So as I've been posting about before i adopted a 10 month old kitten. I am guessing she was an indoor outdoor cat. My vet told me my cat was all up to date on his shots (which he has never been tested for feline leukemia) which upsets me because now i am freaking out about it because I don't know if this new cat has it or if he has it. Can someone please give me some advice about this. I am afraid they already met and are getting along. What do I do now. I don't think i could handle it if he has it.

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Seymour The Lighthouse Detonating Bengal (Rest in peace June 27, 2013)

Hi Newb. There is absolutely no point in getting stressed. Either your cats have got FeLV or they haven't. It can remain dormant their entire lives. If you are worried, have a chat with your vet about getting the tests done - bear in mind that then you would know either way. Playing Devil's Advocate - Could you cope with knowing one was infected and the other wasn't? What would you do then? If you are worried about cost implications for treatment, get them insured now - before you have testing done!

"Cats infected with FeLV may exhibit one or more of the following symptoms: Pale gums / Yellow colour in the mouth and whites of eyes / Enlarged lymph nodes / Bladder, skin, or upper respiratory infections / Weight loss and/or loss of appetite / Poor coat condition / Progressive weakness and lethargy / Fever / Diarrhoea / Breathing difficulty or sterility in entire queens.

Nowadays it is thought 70% of cats who encounter the virus are able to resist infection or eliminate the virus on their own. Exposure to infected cats raises your cat’s risk of contracting FeLV, especially for kittens and young adult cats. Older cats are less likely to contract the infection, because resistance seems to increase with age. For indoor-only cats, the risk of contracting FeLV is very low. Cats in multi-cat households or in catteries are more at risk, especially if they share water and food dishes and litter boxes.

Only about 3% of cats in single-cat households have the virus, but for cats that spend time outdoors, the rate is much higher. Still, the prevalence of FeLV has decreased over the last 25 years because of vaccines and reliable tests."

I was wondering what if she has it. I've had Seymour about a year and I thought the vet would of told me he was tested for it. They informed me after the fact I got the second cat. So what if she was infected. I can't just get rid of her. She's my girlfriends cat and Seymour is in love with her so I don't know. I still separate them at night but she's hasn't ever been with a cat. She was found abandoned in a barn by her mother so the chances of her having it are higher. Unless she's was tested before she was spayed

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Seymour The Lighthouse Detonating Bengal (Rest in peace June 27, 2013)