HowieDawn, I was so excited to see your long lost name on the boards again, then so crushed to hear why. I lost a sweet little kitty to this disease many years ago, and still I choke up to think of him. He never even saw his first birthday. He probably contracted it congenitally. Coronaviruses are quite common, and it is now thought they can live up to 5 to 7 weeks on surfaces. It is often transmitted through the feces. In other words, you may have stepped in some cat poo outside, maybe even such a small amount you didn't notice, then walked it into the house where Lucy then came in contact and ingested it. It's not the most common means of transmission, but neither is it impossible.

I'm so sorry to hear about poor Lucy and her humans that love her so much and are hurting so bad.