[Felvtalk] Positive to negative

[Marsha]

Even if they don't throw the virus off, they can still live several 
happy, healthy years.  I had Milkdud 4.5 years, and have had Harley 3.5+ 
years.  Now looking for a new FeLV+ companion for Harley.  Since Milkdud 
died, Harley is lonesome for a feline buddy that he can wrestle with and 
play tag, and snuggle with.  I play with him & pet him, but we both 
still miss Milkdud.

Note on going "negative":  sometimes the virus can become dormant and 
hide for a while.  It can later reactivate and the cat will test 
positive again.

Marsha

n 7/16/2014 5:19 PM, Mercy Cats wrote:
> I just found out that a couple of young cats (nine months old or so) 
> that had been abandoned in a county park, and that I caught and took 
> to a local humane society last month, were euthanized because they 
> were felv+. The cats probably wouldn't have survived the virus; they 
> were emaciated and one had lost the sight in one eye because of an 
> untreated URI.  But the shelter tried to tell me that felv is ALWAYS 
> fatal, and I realize it's difficult to get people to adopt + cats, but 
> I know some adult cats can shake off the virus.
>
> Our garage cat, Snowball, originally came to us from our veterinarian 
> because we were the only ones who would take a leuk+ cat.  That was in 
> December 2008.  At the time we had Harley who was dumped as an FeLV 
> kitten.   Harley died six weeks later.  Snowball tested negative for 
> FeLV in August 2013 and again in February 2014.   I've seen a few 
> postings by people who have also had cats go from (+) to (-).   Does 
> this happen more often than most people think?

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