Re: Sharing food

[Gloria B. Lane]

Oh no, sorry, I didn't mean to give that impression - The positives got 
sick, the negatives didn't.  I really don't know that it's any more 
"contagious" when they develop cancer or whatever, than when they're just 
carriers... Mine developed lymphoma, which I think is very common for cats 
that carry the FELV virus.

Gloria
At 11:05 AM 1/12/2005, you wrote:
Did they all get it once your positive cat got sick?
"Gloria B. Lane" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
I have mixed mine, sharing food, boxes, etc, and they were fine. All were
healthy, with good immune systems (till the FELV kitties got sick, that is.)
I had one 18+ yr old, sick cat (FELV negative), that I kept isolated.
In retrospect, I wish I'd started interferon on the FELV cats as soon as
they walked in the door.
Gloria
At 10:13 AM 1/12/2005, you wrote:
>Hi,
>I am curious since all of this has happened with Snowball and now Amber, I
>have read numerous things, it is said that if cats share foods, the
>uninfected cat can be infected, but I have also read and heard from this
>group that the FeLV virus pretty much dies as soon as it hits air. When I
>asked my vet she said prolonged nose to nose contact and a bite from the
>infected cat, I am confused, can someone give my some correct information.
>Thank you
>Cherie