Feline herpes/chlamdydia EEK!

hi
my daughters cat (which used to be my cat) has gotten feline herpes (and/or chlaydia) from a new cat that was brought into the home

<my daughter lives in a 5 bedroom apt, and shares it with 4 other people- one of the other tenants adopted a cat from the Humane Society that was SICK- and even though the HS knew this cat was going into a home with another cat, they let it go! GRRR!>

anyway, SIta, my daughters cat, was not properly vaccinated as a kitten (i adopted her at around 6 mos and she had not yet had any shots) Appparently, however, the vaccination isn't 100% effective anyway, so maybe that is not why she got the virus from this cat.

From what i have read so far, Sita will now be a carrier (80% of all cats who get it are carriers, it says) and can get sick when under stress-

WHAT I AM WONDERING THOUGH, IS- THE OTHER CAT IN THE HOUSEHOLD IS ALSO LIKELY A CARRIER- ARE THEY JUST GONNA INFECT AND RE-INFECT EACH OTHER CONTINUALLY????
eeek!

i am going to call the vet my daughter took Sita to, to see what he says, but since i didn't choose this vet, i have no way to know if he's as good as the vet i use in my hometown, and anyway- it never hurts to have too much info

my feeling is that the cats should be separated- at the very least for feeding...
but the logistics of this the way the apt is set up...i don't know.

i'd really like to see her get the other cat out of there! we are both upset that the Humane Society let this cat come into a home with another cat knowing that the HS cat was sick....

ANYONE ELSE WITH A SIMILAR SITUATION?
ANY IDEAS MOST WELCOME!

While it's true that the vaccine may not be 100% effective, it lessens the symptoms if by chance they pick up a virus. Both of the virus's you are talking about are usually part of a 4 way vaccine. It's very common for shelter cats to have upper respitory problems. They say that the cats usually become carriers once infected, but it's not true in all cases. It's not like in people where it just keeps going back and fourth. Once they are both well, they should stay well unless they are exposed to it again or get really stressed. Since they have already had contact, it's not an issue to let them be friends. To be honest, it's a real crap shoot as to how this will affect the both of them. The one thing I would make sure of though is that the new cat is tested and negative for feline leukemia and feline aids before they play on a regular basis.

THANKS Sandie!

yes, Sita was tested for feline leukemia and aids when i first got her
and the cat from the humane society was tested at the HS-
so at least we know neither of them have that!

i didn't know from what i read, how bad this could be- it seemed from what i was reading that almost anything could stress a cat out enough for them to get sick again....


it helps to talk to someone with real life experience!
thanks!