As I said – I had a cat in with at least 8 other cats for 7 years with no transmission. They shared food and water bowls, beds, grooming, playing, biting, scratching - the whole nine yards. I don’t think it is particularly contagious with older cats.
Amani From: Felvtalk [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Shelley Theye Sent: November-22-17 2:29 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Question Actually, Feline Leukemia can also be transmitted through ‘friendly’ contact. Sharing food/water and grooming each other over a period of time. The virus only lives for a few hours in the environment, so really just cleaning out the food/water bowls and litter box after the cat leaves should suffice, and check to see if any wet spots on floor, etc. from water or urine and disinfect just to be on the safe side. You might want to have different shoes on too? and clothes, if you will be playing with and handling the cat a lot, in case drools on you…but that might be going overboard. Definitely wash hands after handling... Shelley On Nov 22, 2017, at 11:03 AM, [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> wrote: My take on this disease is that FeL is transmitted by direct contact with blood or saliva from the infected cat. The FeLV is transmitted primarily through a bite. ----- Original Message ----- From: Theresa O'Rourke <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> To: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> Sent: Wed, 22 Nov 2017 10:14:29 -0500 (EST) Subject: [Felvtalk] Question I have three cats, and take care of other people’s cats. My daughter’s friend has a FeLV positive cat, can I keep her in a separate room for a week, do I have to wash all the linens and clean the room, after the cat goes back home? It’s because I take care of other friend’s cats also and want to know if they can catch The disease. Sent from my iPad _______________________________________________ Felvtalk mailing list [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org _______________________________________________ Felvtalk mailing list [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
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