Feline herpes is rhinotraceitis so, no, you can't get herpes from a cat. --- On Wed, 1/19/11, Bonnie Hogue <ho...@sonic.net> wrote:
> From: Bonnie Hogue <ho...@sonic.net> > Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Can Humans Make FELV+ cats sick? > To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > Date: Wednesday, January 19, 2011, 12:17 PM > I doubt that they can catch our > illnesses. > But I have a question: my cat, Lucky (whom I > inherited from my mother who died in November) has a chronic > "herpes" infection in his left eye. Then I started > getting "cold sores" on my nose, when I don't even have a > cold. > So, just wondering...could we share a herpes virus? > > ~Bonnie > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Stephanie (Merkel) > Sherry" <steph.she...@yahoo.com> > To: <felvtalk@felineleukemia.org> > Sent: Wednesday, January 19, 2011 11:24 AM > Subject: [Felvtalk] Can Humans Make FELV+ cats sick? > > > > Just wondering if anyone knows if humans who are sick > with a cold, the flu, etc > > can make a FELV+ cat sick. Magic is currently still > asymptomatic (other than > > her diagnosis). I'm just wondering when we are sick if > they are more > > susceptible with their weakened immune system. > > > > Thanks, > > Stephanie > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Felvtalk mailing list > > Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > > http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Felvtalk mailing list > Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org > _______________________________________________ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
