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Hi all,
I know this is wordy - just want to give as much information upfront as I can. I have checked out websites on the subject, but would like feed back from those who have experience and know a thing or two. I may have had a feral with FeLV in my laundry room for two weeks and am now worried about the risk to my other cats. Some background;
New male to our fairly stable TNR'd colony. He was extremely underweight when he first showed up, but over time put on weight and seemed to be doing better. He was an occasional visitor at our door. We would see him several times a week but not necessarily every day.
About two weeks ago he showed up looking beat up - ears torn and working off of 3 paws. We took him to a vet. She said he had an infection and gave him a shot of convenia (sp). We brought him home and then set him up in a large dog crate in the laundry room. I didn't want him marking the room. We then kept the door to the laundry room shut and the other cats had no interaction with him. All bowls were put through the dishwasher after use. Separate litter box and litter disposal etc.
His weight was Ok and his appetite was excellent. If fact he acted like he was starving all of the time and wolfed down everything and anything we gave him. I largely fed him canned, but sometimes I mixed in dry. He did have diarrhea, but in our neighborhood we have girardia and salmonella and tapes (from bunnies). And I knew it could have also been from the diet change or even the convenia.
It took longer than I anticipated for the leg to heal - a sold week before he was putting weight on it. I finally was able to get him into the humane society today to be neutered. He had a sever reaction to the anesthesia and passed away right off the bat. I had ordered a FIV/FeLV test on him, but I guess it didn't get done. They said his mouth was in bad shape with sores. The Humane Societies thought was that he had some serious underlying condition. They felt very badly about the whole thing.
Do I have to take everything out of the room and Clorox and Lysol the bejesus out of it, or should I be safe. If this was FeLV, do I have to worry about having transferred it through my clothing etc? I tried to be conscientious about washing my hands after I handled him, but totally possible I forgot a time or two.
I had once heard that FeLV stays in a house for up to a year - but that is not what I read today. How worried should I be?
Thank you so much in advance.
I know this is wordy - just want to give as much information upfront as I can. I have checked out websites on the subject, but would like feed back from those who have experience and know a thing or two. I may have had a feral with FeLV in my laundry room for two weeks and am now worried about the risk to my other cats. Some background;
New male to our fairly stable TNR'd colony. He was extremely underweight when he first showed up, but over time put on weight and seemed to be doing better. He was an occasional visitor at our door. We would see him several times a week but not necessarily every day.
About two weeks ago he showed up looking beat up - ears torn and working off of 3 paws. We took him to a vet. She said he had an infection and gave him a shot of convenia (sp). We brought him home and then set him up in a large dog crate in the laundry room. I didn't want him marking the room. We then kept the door to the laundry room shut and the other cats had no interaction with him. All bowls were put through the dishwasher after use. Separate litter box and litter disposal etc.
His weight was Ok and his appetite was excellent. If fact he acted like he was starving all of the time and wolfed down everything and anything we gave him. I largely fed him canned, but sometimes I mixed in dry. He did have diarrhea, but in our neighborhood we have girardia and salmonella and tapes (from bunnies). And I knew it could have also been from the diet change or even the convenia.
It took longer than I anticipated for the leg to heal - a sold week before he was putting weight on it. I finally was able to get him into the humane society today to be neutered. He had a sever reaction to the anesthesia and passed away right off the bat. I had ordered a FIV/FeLV test on him, but I guess it didn't get done. They said his mouth was in bad shape with sores. The Humane Societies thought was that he had some serious underlying condition. They felt very badly about the whole thing.
Do I have to take everything out of the room and Clorox and Lysol the bejesus out of it, or should I be safe. If this was FeLV, do I have to worry about having transferred it through my clothing etc? I tried to be conscientious about washing my hands after I handled him, but totally possible I forgot a time or two.
I had once heard that FeLV stays in a house for up to a year - but that is not what I read today. How worried should I be?
Thank you so much in advance.