the problem with this response, which reflects the common book of knowledge for many years, is that it contradicts the most recent research from cornell. it's available on their FeLV pages--someone, surely, has the link. that research shows that active particles of virus CAN )my emphasis) exist outside the body for a much longer time than previously thought, having been isolated out of dried secretions.......
this is being used all over the country--which you know, kelley, dear!--as a new excuse for killing FeLVs..... even tho it is really nothing but an interesting little factoid (something resembling a fact): FeLV is STILL considered a low-contagion virus that takes "persistent, prolonged contact" to transmit, it's still transmitted via bodily fluids...... we have no idea how much virus it takes to infect another cat, but all the research points to more than a single exposure to bodily fluids--so how can some active virii found in dried secretions be of any real danger? (picturing the red and white FIV coonie checking to make sure everyone's asleep, before sneaking up on the dried remainders of a lorelei sneeze, and somehow rehydrating it, sucking it up into a syringe, then injecting it into the bloodstream of one of the other cats....... ARGGGGGGGH. okay, i'll go back to packing now. MC On Sat, Feb 14, 2009 at 10:20 PM, Kelley Saveika <moonv...@gmail.com> wrote: > I am no fan of the ASPCA, but I heard this woman talk at a presentation > and > enjoyed her talk. > > I had a foster hold two pos kitties for transport to a sanctuary and she > wanted to know about disinfecting the bathrooms, so I wrote to the ASPCA > vet, Dr Miranda Spindel. It seems to be what we have been saying all along > and not what Cornell says. > > She states: > > "Feline leukemia virus is really an easy virus to kill in the environment. > Not only that, the virus is what we call very "labile"...meaning it lives > for only a short time (probably minutes) outside the cat. So my suggestion > would be to clean with 1:32 bleach anyway (it can't hurt if there was > another pathogen present) but not to worry very much about this virus when > bringing in new rescues. > Wood and wallpaper aren't ideal, but if the wood is sealed and painted (in > a > bathroom it probably is) it is usually pretty sanitizable." > > -- > Rescuties - Saving the world, one cat at a time. > > http://www.rescuties.org > > Vist the Rescuties stores and save a kitty life! > > http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/redirect-home?tag=rescuties-20 > > http://www.zazzle.com/rescuties* > > Buy or renew magazines and help our kitties! > http://www.magfundraising.com/rescuties > > Help with medical expenses for two very special kitties! > > http://rescuties.chipin.com/medical-expenses > > "Rather than helping, it's easier to point fingers and say "take them > first > as long as you leave me alone". > _______________________________________________ > Felvtalk mailing list > Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org > -- Spay & Neuter Your Neighbors! Maybe That'll Make The Difference.... MaryChristine Special-Needs Coordinator, Purebred Cat Breed Rescue (www.purebredcats.org) Member, SCAT (Special-Cat Action Team) _______________________________________________ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
