Hello everyone. I really need some advice, I hope someone here can help me!
We have a stray mother cat that hangs out around our house. She's not a friendly people type cat. However, she showed up about 2 months ago with 3 little babies. I have a tremendous love for animals and took it upon myself to feed them. None were approachable. However, one of the babies started to just hang around our porch recently. We noticed him acting very friendly and not afraid at all. He had a bit of discharge from his eyes, so I brought him in and cleaned him up. He was so loveable and cuddly. He purred constantly and loved being held. We decided to go ahead and keep him inside since we'd been wanting an indoor cat anyway. Two days after bringing Angel inside, we noticed him not eating. He would do nothing but sleep. At first he was still cuddly and purring a lot. Then, he suddenly had trouble breathing and was very lethargic. I rushed him to the vet, where I was given the heart-breaking news that little Angel had panleukopenia. I had to make the hardest decision I ever have had to make. He was given less than a 10% to recover due to his tiny size. He was in horrible pain and couldn't breath. So, as much as it hurt me to, I agreed to have him put to sleep. I still cry thinking about it, but I know I did the right thing and he no longer suffers. My 7 yr old daughter has been heart broken.
Here's where my question comes in, and please forgive my long post. I've read A LOT on panleukopenia. I know the virus can live in carpets, etc for a long time. Angel was in the house less than 48 hours. There was no vomitting at all. He did have diarreha in a couple spots. Mostly, though, he slept in his box. We desperatly want another kitty. The vet said NO WAY to a kitten, but an adult cat that has been vaccinated should be ok. I know bleach is the only thing that can kill the virus. So here's my question. If we scrub the entire house and clean the carpets with a color safe bleach/water mixture, would an adult vaccinated cat be ok? The local humane society has a 2 1/2 yr. old male cat that we have fallen in love with. I won't bring him into our home and let him get sick. I guess I just need advice from anyone who has faced this.
Thanks in advance for any advice or just for reading this.
We have a stray mother cat that hangs out around our house. She's not a friendly people type cat. However, she showed up about 2 months ago with 3 little babies. I have a tremendous love for animals and took it upon myself to feed them. None were approachable. However, one of the babies started to just hang around our porch recently. We noticed him acting very friendly and not afraid at all. He had a bit of discharge from his eyes, so I brought him in and cleaned him up. He was so loveable and cuddly. He purred constantly and loved being held. We decided to go ahead and keep him inside since we'd been wanting an indoor cat anyway. Two days after bringing Angel inside, we noticed him not eating. He would do nothing but sleep. At first he was still cuddly and purring a lot. Then, he suddenly had trouble breathing and was very lethargic. I rushed him to the vet, where I was given the heart-breaking news that little Angel had panleukopenia. I had to make the hardest decision I ever have had to make. He was given less than a 10% to recover due to his tiny size. He was in horrible pain and couldn't breath. So, as much as it hurt me to, I agreed to have him put to sleep. I still cry thinking about it, but I know I did the right thing and he no longer suffers. My 7 yr old daughter has been heart broken.
Here's where my question comes in, and please forgive my long post. I've read A LOT on panleukopenia. I know the virus can live in carpets, etc for a long time. Angel was in the house less than 48 hours. There was no vomitting at all. He did have diarreha in a couple spots. Mostly, though, he slept in his box. We desperatly want another kitty. The vet said NO WAY to a kitten, but an adult cat that has been vaccinated should be ok. I know bleach is the only thing that can kill the virus. So here's my question. If we scrub the entire house and clean the carpets with a color safe bleach/water mixture, would an adult vaccinated cat be ok? The local humane society has a 2 1/2 yr. old male cat that we have fallen in love with. I won't bring him into our home and let him get sick. I guess I just need advice from anyone who has faced this.
Thanks in advance for any advice or just for reading this.
