FeLV cat to live together with other cats

Hi,

I'd like to hear from anyone with direct experience, or experience via a family or close friend, on having a cat with FeLV (not active in my cat's case) together with one or more cats that are not infected by FeLV.
- How has it worked out?
- Have your non-infected cats in time BEEN infected?
- How have you handled this issue? How do they live together?
- How old is your FeLV infected cat?
or
- How long did your FeLV cat live?
 

I would appreciate only getting answers from TRUE animal lovers. No ridiculous answers about the solution being to kill, or similar answers.

I have read all sorts of Swedish, English and Spanish veterinary medical publications. I have also read several research papers on the subject. I know where the veterinary community stands on this issue, and their suggestions.
These suggestions and recommendations are therefore not what I am after with my post. I am looking for real cases. The reality is often not the same. I have a friend who has this relationship with an FeLV cat living together with other cats and none of the other cats have become infected. But I need to hear from a lot more cases.

I want to do everything possible for this to work out for the best for all three of us.
 

(Need not be read) This is my cats background / history:
I have my beloved Snow White that I saved from a Swedish animal shelter and she is just wonderful in every way, and in perfect health in all respects. About a month ago I rescued a stray female cat that was very close to death. She would not have survived more than a few days on her own. She was emaciated and had a broken paw. In her weak condition she came walking up to me like asking for help. I noticed that she was just bones, a walking skeleton. I was horrified at her state. I have had many tests done on her and given her all the care that can be given. It has cost me a large amount of money, and I'm not a rich man. I work for a charity organization so the pay is minimal. But it has been worth every penny. She is a wonderful, charming cat that I love dearly and she deserves a chance to live as good and long life as possible.

A very good friend of mine runs a FeLV sanctuary for positive cats (http://aslanscats.org/cms/) and I think you should email her via this contact page for more info http://aslanscats.org/cms/Contact-Info.html

There is no reason to euthanize the FeLV positive cat but I would recommend the non-positive cat should not have contact with the positive cat. While there may be some disagreement here on just how contagious it is, we know it is more contagious that FIV, and that casual contact can transmit it.  Regardless of exactly where everyone stands on its communicability, one thing is certain, the reason why any cat tests positive for it (other than in utero via the mom) is because they caught it from another cat.

FIV is often called the unfriendly disease because it needs a bite and FeLV is called the friendly disease because it can be transmitted via licking.

How old are the non-positive cats?

Stephen,
You are SO right in what you point out.

Your reply is the only one on this forum. I've received a lot of answers on other forums. But your link to that wonderful group/org that helps FeLV cats just might be the best help I've received. I'm waiting for a response back from them.
It made me SO happy to find out that there is a group dedicating their time and lives to give these so unfortunate cats a WELL DESERVED FULL life, as long as it may be.
I just hope that some day more resources, a micro percent of that spent on humans, will be spent on solving/slowing down this virus.

Thank you so much for your link Stephen.

Best wishes,
Mats