet can actually be better in some ways because a lot of the older vets hear FeLV and immediately recommend putting the cat down. That sends me over the edge. They don't even talk about confirming with an IFA test. The vet that I mentioned actually wrote one of the first papers about using immunoregulin for treating FeLV years ago. Everyone else at the time just recommended killing the cat once it showed any signs at all of being sick. She's one of the better "older" vets. She's not old but she's been practicing for a while, which is what I mean. “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: marciabmar...@gmail.com To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Date: Mon, 22 Aug 2011 23:42:05 -0500 Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] My 1 year old just diagnosed Hi Lynda I think, well I know I am dealing with a very young vet, but he is concerned and that is good. When I asked today when to bring the cats back he Said in a year. The receptionist told me when I got ready to leave to come back in a month. If you say three weeks than I will take them back in three weeks! Thank you very much, I feel like I have a bunch new caring friends(-: Sent from my iPad On Aug 22, 2011, at 10:40 PM, "Lynda Wilson" <longhornf...@verizon.net> wrote: Marcia, Just a friendly reminder, in order for the vaccination to be effective, the cat has to have 2 shots, 3 weeks apart (no more than that or you have to start over). Hang in there! There is still hope! What Maureen said is right on the money :0) Lynda ----- Original Message ----- From: Marcia Baronda To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Sent: Monday, August 22, 2011 9:04 PM Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] My 1 year old just diagnosed Christiane That is wonderful! I keep hearing a lot of stories filled with hope. I keep telling Fletch he can kickthis and he growls at me(-: He's a stinker!! I had my two vaccinated today and the third one is going to the vet tomorrow. I hope he is negative also. Thanks so much for sharing. Take care Marcia On Mon, Aug 22, 2011 at 8:21 PM, Christiane Biagi <ti...@mindspring.com> wrote: My Tucson is 13 & was found pos when she was 4. She had tested neg as kitten but was never outside so vets were sure she was pos from birth. She lives with my other cats all of whom were around her for 3-4 years before I found her to be pos. She's still going strong and none of the other cats tested pos. I vaccinated the others. -----Original Message----- From: felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org [mailto:felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org] On Behalf Of Marcia Baronda Sent: Sunday, August 21, 2011 11:04 PM To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: [Felvtalk] My 1 year old just diagnosed Hi everyone! My one year old sweet litle boy was just diagnosed. I have a million questions and hope to learn a lot from all of you. This is every hard to swallow. I have 3 other adult cats in myj house that have not been vaccinated for felv. I didn't see a reason for it, I didn't trust the vaccine and I am sorry now. Funny thing is, is that I tried so hard to keep my cats healthy. I wouldn't even wear my shoes in the house for fear I would carry something in! Anyway, my little boy Fletch has a fever, horrible looking coat and I can feel his hipbones and some of his backbone. He continues to eat and drink ok. They are on a grain free diet and have a water fountain. Thanks so much for being here. Marcia Sent from my iPad _______________________________________________ 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 -- Marcia Baronda Baronda Supplies & Service, Inc. 1550 S 2700 Rd. Herington, Kansas 67449 Phone: 785-466-2501 Cell: 785-230-6499 _______________________________________________ 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
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