Originally posted by jenluckenbach
Thank you for the help and the links. We can give it a try.

But we must remember that the cat seems totally feral. So they would be taking in MORE than just an FeLV+ cat.

I am going to be upfront and honest with you all even though I will be jumped on and yelled at without mercy, but the original rescuer wants the cat returned. YES this is unethical because other cats will come in contact with him, but how can I or any one person say our opinions are better than the person who has been caring for this cat for over a year? FeLV as a disease will not become epidemic just from this one cat. The decision is made and unless another solution is found immediately this is what will be done. It is not the decision I would have made, but then again, the decision was not mine to make in the first place.

OK! Start yelling.
Jen
It only makes sense to return the cat. The others have already been exposed anyway. Just make sure he's fixed first! We never test our ferals, we just TNR and hope for the best. The only time we test is if we feel the cats are adoptable or we're going to expose them to our own. You've done the best you can, now it's natures turn.