I'm not Dr. Susan, but Killian could just be a carrier. Meaning she carries the virus but it won't make her sick, or it could be that later in life it will become symptomatic. Some positive kitties live long lives before they have any problems.
If I remember correctly, you really liked Meowser. I'd go get him back! :)
tonya
Kathy Koutsis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Kathy Koutsis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
I will try to make this short and sweet:I have an 11 year old female cat named Killian who just last June tested positive for felv. My husband has had her for 10 years and she has always been an indoor cat. Last April we took in a stray which we kept in the basement. The stray -Meowser- never had any contact with Killian. We had her for 3 days in the basement. We found out she was felv+ so took her to a shelter that cares for positive cats. At the time we had no idea Killian also had leukemia. A couple months later I took Killian to the vet cause it seemed like she was throwing up a lot. The vet ran some blood tests on her. She had the IFA and ELISA done among other things. Turns out she has leukemia but is healthy in every other way! How can this be? How can she be an 11 year old positive and symptomless cat? How could she have gotten this?Thanks Dr. Susan for any input!Kathy
