Animal Welfare Professionals

 View Only
Back to discussions
Expand all | Collapse all

Does your org have an FeLV positive cat adoption program? Data from before and after FeLV adoption program implementation? Affect on live outcomes?

  • 1.  Does your org have an FeLV positive cat adoption program? Data from before and after FeLV adoption program implementation? Affect on live outcomes?

    Posted 09-05-2022 08:37 PM
    Hello everyone!

    My name is Gianna and I am currently a master's student through the UF distance learning program with a concentration in Shelter Medicine. I am doing my capstone project on Feline Leukemia Virus and the impact it has on shelters.

    A few general questions I have about your organization:
    What organization are you? Where are you located?
    What is your policy for testing for FeLV?
    What happens when a cat tests positive? Do you do confirmatory testing?
    Does your organization have an adoption program for FeLV positive cats? Do they transfer them out? Euthanize?

    I was also wondering if anyone working in shelters would have access/be able to share data regarding your FeLV cats. I am most interested in looking at outcome data. If your organization does adopt of FeLV positive cats, do you have data about live outcomes from years prior to starting the adoption program? How do the number of live outcomes compare from before an FeLV adoption program to after?

    Thank you so much for you input!

    #AdoptionsandAdoptionPrograms
    #DataandTechnology

    ------------------------------
    Gianna Montano
    Vet Tech
    Humane Society of Huron Valley
    ------------------------------


  • 2.  RE: Does your org have an FeLV positive cat adoption program? Data from before and after FeLV adoption program implementation? Affect on live outcomes?

    Posted 09-14-2022 01:56 PM
    Hi Gianna- hope this helps!

    What organization are you? Where are you located? Memphis Animal Services in Memphis, TN

    What is your policy for testing for FeLV? We do test for FeLV at time of surgery, unless a cat is tagged for community cat return to field. Then we do not test.

    What happens when a cat tests positive? Do you do confirmatory testing? If positive, the cat has a sticker placed on its kennel card, and any potential adopters are counseled about FELV and what owning an FELV positive cat looks like.

    Does your organization have an adoption program for FeLV positive cats? Do they transfer them out? Euthanize? We absolutely adopt them out or transfer them out if we have a willing partner. We would only euthanize if clinically warranted and pet was suffering.

    ------------------------------
    Alexis Pugh
    Director, Memphis Animal Services
    www.memphisanimalservices.com

    Organizational Management
    & Pet Support Services Specialist
    ------------------------------

    Original Message


Related Content