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Today's Topics:
1. Re: Question (Theresa O'Rourke)
2. Re: Question (Shelley Theye)
3. Re: Question (Amani Oakley)
4. Re: Question (Gloria)
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Message: 1
Date: Wed, 22 Nov 2017 14:19:55 -0500
From: Theresa O'Rourke To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Question
Message-ID: <[email protected]>
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Thank you!
Sent from my iPad
On Nov 22, 2017, at 2:04 PM, Amani Oakley wrote:
We had a FeLV cat who lived to age 7. No other cat in our house was
infected, despite the fact that our vet initially said that the
infection would decimate the house. (We had at least 8 other cats.)
That was the case event though we never isolated our FeLV little boy
(it would have been fairly pointless as he had already been in the
house almost a year by then) and even though he played with and
groomed several of the other cats in the house. I have since read
repeatedly that it really isn?t that infectious, especially with
adult cats. It is more of a risk with young kittens.
Amani
-----Original Message-----
From: Felvtalk [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf
Of Theresa O'Rourke
Sent: November-22-17 10:14 AM
To: [email protected]
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
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Message: 2
Date: Wed, 22 Nov 2017 14:28:57 -0500
From: Shelley Theye To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Question
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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] 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 To: [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
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Message: 3
Date: Wed, 22 Nov 2017 19:35:20 +0000
From: Amani Oakley To: "[email protected]" Subject: Re:
[Felvtalk] Question
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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] 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 >
To: [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
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Message: 4
Date: Wed, 22 Nov 2017 12:47:55 -0800
From: Gloria To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Question
Message-ID: <[email protected]>
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Immune system plays a huge part-usually mature cats have a vibrant
immune system, it?s the very young or older cats that would be more at
risk, IMO.
Also, the FeLV cat?s immune system is compromised, I believe, so
contact with other cats would be something to consider for the health
of the FeLV diagnosed cat.
I have a cat diagnosed in 2010, that I strongly feel beat the
virus-(answer to Prayer) he was older when I found him, the vet
guessing him to be around 1 year old.
We keep him in our guest room with a modified door so he
?participates? in the hall/house activities and the room is
ventilated.
I will not take him to the vet unless he becomes ill-keeping the
STRESS down so no testing! My practice is to wash my hands with
alcohol and or soap for 20 seconds
before & after I?m in his room. I keep his dishes sterile, no shared
food or water or containers- but that?s about it.
Now- this is my practice and everyone needs to follow his/her own
inner voice on this matter- just sharing - not pushing an agenda. lol
Gloria, furmommy to Buddy Luv
-g ??
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On Nov 22, 2017, at 11:04 AM, Amani Oakley wrote:
We had a FeLV cat who lived to age 7. No other cat in our house was
infected, despite the fact that our vet initially said that the
infection would decimate the house. (We had at least 8 other cats.)
That was the case event though we never isolated our FeLV little boy
(it would have been fairly pointless as he had already been in the
house almost a year by then) and even though he played with and
groomed several of the other cats in the house. I have since read
repeatedly that it really isn?t that infectious, especially with
adult cats. It is more of a risk with young kittens.
Amani
-----Original Message-----
From: Felvtalk [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf
Of Theresa O'Rourke
Sent: November-22-17 10:14 AM
To: [email protected]
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.
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