HORRIBLE UPDATE...New foster kitten:)

[OtterCreekRanch]

I am so sorry to hear about your loss. Some of those kitty infectious diseases can be scary stuff. We had a run of feline leukemia here once with a foster cat. Luckily it was our only cat at the time and we were able to find it a home with another positive cat to live out its last years. We waited the appropriate amount of time before bringing anymore cats into our home and got them tested before doing so. It is a relief to know they are healthy and safe before it is too late. Now I always warn anyone bringing a cat into their home to have any and all health tests possible done before letting it come into their home, especially if they already have cats. FPV is from what I understand a lot harder to test for than FeLV, so that really is devastating. Again, I am sorry to hear about your baby.

 

[Miss717]

So sorry for your loss. We had a small calico kitten that we got from my mother-in-law. My daughter was bad about not keeping it in the shed. Had a big rain day before yesterday and came home and found it dead close to my front step by the dog dish. Don't know if it drowned or if my dog tried to play with it and got too rough or a combination. My daughter was heartbroke and I kind of was too.

Had just bought some KMR for it that day and was looking forward to it growing bigger and stronger from that. I kind of blame myself too, because when we found it I don't think it hadn't been dead very long. If I would have just stopped at home instead of going into town to get the mail and go to the grocery store I can't help but think she might still be alive. Just one of those things in life that you can't help but regret. I guess I'm rambling. Again so sorry for your loss. RIP Princess Cali Lilly and Foxy (my kitten).

 

[debilorrah]

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I am SOOO sorry to hear this!!!! We lost three cats in rapid succession before we found out it was FIP and we cannot have another cat until next April when it will be a year. Feline diseases are soooo nasty!!!!

 

[tls_ranch]

Thanks everyone. I'm getting a bit mad about what happened and wonder how many other cats and kittens were exposed at the shelter. The kitten was in a kennel with at least 5 other kittens the same age and they had her for at least 2 days before I took her home

I still haven't come up with a game plan for cleaning the carpets and other "soft" surfaces in our house. I can't bleach everything

Does Oxine bleach fabric????? I wonder if lysol would help to get rid of it??? I've been cleaning every surface I can in an upset rage since I found out.

 

[punk-a-doodle]

I am so very sorry. Out of the blue things like that when everything seems to be perfect are just the worst.

 

[chickee]

So sorry

This is not uncommon at the Nevada County Animal shelter. Animal Save is a safer option. I hope when you are able to adopt again you will find a happy, healthy kitty to love

 

[debilorrah]

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On that note, we will NOT be adopting from a shelter again. They all had notice, proven to us from our vet, that the disease was rampant in shelters. I can no longer trust them, so I will be adopting elsewhere next time.

 

[jojo@rolling acres farm]

Such a shame - I'm so sorry for your loss! She was a really beautiful little girl with a cute personality.

As far as cleaning goes - how about using a kennel type disenfectatant in a carpet cleaner? You could also use the attachments to shampoo your furniture. Such a bummer that you need to do all the disenfecting but you'll fell better about keeping your original cat in your home once everything is cleaned.

What did the vet say about your original cat - can you vaccinate against the virus now? Will it offer any protection after the fact?

Holding good thoughts and sending them your way. Keep us all posted.

Joni

 

[openheartnp]

I'm so sad about your loss

You may want to contact Lysol, they may be able to give you a direct answer.

 

[welsummerchicks]

Most rescues and shelters appear to take little to no action to test the cats they place in homes for various common diseases.

A fair number of my friends have complained to me over the years that they got cats from rescues, rehomers and shelters that either sickened or died, sickened or killed or at the least exposed the cats they already have to various diseases, etc.

It seems that cats brought into group housing very often pick something up.

My vet also told me that any time I pick up a cat that's been living wild, it has the potential to have been exposed to a large number of other cats and other diseases.

One friend of mine told me she no longer gets any cats from any rehomers or shelters of any type - she only buys cats from breeders that have wound up with some kittens that are not suitable for the show ring.

In some breeds, animals with certain faults would be humanely put down at or shortly after birth - she says. So she just talks with the breeders she knows, and say, if a kitten is born with the wrong color or such, she will take the kitten for a small payment.

She told me these cats are tested for more diseases, but I don't believe that all cat breeders are as diligent to deal with as the two or three ladies she knows so well and is familiar with.

I think the bottom line is that it is just a problem. I suppose when I get my new cat, I could pick it out and send it directly to the vet, have it tested for all dangerous diseases, and have it humanely euthenized at the vet's if it has a serious problem. But can most people actually afford to do that? What to do? Just hope you are lucky when you bring a new cat home?