Ten & Ghost update

t_chelle16 · Moderator Joined: 22 Mar 2004 Posts: 3436

Just a little update:

We took Ten, Ghost, & Emily to the vet today for shots/testing.

Ghost had previously tested as a slight positive for FIV. Today he was a negative. Very Happy

So chances are, the first was was nothing more than a false positive. He also got his 2nd FeLV shot so he's out of quartantine and can play with the other cats. We were initially really worried about him & Romeo getting along because they're both males, but so far, he's getting along better with Romeo than the others. And we got him microchipped so I guess that makes him officially ours.

When we got Ten her shots, we also had her tested again for FeLV because we've been giving her all the immune boosters in hopes that she would kick it. Back in January, she tested as a strong positive twice. Now, she's a weak positive. Very Happy

So it looks like she's starting to kick it. The vet showed us how to read the tests.There's a blue dot in the middle that's the positive control. Ten's dot was about half as dark as the control. We'll probably have her tested again in 6 months - 1 year and hopefully by then she'll be a complete negative.

Oh, and Emily & Ghost weighed in a 13lbs each. Shocked

-Chelle

nern · Moderator Joined: 14 Mar 2004 Posts: 5042 Location: NY

Thats wonderful news! Thanks for the update.

t_chelle16 · Moderator Joined: 22 Mar 2004 Posts: 3436

Here's a pic of the whole gang. They all like their tuna so much that they don't even care who's sitting next to them. And yes, Emily is so lazy, she doesn't even bother getting up to eat her dinner.

-Chelle

Chessmind · Posted: Wed Apr 19, 2006 4:37 am Post subject:

That's good to hear. Surprised

I hope things will continue to go well. I sure like those all grey cats. Do you have any more pics of Ghost? What kind of camera do you use? Your pics always come out terrific. Or perhaps it's the photographer and not the camera? Wink

t_chelle16 · Moderator Joined: 22 Mar 2004 Posts: 3436

Camera is a Nikon D70 DSLR (which definitely helps in the photo-taking department).

Here's a couple more pics of Ghost.

-Chelle

sunset05 · Posted: Wed Apr 19, 2006 1:43 pm Post subject:

Sounds like good news. That's wonderful.

Great pictures. Smile

vene · Super Senior Member Plus Joined: 25 Mar 2004 Posts: 4297

Great news and pictures! Emily is too funny! Mr. Green

Ghost looks so adorable and the pictures so clear and crisp that I can almost reach into the screen and pet him! I love his eyes and his beautiful coat!

Chessmind · Posted: Thu Apr 20, 2006 3:20 am Post subject:

Thanks for posting more pics of Ghost. He is so cool looking. I'll be happy to adopt him if you want. Wink

I miss having an all grey cat. I don't know why I like them so much. Maybe it's just because Handsome (R.I.P.) was all grey and he was just such a cool cat. Anyway, all your cats are beautiful and seem to be very well cared for.