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Hi, I don't know where you are in NJ but my vet Dr. Stewart at Mercerville Animal Hopital has both fiv+ and fiv- cats of his own. A couple of years ago we rescued a kitten that first tested poitive for fiv but she eventually tested negative. Dr. Stewart was great in giving advice and we had...

I don't know if its the same but last year I took in a kitten at eight weeks old tested positive with the snap test for fiv. My vet said the test looks for the antibodies and my kitten could still have the mothers antibodies in her system. He recomended retesting at six months when she was...

This site was posted by another member but I saved it because it had great info! http://www.bestfriends.org/theanimal...e/cats_fiv.cfm

The shot will not make her have fiv but it will give her the antibodies to fight off fiv. The fiv tests look for this antibody so Holly will test fiv positive even though she is not. This is why my vet did not recomend the shot because if your Holly ever gets out of the house and animal control...

I am so sorry about Coco. I know how painfull it is to see our pets go down hill. I just had to put my twelve year old doberman to sleep yesterday and it has left my family heart broken. We loved and cared for her till the end which gives me some peace. It sounds like you have done so much for...

Hi, I have two eight week old kittens. I noticed a week ago one of them has a little bright red blood in his stool. I ran a stool sample over to the vets and it tested negative for parasites, but a week later in continues. I ran another stool sample over again yesterday to retest for parasites...

LDG, He is good not high-tec but great for the basics. I was just lucky he was knoledgable on fiv. It's one thing to read online it is not easily spread but when your vet has fiv+ and fiv- cats of his own it really helped calm my fears.

Thanks Hissy! It makes feel better knowing I am not the only one being called crazy! When we first got the litter of kittens I thought if we couldn't find homes for them I would find a no-kill cat rescue, but as you said they are having a hard time homing even the little kittens. I decided I...

mews2much, you do have your hands full! Your cats are lucky to have you and the care you provide for them! I always think they know and appreciate all we do for them.

Momofmany, I am so sorry you are having a rough time with your kitties. They are such a part of our lives it is so painful to see them grow old and have health issues. I have a twelve year old doberman who had a stroke a month ago and I don't think she will be here much longer. I am going...

Momofmany, this is one of my concerns, I will have four cats that are within one year of each other, I know that means at some point I will have four seniors. I know someday this could require lots of money and special care. I always have owned cats but usually two or three at a time. I know...

Thank you everyone for your advice! I knew I would feel better after posting! I was put off a little by the response of friends who told me I have become a "crazy cat lady"! My husband who is worse than I am, has decided that we could never foster cause we would become crazy cat people with...

I was hoping for some opinions here about my kitties. I have three cats one who is six and two that are just turning a year old. We rescued a feral litter of kittens that were born near a busy road when they were five weeks old. They are now eight weeks old. We found homes for all but two, and...

Hi, I had taken in a kitten over the summer that had tested positive for fiv. I did not know anything about it, but my vet has an fiv+ cat living with his fiv- cats for many years. He said it is mostly transmited from tom cats fighting not the normal indoor kitty roughing around. He said it is...

Max's cough lasted for about two months. The first month he would have coughing fits a couple times a day. The second month they spaced out to every few days. At first his cough was wet sounding but then it seemed like he was clearing his throat. My vet said the same thing about lung worms...