Question about Feline Leukemia?
If a cat is vaccinated against Feline Leukemia, then why can’t it interact with a carrier of FL? It’s probably an obvious answer, but I really don’t know. I know that it is a disease transfered by fluids, but I don’t get why cats who are vaccinated can’t live with or interact with a cat who is a carrier of FL.
I work at a vets office and they have a rescued cat there who is FL positive but just a carrier. I feel really bad for her because she has to be isolated from all of the other cats and rarely gets attention. We try to get people to adopt her, but all of the people who we talk to either can’t have cats or already have a cat.
Thanks for all of your helpful answers!
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FL vaccination is just a weakened strand of the diease, so they actually have to give it to your cat for your feline’s immunine system to build a tolerance. Just like any other vaccination it is not full proof. Some times your body will build a tolerance and sometimes you lose your tolerance in a few days and sometimes you never build a tolerance, so you can still catch the diease.
You know that is a good wuestion.
I assume that it is just a precaution. See, my daughter was vaccinated for chicken pox – but she got them last year. So, I think that it is just to make sure that nothing happens to the other cat. Accidents happen. I mean what if the vaccine was bad or your cat had a resistance to it. It is better safe than sorry.
I don’t know of this is the correct answer or if it is the answer you are looking for – but – it is all I have!!
Feline Leukimia is a bad thing to deal with. It is a horrible disease. But I agree with the other posters in what they said. I have had to have 2 of my own rescued cats put to sleep because they had Fel Leuk.
I lost two cats to FL. I had three cats when my roomate brought home a kitten from a farm, where his mother for some reason couldnt feed him. He was put to sleep 9 months later due to FL. My cats were not vaccinated, so unfortunatly two passed away within two years of each other. It was horrible. My third cat is still alive and healthy and playing. She doesnt have full blown FL, but is a carrier. She cannot be exposed to any other cat, as they can contract it from her. She may never show signs of it. Whomever told you that other cats who are vaccinated cannot be around another cat who has FL is not true. My ex boyfriend had a cat and before he moved in with me, he had her vaccinated and 10 years later, she is fine.
The best way to answer this for you is to direct you to the yahoogroups Felv list, there are owners there who are extremely familiar with the disease and can give you all the accurate information you need to make a decision.
Go to the yahoo groups area, type in feline leukemia FeLV and see what comes up.