could my cat have gotten infected?

[2_sox_squared]

hey, we found a kitty stuck on a rooftop, we took her down and knocked on our neighbors doors to try to find her home. she had a flea collar and a jeweled collar on, so we knew that someone owned her. we couldn't find her owner so we brought her to my apartment. she didn't get along well with our cat. she hissed at him and batted him. they did not actually touch, nor did she use his litter box or eat his food. she did shed on our bed, and she pawed him in the face but did not draw blood. they didn't touch noses, or touch at all besides her batting him. could she still have put him at risk for any outside-cat diseases? he has been tested for aids, leukemia, etc. by the vet when he was younger, and is current on all his shots. we don't know anything about that cat except that she doesnt have fleas. could she have gotten my cat sick? let me know what you think! thank you!! (she is gone now, we put her back outside becuase she could be sick and she wanted to fight our cat.)

[Traci]

Exposure to any outdoor kitty (with an unknown health history) is a risk factor, but if your kitty is absolutely and positively current on his shots, he probably has adequate protection. You didn't mention which vaccinations he usually recieves, but if FELV wasn't one of them, I'd sure opt for it now. The others would be FVRCP and rabies of course. Call your vet and find out when his last vaccinations were given and which ones. As a precaution, you can test him again for FELV/FIV in about two months.

As long as noses weren't touched, litterboxes weren't shared and food/water dishes weren't shared, the risk factor is significantly reduced. Most of the feline infectious viruses don't live that long outside of the host, but it's not a 100% garantee for anything. Airborne viruses should always be considered a risk during exposure.