#FeLV

[lovesnapcats]

This little cutie doesn’t have a name yet. He’s 10 weeks-old and FeLV+. He came in yesterday from Lake County (CA) where his littermate was euthanized for being FeLV+. Not wanting this kitten to meet the same fate, Dale contacted us…

And the rest is history.

Thank you, Dale, for saving his life and bringing this kitty to SNAP Cats!

SNAP Cats uses Smart Cat, all natural cat litter.

[venetianeli]

E ci sarà quel giorno, a cui non pensavo ma che da oggi è più vicino, in cui ci diremo addio, Desfo.

• Venetianeli

[fifisgenie]

Trippy was born on March 21st, 2022. We had talked about getting a cat, but I was resistant. However, when our next door neighbor was cat sitting a pregnant mama cat, I told my wife we could keep a kitten if she ended up giving birth while they were there. Our neighbor wasn't supposed to have her that long, so I didn't really think it was going to pan out, if I'm being honest.

But before we knew it, 3 kittens were born, and I had the privilege of meeting them just minutes after they were born. It wasn't long before we picked Trippy to be ours, she was the most rambunctious of the litter and showed her personality early on. She stayed with her mom and siblings, but we got to visit her and when she got a little bigger would come to our house for short periods of time. Finally, when the kittens were old enough, Trippy got to come home with us to stay. We were already so attached and she was our perfect, beautiful baby.

We had limited funds so we took her to a mobile spay and neuter clinic that provided her vaccines, spay surgery and a tag when she was a few months old.

Trippy stayed inside with the exception of supervised trips outside either on her harness, or within an enclosed area where she couldn't get out. We wanted her to have a chance to explore, but also worried about the dangers of her being outside so she was never allowed out without us watching her.

When we moved to a new apartment, we no longer had the outdoor space we had previously, which meant Trippy spent almost all of her time inside, as even taking her out on her harness became challenging in that environment. She never was in contact with other cats. While it wasn't necessarily a conscious decision, we didn't keep up with her vaccines. It didn't seem like it needed to be a priority because her risk of exposure to anything seemed so low. In retrospect, I wish we had chosen differently.

[phlve]

Psychosophy Descriptions — FELV

The bearer of the mental type "Borgia" is an interesting interlocutor and actor, peaceful, charming and conducive to communication, outwardly attractive and often in his youth a very handsome person.

In his youth and in the first half of his life, he is called a "holiday man", an artist, a charming handsome man or a charming beauty (some vulgarity is noted). Pleasures, a feast, material well-being are more important for him than spiritual and social values.

The internal setting of carriers of the "Borgia" type: money, carnal pleasures rule the world. There is no such thing as too much of money; happiness is the amount of money and material objects owned. With all you can agree with the help of cunning and charm.

Features of manifestation in character and behavior: mercantilism, a tendency to hoarding and luxury, to excesses in food, the need to satisfy carnal pleasures; propensity to receive bribes, stinginess, laziness, apathy, "thick-skinned", idleness, solidity in places of permanent residence, the desire to own real estate, expensive cars, jewelry, good-quality clothes, shoes, accessories, etc.; focus on one's own misunderstanding, and caution in conclusions, a permanent dispute with no result; fear of public speaking and arguments; tendency to ask clarifying questions; verbosity, pauses in conversation, use of parasitic words, interjections. Teachers call a student, a carrier of the “Borgia” type, a slowpoke in a class or training group. Instead of a simple solution, he offers several complex ones. Passion for mental activity and at the same time a hidden rebellion against it determine the complexity and originality of the thinking process. Such a person is not easy to speak in public. Sometimes he is jokingly called a chatterbox (if he has the courage to speak in public). He feels insecure in the logical realm, in interviews, discussions, concise formulations, in choosing one solution from several possible ones. It is important for him to have people around him whose advice he can rely on.

In ordinary communication, a person of the “Borgia” type is an excellent conversationalist, verbose, artistic, emotional. He has a simple sense of humor. He is an emotionally uninhibited person. His emotions are free and adequate to the moment of communication. He is a good actor, easy to trust and interested in a variety of issues and problems.

A person of the “Borgia” type is not confident in himself and does not hide it. It is more convenient for him to be led, subordinate, sacrificial in everyday affairs and events.

By vocation, carriers of the “Borgia” type are show business artists, theater and film actors, generous lovers, sellers, realtors, and promoters. They are practically non-existent in the scientific community.

