For example, if you have a cold, your baby could be exposed, because you are coughing in his vicinity, and not
just via your milk.
A consent form and simple blood test will be done to ensure there are not underlying diseases that can be
passed via the milk.
Sometimes it can be transmitted through bites or from moms to
kittens via milk, or before the kittens are born.
In the latter case, transmission usually occurs when a kitten or young cat comes into contact with an infected cat
via the milk of his or her mother, grooming or fighting, mostly among outdoor cats or those in multi-cat households.
Kind of like keeping sheep from eating too much poisonous grass (folklore), and passing too much of that poison on to
others via their milk.
I did the Dr. Sears total elimination diet and then realized that it my son's case it was not an allergy or
intolerance via my milk; it was actually immature LES and he eventually outgrew it at about 12 months.
The queen who is FeLV positive or viraemic (i.e. virus circulating in the blood) will pass on the virus in two ways - via transplacental transmission i.e. when the kittens are in utero and
also via milk when nursing her kittens.
Puppies and kittens are especially susceptible to infection, since an infected mother will often pass roundworms to her infants prior to birth through umbilical feeding, or shortly after
birth via her milk.
And antibodies which your body is continually manufacturing to help you fight off your illness will be passed onto your
baby via your milk, affording the baby extra protection.
This can happen when a mother has an infectious disease that can be passed on
via her milk, or has to take medication, for example.
During breastfeeding, approximately 0.25 — 0.5 grams per day of secretory IgA antibodies pass to the baby
via milk.
Antibodies from an infected mother may have been spread to the kitten in utero or
via milk, but they may go away with time.
Kittens under six months of age may test falsely positive after having received antibodies from their mothers, either in utero or
via milk.