Hey Nancy,

I want to clarify that although many of us feel that
we are fairly safe mixing (especially since most of us
had already exposed the other cats beforehand), there
is not enough research on FeLV, so we don't really
know how it is exactly transmitted, or how easily it
is transmitted.  Most of us here though have seen
patterns, and we don't believe it is easily passed via
food, water, or litter boxes.  We do however feel that
bites are a form of transmission.  The virus can only
live seconds outside the body, exposed to air, so
that's why we think it's really difficult to pass. 
And even those that are exposed, in ways other than
biting, usually throw off the virus if they are
adults.  I just wanted to clarify so that you don't
think we said it was ok to mix, and you come up with a
positive test on one of your others later on.  We have
just seen that it's very rare, unless there is biting.

:)
Wendy

P.S.  I have family in LA (Studio City and Hollywood).

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