First off I am asking this for someone else. She wishes to remain anonymous so I'll just call her Jane.
First off, she has several cats and all of them are strays. She's tried to do the best she can with the resources she has. She knows the situation is out of control and has tried to get help without success. She's disabled and cannot afford to spay/neuter or provide a lot of vet care (though she tries).
There are at least 20 cats roaming her property. She feeds them what she can. However many are sick and dying. She took one in and it tested positive for FeLV. However the symptoms look more like FIV to me.
With FeLV the cats will get skinny before death right?
However these cats are at a healthy weight. She said one that was the worst had blood from it's nose and lost coordination in it's back legs. That one had to be put down.
The vet is saying it's airborne which I've looked both of these diseases up and nothing I find says that. So we are getting conflicting information. The FIV looks like some can survive years with it as long as nothing compromises their immune system. She has a few in the house that have not shown any symptoms and is keeping them away from the other cats.
What else can she do? (keeping in mind she has a limited income).
She's tried rescues around here and they say they would just euthanize. She does not want to do that when so many are not showing signs and have a good quality of life.
First off, she has several cats and all of them are strays. She's tried to do the best she can with the resources she has. She knows the situation is out of control and has tried to get help without success. She's disabled and cannot afford to spay/neuter or provide a lot of vet care (though she tries).
There are at least 20 cats roaming her property. She feeds them what she can. However many are sick and dying. She took one in and it tested positive for FeLV. However the symptoms look more like FIV to me.
With FeLV the cats will get skinny before death right?
However these cats are at a healthy weight. She said one that was the worst had blood from it's nose and lost coordination in it's back legs. That one had to be put down.
The vet is saying it's airborne which I've looked both of these diseases up and nothing I find says that. So we are getting conflicting information. The FIV looks like some can survive years with it as long as nothing compromises their immune system. She has a few in the house that have not shown any symptoms and is keeping them away from the other cats.
What else can she do? (keeping in mind she has a limited income).
She's tried rescues around here and they say they would just euthanize. She does not want to do that when so many are not showing signs and have a good quality of life.