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Cat Rescue & Rehoming => Rescue & Rehoming General => Topic started by: Dawn (DiddyDawn) on November 11, 2007, 20:22:04 PM
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These two gorgeous little honey buns are from the same place that Lucas was from. Their sibling is all grey, he is one that the neighbour took in and bottle fed, now the little grey/white is the spit of the gorgeous Lucas so I have a funny feeling he's the daddy :Luv2: :Luv2: :Luv2:
Lucas is in the bottom pic, could it be father and baby :Luv:
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They are super cute :Luv: :Luv: :Luv: I'm sure they'll have no problem in finding a home :) They look uncannily like my boys too, except for Riley has a grey splodge on his face.
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Awww they are soooo cute :Luv2:
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Could be Dawn!! Either way, it will be easy to rehome them - how old do you think they are?
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Not too sure Des, possibly 10/12 weeks, I would say nearer 10 but the lady next door I'm pretty sure said when she found the little grey one in her garden, he was about 4 weeks and she's had him about 8 weeks now. Her little one does look bigger than these though but he hasn't been scavenging for food where as these have. I felt soooooo awful when Dave rang me to say they'd been in his garden. It clicked straightaway that these were from the Tabby's litter and I had her here :'( :'( They would have been all alone through the fireworks and the really awful weather that we had but there was no sign of any kittens anywhere over the last few weeks, so they must have been hanging out in someone elses garden :( At least now they have a nice warm bed and plenty of food :Luv2:
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Aww, bless them. WAs just wondering about an FIV test, but htey are too young yet. Do you think you will have one done on them?
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I'm going to have a chat with Sean but I think he would recommend it when they are 6 months :tired: I did have a chat with Trevor when I saw him last but that was before I trapped the mum, she has been tested now but just waiting on results. If she's clear, they'll be clear :wish:
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Fingers crossed for the mum being clear, saves these having to go through it. It can be done younger than 6 months though, am sure it is 14 or 16 weeks.
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Awwwww mini Lucas :blow kiss: I think he might very well be the daddy :yes:
I will have to give him the news in the morning as he is sleeping now :rofl:
Best of luck rehoming these babies Dawn :hug: and fingers crossed for the mum and babies being clear :wish:
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Awwwww mini Lucas :blow kiss: I think he might very well be the daddy :yes:
I was going to ring you tomorrow to tell you you were a granny :evillaugh: :evillaugh:
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It can be done younger than 6 months though, am sure it is 14 or 16 weeks.
I'm not sure tbh, I always thought it was 6 months. I sent Sean some more info on the FIV as I still feel like I'm :brick: sometimes with him and we usually end up having words. Now you know I never swear :innocent: but a few heated words have been exchanged when we've got on the subject of FIV, I think sometimes it's a subject we should both avoid in the same company >:(
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ooh they are gorgeous....... fingers crossed for the tests
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There is now an FIV test done at Bristol that can be done on very young kittens that tests for the virus rather than the antibodies.
As you say though, if Mum comes back NEG then the kittens should be too
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OH, I think Lucas is definitely the dady of the grey/white one :naughty: :Luv:
Hope their mum is ok& the test is negative :)
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This is off the Glasgow site Dawn
FIV does not generally cross the placenta to the unborn kitten. There is a small possibility of an FIV positive queen infecting her kittens as she bites through the umbilical cord. The test for FIV is an antibody test, cats which are FIV positive have antibodies in their blood. Queens pass antibodies to their kittens in their milk, especially in their first day of life, so that kittens of FIV positive queens can have positive FIV tests, although in fact they are not themselves infected - because of the antibody from their mothers milk. So it is essential that kittens of FIV positive queens are not FIV tested until they are at least 16 weeks old, by which time the antibody they got from suckling should have disappeared. If you really can't wait until they are 16 weeks old to know whether or not kittens are FIV positive, it is possible to do a virus isolation test, though it requires quite a big blood sample for a little kitten to give. Isolating the virus will cost rather more than the routine antibody test.
Kittens which have FIV positive tests are usually not FIV infected. They should be retested after 16 weeks of age.
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Any news on mum's tests Dawn?
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Any news on mum's tests Dawn?
Oops sorry, meant to post the other day.........Mum has come back negative so the kittens should be fine :) These babes are settling down a treat now, still a little nervous but will let me stroke them now, I'm sooooooooo in love with the Lucas lookalike, he is absolutely gorgeous :Luv: :Luv: :Luv:
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Hooray! That's good news. I was thinking if they were FIV they might have to come and live with me, but I'm off the hook! :rofl:
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Have you got FIV kitties Schmew? Lucas is still looking for a home :Luv:
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Glad that mum is negative.
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awww what cutie pies!!! glad to hear tests were negative Dawn! ;) hope you get homes for them soon!