[Felvtalk] kitten with FeLV

[Gloria B. Lane]

I agree, the older cats don't seem as susceptible.

Gloria


On Jul 4, 2009, at 8:25 AM, Sharyl wrote:

>
> Sandra,
> 1st thank you for taking in Penny.  Mixing is such a personal  
> decision.  Like other I mix my positives and negatives.  My  
> negatives all had their FeLV vaccine and booster one month later  
> before I mixed them.  My positives were kittens when I rescued them  
> and never threw off the virus.  They were born with it.  Older cats  
> do not seem to be as susceptible to the virus or at least seem to  
> have a better chance to throw off the virus.
>
> My oldest positives are going on 2 yrs old and the youngest is  
> almost 1.  You would never know Rocket was a positive kitty.  Sissy,  
> her sister, has always have swollen lymph glands.  Mattie, the baby,  
> is blind and a ball of energy.  They play and eat with my negative  
> kitties.  So far so good.
>
> Hugs to Penny and Stella
> Sharyl
>
> --- On Fri, 7/3/09, Sandra Brunner <gopilates at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> From: Sandra Brunner <gopilates at gmail.com>
>> Subject: [Felvtalk] kitten with FeLV
>> To: felvtalk at felineleukemia.org
>> Date: Friday, July 3, 2009, 9:37 PM
>> Hi there,
>> I'm new to this... looking for some advice. I took in a
>> stray, she's
>> about  7 months old. She tested positive for FeLV. I
>> didn't know she
>> had FeLV. I took her in as she was hanging out on the patio
>> of a
>> restaurant, near a busy street. The owners of the
>> restaurant were
>> going to take her to the humane society.
>> I already have a cat, who is not FeLV positive. The stray
>> is with me
>> while  I try to re-home her, and my cat is with a
>> friend.
>> In an ideal world, I would like to keep the stray (Penny)
>> and have her
>> and my cat.
>> Is this possible? Should I have Penny re-tested with a DNA
>> test to
>> make sure she does have FeLV?
>> My cat (Stella) is an indoor cat, 7 years old. and has had
>> all of her
>> shots every year except for the last year.
>> Is there any way they can live together with Penny being
>> FeLV positive?
>> any insight or links to relevant websites/postings would be
>> greatly appreciated!
>> thank you.
>> s.
>>
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