Answer: Unfortunately, there is no effective treatment currently available against any viral disease. Therefore the animal cannot be cured and around 70 % of infected cats will die inside eighteen months. For those that have lymph sarcomas the outlook is hopeless; no drug or other treatment produce improvement. Two other important facts must be taken into account. One is that an infected cat represents a great danger to other cats particular those who live in close association with it, and the second is that most infected cats detected by testing will be those that are going to be permanently infected. There is however, a chance that an infected older cat, particularly if not one of a colony, will only be temporary infected. However, this can only be established by re-testing after three months and again after six months.
Infected cats should be removed from contact with others, either by isolation or by euthanasia. The feasibility of effective isolation obviously depends upon individual circumstance it is a lot easier if the cat is the only in a household.
After the removal of an infected cat all utensils, equipment and surroundings with which it has been in contact should be thoroughly cleaned and disinfected with bleach. At least a month should elapse before another susceptible animal is introduced into this environment. In cat colonies, all infected animals should be removed, all new entrants (unless certified FeL V free) isolated for three months and tested at the beginning and end of the period, and breeding animals (stud cats and breeding queen) regularly tested (every six to twelve months).
