Thank you Lee, I really appreciate that! =) We do treat all cats for fleas as soon as they come in but did not treat the nursing mother and newborns for obvious reasons and have instead been doing the flea comb. This possible flea transmission was new to me so I was very alarmed. We always quarantine 'new' cats and test and then re-test after two months to make sure they are negative before we allow them to go into the general population. Flea transmission would have changed everything though.
Date: Mon, 4 Nov 2013 12:02:35 -0800 From: [email protected] To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] FeLV and Fleas?? Haemobartonella fellis is transmitted by fleas, not FeLv. You can Google Haemobartonella and find out about it. That's why it's recommended that you treat all current cats for fleas with Frontline Plus or other flea product if you intend to bring a new cat/kitten into the house. The fleas actually carry the haemobart parasitic bacteria and when biting a cat, inject it. FeLv is a retrovirus mostly contagious through strong contact cat to cat. Even then, one cat may have a strong enough immune system not to get the disease. On Monday, November 4, 2013 1:52 PM, Michelle B <[email protected]> wrote: Hi guys,I am pretty familiar with FeLV but heard something that is alarming and am hoping there is someone that can give feedback on this. Our rescue took in a nursing mother cat and her two kittens and a 5 month old kitten, unrelated, at the same time. These cats were in the same quarantine room but in separate holding pens (having no direct contact with each other). The 5 month kitten tested strong positive for FeLV and does have very large nodes. She also had a bad case of fleas. I read that FeLV can be transmitted through fleas - has anyone done research, or spoken with a well qualified veterinarian about this?The mother cat and her kittens have not shown any evidence of fleas or fleas dirt but I am still concerned about this potential for transmission, especially since they are newborns. _______________________________________________Felvtalk mailing [email protected]http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org _______________________________________________ Felvtalk mailing list [email protected] http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
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