Re: Transferring the Virus

2007-09-18 Thread Pat Kachur
My vet says that the vaccine is at least 90% effective and I should not worry about my one positive kitty living together with the six negatives--all of whom are vaccinated and at least 4 years old. - Original Message - From: Chris Behnke To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Sent: T

RE: Transferring the Virus

2007-09-18 Thread Chris Behnke
My positives and negatives having been living together in the same home without separation for 4 years. So far, no one new has tested positive. My ones that are positive got the virus through heredity, not exposure. Chris From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Rose

OT:check out these food bowls

2007-09-18 Thread Susan Dubose
www.wetnoz.com They are pretty expensive, but totally "Jetson-esque".(Anyone remember that cartoon?) A friend of mine got several andhad extras,so I scored 3 of the 6cupsize "Metro"style in royal purple. My little porkers have to have big bowls. And they always whine that it's half empty,

Re: Toby's death

2007-09-18 Thread Kat
My 2 cents here - People are not born evil (no matter what the movies would have us believe). Children learn by example. Sometimes by being the one getting tortured, sometimes from only watching. What horrors have befallen these 3 boys that they could do something so horrible in kind? Putting

Re: Toby's death

2007-09-18 Thread Susan Dubose
I know, I really thought long & hard before I sent it. But the more of an "outpouring" from people from all over that we get, the better in the long run. We have to do it for the animals, we are their only voice. It just sickens me too. Susan J. DuBose >^..^< www.PetGirlsPetsitting.com www.Tx

RE: Transferring the Virus

2007-09-18 Thread Melissa Lind
Hi Dawn, As far as I know, you cannot transfer it from walking around. It's not that easy to transfer. I had a FeLV foster cat who stayed in our office room. I never even washed my hands between petting him and the other cats unless he drooled on me or something. The virus doesn't live that lon

RE: Transferring the Virus

2007-09-18 Thread Rosenfeldt, Diane
Dawn, I'm far from the big expert, but I think the chances are almost nonexistent that you're transferring anything by just walking from room to room. The motto for the virus is "if it dries, it dies." It reminds me of a memorable passage in the book "Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Se

Re: Toby's death

2007-09-18 Thread lomaxturtle
I feel physically sick having just read of poor Toby's plight - I hadn't seen that and not sure if I am pleased I read it or not (only good thing is I will be signing the petition). The poor baby, how anyone can can hit an animal to hurt it is beyond me but what they did is just pure evil. I

Transferring the Virus

2007-09-18 Thread Dawn Morrison
Hello again everyone, Before I had Bea tested, she was with my two other catkids (ages 4 & 10 years) for 4 days - sharing food (wet & dry), water and liter box. It was only after that 4 days did we realize Bea tested positive (Elisa & IFA) We immediately took our other two in and had them teste

Re: Kitten potentially exposed to FeLV

2007-09-18 Thread Gloria B. Lane
Just wanted to say I totally agree about FELV not being as contagious as one might think. In your situation, I'd think it's so very unlikely that that kitten picked up FELV from breathing the air for a short time with a couple of FELV cats. In our rescue program, we routinely do Elisa tes

RE: Leukemia room

2007-09-18 Thread Rosenfeldt, Diane
It's working now. Very cool! Diane R. From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Susan Dubose Sent: Tuesday, September 18, 2007 7:47 AM To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: Re: Leukemia room Maybe they closed it down for the night? T

Re: Leukemia room

2007-09-18 Thread Susan Dubose
Yes,Pat, I checkedonline & that is the room (you can see Cover Girls' cage in fromof the greeen nightlight). They have turned it off for the night but check back later.. When the cats arrived last night, they were so hungry! Just gobbled there food! But then, they probably will be inse

OT: Toby's death

2007-09-18 Thread Susan Dubose
Good Lord! What monsters! There is a petition to sign in the middle of the story if interested. Dog's death felt around world Web Posted: 09/06/2007 01:33 AM CDT Roger Croteau Express-News NEW BRAUNFELS - The arrest of three Guadalupe County boys last week on charges of torturing and killing

Re: Leukemia room

2007-09-18 Thread Susan Dubose
Maybe they closed it down for the night? To give the kitties some rest, after the long flight. It's a pretty bright light in the room when it's on. I would try again later. Susan J. DuBose >^..^< www.PetGirlsPetsitting.com www.Tx.SiameseRescue.org www.shadowcats.net