Lance don't panic, really.
The chance of transmission is extremely rare for that brief
interaction. Remember that most cats have a natural
immunity and if the negative kitty were to be susceptible it would
take prolonged contact.
Her chances of being struck by lightening are greater than
contracting FeLV during that brief meet up.
Give Ember some extra hugs.
Jane
On Apr 4, 2008, at 11:50 AM, Lance wrote:
I know I should know better than to have a panic attack about this,
but I'm really close to having a panic attack about this. I awoke
quite early this morning to discover that two of our negs had
managed to get into my bedroom with my pos. Some of the cat sounds
(primarily scratching on the cat tree) sounded different, because
they were coming from a bigger cat, but it didn't register until I
got up. My pos, while growly, wasn't acting too wound up. I'm proud
of her.
I'm concerned because, of course, not only is my pos in here but
her food dish and litter box. Also, I don't know what was going on
or how long the cats had been in here with us. I have good reason
to believe that one of the cats is resistant to the virus, but the
younger cat, a two year old, I'm not so sure about. She got the
first round of FeLV+ vax when she was young, but those vax haven't
been refreshed, as we never anticipated these sorts of run-ins.
So, does anyone have thoughts on any treatment I should start? How
long should I wait to have her tested? It looks like
felineleukemia.org recommends 90 days? I realize that there's a
possibility that this particular neg didn't come into any real
contact with the virus, and if she did, that there's a decent
chance she'll fight it off. However, since this cat is not mine but
is the love of my mom's life, I'm crawling out of my skin right now.
Your thoughts?
Lance
