Hi, a stray cat that I have become fond of has just tested positive for
FeLV. My vet wishes to have her put down. I also have a healthy non-FeLV cat
that has had very minimal exposure to the cat, but I am terribly worried.
Devastated is more accurate. The + cat is about a year old and not
symptomatic. I hate to put a very sweet and nonsymptomatic cat down, but it
would be very difficult for me to care for this cat responsibly and protect
my much loved and not + cat at the same time. Plus I am overwhelmed with
guilt for having put my normal cat at some, albeit limited, risk. (They have
had a few casual encounters in the back yard, but they don't live, eat, and
sleep together. It is possible that my healthy cat may have had some water
from the stray cat's dish in spite of my efforts at keeping everything
separated.) Advice anyone?
