If he is a sweet guy, why not put him in with the others. As long as they re vaccinated for FELV and FIV there should be no problem. I have kept FELV cats in with negatives and no problems.
---- lernermiche...@aol.com wrote: > Hello, all! Some of you may remember me from years ago when I had > "fostered" and then adopted 6 FeLV+ cats and then painfully lost them > one by one over a few years. > > I moved from MA to NJ 8 years ago, and 4 years ago I started a TNR and > rescue program in my town. Having gotten our town under control and to > no kill status, we are brancing out a bit to the border towns. We just > TNR'd a mother cat and removed the kittens, who were 8 weeks old ,to > tame, and the father, who, once trapped, could be handled. The kittens > are fine, the mom is fine and back out, but the father tested double > positive for FIV/FeLV. > > We do not really have anywhere to put him. He is in a fosterer's guest > room right now but she is only allowing that fora few weeks. We have > FIV+ cats in our foster homes (I have one in mine), but no FeLV or > space for them as we are just a few volunteers with foster space in our > homes and handle 100+ cats/year. He's a really sweet guy, a bit > timid/shy but loves to be pet and brushed. The vet said he's 4-5 years > old. We are still just referring to him as "papa cat" and for some > reason haven't decided on a name yet. > > I realize no one really comes to this list looking to take on more > positive cats. But if anyone has space for him, it would be wonderful. > The FIV is not so much of an issue for cats with FeLV, as it is a less > bad disease. Out of my 6 FeLV+ cats, only one had FIV too and it did > not seem to spread (it only spreads through bite wounds) and she > actually outlived all the others who only had FeLV (Patches, if anyone > remembers). > > thanks, > > Michelle L. > Flanders, NJ > > _______________________________________________ > 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
