Submitted by Kasey Carter, DVM
The Hawaii Cat Café (a Hawaiian Humane Society offsite adoption partner) closed to the public for two weeks starting Tuesday, July 27 due to a confirmed case of panleukopenia. The Hawaii Cat Café has dedicated their space for the next two weeks to quarantine & monitor cats who were potentially exposed. They are working closely with the Hawaiian Humane Society veterinary team to deliver diagnostics and care as needed. Over thirty cats have been adopted from Hawaii Cat Café over the last two weeks – these adopters have been contacted to inform them of the panleukopenia exposure and have been offered a physical exam and vaccination through our Veterinary Services department.
To date, we have no additional confirmed cases in our cat population, which includes our other partners. Our vaccine protocols include vaccination of all animals on intake, vaccination of kittens/puppies between 4-18 weeks every two weeks while in our care, and to vaccinate dogs and cats >18 weeks twice (if they are in our care at least 2 weeks).
If you have any questions or concerns or see any suspect/positive panleukopenia cases, please reach out directly to Dr. Carter at kcarter@hawaiianhumane.org
Thank you!