Questions about Feline Leukemia Virus test?




I have a 3 month old kitten and a 3 year old cat that were tested for FeLV because they were living with a FeLV + cat for quite some time.

The vet said they are both negative and 99% sure that they are not carriers of the virus (and they’re now vaccinated against it) so does that mean they were not exposed to FeLV in the whole period of time that they were living with the positive cat? Or could they have been exposed and just killed off the virus?
Even though the test was negative and 99% I’m just so paranoid because the kitten is related to the other cat who had FeLV
So basically there is 99% certainty that neither of the cats will ever get FeLV in their lifetime?
I have vaccinated all my other cats against Feline Leukemia and I have thrown out old toys, litter boxes, and food dishes and basically disinfected the entire house




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I have two cats, and one was just diagnosed with feline leukemia. The other has been vaccinated against it. What should I do? I don’t want to get rid of the FeLV postive one. The vet said that since my other cat was vaccinated, he’ll be fine, but I’m reading things on the internet that say otherwise.




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I just took my new kitten (5 weeks old) to the vet and she was tested positive for feline leukemia. I have been keeping her separate from my two other cats in a separate room. The vet suggested I wait a month and have her retested. What if she is retested and she is negative. Does that mean she doesn’t have it anymore? Will she ever be able to be with my other cats in the house. I don’t know what to do? Help




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My friends had this cat but wasn’t able to care for it anymore so she gave him to me. I already had two cats and couldn’t take on a third at the time so I gave the cat to a nice man I met off craigslist. He said Falcor (the cat) was doing great and loved his house. Sadly 2-4 weeks after this the man messaged me and told me that Falcor had died of Feline Leukemia and that the vet had tried to save him but it was to late and Falcor gave up his will to live. I have a 3 yrs old cat named Shadow and a 10 yr old cat named Diamonds. Within the past couple of months Shadows weight had been going up and down and he is even going to the bathroom in my room a little bit (he is litter box trained). It is not like him to do that…Diamonds doesn’t seem to have any symptoms of it, but I am still worried for both. I do not have the money to pay a vet rate now but will some vets do it for free and then I can pay them back within a certain amount of time? I will pay them back when I get a job (as I am only 16). For those who have heard about Riverside Animals Clinic in Lisbon Falls Maine USA do you know if they will do it. And if someone can give me all the info they know about this disease it would be very helpful. Thank you!




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help with feline leukemia?




I’m really worried that my cat is susceptible to feline leukemia as my brothers cat, Domino, has just died from it 2 days ago. this is my first cat so i didn’t know much but i found out its contagious! my cat use to share the same bowl to eat and drink out of and even the same litter box. He doesn’t have his shots yet either, I plan to take him to finally get vaccinated on the 21st, but im afraid im too late. when i got home after Domino passed away i did my research and found it was contagious so i cleaned the bowls, changed the litter box and cleaned it, and even took him a shower. My cat sleeps all over the house though but i read the virus dies in a couple hours. I need help and I’m scared, do you think he has felv and if he does and its at early stage, is it curable? I dont have money to get him the test so is there also a way i can check if he does have it this early? any help will be fine, thank you.

I also plan to get him more food that will make his immune system stronger as i heard felv targets the immune system? should I?




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My cat has been diagnosed with feline leukemia. I have spoken with the vet about it, but I want to hear it from some one who has gone through it.




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my kitten has been tested for feline leukemia?




My 3 month old kitten had a first blood test and tested positive for feline leukemia! This is my first time dealing with something like this and I’m not sure what to do or think about it. I have heard that kittens can die really fast from it or that other kittens live for a long time. We have to get her tested again in 2 months to see if it’s a false positive, and also we have to get my other cat tested again to see if she was a false negative.
Is there anyone that has gone through this, what did you do, how did you get past it. I guess I am just looking for someone else that had this experience and things turned out ok. I just need to know what I may or may not have in store for me… Thanks




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Feline leukemia and fleas…?




My cat has feline leukemia, she is in a healthy cycle right now…meaning she hasn’t had any sicky flareups or anything lately. The worst she’s gotten so far is bad abscesses. She is an inside cat with no other animals but she’s picked up fleas. Is it ok to give her Frontline?

