[Felvtalk] doubts on two FeLV positive kitties

2011-08-01 Thread Ana Gutierrez
Dear all,

It's been a while since I haven't posted to the list. Since my Beltza passed
away, last year
I am still in debt with you guys for all the support you gave me with her.

I cannot remember if I told you that I run a very small cat shelter in
Cuernavaca, México, where I live.

Recently, we rescued two kitties which turned out to be FeLV positive (on a
triple SNAP test, FeLV, FIV and HW, Idexx brand). These two cats are not
siblings, they come from different litters from different parts of México
City.
We are aware that they need to be retested in 3 months in order to be
completely sure that they are FeLV positive.

However, I have a lot of doubts and this is the reason of why I am posting
again...
We want to find nice and responsible families for these two kitties. Does
these kitties need to be adopted as the only cat in the house? Can they
share their lives with other cats? FeLV negative as long as they have their
vaccines up-to-date? Can we give them together in adoption? Can they share
their lives with other FeLV positive cats?
We are also aware of the huge responsibility that is in our hands at the
time of giving these two furry ones in adoption, we know that we need to
find homes that are well documented, and that intend to keep them indoors.
We would greatly appreciate any advice you could give us in order to ensure
a great life for these two little guys.

Thanks in advance,
Ana
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Re: [Felvtalk] doubts on two FeLV positive kitties

2011-08-01 Thread john pollack
My cat Tigger is FeLV Positive and has been for almost 5 years. None of my 
others are, all vaccinated. They share litter boxes, water bowls and food! They 
even sleep together! So yes, they can be integrated, as long as the negatives 
are vaccinated, they do not fight or mate!!




From: Ana Gutierrez ana...@gmail.com
To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org
Sent: Monday, August 1, 2011 5:49 PM
Subject: [Felvtalk] doubts on two FeLV positive kitties

Dear all,

It's been a while since I haven't posted to the list. Since my Beltza passed
away, last year
I am still in debt with you guys for all the support you gave me with her.

I cannot remember if I told you that I run a very small cat shelter in
Cuernavaca, México, where I live.

Recently, we rescued two kitties which turned out to be FeLV positive (on a
triple SNAP test, FeLV, FIV and HW, Idexx brand). These two cats are not
siblings, they come from different litters from different parts of México
City.
We are aware that they need to be retested in 3 months in order to be
completely sure that they are FeLV positive.

However, I have a lot of doubts and this is the reason of why I am posting
again...
We want to find nice and responsible families for these two kitties. Does
these kitties need to be adopted as the only cat in the house? Can they
share their lives with other cats? FeLV negative as long as they have their
vaccines up-to-date? Can we give them together in adoption? Can they share
their lives with other FeLV positive cats?
We are also aware of the huge responsibility that is in our hands at the
time of giving these two furry ones in adoption, we know that we need to
find homes that are well documented, and that intend to keep them indoors.
We would greatly appreciate any advice you could give us in order to ensure
a great life for these two little guys.

Thanks in advance,
Ana
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Re: [Felvtalk] doubts on two FeLV positive kitties

2011-08-01 Thread molveywda
Can you afford to re-test them right now?  I'm just wondering if one or maybe 
both of the tests on the kitties were wrong.  I've heard those triple snap test 
are a little less reliable.

Are these adults or kittens?


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From: Ana Gutierrez ana...@gmail.com
Date: Mon, Aug 1, 2011 5:49 pm
Subject: [Felvtalk] doubts on two FeLV positive kitties
To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org

Dear all,

It's been a while since I haven't posted to the list. Since my Beltza passed
away, last year
I am still in debt with you guys for all the support you gave me with her.

I cannot remember if I told you that I run a very small cat shelter in
Cuernavaca, México, where I live.

Recently, we rescued two kitties which turned out to be FeLV positive (on a
triple SNAP test, FeLV, FIV and HW, Idexx brand). These two cats are not
siblings, they come from different litters from different parts of México
City.
We are aware that they need to be retested in 3 months in order to be
completely sure that they are FeLV positive.

However, I have a lot of doubts and this is the reason of why I am posting
again...
We want to find nice and responsible families for these two kitties. Does
these kitties need to be adopted as the only cat in the house? Can they
share their lives with other cats? FeLV negative as long as they have their
vaccines up-to-date? Can we give them together in adoption? Can they share
their lives with other FeLV positive cats?
We are also aware of the huge responsibility that is in our hands at the
time of giving these two furry ones in adoption, we know that we need to
find homes that are well documented, and that intend to keep them indoors.
We would greatly appreciate any advice you could give us in order to ensure
a great life for these two little guys.

Thanks in advance,
Ana
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Re: [Felvtalk] doubts on two FeLV positive kitties

2011-08-01 Thread Ana Gutierrez
Hi!

Thanks for your answer Yes, I can retest them... my doubt is, which test
should I use? Which one is the most reliable?


