Feline Leukemia Virus

[livingwith]

Our story in March was to not lose hope if a pet tests positive for FeLv the first time, as there is a 70% chance they can fight it. The stray we found tested positive for FeLv She was running a high fever and we gave her an antibiotic, but still ran a fever, so another antibiotic was given. She broke the fever and we retested again in 6 weeks and it was NEGATIVE. We waited yet another 6 weeks and retested yet again to be sure and it was NEGATIVE. Kylie is now #7 of our feline family.
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[Makohope]

reading your story give me lots of hope I have Mako a 6 month old tabby we rescued from our marina we just found out he has feline Leukimia and we are devasted he is the joy of our lives, he is showing
no signs of being sick, and the doctor wants to re-test in a month, however he got injured and broke 4 of his toes couple of days ago and the doctor said the stress of the injury may make the virus active, I can only hope he will be with us for a long time.

[dcandlec]

I had a similar experience with a stray that I was planning to take in. I had been feeding him and two other cats that were hanging out behind a dumpster near a fast food restaurant. D.C. (Darned Cute) was obviously out of place with the two ferals, he was as sweet as could be and not at all fearful. But when I had him tested he came up strong positive for feline leukemia so I took him back to his buddies, whom I assumed to be positive, too. But they were basically healthy happy cats enjoying life and since I went there twice a day to feed them and it was summer,they weren't so badly off. Then to my horror DC didn't show up one day and a restaurant employee told me that a young woman had "rescued" him . After three weeks we managed to connect ( I posted flyers and notices on the Internet) and she said that when she took him in he had tested negative. I borrowed him back and had him retested and he came up negative again. A vet friend said that sometimes they shed the virus. WHERE DID YOU GET THE 70% figure??? because now I am dealing with another member of the same little colony, a true feral. After a year of daily attention she got so friendly and it was so bitter cold out that I managed to get her into a carrier and set her up in a big crate in our kitchen. Today I had her tested with the intention of integrating her with my other 7 cats - but she tested positive. I don't want her to live out her like in the crate although it is very big and in front of a window with a bird feeder outside and she loves bird watching. How soon should I have her retested? Is it possible tha tthe antibiotics you gave your cat also combatted the virus? DC got several rounds of antibiotics between testings.
Thanks fro reply if nayone is out there. This is the first time I have joined a forum if that's waht you call this.