Help on Feline Leukemia?
Posted on Jun 24, 2009 under Leukemia |Found out that my neighbours cat, which I had been feeding, petting, and basically looking after had feline leukemia, and two days ago was put to sleep. My neighbour didn't really care much for the cat, so I took it on board to look after her. I got her vaccinations a few weeks ago, but obviously she had the disease already at that stage. The cat was very badly neglected, so hence I had no problems looking after her….she really was a beautiful little thing. Problem is, I'm scared to death my cat may have picked it up. I know leukemia is passed mainly through bites etc as it attacks the blood, however it also can be passed through spitting or hissing, or even using the same bowls. My neighbours cat would sometimes sneak in my window and steal my cats food, and now I'm kinda worried. I always vaccinate my cat every year, on time, if not earlier for all necessary vaccinations. Anyone know of information, would be greately appreciated. Does anyone have any experience with this, and do you think my cat will be ok??
June 24th, 2009 at 8:42 am
A type of cancer caused by the feline leukemia virus, a retrovirus which affects only a small percentage of freely roaming or domestic cats. The feline leukemia virus is genetically and morphologically similar to murine leukemia virus, from which it presumably evolved several million years ago.
About 1–5% of healthy-appearing wild or freely roaming domestic cats have lifelong (persistent) infections. These carrier cats shed the virus in urine, feces, and saliva. The principal route of infection is oral. Infections occurring in nature are usually inapparent or mild, and 95% of such cats recover without any signs of illness. Mortality due to a feline leukemia virus infection occurs mainly among persistently infected cats and at a rate of around 50% per year.
There is no treatment that eliminates the virus. Supportive or symptomatic treatment may prolong life for weeks or months, depending on the particular disease manifestation. All cats should be tested for the presence of the virus prior to putting them in contact with feline leukemia virus-free animals. Healthy-appearing or ill infected cats should not be in intimate contact with noninfected cats, even if the latter have been vaccinated. Feline leukemia virus vaccines are available and should be administered annually, although they should not be considered a substitute for testing, elimination, and quarantine procedures.
Go get your cat checked…
June 24th, 2009 at 8:42 am
FeLV is fairly easy to transmit, unfortunately. It's really FIV that is passed only through bites - FeLV can be spread through more casual contact - mutual grooming, shared food and water bowls, things like that. The only thing you can do is take your cat to be tested. The vet should have results for you in 10 minutes. Test her now, and then in 6 months. It can take that long for the virus to show up in the blood post-exposure.
Even if your cat has been vaccinated against FeLV, the vaccine is at best only 80% effective in preventing the disease, and some studies put it at less. The only way to know for sure is through testing.
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