I've mixed for years. You might want to search the archives for "mixing" as this is a common question & you will find lots of info. I always make sure any cat that hs tested positive has 2 negative Elisa tests b4 feeling confident. Beth
dot winkler <venus7ora...@yahoo.com> wrote: >But what about mixing when the healthy male cat likes to bite and plays rough >with the FELV pos cat? They wrestle, lick, groom together and bite/nip as >they play and cuddle and sleep together. Has anyone had mixed cats that do >this and my question is, is it safe in that situation? It's one thing if they >are all just hanging out but if there is close contact, what is the consensus? > Is that a safe situation for mixing the positive and negative ones? Curious >to know. Please respond. Dotty - Freehold > > >________________________________ >From: Beth <create_me_...@yahoo.com> >To: "felvtalk@felineleukemia.org" <felvtalk@felineleukemia.org> >Sent: Monday, October 10, 2011 10:04 AM >Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] new positive kitten > > >Ditto. I've mixed mine for years, had negatives re-tested numerous times & all >is well. I even had an FIV positive cat who mixed with my FelV cats for 10 >years. He never got it, either. >You might search the archives on "mixing" for more info. > >Beth > > Don't Litter, Fix Your Critter! www.Furkids.org > > > >________________________________ >From: katskat1 <katsk...@gmail.com> >To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org >Sent: Saturday, October 8, 2011 8:47 PM >Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] new positive kitten > >I have 2 positives, one of them over 12 years old, the other about 2 >or 3. Both of them have been intermingling with my negatives >(currently 8 of them) for years. I keep the negatives up to date on >vaccinations and haven't yet had one turn positive although I kept the >very young cats away from them until they were older and thru the full >series of vaccinations. > > >On 10/8/11, john pollack <bucfa...@yahoo.com> wrote: >> My cat, Tigger is almost 5. he was born with FeLV. he lives with my other 5 >> cats, ranging in age from 1 to 15. none of the others have teste=d positive, >> and they are checked yearly >> >> >> >> ________________________________ >> From: JoAnn Fredo <jufr...@yahoo.com> >> To: "felvtalk@felineleukemia.org" >> <felvtalk@felineleukemia.org> >> Sent: Saturday, October 8, 2011 7:19 PM >> Subject: [Felvtalk] new positive kitten >> >> >> Message body >> I was apart of this list 09/2000 when my husband and I adopted 3 kittens, >> and all tested positive. We lost little Vinnie at 8 months due to lymphoma, >> Molly developed lymphoma and we treated it. She lived 4 years, the lymphoma >> never came back, the feline leukemia took her life. Toots lived 9 years, no >> problems until the last month of his life he developed bone cancer. All 3 of >> my babies received interferon and dimethylglycine every night. Two years ago >> we adopted 2 more kittens, they were negative. > This past Friday my >> neighbor's daughter found a cute orange tabby kitten and asked us if we >> wanted him. He tested positive, but it is not in his bone marrow. I have >> everyone separated, and am looking for a home. I know may people mix >> positive with negative cats, can you please tell if there are success >> stories out there or if negative cats became positive. Thanks, Jo Ann >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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