Thanks!
Ana


On Mon, Aug 1, 2011 at 5:28 PM, molvey...@hotmail.com molvey...@hotmail.com
 wrote:

 Can you afford to re-test them right now?  I'm just wondering if one or
 maybe both of the tests on the kitties were wrong.  I've heard those triple
 snap test are a little less reliable.

 Are these adults or kittens?


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 From: Ana Gutierrez ana...@gmail.com
 Date: Mon, Aug 1, 2011 5:49 pm
 Subject: [Felvtalk] doubts on two FeLV positive kitties
 To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org

 Dear all,

 It's been a while since I haven't posted to the list. Since my Beltza
 passed
 away, last year
 I am still in debt with you guys for all the support you gave me with her.

 I cannot remember if I told you that I run a very small cat shelter in
 Cuernavaca, México, where I live.

 Recently, we rescued two kitties which turned out to be FeLV positive (on a
 triple SNAP test, FeLV, FIV and HW, Idexx brand). These two cats are not
 siblings, they come from different litters from different parts of México
 City.
 We are aware that they need to be retested in 3 months in order to be
 completely sure that they are FeLV positive.

 However, I have a lot of doubts and this is the reason of why I am posting
 again...
 We want to find nice and responsible families for these two kitties. Does
 these kitties need to be adopted as the only cat in the house? Can they
 share their lives with other cats? FeLV negative as long as they have their
 vaccines up-to-date? Can we give them together in adoption? Can they share
 their lives with other FeLV positive cats?
 We are also aware of the huge responsibility that is in our hands at the
 time of giving these two furry ones in adoption, we know that we need to
 find homes that are well documented, and that intend to keep them indoors.
 We would greatly appreciate any advice you could give us in order to ensure
 a great life for these two little guys.

 Thanks in advance,
 Ana
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Re: [Felvtalk] doubts on two FeLV positive kitties

2011-08-01 Thread Natalie
If the kitties are too young, the tests are also not reliable!

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From: felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org 
[mailto:felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org] On Behalf Of molvey...@hotmail.com
Sent: Monday, August 01, 2011 6:29 PM
To: Ana Gutierrez; felvtalk@felineleukemia.org
Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] doubts on two FeLV positive kitties

Can you afford to re-test them right now?  I'm just wondering if one or maybe 
both of the tests on the kitties were wrong.  I've heard those triple snap test 
are a little less reliable.

Are these adults or kittens?


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From: Ana Gutierrez ana...@gmail.com
Date: Mon, Aug 1, 2011 5:49 pm
Subject: [Felvtalk] doubts on two FeLV positive kitties
To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org

Dear all,

It's been a while since I haven't posted to the list. Since my Beltza passed
away, last year
I am still in debt with you guys for all the support you gave me with her.

I cannot remember if I told you that I run a very small cat shelter in
Cuernavaca, México, where I live.

Recently, we rescued two kitties which turned out to be FeLV positive (on a
triple SNAP test, FeLV, FIV and HW, Idexx brand). These two cats are not
siblings, they come from different litters from different parts of México
City.
We are aware that they need to be retested in 3 months in order to be
completely sure that they are FeLV positive.

However, I have a lot of doubts and this is the reason of why I am posting
again...
We want to find nice and responsible families for these two kitties. Does
these kitties need to be adopted as the only cat in the house? Can they
share their lives with other cats? FeLV negative as long as they have their
vaccines up-to-date? Can we give them together in adoption? Can they share
their lives with other FeLV positive cats?
We are also aware of the huge responsibility that is in our hands at the
time of giving these two furry ones in adoption, we know that we need to
find homes that are well documented, and that intend to keep them indoors.
We would greatly appreciate any advice you could give us in order to ensure
a great life for these two little guys.

Thanks in advance,
Ana
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Re: [Felvtalk] doubts on two FeLV positive kitties

2011-08-01 Thread Natalie
IFA is most reliable! Do they use that one in Mexico?

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From: felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org
[mailto:felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org] On Behalf Of Ana Gutierrez
Sent: Monday, August 01, 2011 6:30 PM
To: molvey...@hotmail.com
Cc: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org
Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] doubts on two FeLV positive kitties

Hi!

Thanks for your answer Yes, I can retest them... my doubt is, which test
should I use? Which one is the most reliable?


Thanks!
Ana


On Mon, Aug 1, 2011 at 5:28 PM, molvey...@hotmail.com molvey...@hotmail.com
 wrote:

 Can you afford to re-test them right now?  I'm just wondering if one or
 maybe both of the tests on the kitties were wrong.  I've heard those
triple
 snap test are a little less reliable.

 Are these adults or kittens?


 sent from my ATT Smartphone by HTC


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 From: Ana Gutierrez ana...@gmail.com
 Date: Mon, Aug 1, 2011 5:49 pm
 Subject: [Felvtalk] doubts on two FeLV positive kitties
 To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org

 Dear all,

 It's been a while since I haven't posted to the list. Since my Beltza
 passed
 away, last year
 I am still in debt with you guys for all the support you gave me with her.

