Hi Lance,
I am usually a big advocate for mixing pos and negs in the same
household. Here comes the but... Not when it comes to kittens! Esp
kittens that haven't yet been vaccinated. Barbara is right, kittens
have a way of getting into all sorts of places that are suppose to be
restricted. I wouldn't risk the health of the little one. Adult cats
have far less chance of contracting the disease and far better chances
of clearing it if they do. Kittens and geriatrics don't have as strong
an immune system and therefore are at greater risk. When I had felv in
the house, I wouldn't have dreamed of bringing in a kitten.
Nina
Lance wrote:
Hello all,
My mother is considering adopting a kitten that needs a home. To the
best of my knowledge, the kitten is FeLV negative. It's only six
weeks or so old. Right now, my FeLV+ cat, Ember, is living in my
room, and is kept away from the others. She's had a few jailbreaks,
but I can be much more careful with her than I have been. The other
cats in the house tested negative with ELISA a few weeks ago (see the
"Ember" thread for the whole story).
Anyway, I know generally what vets and others think of having a
negative in a positive's house. I'm isolating Ember. However, the
kitten will not have had her shots, and probably won't be ready for
her first FeLV vax for another month. Even with Ember being isolated,
and the kitten having no direct or indirect exposure (i.e. no one
shares food, food bowls, boxes, water), do we run any risk of having
the kitten come up positive just by living in the same house as my girl?
Thanks,
Lance
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