Source: The16Types

[tomochan81]

うちの子だけ⁉️ ライナちゃん おしっこ直飲みするんですけど😅💦 ルーちゃんはしないんだけど ライナちゃんは結構な確率で直飲みしてます🫢 ちゃんといつでもお水飲めるようにいろんなところに置いてるし、水は不足してないはずなのに…なんでだろ❓😳 誰か知ってる人いたら教えてください🫣 ・ ・ ・ ・ #meerkat #meerkatluca #meerkatleyna #meerkatlove #meerkatkitakyushu #meerkatfukuoka #suricata #cat #catlover #catlife #catstagram #kitty #kittycat #FeLV #ミーアキャット #ミーアキャットのいる生活 #ミーアキャットのルカ #ミーアキャットのライナ #ミーアキャットルカ #ミーアキャットライナ #ミーアキャットのいる暮らし #ミーアキャット北九州 #ミーアキャット福岡　 #エキゾチックアニマル #エキゾチックアニマルのいる暮らし #スリカータ #豆右衛門 #猫 #猫白血病 #シャムトラ @luca_leyna @kkkkk.419 https://www.instagram.com/p/Cnt9bqcPKbu/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[petite-lunas]

My cat just got diagnosed felv positive.

[zakkthecat]

Meet Zakk the cat!

[academiavet]

Efeitos terapêuticos do interferon ômega felino (rFeIFN-ω) na evolução clínica de gatos naturalmente infectados com imunodeficiência felina (FIV) e vírus da leucemia felina (FeLV)

O rFeIFN-ω mostrou-se útil na melhora da sintomatologia clínica e no controle de infecções virais secundárias em gatos FIV+, FeLV+ e FIV/FeLV+.

Referência:

Cravo, J.A.P. (2011). Efeito do tratamento por interferão ómega de origem felina (rFeIFN-Ω) na evolução clínica de gatos naturalmente infectados com os vírus da imunodeficiência (FIV) e leucemia felinas (FeLV) e na excreção de vírus respiratórios concomitantes. Dissertação de Mestrado. Universidade Técnica de Lisboa, Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária, Lisboa.

[diced20]

Well, guys, I am unable to stress this enough: check your cats. Especially if you already own another kitty and want a new addition to furry family.

A week ago my local hungry celebrity has become weak and lethargic. Blood tests showed nothing unusual, but his kidneys were in a way less than normal condition on a ultrasound screening. That was a moment where he had been checked for FeLV and the test result was positive. Right now he is on steroids, antibiotics and kidney protectors, but it is highly likely that he already has a lymphoma and/or other problems. Prognosis is not very bright and long for him too. I could only wish he would be checked at his first vet appointment, but they wasn't good enough with providing info on this matter initially.

Fortunately, dirty paws lady is healthy, but they need to be quarantined for a month, till she will have a second FeLV vaccine shot. It's going to be a long month for us, huh. And I can only hope that mister local tumblr celebrity will live for as long as possible without pain and in comfort.

[ladybirdanimalsanctuary]

Available for adoption: Chester! Chester was found as a stray and brought to a municipal shelter. No owner came forward to claim him. We were happy to get this sweet boy out of the shelter and into a foster home. At Chester’s vet visit, he was neutered and he had several teeth removed. Blood work showed that Chester is positive for Feline leukemia virus (FeLV). Unfortunately, there is currently no definitive cure for FeLV, but we can help him live his best life going forward with proper diet and medication. Because of his FeLV status, Chester needs to be the only cat in the home, or a home with another FeLV positive cat. Here’s a note from Chester’s foster mom: “Chester is the most perfect cat one could imagine. He is a purring machine and is very scoopable, loving snuggles and even tight cuddles. He snores, which is adorable. When playtime hits, he will make you laugh galloping all over the place after his toys and feathers. When it’s snuggle time, he will sometimes lay beside you with his head on your arm and gaze up at you with his beautiful blue eyes and your heart will literally melt. When he was rescued from the shelter, this poor fella had been through the ringer. He was more than likely a breeder, as he was still intact, and was probably dumped when he became sick. He is confirmed Feline Leukemia positive, and one of the symptoms being gastro problems, he had a bit of a time learning how to use/reuse a litter box. He is fully confident now, but he does use 2 boxes interchangeably in his foster home. He is taking steroids for his tummy issues and is slowly being weaned off them, so his new family will have to continue with this. With his feline leukemia diagnosis, he is on anti-virals, probiotics and gastro food, which his new family will also have to continue to keep him feeling better as long as possible. He will also need frequent check ups at the vet to make sure he is doing ok. Even with the cost of these meds and his reduced life expectancy, who ever is privileged enough to adopt this absolute angel will receive so much love.” Please adopt Chester! Visit ladybirdanimalsanctuary.com to apply. Photos by @llucasimpson #lookwhatlovecando #felv https://www.instagram.com/p/Cpz7gRQOKdM/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[latenightsushi]

