<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class="">Actually, Feline Leukemia can also be transmitted through ‘friendly’ contact. Sharing food/water and grooming each other over a period of time.<div class="">The virus only lives for a few hours in the environment, so really just cleaning out the food/water bowls and litter box after the cat leaves </div><div class="">should suffice, and check to see if any wet spots on floor, etc. from water or urine and disinfect just to be on the safe side.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">You might want to have different shoes on too? and clothes, if you will be playing with and handling the cat a lot, in case drools on you…but that might be </div><div class="">going overboard. Definitely wash hands after handling...</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><div class=""><div class="">
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<div><br class=""><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class="">On Nov 22, 2017, at 11:03 AM, <a href="mailto:kresch831@mchsi.com" class="">kresch831@mchsi.com</a> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div class=""><div class="">My take on this disease is that FeL is transmitted by direct contact with blood or saliva from the infected cat. The FeLV is transmitted primarily through a bite.<br class="">----- Original Message -----<br class="">From: Theresa O'Rourke <<a href="mailto:theresa.orourke@videotron.ca" class="">theresa.orourke@videotron.ca</a>><br class="">To: <a href="mailto:felvtalk@felineleukemia.org" class="">felvtalk@felineleukemia.org</a><br class="">Sent: Wed, 22 Nov 2017 10:14:29 -0500 (EST)<br class="">Subject: [Felvtalk] Question<br class=""><br class="">I have three cats, and take care of other people’s cats.<br class="">My daughter’s friend has a FeLV positive cat, can I keep her in a separate room for a week, do I have to wash all the linens and clean the room, after the cat goes back home? It’s because I take care of other friend’s cats also and want to know if they can catch<br class="">The disease. <br class=""><br class="">Sent from my iPad<br class=""><br class="">_______________________________________________<br class="">Felvtalk mailing list<br class=""><a href="mailto:Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org" class="">Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org</a><br class="">http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org<br class=""><br class=""><br class="">_______________________________________________<br class="">Felvtalk mailing list<br class="">Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org<br class="">http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org<br class=""></div></div></blockquote></div><br class=""></div></div></body></html>