It's true that healthy cats can get it, but since it needs a host to survive & does not last outside the body, there is no need to start throwing things out. Fears like this are what make people so scared of FeLV cats & why vets routinely euthanize them. I would never discard something just because an FeLV cat used it. Beth Dont Litter, Fix Your Critter! www.Furkids.org
--- On Mon, 11/8/10, Peggy Verdonck <jetalitosunnys...@gmail.com> wrote: From: Peggy Verdonck <jetalitosunnys...@gmail.com> Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] What to do after they die? To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Date: Monday, November 8, 2010, 9:01 AM That's not true. Cats can contract it even when their immuun system is strong. They just don't get sick from right away. So healthy cats can also get it. I would be very carefull with the things your cat used! 2010/11/7 Gloria Lane <gbl...@aristotle.net> > Im so aorry for your loss. My vet said the virus lasts only a short while > outside the body, a minute or so. Healthy adult cats have good immunity to > it anyhow. I have lost several felv cats, and never do any extraordinary > cleaning or waiting when they pass away. In my opinion don't worry about > it. > > Gloria > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Nov 7, 2010, at 12:25 PM, Laura Svoboda <lazygra...@yahoo.com> wrote: > > > Hello, > > > > I tried sending a post several days ago, but my membership had not gone > through > > yet so my post was rejected. I was asking for suggestions on how to get > my FLV > > cat, Chloe, to eat. Very sadly, she passed away early yesterday morning. > I > > wish I had found this group earlier, but from the time she started > feeling > > droopy to the time she passed away was just three weeks - way too fast. > Anyway, > > can anyone tell me what I need to do, if anything, to her cat tree, cat > tunnel, > > litter box, toys, etc. before I pass them on to another home? I have > read that > > the virus does not live long outside of the body, but have also read that > a > > person should wait 30 days before introducing another cat in the home - > leaving > > me to believe that perhaps her things may still have enough of the virus > on them > > to get other cats sick. That is the last thing I'd want. Does anyone > have any > > suggestions? > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > 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 _______________________________________________ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
