Hi, other Jenn! ;-) Thanks for the links and advice. I had thought FeLV was very contagious, but from your post, it seems less likely that Midnight will contract it. I am really attached to Tess already, but I really don't want anything to happen to Midnight if I can help it cause it would break my daughter's heart!
I really hope she turns negative as you mentioned, but I guess the vet says her chances of that are slim cause she was positive on the IFA? But like I said to the vet, it's a good week for long shots! Jenn K > I would not worry about mixing this kitten with your cat because of her > FELV+ status, however, I WOULD keep them separate until the kitten's Upper > Respiratory Infection clears up, because those are VERY contagious. The > chances of a healthy non-immune suppressed adult cat contracting FELV from > another cat is less than 1%, in fact, it's never been proven to be possible > at all. All of the known cases of FELV transmission have occurred in kittens > under a year of age, or cats with immune suppression, such as FIV+ cats who > are then exposed to FELV. Still, just to be extra safe, and for peace of > mind, I would go ahead and give your older cat the vaccine before allowing > them to mix, that way you can be sure the immunity exists.
