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What state do you live in? I know that Animal Rescue League in my state takes on crisis situations with pets. They usually have foster homes available temporarily, till people get back on their feet. I would call rescues in neighboring cities, ask them if they have any kind of programs in...

Yeah, I believe I am going to walk away. I have been checking rescues and shelters for around a year and have not found any yet. They don't have to be purebred, just the Ragdoll temperament. I had a Ragdoll growing up and I fell in love with the breed. I don't believe this lady is a breeder...

Hi, Not sure if you all remember me or not, I adopted 2 Ragdoll kittens from a rescue and ended up getting a call that the rescue messed up and they both tested positive for FELV. They ended up going to a home for FELV+ kitties and are still happy and healthy (for the moment) so semi-happy...

Good vibes and prayers. I'm so sorry!

Hey Everyone, Thanks so much for the thoughts, kind words, prayers, and good vibes sent this way. I spoke extensively with the vet last night, and he said they might live a few years, but those years would be plagued with respiratory infections, trips to the vet, and antibiotics. I could do all...

UPDATE They both tested positive. I can't stop crying. And instead of hiding because I just took them to the vet, they're sitting in my lap, purring and nuzzling my face. I knew this was likely result, but I never knew I would get so attached so quickly.

Aww, I am so sorry your going through this. Having a sick fur child is always hard.   Good vibes your way.

Thanks so much. I couldn't figure out if it was a different kind of elisa/snap test. This will make it much easier to explain to the vet what I need done. They did the whole blood version of the snap before, so the rescue said it was basically a waste of money if they do the whole blood version...

I just got a call from the rescue, they DO NOT test for FIV anymore because of the expense (I assumed they had been tested,) so I'm going to do the Snap test with both FeLV, and FIV. I should know the results tonight around 6pm Central. I'll post as soon as I know anything. Thanks for the well...

I have an appointment with my vet tonight to get them re-tested. The vet said that since we're just testing for FeLV (since they both tested negative for FIV) the IFA test with the slides will actually be cheaper than the ELISA test (since the snap test tests for both FIV & FeLV.)  So we're...

Thanks for the link! It says, "Kittens that test positive by ELISA should be retested when they're older than 16 weeks. Uninfected kittens can test positive, if they are carrying their mother's antigens to FeLV. By 16 weeks of age, the mother's antigens should be out of a kitten's system." They...