Happy October 1st! 👻

I'm so happy that we adopted Boombox just in time for spooky season 🎃🐈‍⬛ When he first came to us, his coat was in rough shape due to stress and overgrooming, which was heartbreaking but also kind of adorable, because he'd look like this pudgy little gremlin that had passed out drunk in my bed 😭

Thankfully his fur has filled in a lot and is looking much better nowadays, but I'll always remember when he was like this lol 🖤

X

[lovesnapcats]

This is Celeste. She’s 11 weeks-old and FeLV+. Celeste is the sister of Jupiter, who we rescued last Wednesday. We rescued Celeste for two reasons: to save her from being euthanized for being FeLV+; and because Jupiter needs a playmate his age. Poor Jupiter. No one wants to play with him! ☹️

Thank you (again), Dale, for bringing Celeste to SNAP Cats!

SNAP Cats uses Smart Cat, all natural cat litter.

[fifisgenie]

We left the vet and headed to the grocery store to pick up some new cleaning supplies. The vet had recommended cleaning everything with bleach to try to kill any remnants of the virus in our home. Raw with emotion, cleaning was the last thing we wanted to do but we dutifully went through the motions, trying to give Trippy the best possible chance of limiting further exposure.

The six weeks that followed were a grueling waiting game. We also had a week long vacation planned as well as an upcoming move we knew would occur within this time frame. The stress bordered on unmanageable.

Trippy appeared to be doing well, but the slightest possible indication of illness would send us into a tail spin of worry. She had always been a lean cat - but was she too lean? Was she losing weight? We couldn't be sure. She rarely, if ever, vomited, but there were a couple instances where she coughed up a hairball or appeared to have over eaten. Was this a normal occurrence or a symptom of her being sick?

A close friend stayed at our place to watch her and Paco while we were on vacation, and we would ask for frequent and detailed updates about how she was doing. All seemed well, and we continued to be hopeful that she was fighting the virus off.

Our upcoming move was sure to complicate life further. We were about to move into my childhood home with my elderly father, his dog and 3 cats. Prior to Essie becoming sick, we had been taking his pets to the vet, getting their vaccines and testing for underlying health conditions. It had already been a long and expensive few months of vet appointments. Fortunately, the addition onto the home where my dad and his pets lived was attached, but entirely separate from the main home where we would be living. I had been excited to have the additional pets around, and we were also looking forward to an enclosed outdoor space where Trippy could once again safely explore the outdoors under our close supervision. Now, all of that was going to be different, as we could not risk the exposure to the other cats, or to Trippy.

And yet, we managed a successful move. Trippy seemed very comfortable in her new surroundings, and although she wasn't free to go outside, and we couldn't introduce her to the other cats, she loved the additional space and all the windows the house afforded her.

With just a little under a week until our vet appointment, we anxiously awaited answers and clung on to hope that Trippy had escaped a progressive infection.

[l3irdl3rain]

Since you’re looking for crusty cats and I know in the least creepy way I can say it that you also live in WI somewhere lol. I saw this absolutely treasure of a cat and wasn’t sure if you had also come across her at some point. Listed as 3-8 years old but she’s so scrungly looking I love her. At Feline Canine Friends in Westfield.

Oh my god is she darling 🥺 she’s a little young for me but god is she cute

[vettelcore]

people with outdoor cats be like: yes my cat came back home half dead, caught hiv, is full of parasites and sometimes has gone missing for weeks but i don't care bc at least the cat is free and not locked inside like selfish people do!!!

[mud-castle]

opinion on the silly ginger cats of the world?

opinion on the amazing black cats of the world (and what people do to them on halloween gee I hate humanity)?

I mean color-wise I have a soft spot for black cats and torties cause of the way people tend to treat them. Otherwise color doesn't mean much on a cat to me. So eh, I like cats based on their individual personalities.

Though, in my experience, FELV+ cats are some of the most loving, affectionate cats I've ever met. In all my life I've met one that was "unfriendly." And she wasn't so much unfriendly as understimulated, so she'd bite more out of boredom than aggression. Love FELV+ cats, can't recommend them enough.

Ugh, the whole issue with black cats, and black animals in general, pisses me off. It's so stupid.