My vet doesn’t take phone calls like these and I’d have to make an appointment just to ask a question, so I’d like to find out without doing so. Thanks!
Amy – Thanks, my vet told me a lot about it too, she was a rescued cat that I adopted not long ago and I don’t know how, but I guess she just slipped through any testing for it. I took her in to the vest because of a huuuge abscess near her back leg and the vet said she probably had it, said that there was no real need to test her because they often have false negatives, but that in her "opinion" she probably had it. My vet was kinda pushing to put her down then, but I decided to try the antibiotics and she responded very well to them, but still gets abscesses every now and then. I know that if she does have it, it’s fatal, but I’m waiting to put her down until it seems bad for her. That poor kitty’s had such a rough life, I want her to have the best of what’s left before she goes. :(




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4 2week old kittens were given to me, they are now 3weeks old, 3 days ago, the big male kitten, was acting strangely like if he was drunk, couldn’t get his footing right, he passed away, today i was getting ready to bottle feed the remaining 3, and the big female kitten is acting the same way, she is acting like if she is drunk cant get her footing right, ive never had kittens so young die on me, was wondering what are some signs that cat show when they are dying of leukemia, the owner of this kittens just mention to me right now that she had a previous cat that died from leukemia don’t know if the momma of this cat was near that cat, they found the momma in there front yard dead, ive always taken in stray kittens and bottle fed them till they were old enough to have new homes, and this is the first time i have kittens that are perfectly healthy one minute then the next there acting sick, this is the second kitten, the first kitten was a big black male kitten, this one is a female black kitten, both were the same age, they are 3weeks old going on 4weeks old
there acting like if there drunk, cant get there footing right and tip over, also this kitten is acting a bit crazy jumping all over the place, this 3 kittens are kept indoors and i do have 5 kittens outside with there momma cat, they did come into contact with each other, about 2weeks ago, but the outside kittens are all doing fine, the kitten that passed away two days ago, i buried him in my yard, and am using diapers, as there bedding, so whatever they get dirty i throw away in the trash, after touching them, i always wash my hands, can feline leukemia be passed on to humans,
they dont have any of those symptoms, she was fine 2hours ago, got them up to put in another cage, to clean the cage they were just in, was getting ready to wipe there bottoms to make them pee and poop, when i noticed she wasnt responding well, she does not have any cuts on her, or bad coat or anything of that, it just happened out of nowhere
the boy kitten that died 2 days ago, he was fine one minute, then i check on him 2hours later, to stimulate them to make them pee and poop, then to feed them, and he was acting very drunk, around 2hours later he had passed away, so there is no weight loss, it happens very quickly and they die very quickly, there not even my kittens, the owner told me to bottle feed them cause she didnt know how, i already talk to her, and she said that she thinks that the momma cat was poisoned then she fed the kittens then went outside and died, she thinks that the poison is bearly taking place right now, am really stressing out, ive never had young animals die on me, ive taken in several 12day old kittens, i own 2 one is 5yrs old now, and the other is 2 1/2 years old, then the others ive rehomed, but these kittens, they just started getting sick out of nowhere, like i said i put them down at 1:30am for there nap, i check on them at 3:30, and the black kitten was acting very drunk, she is now asleep
when i touch her, she freaks out and jumps everywhere, any slight noise upsets her, dont know whats going on, its 4am, right now, dont know what to do i have her on a heating pad, its set to low, i put a blanket over it, so it wouldnt be to warm for her
dont know what happened, but the black girl kitten was up and crying to be fed within 3 hours, she is acting normally now, eating, and doing fine, she would have a spasm every time i would pick her up, she would kick her legs really badly like she was having a spasm attack, from being touched, but she is doing better,




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Organic cat food for feline leukemia?




I have a cat with feline leukemia. Because of this, he has to be fed a prescription food or otherwise he will develop crystals in his urine which can be dangerous. I would rather feed him cat food from a place like Whole Foods because I feel it will be more healthy food without meat by-products and hormones but when he was fed this type of food he developed crystals in his urine probably because of the ash content or the ph balance in the food. Does anyone know of a cat food which which is not commercial and will not hurt my cat that is organic? I’d be willing to mix up the food myself if I had to. So far, I have been mixing up half organic, half prescription food and he seems to be doing OK but I would like to find organic cat food that will not hurt him. Thanks.




