Yesterday I went to get a Freecycled hermit crab enclosure at a farm. Of course all the cats were intact, and they had dozens of sick, dirty kittens. It was very sad
. I tried not to touch them, but I had to move them out of the walkway or they would have been stepped on. I only touched them with my hands (I didn't hold them to my shirt or anything), and washed my hands as soon as I could.
I'm not worried about my cats---they're old enough to have developed immunity, and were all vaccinated about 4 years ago (except the youngest 2, vaccinated last year). But my cousin found some baby kittens a few weeks ago, and I went to visit them today. Now I realize I'm wearing the same shirt I wore to the farm yesterday. Shoot! Will they get sick? How contagious are kitten illnesses?
I'm not worried about my cats---they're old enough to have developed immunity, and were all vaccinated about 4 years ago (except the youngest 2, vaccinated last year). But my cousin found some baby kittens a few weeks ago, and I went to visit them today. Now I realize I'm wearing the same shirt I wore to the farm yesterday. Shoot! Will they get sick? How contagious are kitten illnesses?