The question in the title is incomplete because it implies that the question is about cancer; a type of blood and bone marrow cancer but when leukaemia is spoken about in the context of domestic cats it means a virus, … continue reading…
Introduction Many years ago, perhaps around 2008, Jan visited my website and posted a request for visitors to give a home to 2 FeLV cats. I am revisiting that page and using it as a base to add more detail … continue reading…
They are both caused by a virus and therefore there is no difference there. Feline leukaemia virus disease complex (FeLV) is transmitted by infected saliva. Bites, sharing water or food bowls and cat-to-cat grooming can spread the disease. Feline AIDS … continue reading…
Dr. Diane Delmain of Auburn University’s College of Veterinary Medicine explains the basic differences in an interview by WLTZ First News between FeLV and FIV. FeLV stands for ‘feline leukemia virus’ while FIV stands for ‘feline immunodeficiency virus’. I shortened … continue reading…
RetroMAD1 has been labelled a wonder drug for fighting two nasty feline diseases. As I understand it, the drug was not developed to treat feline diseases but developed by a private biotech company in Malaysia, BioSatria, with the intention of … continue reading…
By Elisa Black-Taylor When I wrote the article about the tragic Newtown shooting back in December, it gave me a chance to get to know Robin Olson. Click this link to go to the story. Robin runs a rescue called … continue reading…
Overview As the name suggests, this is a disease caused by a virus that infects cats. It is a complicated disease. It can develop in various ways. Sometimes an infected cat will cure himself. Sometimes it is a fatal disease … continue reading…
I rescued Claude about two weeks ago, brought him home and immediately had him vaccinated. Then I scheduled him to be neutered, the vet called me and said he was positive for FeLV and that they wouldn’t neuter him. Then … continue reading…
by Elisa Black-Taylor (USA) Molly at Foothills Shelter Coco at Wilderness Cat Rescue My cat Buster My cat Spot FeLV positive adoptable cats, especially those in shelters, more often than not have a poor chance of adoption due to the … continue reading…
Click here to see visitors’ submissions The is Miss Petunia who was adopted Tabitha I just rescued a cat which the vet says is about 1 year old. When he performed the FeLV test it came back positive. I was … continue reading…
Aethon Needs a Permanent Home by Kristi (San Antonio, TX) We recently found a young (~8-9 month) male cat trying to eat in the dumpster at my friend’s apartment complex. She has 2 cats and a strict apartment so I … continue reading…
Super sweet, highly adoptable cat named Randy in PA by Shanna (Pennsylvania ) I work at the Montgomery County SPCA in Pennsylvania and we have a FeLV cat here who is super friendly, about 2 years of age and just … continue reading…
Sweet female FeLV positive cat for adoption by Marie (Clinton NJ) sweet Girl I have 4 cats and yesterday I rescued another sweet beautiful girl that we wanted to keep. I kept her separate from my guys and took her … continue reading…
BEAUTIFUL FeLv + SISTERS LOOKING FOR FOREVER HOME by Mutts and Meows Animal Rescue (Houston, Texas) Hope Faith Hope and Faith were born in a high kill shelter to their FeLv+ mommy. Sadly, the shelter euthanized mommy but we felt … continue reading…
GORGEOUS AND SWEET 1 YR OLD TORTIE by Marita Noel Noel was brought into our hosptial by a good Samaritan who saw that she was injured. She had her collar embedded into her. She does not need surgery, just some … continue reading…
