Good Evening All,
Been a while since I have posted on the forums but I have a concerning question. My boyfriend and I are combining households which means welcoming his male cat into my house of 3 females (all spayed & neutered). Oakley (he’s 3yrs old ) has been an indoor/outdoor kitty at his house but here he will be strictly be indoors only. Before combining households I wanted to make sure Oakley went to the vet to get a clean bill of health before introducing him in with the ladies. Oakley went to the vet in June due to a small injury to his leg and at that time the doctors ran all the test and all test came back negative. Fast forward 5 months, we took him to my vet last week for a full check up. All came back negative except she stated he tested positive for Feline Leukemia. We explained that he tested negative in June but she said he could have been exposed after that test. She called it transient leukemia and said he could just be a carrier, to keep him inside and isolated for 4 weeks and then retest. He shows no signs of illness and has a healthy appetite. So now we wait until December 20th to retest. I’m staying positive in my thinking believing it’s just a false positive. My concern is what if he does test positive again? What does that mean for the combined household? Shared litter boxes, watering fountains ? I know that with proper diet (if tested positive) he can live a long life but I worry about exposure to my ladies (they have been vaccinated).
Been a while since I have posted on the forums but I have a concerning question. My boyfriend and I are combining households which means welcoming his male cat into my house of 3 females (all spayed & neutered). Oakley (he’s 3yrs old ) has been an indoor/outdoor kitty at his house but here he will be strictly be indoors only. Before combining households I wanted to make sure Oakley went to the vet to get a clean bill of health before introducing him in with the ladies. Oakley went to the vet in June due to a small injury to his leg and at that time the doctors ran all the test and all test came back negative. Fast forward 5 months, we took him to my vet last week for a full check up. All came back negative except she stated he tested positive for Feline Leukemia. We explained that he tested negative in June but she said he could have been exposed after that test. She called it transient leukemia and said he could just be a carrier, to keep him inside and isolated for 4 weeks and then retest. He shows no signs of illness and has a healthy appetite. So now we wait until December 20th to retest. I’m staying positive in my thinking believing it’s just a false positive. My concern is what if he does test positive again? What does that mean for the combined household? Shared litter boxes, watering fountains ? I know that with proper diet (if tested positive) he can live a long life but I worry about exposure to my ladies (they have been vaccinated).