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Originally posted by Craftlady
I did not consult my vet to get his permission to bring another animal into my home. It's been 90 days plus and everyone is doing well eating, pooping and peeing, no excessive weight loss. I've been monitoring the two of them very closely. Skinny tested negative in Sept. 2003 when he came into our home.

When I did call my vet's office to make followup adoption appt. they said to me "Congradulations"

It is up to you what you do with your pets but I would of kept the new cat isolated pending clear test results from your others cats

It doesn't matter that your original cats were tested clear before Butterscotch passed on, they need to be re-tested now to see if Buterscotch infected them.

It would be sensible to re-testing all three cats to see if any are positive and retest again in 6 months, to be on the safe side.

Don't forget Butterscotch showed no symptoms for 5 years in your home, so waiting 90 days is no indication that your other cats are clear.

Only a blood test can tell you for sure or waiting another 5 years to see if they come up with symptoms.