Re: How should I handle this?

2006-11-12 Thread catatonya
I personally would vaccinate everyone (even my fiv's) for felv.  Wait and give them all the booster, and then mix.  If your cats have already been vaccinated and boostered, of course this doesn't need to be done and I would mix now.  12 weeks is too young to know if this cat is truly positive.  

Re: How should I handle this?

2006-10-31 Thread TenHouseCats
that said, i know of a number of FIV+ cats who threw off the FeLV virus as quickly and easily as "normal" cats doFIV cats actually tend to be very hardy, and other than higher incidences of herpes complications and stomatitis, are often the healthiest cats in sanctuary environments. the classi

Re: How should I handle this?

2006-10-30 Thread Jennifer Phaewryn O'Gwynn
Your FIV+ cats are much more apt to catch the FELV than your "healthy" (non-FIV) cats. I would definitely keep this FELV+ baby AWAY from your FIV+ cats! Normally, in healthy adult cats (with good immune systems) it's very hard to transmit. Cats develop a natural immunity against FELV at about

Re: How should I handle this?

2006-10-30 Thread gblane
So far so good, sounds like. Guess what I'd do is to test him again in December and see where he is then. Best wishes, Gloria Dede Hicken <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote : > I have been following the posts for awhile. I have a > 6 m/o DSH named Ki. He has become very special to me. > i was onl

Re: How should I handle this?

2006-10-30 Thread gblane
So far so good, sounds like. Guess what I'd do is to test him again in December and see where he is then. Best wishes, Gloria Dede Hicken <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote : > I have been following the posts for awhile. I have a > 6 m/o DSH named Ki. He has become very special to me. > i was onl

How should I handle this?

2006-10-30 Thread dede hicken
I have been following the posts for awhile. I have a 6 m/o DSH named Ki. He has become very special to me. i was only supposed to keep him for a couple of weeks, and he tested + for FeLV. No one at the rescue knew what to do. They ususlly just PTS. The vet wouldn't do it as he was only 12 wk