Kelley, - My vet told me it is very difficult for FelV cats to give the virus to other adult cats. It is a different story with kittens who are very susceptible, as their immune systems are not fully developed. I've personally found that kittens born with FelV from a positive mother almost always die. However, I have 10 adult cats who have been with two FelV pos. cats for 5 years and none of them have become positive. FelV is not easily transmitted to adult cats, even when they share food and water bowls.
Lorrie n 09-29, Kelley wrote: > By the way, various vets have told me regarding mixing vaccinated > negatives and positives everything from "FELV is so contagious that > if a positive cat licks a blade of grass and your negative cat > comes along and licks the same blade of grass they will be > infected" to "it's no big deal." So at this point I have to wonder > how much good "a vet told me" is. > _______________________________________________ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org