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Just brought home a kitten w/FELV

Post a new topicby livingwith on Mon Jan 28, 2008 3:18 pm


I adopted a 6 wk old kitten a week today & found out by the vet he tested positive for feline leukemia The reason I wanted to adopt a kitten was b/c I just lost my cat of 14 years to cancer. & I have a 2 year old cat who was just as sad as I. So I figured Mickey would make us both a little happier. That is until I was told this news on thursday after I brought him for a check up b/c he had been sneezing. He has an upper respitory infection that I am treating him with antibiotics for but...Read the full article

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Re: Just brought home a kitten w/FELV

Post a new topicby mads on Wed Feb 27, 2008 4:47 pm

I have a cat with FELV and he has been living with my non-infected cats for almost two years now. Just make sure you get Minnie her annual FELV preventative shot.

I posted a story titled Leukemia Alternatives you might look at. Especially since your Mickey was suffering from an upper respiratory infection.

Good luck!

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