[Felvtalk] Cats with FelV

[Margo]

I remember Puss-In-Boots, and Tabby but the name that came to mind first was "Orleans". I just looked for the label, and can;t find it, but it's listed, so it did exist.

Probably way better than much of what we feed today...

Margo


-----Original Message-----
>From: Lorrie <felinerescue at frontier.com>
>Sent: May 20, 2016 5:02 PM
>To: felvtalk at felineleukemia.org
>Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Cats with FelV
>
>Hi Ardy,
>
>I don't think FelV is on the rise, I just think vets and pet owners
>are becoming more savy about this virus. I've gotcha beat on age,
>as I'm 83, and I've had cats my entire life.  Back in the 1930's and
>40's cats never saw the inside of a vet's office, nor was pet food
>available.  Our cat got people scraps and whatever she caught
>outside.  The  first cat food I recall  was stinky, fishy stuff 
>called	"Puss In Boots Cat Food".  But I digress, I meant to say,
>vets just didn't have the training and knowledge they have now and
>many cats died without anyone knowing why. Now we test for FelV and
>yet the tests are still inconclusive.
>-
>
>Lorrie 
>
>On 05-19, Ardy Robertson wrote:
>> Wow - I am blown away by all of this......so really no test is reliable. My
>> vet told me you test once and it may be unreliable so you test again 30 days
>> later to be sure! Apparently you cannot ever be "sure". My vet also told me
>> the vaccination for FeLV and FIP can be ineffective. So, basically any cat
>> can have FeLV at any stage of their life, and testing is never a sure
>> thing???
>> 
>> I am 65 and have never at any point in my life not had at least one cat, and
>> usually two or three. With the exception of a few cats who had accidents
>> when they were outside, all of my cats have always lived to be 19, 20, 21 -
>> right in there. FeLV was never an issue that I knew of -  do you all feel
>> that FeLV is on the rise?
>> 
>> Thanks,
>> Ardy
>> 
>
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