I guess the fact of the matter is, is that your kitten can live a very healthy life. If she tests positive, it doesn't necessarily mean that she will be chronically ill. I really think that good nutrition also plays an enormous role in keeping them healthy. It's a very tough decision. I feel for you. Best of luck to you and your little one. Marcia
Sent from my iPhone On Nov 8, 2011, at 5:07 PM, dppl dppl <dppl1...@yahoo.com> wrote: > I'm sorry I haven't figured out how to reply to specific threads, maybe > because I receive a digest instead of each post. I'm using this site > http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org to > access the threads. If someone can point me in the right direction about how > to properly use this site I would appreciate it. I'm sure it is somewhere in > the intro msg but I'm not thinking too clearly. When I have a sick animal, I > get very upset. Anyway, I wanted to throw out what the vet who diagnosed > this stray kitten using a elise test that was sent to a lab (not done at her > office) told me today.. She said she called to find the latest protocols > about retesting and said that one way is to wait 30 days and repeat the test > but the other way is to do an IFA now and I would know once and for all if > the kitten is truely positive. I questioned her about what I was reading on > the internet about waiting a longer period to see if the cat reverts or > sheds, but she said this is what she was told is the latest protocol. I did > read some of you about your cats coming back negative after retesting and > this gave me hope. > > Mitt (for Mittens) b/c he has them is eating well and his bad breath went > away I guess from the antibiotics he is on. but tonight I saw he has > dandruff/scaling in his fur on the outer ear. Now I fear he does have a > compromised immune system and a skin disease. So I am bringing him back to > the vet on thurs to get this IFA test and for her to look at the skin and > tell me what it is. I'm not sure I can handle a chronically ill cat again. > I took care of one of my older cats in the final stages of kidney failure > for a year, including giving fluids but there was no issue of keeping > separate and fear of spreading illnesses to my other cats. My remaining 4 > cats were former strays/ferals that were over a year old when i took them in. > I got them sterilized but never kept up on shots and testing b/c I kept them > inside and figured since they all lived outside more or less together if they > had something they all probably had it by then. I've had them all over 11 > years. I have yet to find a really good vet where I live. Most just push > vaccinations and flea treatments. Most don't deal with stray cats. I've been > calling around cat rescues and those that take positive cats are full and > apparently the protocol here is that when they bring in strays/ferals to be > sterilzied, they give them a SNAP test (is that an elise test) and if they > test positive, they euthanize them apparently b/c they will not return them > to the colonies to spread the disease. So most don't have experience treating > cats with this illness. > > Anyway, thanks to anyone who made it thru this msg and has any further > comment. > > From: dppl dppl <dppl1...@yahoo.com> > To: "felvtalk@felineleukemia.org" <felvtalk@felineleukemia.org> > Sent: Monday, November 7, 2011 8:33 PM > Subject: Re: stray kitten positive any advice for me > > > thank you all for responding so quickly. when i have more time I will review > all archives. I hope i am posting correctly by sending these emails. I see > my post is all chopped up (at least in my display ). Thanks for your advice. > I guess i will take things day by day. thanks also for the advice to get > the other test as a follow up.i can only hope it turns out negative. I am > worried about the redness of his gums which he is on an antibiotic for. Vet > attributed it to gingivitis and teething but this was pre finding out the > positive test results. > > From: dppl dppl <dppl1...@yahoo.com> > To: "felvtalk@felineleukemia.org" <felvtalk@felineleukemia.org> > Sent: Monday, November 7, 2011 6:52 PM > Subject: stray kitten positive any advice for me > > I came across this site, having just been informed by the vet that the > abandoned kitten I took in three weeks ago. Before I took it to the vet, I > have been keeping it in a separate room but admit that since it seemed so > healthy I let it out for little walks. I have 4 cats over 12 years old. > Other than walking on the same floors, they have not had contact with this > kitten. In our short phone call, the vet basically said that she would > understand if I euthanized the cat and that she wasn't sure about false > positive and whether retesting would be worthwhile. The cat also has > hookworms. When I took the cat in, she suggested that I give it its > vaccinations before waiting for test results. I asked if the cat turned out > postitive, wouldn't this harm its immune system. she said no. Now when she > called she said she was surprised that the cat tested positive since, other > than the sore gums, which she attirbuted to teething and bad breath, she said > it seemed healthy. It does seem healthy , eats well and plays. and is the > sweetest cat, loving and intelligent. I am heartbroken about this. I'm sorry > I haven't had time to read all archives but I work from home and also take > care of my bedridden elderly mother. Is there anyone out there would be kind > enough to give me some advice? Thank you. PS the test done was elisa and it > just says "positive" the vet estimates the cat is from 5-6 months old. > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Felvtalk mailing list > Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
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