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Human: Allergy
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Human: Pregnancy and Cats
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FIV/FELV/FIP: Get The Facts
- FIV:
Catching a Bad Case of Rumors (from Best Friends)
- FIV
Fact
Sheet .pdf (from Best Friends)
- FIV
Facts (from Best Friends)
- The Feline Immunodeficiency Virus is a slow virus
that affects a cat's
immune system over a period of years.
- FIV is a cat-only disease and cannot
be spread to humans or other non-felines.
- FIV cats most often live long, healthy,
and relatively normal lives with no symptoms at all.
- FIV is not easily
passed between cats. It cannot be spread casually - like in litter boxes,
water and food bowls, or when snuggling and playing.
It is rarely spread from a mother to her kittens.
- The virus can be spread
through blood transfusions, badly infected gums, or serious, penetrating
bite wounds. (Bite wounds of this kind are
extremely rare, except in free-roaming, unneutered tomcats.)
- A neutered
cat, in a home, is extremely unlikely to infect other cats, if properly
introduced.
- Many vets are not educated about FIV since the virus
was only discovered 15 years ago.
- FIV-positive cats should be kept as healthy
as possible. Keep them indoors and free from stress, feed them a high-quality
diet,
keep and treat any
secondary problems as soon as they arise.
- FIV
- Not an Automatic Death Sentence (about.com)
- Feline
Immunodeficiency Virus (winn feline foundation)
- Feline
Leukemia Virus (FeLV) .pdf (from Best Friends)
- Feline
Immune Deficiency Viruses (healthypet.com)
- Feline
Leukemia Virus (winn feline foundation)
- FIP (pet education.com)
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