tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6920101949387852618.post6729754313977640841..comments2023-06-25T06:00:00.316-04:00Comments on Whiskers In the Window: Thoughtful ThursdayKellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08770791685503482106noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6920101949387852618.post-9557205341243672142013-06-03T11:15:29.693-04:002013-06-03T11:15:29.693-04:00That's a really good post. It's always goo...That's a really good post. It's always good to see someone advocating for FIV+ cats. We took in Mungo in Feb 2012 and the hideous ignorance about this virus we heard from a local cat rescue charity and our vet nurses made our hair curl!. Mungo is a happy, healthy cat and gets on beautifully with Gerry, they wrestle and thunder about the place in furiously wild play and groom each other before curling up asleep together. We are in the UK and over here the Celia Hammond charity has a long running study going which looks at cross infection rates between FIV and non FIV cats. Since the study has been running (late 90s) there hasn't been one instance of cross infection. We also have a great little organisation over here called Catwork which provides sanctuary for FIV and FelV cats. They are constantly dealing with vets and other rescue charities who instantly reach for the blue juice of death when a cat is found to have this virus. When the virus was first described in the mid 1980s, it was thought to be a great way of studying HIV but because FIV is so weak it soon proved to be a useless study medium, but the huge and negative publicity FIV got has stuck and many, many vets and ignorant rescuers still have these poor cats killed without question. I've known many cats with FIV live full, long and healthy lives. One such cat in the UK named Jimmy Hendrix lived until he was over 24! It is going to be a long old tussel putting right the ignorance about this virus. Thank you for flying the flag!<br /><br />Sorry, didn't mean to write a book! Everycathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15356564928470972448noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6920101949387852618.post-3185369240879684102013-05-16T16:58:46.486-04:002013-05-16T16:58:46.486-04:00such a wonderful article, I hope it helps and chan...such a wonderful article, I hope it helps and changes minds.. and if it does Mama some good, all the better.<br /><br />So Ruby was well mannered.. nice to hear :)Connie - Tails from the Foster Kittenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01127077337743262149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6920101949387852618.post-39311263166481904792013-05-16T09:19:18.653-04:002013-05-16T09:19:18.653-04:00Kelly-I posted something for you on Robyn's bl...Kelly-I posted something for you on Robyn's blog but I don't think you saw it so I am reposting here for you today: "Kelly-do you ever go back to reread the past posts? The 2012 post is the one where you are contemplating your new adventure of Teeny Tiny Tabby Town. It seems like the spring is an adventure time for you. I’m glad you took the plunge and we could all follow you as you did". So as they say, you've come a long way baby!Holly Waterfallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05470715265451350814noreply@blogger.com