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Conference misery::feline_v1

Title:	Meower Power is Valuing Differences
Notice:	FELINE_V1 is moving 1/11/94 5pm PST to MISERY
Moderator:	MISERY::VANZUYLEN_RO

Created:	Sun Feb 09 1986
Last Modified:	Tue Jan 11 1994
Last Successful Update:	Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:	5089
Total number of notes:	60366

4519.0. "Rest In Peace, Floyd" by DEMON::MURPHY () Wed Apr 03 1991 13:36

    My landlady lost one of her cats yesterday to feline aids.
    "Floyd" was a large neutered male, white w/black spots, around 8 years
    old and one of her favorites because he was a people-cat and loved to 
    be around them; a lovebug type.  Floyd was bitten by a feline aids 
    infected cat and became very ill.  Vet told her when he diagnosed the
    disease that "it's something people with outdoor cats have to contend 
    with now", and that "just the bite of an infected cat transmits the 
    disease to another".  
    
    Floyd stopped eating and drinking as of yesterday.  She had him 
    anesthesized and he's now buried out back.  I'll miss seeing Floyd
    around the farm but maybe on some summer evening I'll catch a glimpse
    of his "spirit" as he roams the pasture and field.
    
    Thank you, Nancy, for adding Floyd's name to the SLM.
    
    Pat

T.R	Title	User	Personal Name	Date	Lines
4519.1		AIMHI::MCCURDY		`Wed Apr 03 1991 16:02`	2
	Pleas send our sympathies to your landlady.. !!!! Kate, Happy, Preschie..
4519.2		WILLEE::MERRITT		`Thu Apr 04 1991 09:28`	7
	please share my deepest condolences with your landlady. After having him for 8 years I'm sure she has some wonderful memories to cherish and keep forever. So sorry. Sandy
4519.3		MRKTNG::MITCHELL_V		`Thu Apr 04 1991 09:55`	8
	If your cat is given shots for feline aids, can they still get it from a bite from an infected cat? Just curious. Please share my condolences with your landlady also. Regards, Val
4519.4	Thank you	DEMON::MURPHY		`Thu Apr 04 1991 10:38`	16
	.1-.3 Thank you. I'll pass your sympathies on to her and know she'll appreciate them. .3 - Unfortunately, there is no innoculation for Feline Aids developed yet; only a test that can be performed on a kitten/cat to see if they have it or are carrying it and if they do have it, veterinarians would recommend the infected cat/kitten remain indoors (usually isolated from other cats) so as not to spread it to others. This test, along with Felv test, is important to have done on any cat/ kitten before it is brought into a home which already has cats in it. Got all of this information from my vet. Pat
4519.5		CRUISE::NDC	Putiput Scottish Folds DTN:297-2313	`Fri Apr 05 1991 09:38`	4
	re: .3 - Regarding the FLV innocultion. IF the shot takes it is 100% effective in preventing FLV. However, the vaccinations do NOT take in 15% of the cats who are innoculated.
4519.6	some clarification	WR2FOR::CORDESBRO_JO	set home/cat_max=infinity	`Fri Apr 05 1991 12:55`	8
	It is always confusing when we talk about FeLV (Feline Leukemia) and FIV (Feline Immunodeficieny Virus or Feline Aids). The two acronyms are so similar. Currently, there are vaccinations against FeLV. Nancy was referring to those in .5. There are no vaccinations to protect a cat from FIV yet. Jo
4519.7		CSCOAC::MCFARLAND_D	bo knows windows 3.0...?	`Fri Apr 19 1991 14:46`	5
	also sorry to hear about floyd's passing. at least it seems like it was quick and painless.. diane, stella & stanley