Hi all,
Well here is my 2 cents worth!
I'm a smoker have been for 40 years. I do not smoke directly in front of my cats/kittens. My personal kitties have never gotten sick or develop cancers from smoke this includes my FELV kitties.
I've been adopting cats/kittens for over 30 years to both non-smokers and smokers. I have to say my smokers take better care of their kitties than non-smokers that have small children. As I've been to their homes and seen how clean they were. I've have repeat adopters as their kitties didn't die to cancers.
Actually, lived fairly long lives. The kitties had the best in medical as well.
So I do not discriminate adopters that smoke.
I agree with Susan Hoffman on her posting.
My suggestion is if you don't want to adopt to people that smoke. Be up front with them about it.
Also, if your a rescue/shelter put it in your rules and guidelines on your applications that you don't adopt your kitties to smokers.
This way the adopter doesn't feel bad or have their heart set on the kitty.
Regardless whether the kitty is Negative, FELV, FIV, or both.
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Subject: [Felvtalk] FeLV+ and Cigarette Smoke
From: "Cindy McHugh" <ci...@furangels.org>
Date: Wed, September 21, 2011 9:02 am
To: <felvtalk@felineleukemia.org>
Hi,We have someone interested in adopting our FeLV+ boy and it sounds like a great home, but the gentleman smokes. Does anyone know if this would be a considerable risk for a FeLV cat? I know smoke isn't good for humans or cats, but I'm wondering if the FeLV would complicate matters. Other than that, it sounds like a great home. He'd be a companion to a homebound gentleman who's looking for company.Thanks for your time and input.Cindy
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