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  • 1.  How to handle foster homes after a feline panleukopenia

    Posted 06-12-2024 08:00 AM

    Hi guys!  What do people do with foster homes after a panleuk diagnosis?

    Our current policy is no kittens for a minimum of 1 yr. Just really hitting our foster homes this year!

    Thoughts?


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    Tessha Winsch
    Cheyenne Animal Shelter
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  • 2.  RE: How to handle foster homes after a feline panleukopenia

    Posted 06-13-2024 07:39 AM
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    Hi there!

    We also had our kitten season start with some panleukopenia! We didn't have a "solid" protocol for foster homes, so we ended up creating one using various resources. If a foster has panleuk kittens, then what we ask is that they completely disinfect the area with accel (we supply) 2-3 times (our vet says 2 is fine, but some foster parents feel better with 3). We will also tend to not send unvaccinated kittens to that home for a little bit as well, just to err on the side of caution. Attaching our "protocol" here for you!

    We're a little lucky in that the majority of our foster parents have an easily disinfect-able bathroom or playpen that they use for their foster kittens, so it makes clean up for quarantine reasons very easy.



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    Shelby Stromberger-Bundy
    Shelter Manager
    Longmont Humane Society
    303-772-1232 x 265
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  • 3.  RE: How to handle foster homes after a feline panleukopenia

    Posted 06-14-2024 02:40 PM

    We've had various protocols over the year.  We did as short as 3 months with disinfecting multiple times but since we've had staffing changes, we went to 2 years (!!) with multiple disinfecting.  Last year, we lost many foster homes, my home included, so we did some investigating and talking to virologists.  Our current protocol is 6-12 months depending on the flooring/furnishings where the kittens spent time.  We had some houses that let the kittens all over the house and all over the furniture so they're 12 months and we give them Rescue to disinfect.  For homes with sealed concrete, tile with sealed grout, and vinyl, the length of time is 6 months with 3 separate disinfecting with Rescue.  If we have foster homes with parvovirus and the pups have been outside, we will make those homes only safe for fully vaccinated dogs and pups or puppies that are post-parvo.  As the virologist told us, it's such a hard virus to kill that you never can be sure the place is safe so the difference in 3 full cleans over a few days vs 3 full cleans and 6-12 months is about the same but he felt it was just safer having the longer quarantine!!  I think this is a situation that if you ask 100 people, you'll get 100 different answers so you need to do what's safest for your situation.

    Good luck!



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    Ellen Gratch
    Capital Area Humane Society
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  • 4.  RE: How to handle foster homes after a feline panleukopenia

    Posted 06-17-2024 09:08 AM

    This is our first year with panleuk, although I've had it when I worked in the humane society at home hit soo different. We have hard wood and used axel on floors and walls, repainted and are not intaking any unvaccinated kittens until I read a few more posts on this thread and im confident its gone, this was heartbreaking! We do old dogs and horses so this is fairly new- been 15 years since I worked at the Humane Society and I didn't appreciate this learning curve. We're very new rescue and already soo overwhelmed  😥

    I'm reading everything from 6mos to 2 years. Hope more folks post, so many variables !



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    Ashley Musante
    Director
    Musante Mountain Animal Rescue
    CA
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