Personally I would not mix the Felv and FIV as you do not the FIV to end up with FELV, my felv are in their own area , but I know it is hard to transmit, but they can easily catch something else that would not be serious to a healthy cat but could be deadly to a FELV cat,
My FIV cat I do mix,
kelly
Oh and missed the what would I do part of that.
In the case of FIV positive, I advertise the cat for adoption as FIV+ and provide educational links and brochures for people so they can learn about FIV and know that it's OK to have a FIV+ cat with other negative cats. These usually take about 6 months to a year to place.
In the case of FELV, the same as above, except I advise that although FELV is not easily transmitted, it can be passed on to other cats in the household. I tell people that the cat deserves a home just like any other cat, and would be perfect for a home without other cats, or with other FELV+ cats, and if I have more than one in rescue, I offer a very reduced adoption fee for a PAIR of FELV+ cats. Usually, sadly, these cats do not find homes. At that point it's a personal choice, do YOU want to create a FELV+ sanctuary room at your rescue, or do you want to euthanise?
Now, when it comes to deciding on sanctuary rooms, here's the tricky part. Do you make ONE room and mix FIV+ and FELV+ both in it, or do you make a FELV+ room, and a FIV+ room? And what do you do with a double positive cat with both FIV AND FELV? Most FIV+ cats are likely to catch the FELV if put in with FELV+ cats, BUT it's rare for a FELV+ to catch FIV from a FIV+ cat. So... Make a separate room for FIV and FELV, then if you have a double positive, put that cat in the FELV room. This way, you are keeping the FIV+ cats as FIV+ only, since they are the most likely to stay healthy long term, and also the more adoptable of the two.
OR, you can just mix em all together and hope for the best, but then you can't make guarantees on adoption contracts either, unless you plan to retest the DAY the cat gets adopted, so you can be sure the cat is still negative before it goes through the door, since it's been in contact with positive cats.
Phaewryn
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