Well, I'm over 100 messages behind, so please forgive me if I cover ground that's already been covered.
Melissa, the girls at the vet's office probably just were looking at you that way because you seem to not know how contagious Upper Respiratory Infections are in cats, and they are afraid you will NOT heed the vet's advice to quarantine this cat. If the FELV+ cat you have gets the URI (that's the short way to say Upper Respiratory Infection) it could have fairly severe consequences for him. So, they were PROBABLY giving you the "oh, she is SOOO naive!" look. Don't take it personally. THEY do not know you ARE seeking to become more aware of these things, so they are judging you unfairly. I could be wrong, mind you, but having been a vet assistant myself, I can assure you I personally gave MY OWN fair share of "Oh these people are Sooo naive" looks. It sounds like you have things going in the right direction to me. Putting the FELV cat in your office is a good option until you are more comfortable with the idea of mixing. As for the girl in the garage, my only concern is that some garages are dusty, be it from an unfinished concrete floor, to general "outside" dirt finding it's way in on cars and bikes over the years, to a lack of deep cleaning (how many of us vacuum the garage?). If she is having respiratory issues, this dust could make it worse. So, you may want to consider putting her in a bathroom, IF your garage is dusty. Phaewryn http://ucat.us/domesticcatlinks.html Special Needs Cat Resources
