I I How effective are the Feline Receive a free copy of the quar­ terly newsletter, Perspectives on Cats, Leukemia Virus Vaccines? with current information on infectious The feline leukemia virus (FeLV) vaccines are reasonably effective in diseases, behavior, nutrition, new preventing persistent feline leukemia infection should your vaccinated treatments and vaccines. cat be exposed to the virus. However, no vaccine is 100 percent □ Please send a FREE COPY of effective, and this is true for the FeLV vaccines. The immune response Perspectives on Cats to: produced by these vaccines will protect most exposed cats from becom------ing infected with the virus.

Removing Cat Odors Occasionally after exposure to (Print) Name The following hints will help you the feline leukemia virus, a vacci­ eliminate cat odors safely from the nated cat will develop a transient house: viremia and be temporarily positive Address for FeLV for up to 12 weeks. How­ ✓ Chlorine bleach neutralizes odors and disinfects litter boxes. ever, the immune response pro­ City/State ZIP Use a dilution of 4 ounces of chlo­ duced by the vaccine will control the virus such that these cats will rine bleach to 1 gallon of water. Return to: Cornell Feline Health not develop clinical disease. Center, 618 VRT, Cornell University, / Do not use Lysol for disinfect­ Ithaca, NY 14853-6401 ing litter boxes. The chemicals are l______I toxic to cats. Growing an Edible Garden for Cats / Treat urine-stained carpets immediately with a deodorizer and If gardening is one of your lei- Captan are transported systemi- cleaning solution. If the padding sure activities you may want to cally as the seedling grows. These underneath is soiled, it must be grow a garden for your cat to en­ chemicals are potentially harmful if removed if the treatment is to be ef­ joy. the cat consumes them when eat­ fective. If the stain occurs on con­ ing the foliage. crete, clean the surface and then When choosing plants for your apply a sealer to the concrete. cat’s garden, choose non-toxic After selecting the plants you plants. Plants such as catnip, will use, draw a planting diagram. grasses (avoid using grasses from The information for Feline Forum has This insures that adequate grow­ been prepared by the Cornell Feline Health theGraminae species), and dwarf ing space is provided and the plants Center, Cornell College of Veterinary zinnias are plants that can be used are arranged attractively. Medicine, Ithaca, NY. Copyright 1992. for your edible garden. When pur­ A chasing seeds, be sure to select Do not let your cat have access chemically untreated seeds. to the garden until it is well estab­ Chemicals such as Thiram and lished. Removing Growing an Edible Garden Cat Odors for Cats Thefollowing hints will help If gardening is one of your leisure activities you you eliminate cat odors safely may want to grow a garden for your cat to enjoy. from the house: When choosing plants for your cat’s garden, ✓ Chlorine bleach neutral­ choose non-toxic plants. Plants such as catnip, izes odors and disinfects lit­ grasses (avoid using grasses from the Grami- ter boxes. Use a dilution of 4 nae species), and dwarf zinnias are plants that ounces of chlorine bleach to can be used for your edible garden. When pur­ 1 gallon of water. chasing seeds, be sure to select chemically un­ treated seeds. Chemicals such as Thiram and ✓ Do not use Lysol for dis­ Captan are transported systemically as the infecting litter boxes. The seedling grows. These chemicals are potentially chemicals are toxic to cats. harmful if the cat consumes them when eating the foliage. ✓ Treat urine-stained car­ pets immediately with a deo- After selecting the plants you will use, draw a dorizerandcleaning solution. planting diagram. This insures that adequate If the padding underneath is growing space is provided and the plants are soiled, it must be removed if arranged attractively. the treatment is to be effec­ tive. If the stain occurs on Do not let your cat have access to the garden concrete, clean the surface until it is well established. and then apply a sealerto the concrete.

How effective are the Feline Leukemia Virus Vaccines? The feline leukemia virus (FeLV) vaccines are reasonably ef­ fective in preventing persistent feline leukemia infection should your vaccinated cat be exposed to the virus. However, no vaccine is 100 percent effective, and this is true for the FeLV vaccines. The immune response produced by these vaccines will protect most exposed cats from becoming infected with the virus.

Occasionally after exposure to the feline leukemia virus, avac- cinated cat will develop a transient viremia and be temporarily positive for FeLV for up to 12 weeks. However, the immune re­ sponse produced by the vaccine will control the virus such that these cats will not develop clinical disease. Removing Cat Odors The following hints w ill help you eliminate cat odors safely from the house: How effective are the Feline Leukemia / Chlorine bleach neutral­ izes odors and disinfects litter Virus Vaccines? boxes. Use a dilution of 4 ounces The feline leukemia virus (FeLV) vaccines are reasonably effective of chlorine bleach to 1 gallon of in preventing persistent feline leukemia infection should your vacci­ water. nated cat be exposed to the virus. However, no vaccine is 100 percent effective, and this is true for the FeLV vaccines. The immune response / Do not use Lysol for disin­ produced by these vaccines will protect most exposed cats from fecting litter boxes. The chemi­ becoming infected with the virus. cals are toxic to cats. Occasionally after exposure to the feline leukemia virus, a vacci­ / Treat urine-stained carpets nated cat w ill develop a transient viremia and be temporarily positive immediately with a deodorizer for FeLV for up to 12 weeks. However, the immune response produced and cleaning solution. If the by the vaccine w ill control the virus such that these cats w ill not develop padding underneath is soiled, it clinical disease. must be removed if the treat­ ment is to be effective. If the stain occurs on concrete, clean the surface and then apply a sealer to the concrete.

Growing an Edible Garden for Cats If gardening is one of your leisure activities you may want to grow a garden for your cat to enjoy. When choosing plants for your cat’s garden, choose non-toxic plants. Plants such as catnip, grasses (avoid using grasses from the Graminae species), and dwarf zinnias are plants that can be used for your edible garden. When purchasing seeds, be sure to select chemi­ cally untreated seeds. Chemicals such as Thiram and Captan are transported systemically as the seedling grows. These chemicals are potentially harmful if the cat consumes them when eating the foliage. After selecting the plants you w ill use, draw a planting diagram. This insures that adequate growing space is provided and the plants are arranged attractively. Do not let your cat have access to the garden until it is well established.