You will probably throw the dishes out because is it too much of a reminder,
but that is normal. Not that you don't want to remember him. He will always be
in your heart, and I'm sure you have pictures galore of happier times.
I had a pet sitting client give me all her 17 year old cat's things after he
passed away. She just didn't want a new cat using his dishes because it would
bring back the pain.
One of my first FeLV girls used to sleep on my pillow above my head and knead
my hair all night. The night after she died I woke up in the middle of the
night and another cat was sleeping there. I know he didn't mean anything by it,
but I chased him away because that had been Gussies spot and it hurt to have
another cat there.
There is nothing wrong or irrational in what we do when we lose a loved one.
Beth
Marissa Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Just to add to what's already been said...
I talked to my vet just the other day about this situation (since I'm wanting
to get new cats and Slinky recently died from felv). I just wanted to get her
take on it. She confirmed what everyone else has said...that it does not live
long outside the body and there's no need to wait (CERTAINLY not 3 months! The
longest I'd seen when searching online was one month). She also said I could
probably reuse his dishes and litter box after cleaning...but pointed out that
I should probably replace them since I would probably worry about transmission
even though it wouldn't happen (she knows me well)!
Just thought I'd share what she said.
MJ
Jennifer Madon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Thank you for this! I did tell my neighbor that if she does get this
new kitten, she needs to make it an indoor cat. I had heard you needed
to wait. I asked my vets office and the lady said 3 months. I thought
that seemed excessive. Thanks for sharing.
Jennifer
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> As long as it takes to wash and dry the litterbox and food and water dishes.
> FELV
> dies almost instantly outside the cat's body, once the virus dries, it dies.
> Bleach
> is not required to wash the litterbox or dishes, if they are dried well, that
> will
> kill any remaining virus that could be in them. If you wish to be extra
> careful, set
> them out in the sun for a few hours.
>
> Phaewryn
>
> http://ucat.us/domesticcatlinks.html
> Special Needs Cat Resources
>
>
>
>
"If you talk to the animals they will talk with you and you will know
each other. If you do not talk to them you will not know them, and
what you do not know you will fear. What one fears, one destroys."
--Chief Dan George
"I hold that, the more helpless a creature, the more entitled it is to
protection by man from the cruelty of man
The greatness of a nation and its
moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated." Mohandas
Gandhi (1869-1948)
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