I don't know who told you that Tom only has a year and a half left but they don't have a clue what they are talking about. Is there a reason for saying something like that? I have 6 kitties, Baiiley is my positive, he found me at 5 months of age and all three vets I took him to after testing positive said to euthanize his, he willonly live three months at best ... well they obviously didn't know what they were talking about. Bailey is 20 years old this May, and very healthy. He's been positive all of his life (atleast since 5 months of age), and has not ever been sick other than a cold here and there and just last year we battled stomastisis (mouth and gum problems) and once we pulled his teeth he has completely recovered and the stomastisis is no longer a problem.
All of my guys live together and have since I have had Bailey, NOBODY has ever gotten FeLV from him, I test and vaccinate all of my negatives every year, they just got vaccines about 3 weeks ago and I didn't even test because they ahve all lived together for almost 10 years and nobody is exhibiting any sypthoms and I figure the stress of drawing blood wasn't worth it, I really don't hink anyone will ever get it from Bailey, they are as close as they can possibly be and if they haven't gotten it in 10 years, chances are slim to none they ever will.
They eat, sleep, groom and play together and yes occasionally somone gets scratched in play and nobody has every gotten it, it is not as easily transmitted as some very unknowledgable vets would lead you to believe.
I just had to say this because I'm thinking you have been misinformed by someone. And if you got your information on the internet most websites on this are very outdated and incorrect.
Chances of a healthy, vaccinated cat getting FeLV are almost non-existent, I say this from experience, my own and many others on this list.
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