if you go to the cornell vet school site, you'll find the research from last
year about active virus being found in dried secretions up to a few days
after having been, "expressed." this research is being used all over the
country as yet another reason to kill FeLVs, tho the professionals i've
spok
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> Hello everyone,
> After many years of rescuing positives, we have been a "catless" home fo
my vet said the virus dies when it is dry. just to be sure, wash down with
clorox. maybe not the scratching posts since they are usually not washable.
wash everything down with cclorox and set out in the sun to dry.
doggone...@doggonefit.com wrote:
> Hello everyone,
> After many years
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> Subject: [Felvtalk] Introducing healthy cats into former FELV+ cat household
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> Date: Saturday, June 13, 2009, 10:06 PM
> Hello everyone,
> After many years of rescuing positives, we have been a
> "catless" home for a few mo
the virus is very fragile outside the warm, welcoming body of a cat.
the recent research about the virus remaining active in dried secretions for
longer than was originally thought is interesting, but really doesn't mean
much: unless someone can explain how a virus in a dried secretion is going
to
The virus doesn't live long outside the body, so I never worry about
whether the virus will be in at carriers, scratching posts, etc.
Best of luck to you ,
Gloria
On Jun 13, 2009, at 9:06 PM, doggone...@doggonefit.com wrote:
Hello everyone,
After many years of rescuing positives, we have b
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Sent: Saturday, June 13, 2009 9:07 PM
To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org
Subject: [Felvtalk] Introducing healthy cats into former FELV+ cat household
Hello everyone,
After many years of rescuing positives, we have been a "catless" home for a
few months and have made a difficult
Hello everyone,
After many years of rescuing positives, we have been a "catless" home for a few
months and have made a difficult decision to adopt a healthy cat. Can anyone
help with decisions on what should stay and what shouldn't? For example,
scratching posts, cat carriers. I know there are m
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