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Tommy
I'm ENGAGED to- the beautiful- Zoey!!!
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 | | Purred: Sun Feb 8, '09 7:21pm PST | |  | |  | | Hi Bo! Thanks for sharing your family's story! We happen to LOVE your family, since you were so helpful in showing mom that she can do this! And she's doing it!  |  |  | |  |
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QUINCY
I've never met a- kitten I didn't- like
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 | | Purred: Thu Feb 12, '09 7:58am PST | | | | | | My name is Quincy and my Mama fosters kitties for a local shelter. She has been doing this for almost 4 yrs. and has had 375+ fosters.
Our latest foster, Samson, just tested positive for Felv. He was a stray in the town north of us, and he had people feeding him for a couple months before it got cold and they called us to take him. This is our first foster who has tested positive for Felv, so we are trying to figure out how long kitties live with this. Samson is going to a sanctuary next week where he will stay for the rest of his life and will be housed with other Felv kitties. We are not sure what treatments they get there, if any, and how far they go to prolong life when they start to decline. But Mama has been there once dropping off another kitty from another foster, and she really, really liked the people and the setup and she felt the kitties were well taken care of.
Oh, Samson is 4-5 yrs old and seems very healthy except for a missing bottom fang and a mild URI which Mama is giving him Clavamox for. He is a real sweetie and Mama is thankful to the sanctuary but kinda sad that he won't be adopted and have his own home. But, this is the best possible outcome for the situation.
Thanks for listening, and let me know how long your Felv kitty lived or is still living.
Hugs and Purrs,
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Pippin
Trouble with a- capital P!
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| | Purred: Fri Feb 13, '09 9:14pm PST | | | | | | Hi Everyone,
I was invited by Tommy to the group to share my story and to help in any way I can. I am FeLV negative now, but I initially tested positive for FeLV.
In June of 2006, my mom and dad brought me from the home they adopted me from, right to the vet. I was about six weeks old. The vet checked me out and did the in-house combo test for FeLV and FIV. Mom and Dad were devistated when they got the news that I was positive for FeLV.
You see, I had 2 kitty brothers and a kitty sister waiting for me to come home. Mom wondered how this disease might affect them. My mom told the vet that they would make a decision and get back to her. Mom and Dad got home, settled me in my baby crate, and later that night, Mom got on the Internet looking for information.
Mom had always heard that FeLV was a death sentence. She cried thinking about what she and dad would do, given that they had other kitties to consider. The vet had said not to let me share food, water or the litter box with my new siblings, but that casual contact was fine. How were Mom and Dad to cope with that?!
The first website Mom came across was The Marley Fund. Mom wrote to Joy, the founder. In the mean time, Mom found a support group on Yahoo. Immediately they both calmed Mom down. They told her that FeLV was NOT a death sentence and to get Pippin retested in five months using the IFA test.
Mom learned on the Yahoo group that there are treatments despite what many vets think. Right away she got me on a Lysine supplement, that is supposed to help boost the immune system. She decided that Innova Evo would be a good choice of food for me. It was one of the best foods on the market.
Dad and Mom went back to the vet with me and told her what Mom learned. The vet said that the Lysine couldn't hurt, but probably wouldn't help. Still, Mom decided to go ahead with the Lysine. Mom also read that after a positive ELISA test a retest using the IFA test in five months is indicated.
The vet had wanted to retest in three weeks. But Mom and Dad decided to wait to give the virus a chance to shed. Mom read that some cats can shed the virus; again the vet didn't agree.
After a month of keeping my food, water and litter box separate, Mom decided, with Dad's blessing, to mix all us kitties. It's not a decision they took lightly. Most vets and pet owners don't agree with mixing, but after research and looking into their hearts, Mom and Dad decided that it was the best thing for all of us.
In the mean time, just to be safe, Mom and Dad got my siblings the FeLV vaccine. My siblings were over 8 years old at the time, but Mom went ahead and erred on the side of caution. Some vets don't think older cats are as suceptible to FeLV though.
So, the agonizing months of waiting went by and finally the time for the IFA test came. Mom and Dad were on pins and needles! The vet sent the test out to a lab and after a few days the results were back. I was negative for FeLV!
Mom and Dad were ecstatic! Mom asked if the Lysine and good food helped me to throw the virus. The vet said she thought I was probably a false-positive on the ELISA. Mom isn't so sure I didn't indeed throw the virus 
Purrs,
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Bo
Life is Good!
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| | Purred: Tue Feb 17, '09 5:44pm PST | | | | | | Isn't it wonderful to hear of so many kitties who are LIVING with FeLV? Our Meowmy was so upset at first, too, thinking that it was an immediate death sentence. Now look at us!    | | | | |
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Tommy
I'm ENGAGED to- the beautiful- Zoey!!!
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| | Purred: Fri Feb 20, '09 7:45am PST | | | | | | Yes, Bo! Mommy was sooooooooo sad when I was diagnosed. She didn't think I could have a normal life because she thought she had to lock me in a room all by myself. Now, thanks to the wonderful people she talked to that have been through it (your mom included!) I am living a purrfect life!  | | | | |
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Tommy
I'm ENGAGED to- the beautiful- Zoey!!!
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| | Purred: Fri Feb 20, '09 7:47am PST | | | | | | Pippin, thank you for sharing your story! It sounds very much like mine. Mom now knows that she shouldn't have had the IFA test at the same time as the ELISA test, and she still wants to have me retested. But mommy didn't know that at the time, so we'll furgive her.  | | | | |
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