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FeLV Transmission



FeLV usually spreads through infected saliva. It can also spread through infected urine, tears, and feces, and through an infected mother to her kittens during gestation and nursing. Twenty percent of FeLV positive mothers pass the virus to their kittens. Methods of transmission include the following:

Bite wounds from infected cats (more common among outdoor and indoor-outdoor cats)
Blood transfusions
Mouth and nose contact with infected saliva or urine
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