[Felvtalk] age

[Amani Oakley]

Jennifer, how old are your other cats? Are they vaccinated for FeLV? I would speak with your vet, but I have never ever had a cat spread FeLV to another cat in my household. I might be more worried if your other cats are just kittens, but if they are adults, just take the precaution of vaccinating them.

Amani

From: Felvtalk [mailto:felvtalk-bounces at felineleukemia.org] On Behalf Of Jennifer Olson
Sent: February-09-17 2:58 PM
To: felvtalk at felineleukemia.org
Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] age

On Dec 22nd, 2016 an ADORABLE young male kitty arrived crying @ our home. We already have 3 cats & a dog, so we tried to find him a home. After a month, and having allowed him inside (kept seperate from our zoo) due to lethally cold weather, we decided he was here to stay. I was DEVASTATED when he tested positive for FeLV. My problem isn't whether to give him a chance at as long of a happy life he may have ahead of him, but HOW !  We can't keep him alone in the basement bedroom forever, there isn't even a decent sized window for him & my heart breaks that the only time I can give him is to sleep by him at night. The few times I check in on him during the day are so brief! He has SUCH character, and is SO handsome. I don't know how he ended up at our home, unless he was dumped or left a nearby farm.
WHERE are the rescue agencies for FeLV+ cats ? ? ? Currently I'm treating him for skin mites (has ear mites TOO) so he MIGHT be deemed "adoptable" at a shelter that does try adopting out FeLV+ cats. The precautions necessary to keep the mites, FeLV, oh yes- AND worms (had to treat EVERYONE) from spreading is also wearing me out.
CAN  ANYONE  HELP  US ?

On Feb 8, 2017 5:12 PM, <dlgegg at windstream.net<mailto:dlgegg at windstream.net>> wrote:
My Annie is now 9 years old and was diagnosed as positive when I got her at age 4.  She recently started sneezing and had runny eyes so off to the vet we went.  She gave her a shot of antibiotic and some more to take at home.  She seems to be improving, no more sniffles or runny eyes.  So far the discharges have been clear but I did not want to wait a few days to be sure.  He other problem is a lame left front leg.  It is not broken and the vet thinks she probably sprained it when jumping dow from high places, which she does a lot trying to avoid Harley who is a real pest these winter days.  If he cannot get outside, he is a terrorist on 4 legs, knocks things down, over, stares at me.

---- Marlene Snowman <tessie1965 at icloud.com<mailto:tessie1965 at icloud.com>> wrote:
> Hi Sheila, my little Bear is 1.5 years old and I've had her since she was a little more than 1 month old. She was very ill and tested positive from entry into my life. She appears healthy with good appetite with the exception of a nasal infection that the vet has been unable to remedy.
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> I have no other personal experience with Felv although I have work colleagues who have cats that are 6 years old and appearing healthy.
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> I'm hoping that all our fur babies have longevity and a quality of life too.
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> Marlene
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> > On Feb 8, 2017, at 4:22 PM, Armstrong-Brown, Sheila DDS Timonium <Sheila.Armstrong-Brown at ssa.gov<mailto:Sheila.Armstrong-Brown at ssa.gov>> wrote:
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> > I am learning a lot about FELV cats since I found my Skylar.  Just wondering about how old is the oldest cat that lived with it.  I had the IFA test done and that is positive also even though he is perfectly healthy at the moment.  He will be 2 years old this month, I found him a year ago.
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