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Found this cat that has been wandering around our place. She has been here for about 2 weeks we’ve tried to find her owners. Put flyers up at all the local vets, contacted the area animal shelters, put ads in the paper. She has pretty much stayed in the yard. Well its getting really hot out so I set her up a vet appointment so I could make sure she was healthy and I could bring her in. I actually dropped her off and went to run some errands because it was a work in appointment. Well the vet called me a few minutes ago and informed me of 2 things.

First thing: Simba (I’ve been calling her Simba) tested positive for Feline Leukemia

Second thing: Simba is pregnant.

The vet said we could discuss our options and everything when we get there and he would explain more but he feels we need to do an abort-spay ASAP.

As far as the abort spay goes I’m not really in a financial position at the moment to pay for an operation for a cat that isn’t even mine and none of the shelters are accepting cats right now. So I am kind of in a rock and a hard place.

I’m also not sure what this feline leukemia means for her and her future. Is it treatable, will she be able to be adopted out? Will anybody want her?

I’m not a cat person and can’t keep her plus I have a pit bull mix that would love to use her as a chew toy. I was just trying to help an animal out and now I’m not sure what I am supposed to do. Probably the last time I help a strange animal out but I tried.

What should I do? What can I do?
OCImom: As I said none of the shelters are taking cats right now I already checked. Plus you get penalized for turning in an animal whether it was your pet or a stray. Why should I have to forfeit being able to adopt up to 10 years for someone elses mistake. I didn
t throw away this cat.
If this were my pet I’d do the surgery in a heartbeat, but she is not my pet. Money isn’t a an issue, Its just I don’t have the money to spend on a pet that isn’t mine.
I’m getting ready to go talk to the vet, but I’m thinking I may just have him put her down.

I can’t care for her and she is sick and no one is going to want a sick cat.
Again Why should I have to forfeit being able to adopt up to 10 years for someone elses mistake. Because if I turn this cat over to the shelter. I can get on a waiting list to do so. This is my reality. And we are looking to adopt a second dog soon.
At the shelter they don’t care if you are handing over your own pet or a stray, the person handing over the animal gets penalized and barred from adoption for 5-10 years depending on which of the two shelters you go two (But its a statewide thing). And if they are just going to put down the cat anyway why not skip that step.
They said if I get on the waiting list there are 90 people in front of me to give up their pet.




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Feline Leukemia And Rabbit?




okay, so i have my bunny whos a netherland dwarf, and we need to bring him to my brother and his girlfriends place for about a month, and not only am i scared that they have a cat and they won’t get along because he’s never been put in that situation with another animal really, and this cat has feline leukemia. and yes i know feline means cat and all but since rabbits and cats are actually really close in that way, ’cause they can mate and such. so i just don’t want him to get hurt? and i think i’m totally blowing this out of proportion but he’s my baby and i love him, and i’ve never done this before/ i’m not really educated with this kind of stuff. help ! Thank you !!!




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I am taking my cat to get fixed and to get his shots later this week. I was interested in getting the leukemia shot for him, but am a little worried.My kitten might have feline leukemia, and I was just wondering if it would be bad for him if i got him vaccinate if he already has the condition.
I haven’t gotten him tested yet. I am not hoping that it will cure him, I am just wondering if it would hurt him if he already has the condition.




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My cat was diagnosed with feline leukemia on the 2nd of July for the first week she did not eat or drink anything that we did not give her with a syringe.She has started eating,although significantly less than before,drinking as well.She has also after round and a half of amoxil started playing in the last two days,not much but..

Anyway..one of the suggestions I got from someone here was a website for Imulan,all the info looked great (and yes I am aware that nothing is a miracle cure) but our vet (soon to be ex-vet) said that he had never heard of it and knew of no one who had.So he was unwilling to go forward..has anyone had any personal experience with this medication or know someone who has?How did you/they get it perscribed?How was the cost and most importantly what are your feelings on how it worked.

Thanks for anything..




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He accidentally scratched my arm around a week ago. The scratch looked like an ordinary cat scratch, but it is VERY red, swollen, itchy, painful and there is a crust ontop of the scratch. It’s disgusting, I’ve tried cleaning it with water and soap and I thought that it was just an ordinary scab, but I’ve recently read that cats that are infect with feline leukemia can transfer the disease to humans.

Are there any signs or symptoms that this has happened?

If so, how much am I at risk?




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