I am moving in with my sister while my husband is in Iraq. Her cat has been recently diagnosed with feline lukemia and I was wondering if my dog could get sick from her cat.
2006-12-01 09:05:43 · 24 answers · asked by victriplett 1 in Pets ➔ Dogs
No, luckily your dog can't get feline leukemia. It is not a zoonotic disease--meaning it only attacks one species. Canines and humans are immune to it. Your question is a good one; don't feel bad that some people are responding sarcastically. Just because a disease is not zoonotic doesn't mean it will always be so. In Africa, canine distemper recently made the jump from wild dogs to lions. The lions have no defences against a canine disease and it is ravaging their population.
2006-12-01 09:13:54 · answer #1 · answered by Gallifrey's Gone 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Feline Leukemia is exactly that FELINE not CANINE. Dogs can't get it. With the exception of Lepto & Rabies dogs and cats don't share illnesses. Most illnesses are species specific.
2006-12-01 18:49:38 · answer #2 · answered by Great Dane Lover 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No -- the word "feline" means cat. Feline leukemia is very contagious among cats because it's spread by a virus.
2006-12-01 22:36:58 · answer #3 · answered by stevewbcanada 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Feline Leukemia can only be spread/caught be tween cats..The virus cannot be given to or exist in dogs..Your dog will be fine.
2006-12-01 17:26:29 · answer #4 · answered by Long Time Vet Tech WA state 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No. Feline = cat. Dog = canine
2006-12-01 17:06:47 · answer #5 · answered by Blunt Honesty 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
No, it is limited to felines (cats). Sorry to hear about your sister's cat.
2006-12-01 18:14:58 · answer #6 · answered by lickitysplit 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. Dogs are canine not feline. Cancer is not an infectious transmittable disease anyway so he'll be OK. Sorry about the cat though.
2006-12-01 17:08:35 · answer #7 · answered by quatt47 7 · 2⤊ 2⤋
No, your dog can not catch that. The illness is only found in cats.
2006-12-01 22:44:51 · answer #8 · answered by MANDYLBH 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
its called feline for a reason it only infects cats
2006-12-01 17:09:14 · answer #9 · answered by Robert B 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
no this is purely a cat only virus. the dog or us can not get this.
qualified veterinary nurse UK
2006-12-01 17:07:36 · answer #10 · answered by narnolls vn 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