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From: bch@mcnc.UUCP (Byron Howes)
Newsgroups: net.pets
Subject: Re: Cat leukemia
Message-ID: <2385@mcnc.UUCP>
Date: Mon, 26-Nov-84 00:11:58 EST
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Posted: Mon Nov 26 00:11:58 1984
Date-Received: Wed, 28-Nov-84 02:35:41 EST
References: <drutx.1433>
Reply-To: bch@mcnc.UUCP (Byron Howes)
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Summary: 

In article <drutx.1433> ljr@drutx.UUCP (RoybalL) writes:
>My cat died a few months ago from "Cat Leukemia."
>
>How long must I wait before getting another cat?
 
My sympathies.  I lost my 16-year-old last January to Feline Leukemia and
have another that seems to have plateaued in more-or-less Ok condition.

The minimum waiting time I've heard from reliable sources is 30 days.  If
I were you I'd probably wait longer to be sure.  I know one person who
waited a full year and has had no problem with her new kittens which have
now been living with her for a full year.  Here's hoping they find a
vaccine for this vile disease.  (For those who don't know, Feline Leukemia
is not a true Leukemia, but is more closely related to AIDS.)


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						Byron C. Howes
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