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where are you located?[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: i just found a felv kitten i was dump at my work he 8 week old i will be looking for a home for him as i have other kitten in the house but till i find a home i trying to learn as much as i can to help my little baby boy. he had uri when i got him and still has runny eyes that some time goo over any help you can give me will be greatly helpful ilene
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im from Bridgewater, NJ
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Just jumping in here -- Nina - I always appreciate your posts and I'm not good about telling you so. Thanks with all my heart. We're an 8 kitty household here and we're new to FeVL+ (about 2 months new)...so since Mama Kitty tested positive and has spent quite a lot of time indoors with the rest of the pride -- I've been getting everyone tested all over again (at $60 a pop, I might add) and as soon as they test negative - on we go to the vaccine. The fabulous news is that everyone so far (including the runt of Mama Kitty's litter whom I helped birth) has tested negative. My youngest now is 2 and the rest are 2 or older ranging to 8 years old)...but they've all cohabitated through the winterand done what all it is that kitties do with each other---eating, groomingand doing their thing together--and though it may not be scientific -- everyone here is doing great and there doesn't seem to be any incident of cross contamination (so many of you have confirmed that with older babies it just doesn't seem to be so contagious). Just hopingour situation can give you some hope. I suspect that Mama Kitty has been FeVL+ for at least a year even though I didn't know it until recently. In a message dated 6/16/2006 3:45:26 P.M. Central Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Hello Ilene,I'm so glad you found us and I'm so glad you've taken this little lost soul in. Thank you, thank you! When you say you have another kitten in the house, do you actually mean kitten, or is he an older cat? Healthy, adult cats are not likely to catch felv, especially if they've had the vaccination for it. If you are keeping them in separate rooms, it is very unlikely that your other cat will "catch" it. Many, many of us on the list mix have and do mixed negative and positives. My negative cats lived together with my positives, they ate together, used the same litter boxes, groomed each other and played together. All my negatives are still negative. If your other cat hasn't been tested, I'd do so, (not all pos at or look sick), if he hasn't had his shots, I'd do that too.I assume you've taken him to the vet, how else would you suspect he has felv. It's good that your vet didn't try and talk you into having him put to sleep just because he has a cold, or because he tested felv positive. Unfortunately many vets still think this is the "best" thing to do. Your kitten, (what's his name?) may need the help of a mild antibiotic to help him get over his upper respiratory infection, (URI). Call your vet and ask for a prescription. They just saw him, so you probably won't have to take him in again, unless you think it's necessary. It's not surprising that he's feeling sick, the poor little guy has been through so much. I'm betting with a little time and care in your safe protection, he'll be feeling better very soon. Also at the very young age of 8 weeks the test could be a false-positive. He may be carrying antibodies from his mother that would show up on the test as pos, when he doesn't actually have the disease at all. He needs to be retested when he's older (at 3 months old) to see if it's still a positive result.Get him some L-Lysine at the health food store and at least a good "multi-vitamin" supplement for cats/kittens. There are many things you can do to help keep him asymptomatic. One of the most important things is helping him feel safe, (no stress!), feeding him quality foods and treating any signs of illness quickly. I'm sure others on the list will have suggestions for you.Give that little angel a smooch on the top of his head from me, I bet he's adorable,Nina[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: i just found a felv kitten i was dump at my work he 8 week old i will be looking for a home for him as i have other kitten in the house but till i find a home i trying to learn as much as i can to help my little baby boy. he had uri when i got him and still has runny eyes that some time goo over any help you can give me will be greatly helpful ilene
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i just found a felv kitten i was dump at my work he 8 week old i will be looking for a home for him as i have other kitten in the house but till i find a home i trying to learn as much as i can to help my little baby boy. he had uri when i got him and still has runny eyes that some time goo over any help you can give me will be greatly helpful ilene
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How wonderful that you're helping this sweet little baby. Where are you located? We have members in various US states, and different countries. Glad you joined the list. Gloria At 12:51 PM 6/16/2006, you wrote: i just found a felv kitten i was dump at my work he 8 week old i will be looking for a home for him as i have other kitten in the house but till i find a home i trying to learn as much as i can to help my little baby boy. he had uri when i got him and still has runny eyes that some time goo over any help you can give me will be greatly helpful ilene
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Hello Ilene, I'm so glad you found us and I'm so glad you've taken this little lost soul in. Thank you, thank you! When you say you have another kitten in the house, do you actually mean kitten, or is he an older cat? Healthy, adult cats are not likely to catch felv, especially if they've had the vaccination for it. If you are keeping them in separate rooms, it is very unlikely that your other cat will "catch" it. Many, many of us on the list mix have and do mixed negative and positives. My negative cats lived together with my positives, they ate together, used the same litter boxes, groomed each other and played together. All my negatives are still negative. If your other cat hasn't been tested, I'd do so, (not all pos at or look sick), if he hasn't had his shots, I'd do that too. I assume you've taken him to the vet, how else would you suspect he has felv. It's good that your vet didn't try and talk you into having him put to sleep just because he has a cold, or because he tested felv positive. Unfortunately many vets still think this is the "best" thing to do. Your kitten, (what's his name?) may need the help of a mild antibiotic to help him get over his upper respiratory infection, (URI). Call your vet and ask for a prescription. They just saw him, so you probably won't have to take him in again, unless you think it's necessary. It's not surprising that he's feeling sick, the poor little guy has been through so much. I'm betting with a little time and care in your safe protection, he'll be feeling better very soon. Also at the very young age of 8 weeks the test could be a false-positive. He may be carrying antibodies from his mother that would show up on the test as pos, when he doesn't actually have the disease at all. He needs to be retested when he's older (at 3 months old) to see if it's still a positive result. Get him some L-Lysine at the health food store and at least a good "multi-vitamin" supplement for cats/kittens. There are many things you can do to help keep him asymptomatic. One of the most important things is helping him feel safe, (no stress!), feeding him quality foods and treating any signs of illness quickly. I'm sure others on the list will have suggestions for you. Give that little angel a smooch on the top of his head from me, I bet he's adorable, Nina [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: i just found a felv kitten i was dump at my work he 8 week old i will be looking for a home for him as i have other kitten in the house but till i find a home i trying to learn as much as i can to help my little baby boy. he had uri when i got him and still has runny eyes that some time goo over any help you can give me will be greatly helpful ilene
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Location? - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Sent: Friday, June 16, 2006 12:51 PM Subject: Re: hi im new i just found a felv kitten i was dump at my work he 8 week old i will be looking for a home for him as i have other kitten in the house but till i find a home i trying to learn as much as i can to help my little baby boy. he had uri when i got him and still has runny eyes that some time goo over any help you can give me will be greatly helpful ilene