 I cannot remember if I told you that I run a very small cat shelter in
 Cuernavaca, México, where I live.

 Recently, we rescued two kitties which turned out to be FeLV positive (on
a
 triple SNAP test, FeLV, FIV and HW, Idexx brand). These two cats are not
 siblings, they come from different litters from different parts of México
 City.
 We are aware that they need to be retested in 3 months in order to be
 completely sure that they are FeLV positive.

 However, I have a lot of doubts and this is the reason of why I am posting
 again...
 We want to find nice and responsible families for these two kitties. Does
 these kitties need to be adopted as the only cat in the house? Can they
 share their lives with other cats? FeLV negative as long as they have
their
 vaccines up-to-date? Can we give them together in adoption? Can they share
 their lives with other FeLV positive cats?
 We are also aware of the huge responsibility that is in our hands at the
 time of giving these two furry ones in adoption, we know that we need to
 find homes that are well documented, and that intend to keep them indoors.
 We would greatly appreciate any advice you could give us in order to
ensure
 a great life for these two little guys.

 Thanks in advance,
 Ana
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Re: [Felvtalk] doubts on two FeLV positive kitties

2011-08-01 Thread Bonnie Hogue
If I may...
The IFA is more expensive, but results are more reliable.  My vest advised, If 
the snap (vet's office) test is positive, you need to do IFA.  If the snap is 
negative, you probably don't need IFA.
Good for you for trying to be as sure as you can be.  And thank you for helping 
our furry friends!
Buena suerte!
~Bonnie

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[mailto:felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org] On Behalf Of molvey...@hotmail.com
Sent: Monday, August 01, 2011 5:37 PM
To: Ana Gutierrez
Cc: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org
Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] doubts on two FeLV positive kitties

I think the standard snap test which just looks for FIV  FeLV is probably more 
reliable than the triple test.  Not sure though.

The IFA that Natalie mentioned looks to see if the virus has gotten into the 
white blood cells, and if so then the cat will not get rid of the virus and you 
can say for sure he's FeLV positive.  But if it is just in his bloodstream, 
which is what the snap test checks, then the cat still has a chance of getting 
rid of the virus.  Someone please correct me if I am wrong.

So you have a couple of  options  - 

You can do another snap test to make sure the first one was right, or you can 
go ahead and do the IFA test.

If you do another snap test and it comes out negative then you don't need to do 
anything else.  But if the second snap test is positive then you'll need to do 
more testing.

If you skip the  snap test and go ahead and do an IFA test right now  to see if 
the virus is in his white blood cells, and it's positive then you know for sure 
that he will not be able to get rid of the virus.  However if it is negative, 
then you will need to do another test in a few months to see if the virus is 
present then because it could be in his blood stream now but not go to his 
white blood cells for another few months.

Basically, you need two tests that match.


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From: Ana Gutierrez ana...@gmail.com
Date: Mon, Aug 1, 2011 6:30 pm
Subject: [Felvtalk] doubts on two FeLV positive kitties
To: molvey...@hotmail.com molvey...@hotmail.com
Cc: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org


Hi!

Thanks for your answer Yes, I can retest them... my doubt is, which test 
should I use? Which one is the most reliable?


Thanks!
Ana


On Mon, Aug 1, 2011 at 5:28 PM, molvey...@hotmail.com molvey...@hotmail.com
 wrote:

 Can you afford to re-test them right now?  I'm just wondering if one 
 or maybe both of the tests on the kitties were wrong.  I've heard 
 those triple snap test are a little less reliable.

 Are these adults or kittens?


 sent from my ATT Smartphone by HTC


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 From: Ana Gutierrez ana...@gmail.com
 Date: Mon, Aug 1, 2011 5:49 pm
 Subject: [Felvtalk] doubts on two FeLV positive kitties
 To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org

 Dear all,

 It's been a while since I haven't posted to the list. Since my Beltza 
 passed away, last year
 I am still in debt with you guys for all the support you gave me with her..

 I cannot remember if I told you that I run a very small cat shelter in 
 Cuernavaca, México, where I live.

 Recently, we rescued two kitties which turned out to be FeLV positive 
 (on a triple SNAP test, FeLV, FIV and HW, Idexx brand). These two cats 
 are not siblings, they come from different litters from different 
 parts of México City.
 We are aware that they need to be retested in 3 months in order to be 
 completely sure that they are FeLV positive.

 However, I have a lot of doubts and this is the reason of why I am 
 posting again...
 We want to find nice and responsible families for these two kitties. 
 Does these kitties need to be adopted as the only cat in the house? 
 Can they share their lives with other cats? FeLV negative as long as 
 they have their vaccines up-to-date? Can we give them together in 
 adoption? Can they share their lives with other FeLV positive cats?
 We are also aware of the huge responsibility that is in our hands at 
 the



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