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Feline Leukemia is a feline virus that infects cats and kittens. You CANNOT catch FeLV from your cat, and FeLV is NOT transmissible to humans. "Leukemia" means cancer of the white blood cells though this virus causes many other fatal diseases, in addition to leukemia.
The main means of transmitting the virus is through cat fights. Because large quantities of the FeLV are shed in cat saliva, puncture wounds associated with fighting result in injection of the virus into other cats. Other less frequent routes of viral spread include sharing food and water bowls, cats grooming each other, and transmission from mother to kittens before birth.
Although there is no cure for this virus, if you keep your FeLV positive cat strictly indoors and in a healthy environment (i.e., away from any sick cats), and work toward reducing stress on the cat as much as possible he/she can still live a happy, long life. The most important point to stress is that FeLV positive cats MUST be kept away from other cats. This is for the safety of the other cats as well as the FeLV+ cat. You see other healthy cats can carry viruses and germs that will not affect a cat with a healthy immune system, but which could devastate a cat with FeLV. Keeping your cat indoors and reducing the stress in its environment and exposure to other cats is one of the best ways to keep an FIV positive cat healthy.
FeLV positive cats may live for many years. With good health care aimed at recognizing and treating FeLV-associated problems early, these kitties can enjoy a long good quality of life. All efforts should be taken to preserve their health by catching even the smallest sign of illness early and protecting them against other diseases and injury.
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