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I'm so sorry about your kitty's diagnosis. I know information on the disease is readily available but here's a link anyway: FIV and FeLV FAQs
"The virus does not live long outside of a cat host, so spreading FeLV via human clothing and hands is very unlikely. Thus, if a FeLV-positive cat is housed in a separate room from a FeLV-negative cat, it is not likely that transmission will occur (although it would still be wise not to share food bowls)." There's another article that states the virus can live outside the host for a few hours so I think it would be a good idea to wash your hands and change or disinfect clothes and shoes as someone else suggested.
"The virus does not live long outside of a cat host, so spreading FeLV via human clothing and hands is very unlikely. Thus, if a FeLV-positive cat is housed in a separate room from a FeLV-negative cat, it is not likely that transmission will occur (although it would still be wise not to share food bowls)." There's another article that states the virus can live outside the host for a few hours so I think it would be a good idea to wash your hands and change or disinfect clothes and shoes as someone else suggested.