I didn't think FeLVcpuldbe spread via sneezes, just saliva Marta Gasper <marta.gas...@yahoo.com> wrote:
>Well.. I don't think there is a definitive answer to your question(not just >yours most of us came accross it at some point)..basically if negative cats >don't come into contact with positives they won't get infected. Also infection >results from long time exposure, ie if a negative licks a postive dish once in >a blue moon he won't get infected, however if he does clean the + plate every >day, he could. >If a positive grooms a negative once the negative won't get it but if he does >it everyday or several times a day he could, same as for sharing beds, >litterboxes, etc. > I recently read on internet that infection thru aerosol/ airborne virus is >rare in cats but common in dogs..mmmm, I don't know abt it. While the virus >live for a few hrs out of the host if a - cat happens to absorb a + sneeze >right after the + sneezed he could be infected. >I've two FeLV+ one lives in a room by himself though during the day I put him >in a LG crate in the garage for a change, he loves it. >The other one is in a crate in another room(reason for crate is that it is the >basement and other cats are around, however he doesn't sneeze so I'm not >concerned somebody that just happens to pass by could get a droplet or two., >The first one does have a chronic sinus infection so he sneezes quite a bit. >I keep a litter in another room, young and senior are most vulnerable to >infection. >All the cats except the new litter are vaccinated. >M > >http://homelessnomore.webs.com/ > >From: Jo <gypsyj...@aol.com> >To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org >Sent: Tuesday, May 22, 2012 2:45 PM >Subject: [Felvtalk] Mixing FeLV Positve & FeLV Negative Vaccinated Cats > >Is mixing like this recommended? In my brood I have a 15-year old tiny girl >who tested positive for FeLV, a 12-year old blind boy and 10-year old girl >who have not been tested, and a 2-year old girl and 6-month old girl who >both tested negative and are vaccinated. I recently lost my beautiful >2-year old blond boy to FeLV in January and have since been trying to learn >as much as possible about it. The older cats do not really interact with >the younger ones. I know it's too late now if I can't mix them and I'm >taking my chances but I'd really like to know if it can be done. Thank you >in advance for all your help. > > >_______________________________________________ >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
