[Felvtalk] Little Girl Coco

[Lorrie]

Kelley,
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My vet told me it is very difficult for FelV cats to give the virus
to other adult cats. It is a different story with kittens who are
very susceptible, as their immune systems are not fully developed.
I've personally found that kittens born with FelV from a positive
mother almost always die. However, I have 10 adult cats who have been
with two FelV pos. cats for 5 years and none of them have become
positive.  FelV is not easily transmitted to adult cats, even when
they share food and water bowls.

Lorrie

n 09-29, Kelley wrote:

> By the way, various vets have told me regarding mixing vaccinated
> negatives and positives everything from "FELV is so contagious that
> if a positive cat licks a blade of grass and your negative cat
> comes along and licks the same blade of grass they will be
> infected" to "it's no big deal." So at this point I have to wonder
> how much good "a vet told me" is.
>