I was told by my vet (after I asked should I super clean the house etc) that the virus lives just a very short time, within mins. But please don't hold me to this exact time frame. Because when he was explaining this to me, I was just finding out Butterscotch had it. I was a mess.
However,it's the possible transmission from one to other through litter box, scratches/bites for examples that you have to worry.
All stuff I've read is wait 90 days to re-test (that's the incubation period from an onset of Feline Leukemia). Skinny tested negative in Sept. Thumper tested negative 2 yrs ago when we got her. We had Butterscotch for almost 5 yrs. Unfortunately, our old vet never tested him, I thought he did and we found out through crisis illness that he had it and within 3 days he passed away 2 months ago.
In general, some signs to look for are... white gums, white inside ears (both are signs of enemia), weight loss, not eating, hiding allot, breathing heavy, crying. It's painful to recall all this information, but I hope it helps people.
She should test her animals more than once. Maybe the vet under the circumstances would give her a break in the cost of testing.
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