[Felvtalk] Cats with FelV

[Ardy Robertson]

Hi Lorrie -- I remember some of that -- my mom fed our cats from table food
as well.
Have a great day and keep up your great work!!
Ardy


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From: Felvtalk [mailto:felvtalk-bounces at felineleukemia.org] On Behalf Of
Lorrie
Sent: Friday, May 20, 2016 4:03 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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