Unfortunately, the woman I am trying to help has very little
money. She lives in a trailer and has no room where she can isolate the cat. She
would like to somehow enclose her front porch and keep the kitty there, but as
she is only renting the property, the landlord may object.
I have a friend who maintains a free-roaming cat colony.
Recently, one of the cats was not doing well so she had it tested. It was
positive for leukemia and as it was obviously ill, she had it euthanized.
However, the other 25 or so cats are seemingly healthy. They do not get into
fights with each other as they have all been fixed.
So, I have to leave it up to her to make a decision. She is
definitely not going to euthanize him and she does want to contain him in some
way.
Anne VWarner Robins, GA
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Kittens under one year of age are more likely to contract FELV. I do NOT
suggest she mix this cat with her kittens. FELV vaccination does not guarantee
protection, especially in younger cats (it does however, lead to cancerous
tumors in as many as 1 in every 1000 cases). Ideally, what you would need to
do is contain the cat in a separate room from the kittens until placement at
either a sanctuary that accepts FELV+ cats, or an adoptive home can be found.
This being hard work, it's probably not an option for
her.
