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[plonq]

I'm worried about the foster cats.  The mother is now quite sick with what I am worried might be viral pneumonia.  So far the kitten has been a normal, healthy, bouncy little guy but atara said that he was snuffling a bit this morning.  That's how it started off with mom, and if it's made her that sick, I shudder to think what it will do to a month-old kitten.

I'm also worried that our cats are going to catch something that the fosters bring home.  We've been keeping the other cats isolated from our own - including using hand sanitizer before we leave the room with the fosters - but if they bring home anything that's airborne then our precautions won't do much good.  Both of our cats have been vomiting a fair bit lately - though they've also been shedding prodigiously at the same time, which suggests that hairballs are the likely root cause.  Unfortunately Belladonna also had a sneezing fit last night.  Not good.  I'm hoping that she just inhaled a hair.

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[furahi.livejournal.com]

Why don't you put a plastic screen around the door that leads to the room the cats are in, and somehow seal the door when it's closed (with rubber for instance)?
That way you'll minimize the air exchange with the rest of the house, and protect your own cats :\

[atara.livejournal.com]

..and when we enter or leave the room, a huge *whoof* of air will be exchanged between the room and the hallway. We can't afford an airlock. :P

[furahi.livejournal.com]

Nah, it's not huge, just be careful
You tape the plastic to the top of the door frame, preferably if it opens towards the outside, and put something heavy on the bottom.
Then when you get it you lock the door behind you while still behind this plastic courtain, and then step out of it; likewise when going out.

It's not hospital-grade, but good enough