FIV cats generally have normal life span. I believe what normally causes their
demise is dental issues. Deep bites is how FIV is transmitted to other cats, so
an FIV cat can live with FIV negatives as long as it's a peaceful home. I could
never bring one here because my cats fight and are particularly intolerant of
new cats I've tried to introduce. sigh.
Laurie
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From: Kelley Saveika
To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org
Sent: Tuesday, December 25, 2007 3:02 PM
Subject: Re: Archives
Yes, FIV cats don't typically have too much of a shortened lifespan - they
may need dental cleanings more often.
On Dec 25, 2007 2:54 PM, Diane Rosenfeldt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Also, Caroline, treatment of FIV is a walk in the park compared with
treatment of FeLV. Generally FIV+ cats have a much better prognosis than FeLV+
ones, and are less sickly. An FIV+ cat has a good chance at a normal lifespan
with the routine good food and vet care.
Sorry you're so stressed. Hopefully the excellent advice so far has
lessened your fears.
Diane R.
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MaryChristine
Sent: Tuesday, December 25, 2007 2:23 PM
To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org
Subject: Re: Archives
here's the short answer:
FIV is almost always transmitted through DEEP, PENETRATING BITES (the kind
that boy cats inflict in testosterone-fueled rages when fighting over girl
cats--which is why almost all FIV are boys.....) it's NOT air-borne,
water-borne, feces-borner. ie, it's not really a problem once a cat is
neutered; considering this cat is ill and probably not mingling much, i expect
he's not off taking bites out of people.
FIP is not contagious, it's a MUTATION of one of the strains of
FeCoV--corona virus, which, in most species, is the common cold. no way to
predict in which cat the virus will mutate, tho there is evidence of a genetic
predisposition, something that doesn't often come into consideration in
rescue/situations. the information on what FIP is, and the value of what tests
exist (and the very fact that there IS a highly effective, CHEAP test out
there), has generally NOT reached the veterinary population--the lack of
knowledge is very similar to that with FeLV, except that many cats are killed
because they've been exposed to corona itself, in most cases a completely
harmless virus. (human SARS is thought, last i heard, to be the people
equivalent of FIP--a mutation that was deadly.)
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