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SheltieLover

(59,636 posts)
Thu Dec 22, 2022, 02:49 PM Dec 2022

Update on trapped kitty / FIV testing info

Kitty is living in my spare bedroom in a large dog crate. He is freaked out by everything, including just turning the light on. He has never been in a house before that I know of.

The FIV testing is contentious, with false positives on the IDEXX SNAP test reported anywhere from 7-20%, yet the rescue & vet insist it is 100% accurate & vet has adamantly resused to confirm the positive SNAP, as recommended medically, with a fluorescent antibody test. She said they "never do these." Yes, she refused to test him, even with me offering to pay for it because "he absolutely is FIV positive."

This from a vet whose office called me to report FIV positive & asked whether they should euthanize!

They also asked if I wanted them go cut the top of one ear off so other rescuers would know he has been neutered & wouldn't bother trying to trap him.

ABSOLUTELY NOT!

I asked if they don't follow the standard protocol of tattooing ear or stomach. She said "no. We don't have that equipment here."

This is a brilliant vet, highly respected in the community!

The rescue will pick him up Tuesday to place him into a long-term foster home. I will not release him to them without absolute assurance that if they deem him not adoptable, they will return him to me & he can live in my spare bedroom, away from my senior kitty, with lots of toys, good food, & love.

Ty all for your support, caring, & love.



Ps- If you've even wondered why life expectancy for humans is so low in red hellhole states, extrapolate this info to human medicine. It is absolutely the same in human medicine here.

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Update on trapped kitty / FIV testing info (Original Post) SheltieLover Dec 2022 OP
Our cats FIV+ XanaDUer2 Dec 2022 #1
Ty for giving him a home! SheltieLover Dec 2022 #2
Our cat followed us XanaDUer2 Dec 2022 #3
Awwww SheltieLover Dec 2022 #4
That sounds very stressful SL, so sorry you're having to deal with this :( Hugh_Lebowski Dec 2022 #5
Thx, Hugh SheltieLover Dec 2022 #7
Good luck to you and Jean Luc, too! femmedem Dec 2022 #9
Thanks! I'll be posting an update soon, promise. There's def. improvements going on Hugh_Lebowski Dec 2022 #16
I'm so glad that you knew enough not to euthanize this kitty. femmedem Dec 2022 #6
He is such a sweet little guy. SheltieLover Dec 2022 #8
Oh my word! Please do tell us how this turns out. Sending hugs and loving niyad Dec 2022 #10
Ty, my friend. SheltieLover Dec 2022 #11
I hate that all that is the case in your area. Unconscionable. Holding you all niyad Dec 2022 #14
Ty so much! SheltieLover Dec 2022 #15
I hope you've placed the cage on the bed so you don't have to get down on the floor! All my cages Karadeniz Dec 2022 #12
There is no bed in that room, but ty for the suggestion. SheltieLover Dec 2022 #13
Wow. 2naSalit Dec 2022 #17
Sure is! I hate it here! 🤬 SheltieLover Dec 2022 #18
You are a superstar Chicagogrl1 Dec 2022 #19
Ty! SheltieLover Dec 2022 #20
If you have the funds, you could get him tested by a vet of you choice. LisaL Dec 2022 #21

XanaDUer2

(13,947 posts)
1. Our cats FIV+
Thu Dec 22, 2022, 02:50 PM
Dec 2022

Our very didn't suggest killing him. We cannot get another cat, though.

Thank you for helping!

SheltieLover

(59,636 posts)
2. Ty for giving him a home!
Thu Dec 22, 2022, 02:52 PM
Dec 2022

I love this little guy!

He appeared as a kitten right after we bought this house. It's taken him four years to alow me to pet him.

 

Hugh_Lebowski

(33,643 posts)
5. That sounds very stressful SL, so sorry you're having to deal with this :(
Thu Dec 22, 2022, 02:54 PM
Dec 2022

Sounds like you're doing all the right things tho!

Good luck to you and Kitty!

 

Hugh_Lebowski

(33,643 posts)
16. Thanks! I'll be posting an update soon, promise. There's def. improvements going on
Thu Dec 22, 2022, 03:11 PM
Dec 2022

but not so much on the eating/drinking/elimination front is the long and short.

femmedem

(8,444 posts)
6. I'm so glad that you knew enough not to euthanize this kitty.
Thu Dec 22, 2022, 02:54 PM
Dec 2022

FIV cats can live long, happy lives, and although FIV is transmissible, it's not easily transmissible. Cats usually get it from fighting with each other, not from sharing air or food bowls.

Lucky cat to have landed with you!

niyad

(120,033 posts)
10. Oh my word! Please do tell us how this turns out. Sending hugs and loving
Thu Dec 22, 2022, 02:57 PM
Dec 2022

energies for best possible outcome. I hope that you, and the rescue, csn find another vet. I don't think that I would want to go near this one.

SheltieLover

(59,636 posts)
11. Ty, my friend.
Thu Dec 22, 2022, 03:02 PM
Dec 2022

Pretty much all medical providers, human docs & vets alike, are this way here.





I will update as things progress, but I doubt rescue will bother to let me know if/when he is adopted.

SheltieLover

(59,636 posts)
15. Ty so much!
Thu Dec 22, 2022, 03:08 PM
Dec 2022

Most people here do not go to docs or take animals to the vet for these reasons. Same with dentists. Horrid "care" here.

Ty!

Karadeniz

(23,428 posts)
12. I hope you've placed the cage on the bed so you don't have to get down on the floor! All my cages
Thu Dec 22, 2022, 03:03 PM
Dec 2022

are wrapped with a sheet to keep kitty litter from getting everywhere. Spread the sheet out first, put the cage on top keeping the sheet a bit back from the gate and pull the sheet up. I use butterfly clips to attach sheet to cage, but large safety pins or clothes pins will work.

When the cage is wrapped, it'd be safe to put the cage on a card table in a main room so kitty gets more exposure to you.....

SheltieLover

(59,636 posts)
13. There is no bed in that room, but ty for the suggestion.
Thu Dec 22, 2022, 03:05 PM
Dec 2022

That extra bedroom is my computer / writing & art room.



On edit, we do have a large, heavy tarp under cage to protect hardwood floor.

SheltieLover

(59,636 posts)
20. Ty!
Thu Dec 22, 2022, 05:18 PM
Dec 2022

I do not have it in me to ignore an animal in need Mother Nature sends me for help.

I can't even imagine how that works!

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