[Felvtalk] Feluk positive kitty
We just rescued a Feluk + kitty and are fostering him for two weeks until he is past his 14 day quarantine and goes to another foster home. My question is this, we have 28 cats (yep, that's a LOT of cats) and we will keep him in the study during this time. However, I have had several people say oh you need to throw everything away and bleach everything down when he is gone or you will transmit it to your cats and it is my understanding that the virus is fragile when outside it's living host and therefore, I would thinlk that a good cleaning and some time (i.e. a week or two) would be sufficient before letting our cats back into the study. Thoughts? We have wood floors but there is a rug, chair and cat condos in there (which can be removed, of course). Thanks, Edna (713) 882-2011 ___ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
Re: [Felvtalk] Feluk positive kitty
Edna, 1st thanks for fostering this little guy. It is amazing how mixed folks can get. The FeLV virus only lives for minutes to hours outside of the body. A normal cleaning is all you need to do. Sharyl --- On Fri, 9/24/10, Edna Taylor taylore...@msn.com wrote: From: Edna Taylor taylore...@msn.com Subject: [Felvtalk] Feluk positive kitty To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Date: Friday, September 24, 2010, 2:06 PM We just rescued a Feluk + kitty and are fostering him for two weeks until he is past his 14 day quarantine and goes to another foster home. My question is this, we have 28 cats (yep, that's a LOT of cats) and we will keep him in the study during this time. However, I have had several people say oh you need to throw everything away and bleach everything down when he is gone or you will transmit it to your cats and it is my understanding that the virus is fragile when outside it's living host and therefore, I would thinlk that a good cleaning and some time (i.e. a week or two) would be sufficient before letting our cats back into the study. Thoughts? We have wood floors but there is a rug, chair and cat condos in there (which can be removed, of course). Thanks, Edna (713) 882-2011 ___ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org ___ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
Re: [Felvtalk] Feluk positive kitty
SCHWEET, thanks :) Date: Fri, 24 Sep 2010 14:52:55 -0700 From: cline...@yahoo.com To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Feluk positive kitty Edna, 1st thanks for fostering this little guy. It is amazing how mixed folks can get. The FeLV virus only lives for minutes to hours outside of the body. A normal cleaning is all you need to do. Sharyl --- On Fri, 9/24/10, Edna Taylor taylore...@msn.com wrote: From: Edna Taylor taylore...@msn.com Subject: [Felvtalk] Feluk positive kitty To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Date: Friday, September 24, 2010, 2:06 PM We just rescued a Feluk + kitty and are fostering him for two weeks until he is past his 14 day quarantine and goes to another foster home. My question is this, we have 28 cats (yep, that's a LOT of cats) and we will keep him in the study during this time. However, I have had several people say oh you need to throw everything away and bleach everything down when he is gone or you will transmit it to your cats and it is my understanding that the virus is fragile when outside it's living host and therefore, I would thinlk that a good cleaning and some time (i.e. a week or two) would be sufficient before letting our cats back into the study. Thoughts? We have wood floors but there is a rug, chair and cat condos in there (which can be removed, of course). Thanks, Edna (713) 882-2011 ___ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org ___ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org ___ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
Re: [Felvtalk] Feluk positive kitty
Hi Edna, I'm sure many others will write to you about this, but FelV is not all that contagious. It's usually transmitted by sharing food and water bowls or by grooming each other, and maybe litter boxes, but not sure about that. As you've heard, the virus cannot live long outside the cat's body, so there is no need to bleach things other than food and water bowls, litter boxes etc. Thanks for fostering this kitty, and for the record I have almost as many cats as you have! I have 13 at home and 10 in my cageless no kill shelter building in town, and I also feed a feral colony. Gotta love those furry little kitties! Lorrie On 09-24, Edna Taylor wrote: We just rescued a Feluk + kitty and are fostering him for two weeks until he is past his 14 day quarantine and goes to another foster home. My question is this, we have 28 cats (yep, that's a LOT of cats) and we will keep him in the study during this time. However, I have had several people say oh you need to throw everything away and bleach everything down when he is gone or you will transmit it to your cats and it is my understanding that the virus is fragile when outside it's living host and therefore, I would think that a good cleaning and some time (i.e. a week or two) would be sufficient before letting our cats back into the study. Thoughts? We have wood floors but there is a rug, chair and cat condos in there (which can be removed, of course). Thanks, Edna (713) 882-2011 ___ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
Re: [Felvtalk] Feluk positive kitty
No need to throw anything out. I don't even wash the carriers. These myths infuriate me! Beth Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry -Original Message- From: Edna Taylor taylore...@msn.com Sender: felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org Date: Fri, 24 Sep 2010 13:06:38 To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Reply-To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: [Felvtalk] Feluk positive kitty We just rescued a Feluk + kitty and are fostering him for two weeks until he is past his 14 day quarantine and goes to another foster home. My question is this, we have 28 cats (yep, that's a LOT of cats) and we will keep him in the study during this time. However, I have had several people say oh you need to throw everything away and bleach everything down when he is gone or you will transmit it to your cats and it is my understanding that the virus is fragile when outside it's living host and therefore, I would thinlk that a good cleaning and some time (i.e. a week or two) would be sufficient before letting our cats back into the study. Thoughts? We have wood floors but there is a rug, chair and cat condos in there (which can be removed, of course). Thanks, Edna (713) 882-2011 ___ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org ___ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
Re: [Felvtalk] Feluk positive kitty
Thanks Beth, I figured as much because I deal with people freaking out about FIV all the time and I don't even consider FIV an issue. Edna To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org From: create_me_...@yahoo.com Date: Sat, 25 Sep 2010 00:48:25 + Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Feluk positive kitty No need to throw anything out. I don't even wash the carriers. These myths infuriate me! Beth Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry -Original Message- From: Edna Taylor taylore...@msn.com Sender: felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org Date: Fri, 24 Sep 2010 13:06:38 To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Reply-To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: [Felvtalk] Feluk positive kitty We just rescued a Feluk + kitty and are fostering him for two weeks until he is past his 14 day quarantine and goes to another foster home. My question is this, we have 28 cats (yep, that's a LOT of cats) and we will keep him in the study during this time. However, I have had several people say oh you need to throw everything away and bleach everything down when he is gone or you will transmit it to your cats and it is my understanding that the virus is fragile when outside it's living host and therefore, I would thinlk that a good cleaning and some time (i.e. a week or two) would be sufficient before letting our cats back into the study. Thoughts? We have wood floors but there is a rug, chair and cat condos in there (which can be removed, of course). Thanks, Edna (713) 882-2011 ___ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org ___ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org ___ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
