Lorrie, Yes, I would agree it is very difficult. Unfortunately very difficult does not mean impossible. That's my problem. I have no more kittens. I have a young adult cat who was born 1/7/13 who has been combo tested negative and vaccinated along with all the other cats.
On Wed, Sep 30, 2015 at 3:27 PM, Lorrie <[email protected]> wrote: > Kelley, > - > My vet told me it is very difficult for FelV cats to give the virus > to other adult cats. It is a different story with kittens who are > very susceptible, as their immune systems are not fully developed. > I've personally found that kittens born with FelV from a positive > mother almost always die. However, I have 10 adult cats who have been > with two FelV pos. cats for 5 years and none of them have become > positive. FelV is not easily transmitted to adult cats, even when > they share food and water bowls. > > Lorrie > > n 09-29, Kelley wrote: > > > By the way, various vets have told me regarding mixing vaccinated > > negatives and positives everything from "FELV is so contagious that > > if a positive cat licks a blade of grass and your negative cat > > comes along and licks the same blade of grass they will be > > infected" to "it's no big deal." So at this point I have to wonder > > how much good "a vet told me" is. > > > > _______________________________________________ > Felvtalk mailing list > [email protected] > http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org >
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